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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.

