First registry for disease starts in Rio Grande Valley. The first diabetes registry in the United States has started in the Rio Grande Valley. About 850,000 Texans are diabetic, according to the Texas Diabetes Council. The risk of developing diabetes is higher among Hispanics. The U.S. is making progress on two-thirds of the goals set in the Healthy People 2000 program to improve the nation's health, officials report.
Life expectancy continues to increase.
Heart disease and stroke deaths continue to decline. Americans are changing their diets to consume less fat and more fruits and vegetables, says Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala in due out today. By Doug Levy Snuff more cancerous than cigarettes Many people think using moist snuff is safer than smoking cigarettes. But a new study indicates the opposite is true. Snuff users get up to twice as much of these chemicals as those who puff 20 cigarettes a day.