Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
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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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Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
The Increasing Cost of Health Care, 1960–2010
Enhanced Fujita Intensity Scale
Joint movement of the fingers. Apply scissoring at the knuckles and figure-8s to the fingers to ...
Move joints in hands. Apply scissoring to metacarpals and figure-8s to fingers.
Monitoring shows that many forms of air pollution have decreased