Atherosclerosis Fact Sheet

atherosclerosis; athero; plaque; arteries; stable; unstable; coronary artery disease; CAD; stroke; transient ischemic attack; TIA; peripheral arterial disease; PAD; high blood pressure; LDL cholesterol; smoking; obesity; diet; diabetes; AstraZeneca

Silent Health Crisis: MHN flyer 2003

Illustrates sex and race health disparities in life expectancy by age group, offers explanations. Keywords: cause of death, heart disease, cancer, homicide, COPD, stroke, pneumonia, HIV, AIDS, men, women, black, white, victim

Causes of Death 2003-13 – CDC, NVSS, NCHS 2014

A change in the coding rules for nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis caused an increase in the number of deaths attributed to diabetes beginning with 2011 data. Diabetes death trend rates should be interpreted with caution. This is an MHN Flyer. Data is from...