The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
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Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.
A purse made from a cane toad.
Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo burial ship.
Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo burial ship.
Embryonic development of shepherd’s purse (Capsella), a eudicot
Embryonic development of shepherd’s purse (Capsella), a eudicot