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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Asthma attacks and symptoms usually get started by specific triggers (such as viruses, allergies, gases, and air particles). You should talk to your doctor about these triggers and find ways to avoid or get rid of them.
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.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.