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About 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world population, are at risk for malaria. In 2015, there are about 214 million malaria cases and an estimated 438,000 malaria deaths.
Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.