Bite of gum disease
It’s not hard to catch and reverse gum disease, according to Morris dentist Dr. Terry Dingbaum, but if you don’t, you could be in for an increased chance of heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, premature births, and, of course, tooth loss. A study published earlier this month in The Journal …
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No Heart Benefit Seen From Folic Acid Supplements
Title: No Heart Benefit Seen From Folic Acid Supplements Category: Shape News Made: 10/11/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 10/12/2010
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West Virginia School-Based Screening Reveals Significant High Blood Pressure Rate
Abstract P291 It’s not simple to wrangle fifth graders from loud school hallways to get their blood pressure checked. But with an age-adjusted death rate due to heart disease substantially above the national average, West Virginia has a excellent reason to try. In CARDIAC (Coronary Artery Risk Detection In Appalachian Communities), researchers collected blood pressure data on more than 62,000 West …
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