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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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.
About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.