Medicine Facts

47 facts, from the everyday to the astonishing.

Although the hard bones of the spinal column protect the soft tissues of the spinal cord, vertebrae can still be broken…

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. That means you are born with it and it lasts a lifetime. Sickle cell…

Recently a Chinese television producer fell ill with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, better known as SARS. He is the…

No vaccine is 100% effective and usually does not work in 5% of those immunized. In addition, another 5% lose immunity…

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