Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.
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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
Examples of cell types derived from ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
Cell division in common life cycles
The cell cycle.
HIV cycle in an infected cell: (a) latent infection; (b) active infection.
For a particular cell based on the reaction:3 AgCl(s) + Al(s) → 3 Ag(s) + Al3+(aq) + 3 ...
The synapse and synaptic transmission. (a) A thin cleft, called the synapse, separates one cell from