In the United States at least one child in five is overweight and the number of overweight children continues to grow. Over the last 2 decades, this number has increased by more than 50 percent, and the number of...
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Testing Yourself for HIV-1, the Virus that Causes AIDS February 23, 2004 AIDS is a serious disease that can be fatal. You can determine if you are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), the virus that...
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Ovarian Cancer
Q. What is ovarian cancer? A. Ovarian cancer is a serious disease in which some cells in your ovaries become abnormal (unhealthy), multiply out of control, and can damage healthy parts of your body. Women have the best...
Immune System Series
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Early Alzheimers Disease
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