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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.