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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
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.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.