Facts in "Medical" Category
#2519 - Medical Fact     6  Sumerians (from 5000 BC) thought that the liver made blood and the heart was the center of thought. |
| #2520 - Medical Fact 6 Men have more blood than women. Men have 1.5 gallons for men versus 0.875 gallons for women. |
| #2521 - Medical Fact 5 The first Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages were three inches wide and eighteen inches long. You made your own bandage by cutting off as much as you needed. |
| #2522 - Medical Fact 3 The human brain stops growing at the age of 18. |
| #2523 - Medical Fact 15 In 1977, a 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his left foot. |
| #2524 - Medical Fact 4 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18 million courses of antibiotics are prescribed for the common cold in the United States per year. Research shows that colds are caused by viruses. 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections. |
| #2525 - Medical Fact 8 It takes an interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech. |
| #2526 - Medical Fact 2 The first known heart medicine was discovered in an English garden. In 1799, physician John Ferriar noted the effect of dried leaves of the common plant, digitalis purpurea, on heart action. Still used in heart medications, digitalis slows the pulse and increases the force of heart contractions and the amount of blood pumped per heartbeat. |
| #2527 - Medical Fact 5 During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair. |
| #2528 - Medical Fact 5 The average Human bladder can hold 13 ounces of liquid. |
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