Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.