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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.