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Big Number: Over 1.2 billion people around the world suffer from hypertension
Researchers project that 652 million men and 626 million women have high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and heart and kidney failure.
The Big Number: 24 million Americans age 40 and older deal with cataracts
The number of people with the eye affliction will reach 50 million over the next three decades, experts say.
The Big Number: Every 46 minutes, a child goes to an ER after furniture falls on them
In the study’s 30-year span, 560,203 youths 18 and younger got treatment for such injuries.
The Big Number: Plant-based diets can lower heart disease risk by 52 percent
A study says that those who regularly eat nutritionally rich plant foods and consume very little unhealthy animal products were least likely to develop the cardiovascular ailment.
The Big Number: Moderate consumption of alcohol may be good for your heart
Despite the possible benefit, the researchers warn in a study that drinking alcohol also carries serious risks for the heart, as well as the mind and body generally.
The Big Number: Drowning among children drops to about 371 annually, CDC says
Boys were more than twice as likely as girls to have drowned, and drownings were more common among those living in rural areas than among urban dwellers, report says.
The Big Number: Report projects 2,487 more breast cancer deaths in next decade due to pandemic
Diagnostic mammograms, screenings and treatments for the disease were disrupted or delayed during the coronavirus outbreak, researchers say.
The Big Number: 1.5 million children worldwide have lost a parent or primary caregiver due to covid-19
In the United States, more than 114,000 youths have lost their primary caregiver because of the disease, according to a report.
The Big Number: Staying mentally active as you grow older may delay onset of Alzheimer’s by up to 5 years
Reading books, playing games or doing puzzles added dementia-free time to older people’s lives, researchers say.
The Big Number: 12 out of 200 types of mosquitoes spread diseases in the U.S.
West Nile, Zika, dengue and malaria are among the illnesses that some of these insects can carry. But there are ways to stem the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
