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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.
Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.