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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.