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Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
The most common childhood diseases include croup, chickenpox, ear infections, flu, pneumonia, ringworm, respiratory syncytial virus, scabies, head lice, and asthma.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.