|
|
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world. Women are most affected (18%), followed by children of both sexes (10%), and men (6%).
A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
![a) Avoid bending your spine from working with the table too low. b) Avoid hiking your shoulders from ...](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/27/medium_679044_04_04_17_12_50_25_274612291.jpeg)
![A black impact socket. Always use an impact-type socket whenever using an impact wrench to avoid ...](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/29/medium_548020_25_05_17_2_44_52_294582161.png)