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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.