The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
