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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.

