|
|
About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.
![John Lewis Krimmel’s painting of the Fourth of July in Centre Square Philadelphia (1812) shows the d](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_374628_16_08_15_9_59_55_222732435.jpeg)
![Grace Service, a YMCA missionary, explained that these porters worked at the base of Mount Omei in S](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_6_02_03_16_7_45_23_234082405.jpeg)