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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.