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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.
Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.