Thursday, February 21, 2008
2.05.08
HIV entered the human population as early as 1930, and it entered the U.S. via Haiti in 1969.
2.04.08
About 25% of HIV cases in the U.S. are transmitted through IV drug associated needles and paraphernalia.
2.01.08
Approximately 25% of adults have herpes, but the rate varies in different populations from 3% in nuns to 70% in prostitutes.
1.31.08
The liver makes two to three times the amount of cholesterol the body needs. This explains why reducing dietary sources of cholesterol may not be enough to achieve healthy levels.
1.30.08
Being awake for 24 hours is equivalent in its' effect on judgment and reaction time as a blood alcohol level of 0.1.
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