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When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.

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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.

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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.

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Cucumber slices relieve headaches by tightening blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area, and relieving pressure.

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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.

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