Disease
Are You at Risk for Deep Vein Thrombosis?
Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in a large vein. Part of a clot may break off and travel to the lungs,
Rates for New Cancer Cases and Deaths by Race/Ethnicity and Sex
Talk to your doctor about ways you can reduce your cancer risk.
According to CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, life expectancy and overall health ...
H1N1 flu mutation found that spreads more efficiently
By Kathleen Blanchard
MIT researchers have found a single mutation of the H1N1 virus that they say could lead to easier transmission of the infection among ...
Diabetics at higher risk for Parkinson's disease
A study published in the March 4, 2011 issue of Diabetes Care suggests that people with diabetes are at higher risk for Parkinson's disease.
The study ...
What do I do if someone has a seizure?
Epilepsy
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes ...
Rates of Cerebral Palsy on the decline
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneA new article in The Journal of Pediatrics says the rates of cerebral palsy have declined dramatically in the past 15 years because infant care ...
Down Syndrome diagnosed with blood test
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
New research in the journal Nature Medicine says Down Syndrome may be diagnosed prenatally with a simple blood test the mother takes.
In the ...
Unhealthy Sleep-Related Behaviors
Unhealthy Sleep-Related Behaviors --- 12 States, 2009
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
March 4, 2011 / 60(08);233-238
An estimated 50--70 million adults in the United States have ...
Bald men at higher risk of prostate cancer?
Men with androgenic alopecia or commonly known as male pattern baldness are more likely than those without the condition to develop prostate cancer, a new ...
Speaking a second language delays onset of dementia
There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. Now a new study which was partly published in the Nov 9, 2010 ...
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