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Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.
The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.