Mount Aso erupts without warning. Link to video Mount Aso, a volcano on Japanâs main southern island of Kyushu, has erupted, Japanâs Meteorological Agency said, blasting a plume of black smoke 1.2 miles (2km) high, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about 34 million Americans have osteoporosis. Another 18 million have low bone mass and are at an increased risk for the disease. Osteoporosis is common among the elderly, but the disease can strike at any age. Although it is more common in older women, men can also develop osteoporosis. One of every 2 women and 1 in every 4 men older than 50 years of age will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.
According to estimates prepared by the National Cancer Institute, as of early 2004, there were 10,800,000 people in America who either have cancer currently or have had it at some point in the past. That's how many people have cancer in the United States. It's a shockingly high number. During 2008, it is estimated that over 1,437,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the country. This number excludes noninvasive cancers except those affecting the urinary bladder.