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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.