|
|
Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
![The Taung Child, the first of the australopithecines to be discovered, is the type specimen for Aust](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_295860_21_02_15_2_27_36_20700462.jpeg)
![Blocked at every turn by congressional Republicans who hated him, President Obama turned to techniqu](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_262797_12_08_15_1_37_17_22182952.png)