More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
A missense mutation that causes red blood cells to sickle in sickle-cell anemia.