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In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.