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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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.