The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Oxidation of Fe-bearing minerals gives rocks, soils rusty color.
Chronic disease is caused by a mixture of genetic and environmental influences