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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.