Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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ABO blood types pedigree
The outcome of a mating between individuals heterozygous at two genes determining their ABO blood ty
