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Kentucky is on top in smoking deaths

West Virginia and Kentucky, where smoking is a tradition, have the highest death rate due to smoking and related illnesses, new federal study has founded. Ten states have been identified, which have the highest average annual smoking death rates these include Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma. Utah and Hawaii were at Read more

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Gene Variation – key factor in obesity

Six new mutant genes have identified in connection with obesity, which alter nervous system control over eating and metabolic rate, researchers reported. Joel Hirschhorn in collaboration with Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) analyzes 15 different studies conducted on entire human genetic map and isolates six new genetic variations. “These findings are a big achievement Read more