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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
Automated pill dispensing systems have alarms to alert patients when the correct dosing time has arrived. Most systems work with many varieties of medications, so patients who are taking a variety of drugs can still be in control of their dose regimen.
The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.