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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.
Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%