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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.