According to official medical statistics, the incidence of tuberculosis in the United States of America is increasing: 1998 - 86,000 new cases of tuberculosis diagnosed, 1999 - 90,000, an increase of 4.7%.
Three foci of infection associated with the consumption of cantaloupe infected with Salmonella poona (cantaloupe), imported from Mexico, indicate the probability of natural reservoirs of this pathogen near Mexican farms.
Pediatricians in the U.S. fill more than 10 million unreasonable prescriptions for antibacterial drugs each year.
A recent study in the United States has not confirmed the relationship between the use of antibiotics in children in the first year of life and the development of subsequent atopic diseases.
Low levels of vitamin D lead to a 5-fold increase in the risk of tuberculosis progression in previously healthy patients with intra-family ("home") contact with a patient with tuberculosis.
The use of Coca-Cola is an effective method to dissolve phytobesoars in the stomach (foreign bodies formed as a result of ingestion of indigestible components in the stomach with food).