In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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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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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
It is important to ask patients what other health care providers they are seeing, such as the dentis
In 1891 William Dean Howells championed the poetry of Emily Dickinson: “This poetry is as characteri
A quality assurance (QA) committee meeting.
Access to clean drinking water is just as important as adequate nutrition for human health
PCR screens of Navajo affected with albinism (N4 and N5) and the parents of N4 (N2 and N3)