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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.
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