Middle aged with Alzheimer’s gene show ageing early

Middle aged people whose parents suffer from Alzheimer may have memory of some 15 years older. Not all the children of parents suffering from Alzheimer’s carry the gene that causes loss of memory. The gene that affects memory is ApoE4 and 20 to 25 percent of population carries the gene.
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Association between stroke and fast food restaurant’s location

The research conducted by Dr. Lewis B. Morgenstern at the University of Michigan found a link between stroke and location of a fast food restaurant near residence. The researchers said that the risk of stroke increases at least by 1% if the residence is located close to a fast food restaurant.
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Young adults are less healthy as compared to 10 years back

The young adults of current generation are not healthy like they were some 10 to 15 years back. As per the latest reports released by the National Center for Health Statistics about one third of the young adults are obese and overweight and 30% not have a health insurance.
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AIDS is top killer in China

AIDS is one of the most spreading diseases of China and as per the latest news reports about 6,897 people died in the last nine months from the disease. The ministry of health of the country couldn’t explain the reason for the increase in number of deaths from the deadly disease but the reports confirmed that HIV infections almost doubled in last few years.
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