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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.