Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Aspirin may benefit 11 different cancers, including those of the colon, pancreas, lungs, prostate, breasts, and leukemia.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
A true albino squirrel. Note the pink eyes.
True-color view of Mars seen through NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1999
The correct statement about hormones-insulin and glucagon