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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Pink eye is a term that refers to conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the thin, clear membrane (conjunctiva) over the white part of the eye (sclera). It may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, or foreign body in the eye. Antibiotic eye drops alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis, and antihistamine allergy pills or eye drops help control allergic conjunctivitis symptoms.
Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.