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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.