The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
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Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
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The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.
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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
Organisms exhibit a diversity of behaviours, which include (clockwise from upper left), foraging and
The original Magdeburg hemispheres (lower left) used to demonstrate Otto von Guericke's vacuum
Palpating the Apical Impulse with the Patient on the Left Side
The Parietal Reach Region
A fuel pump in a farming area that clearly states the red diesel fuel is for off-road use only ...
A CT scan of a subdural hematoma. Notice that the subdural hematoma has displaced the left lateral ...