My Kept Secret

Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen.

Chances of a women getting breast cancer are increased by excessive use of alcohol.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company, Wayne McLaren, died of lung cancer.

A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet.

On average, 90% of the people that have the disease Lupus are female.

The purpose of tonsils is to destroy foreign substances that are swallowed or breathed in.

The risk of cardiovascular disease is twice as high in women that snore regularly compared to women who do not snore.

The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.

Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe faster than the speed of sound.

It has been medically been proven that laughter is an effective pain killer.

A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers.

The lining of the a person’s stomach is replaced every 36 hours.

Studies indicate that weightlifters working out in blue gyms can handle heavier weights.

Over 90% of diseases are caused or complicated by stress.

A person that is struck by lightning has a greater chance of developing motor neurons disease.