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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
A serious new warning has been established for pregnant women against taking ACE inhibitors during pregnancy. In the study, the risk of major birth defects in children whose mothers took ACE inhibitors during the first trimester was nearly three times higher than in children whose mothers didn't take ACE inhibitors. Physicians can prescribe alternative medications for pregnant women who have symptoms of high blood pressure.