Health Inquiry: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First[-second] Session, on the Causes, Control, and Remedies of the Principal Deseases of Mankind, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 - 3151 pages |
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... lead out of the heart to those , progressively smaller , that reach all parts of the body — all carrying blood . There is always some pressure in them . There is the normal pressure . There is the pressure which can be too high .
... lead out of the heart to those , progressively smaller , that reach all parts of the body — all carrying blood . There is always some pressure in them . There is the normal pressure . There is the pressure which can be too high .
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As I say , it occurs more frequently in those who are overweight . It is much more frequent in men than in women . It is more frequent in those with high blood pressure than it is in those with normal very low . blood pressure .
As I say , it occurs more frequently in those who are overweight . It is much more frequent in men than in women . It is more frequent in those with high blood pressure than it is in those with normal very low . blood pressure .
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In animal experiments , scientists have already succeeded in producing hardening of the arteries and then reversing the process back to normal . This knowledge is not yet ripe for application to humans . But beyond question it will be ...
In animal experiments , scientists have already succeeded in producing hardening of the arteries and then reversing the process back to normal . This knowledge is not yet ripe for application to humans . But beyond question it will be ...
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It is to make possible the return of a very significant number of people to normal activity in our society * * * to substitute a philosophy of hope among a large mass of people in this world for a philosophy of despair .
It is to make possible the return of a very significant number of people to normal activity in our society * * * to substitute a philosophy of hope among a large mass of people in this world for a philosophy of despair .
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To keep the blood flowing at a normal rate against this increased resistance , the heart must perform extra work , as a result of whichlike any muscle - it enlarges . This increased resistance may cause the heart to wear out prematurely ...
To keep the blood flowing at a normal rate against this increased resistance , the heart must perform extra work , as a result of whichlike any muscle - it enlarges . This increased resistance may cause the heart to wear out prematurely ...
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| Title | Health Inquiry: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First[-second] Session, on the Causes, Control, and Remedies of the Principal Deseases of Mankind, Part 1 Health Inquiry: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First[-second] Session, on the Causes, Control, and Remedies of the Principal Deseases of Mankind, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 3151 pages |
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