January 4, 2007 RSS feed / Editorial Page

Risk factors for hypertension start young

By age 10, some black children already have high nighttime blood pressure, an early signal of impending cardiovascular disease, a new study shows. More...

Fad diets or starving yourself are not healthy strategies

Many holiday overindulgers rush into fad diets, intent on shedding the pounds they've gained. Other newyear penitents simply starve themselves. Either approach is wrong, says a University of Georgia expert. More...

Early detection is key to preventing vision loss

More than 2 million Americans over the age of 40 have it and there are 65 million suspected cases of it across the globe. But, despite the staggering numbers, many of those who do have it don't even know it. More...