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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.
About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.