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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.