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Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.