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What Is a Heart Attack? (author : americanheart.org)

Every 36 seconds, someone dies from heart and blood vessel diseases, America’s No. 1 killer. Since most of those deaths are from coronary heart disease — about 452,000 each year — it’s important to learn all you can about heart attack. Don’t ignore heart problems.

Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy (author : thyroid.org)

A normal pregnancy results in a number of important physiological and hormonal changes that alter thyroid function. These changes mean that laboratory tests of thyroid function must be interpreted with caution during pregnancy.

Diet and bone health (author : Stephen Walsh)

Calcium is essential to life. The body acts to keep calcium levels in the blood within a very narrow range
by regulating absorption of calcium from the gut and from bone, and to a lesser extent by regulating
losses of calcium in urine. Unfortunately, these regulating mechanisms do not adequately preserve bone
in older people in developed countries. […]

Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure (author : U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES)

What Are High Blood Pressure and Prehypertension?
Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure rises
and falls throughout the day. When blood pressure stays elevated over time, it’s called
high blood pressure.
The medical term for high blood pressure is hypertension. High blood pressure is danger-
ous because it makes the heart work […]