The veterans administration has come under heavy criticism recently because of

Type 2 diabetes in being diagnosed in children due to increasing BMI.

The Framingham study is an example of a restrospective cohort study that followed a large group of people over long time.

In what way can age affect rate?

All organisms tend to produce more offspring than would be needed to maintain a stable population.

Investigators trying to track the early spread of HIV found HIV-infected blood samples from as early as 1956, in the blood of a widely traveled Norwegian sailor who died of immune deficiency.

Almost 1/3 of  the cancer deaths in the U.S. are linked to tobacco use.

In translational research, T2 refers to

Federal law prevents patient abandonment once medical care is initiated.

Birth defects may be caused by a  variety of environmental agents, called teratogens, which include some bacteria and viruses, various drugs, chemicals and radiation.