Blacks tend to develop heart failure 20 years earlier than whites, a long-running study shows.
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Think of your metabolism as an engine. It's ability to "run" means biochemical processes that keep us alive are ongoing. Your metabolic... Read more »
The usual way that people with diabetes control hypertension -- high blood pressure in normal English -- is with medication. These drugs... Read more »
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Pediatric trauma surgeons are sounding the alarm about the increasing rate of accidents and risky behavior amongst young people. Recent... Read more »
U.S. health officials are reporting that more babies were born in the United States in 2007 than ever before. Birth rates increased in all age... Read more »
Statistics suggest that people who practice some careers are more prone to major depression than people who are in other careers. In this slideshow,... Read more »
It's long been known that suicide rates in the United States are higher among residents of the mountainous regions in the west. Now researchers say... Read more »
According to a new study in Norway, the rates of triplet births are rising, and the death rate for these babies is 10 times higher than it is for... Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting that the number of people over age 50 who are infected with HIV is "surprisingly high," and that... Read more »