Lupus is a disorder that causes the body's own defenses to mistakenly attack the dna and proteins within healthy cells. One of these new drugs is called SU 54-16 and is winning the war against advanced Colorectal Cancer. A recently released study found the drug inhibits the growth and spread of the Cancer giving patients longer to live. For the first time in 23 years, the federal government is revising its growth chart because American children are overweight. The chart compares height and weight to put each child in a certain percentile known as the body mass index.
Many American youngsters are so overweight they are off the current charts.
The chart is a way doctors and parents can compare their children to the rest of the population. The medical reports provided here are not intended to be used as your only source of health information. This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator . Legal terms and Privacy Policy .