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Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.
There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.