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Being Overweight And Inactive Equals Higher Cardiac Heart Failure Risk

A study that followed over 21,000 male doctors for two decades, measuring a variety of things including the influence of carrying a few extra pounds and physical activity on risk of cardiac heart failure has an important message – even a few extra pounds can be risky, especially if you’re not active. For the non-medical… Read More »

A Healthy Immune System Equals a Healthy You

The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body. Immune systems appear even in the most structurally-simple forms of life, with bacteria using a unique defense mechanism, called the restriction modification system to protect themselves from viral pathogens, called bacteriophages. Immune system disorders… Read More »