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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.