Medicine Facts

47 facts, from the everyday to the astonishing.

Cholesterol has a worse reputation than it deserves. This waxy lipid (a kind of fat) is essential to good health. It…

Eating is controlled by many factors, including appetite, food availability, family, peer, and cultural practices, and…

Mary Mallon lived in New York about 100 years ago, and worked as a cook. It seemed that every family she worked for…

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

All Medicine facts