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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.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.