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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.