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.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Sokol (Zhire) Zmajli, aged 80, changed her name from Zhire to the male name Sokol when she was ...