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The number of medical school applications from black and Hispanic males increased by 9.2% in 2007.

Health insurance status, not race, increases an individual’s likelihood of having a perforated appendix.

In order to help ensure safe food for U.S. consumers, food-animal veterinarians must be able to ensure that meat sent to slaughter is clear of contaminants and drugs. Environmental and livestock feed contaminants-including melamine and other poisons as well as many common veterinary medications-must be given the appropriate amount of time to clear the systems of livestock animals. [click link for full article]

Diet is an important part of coronary heart disease prevention, and a new review of studies finds that dietary advice leads to modest improvement in risk factors such as high cholesterol and blood pressure, especially in people at higher risk. The Cochrane reviewers looked at 38 studies in which randomly assigned healthy adults received dietary advice in some cases and no advice in others. [click link for full article]