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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.