Common Disorders

• Drug signs and teenagers
• ABO incompatibility
• Cor pulmonale
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Muscle atrophy
• Essential hypertension
• Hypertensive heart disease
• Alcohol use
• Rapid breathing
• Medullary cystic disease
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Seniors - Health News

• Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
  Aggressive form of non-Hodgkin disease puts older men chiefly at risk, study finds
  
• All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
  Up to 3 of every 1,000 U.S. babies born with hearing loss, experts note
  
• Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
  Once-promising vaccine fails to ease symptoms, but old drug offers new hope
  
• A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?
  Tracking 2 proteins might be more precise than cholesterol readings, experts say
  
• Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab
  Could offer a future alternative to bypass surgery, researchers say
  
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Dr. Dean Articles

• Acupuncture Fails Blood Pressure Test
• Vitamin B 12 and Memory
• Different Races Feel Pain Differently
• Inactivity of Kids and Arthritis
• Heating Pad Success
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