One solution, proposed by Raymond Woosley, the Vice President for Health Sciences at the University of Arizona, is to carefully track the first 100, 000 patients who take a drug in order to look for higher rates of common health problems.

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He said although the results disagreed with the findings of previous studies, they should be viewed as positive because they suggested that further research might lead to developments in treating specific health problems common to people with Down's syndrome.

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Chronic diseases are the most common and costly of all health problems, but they are also the most preventable.

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The CarMD Vehicle Health Index points out common problems by brand, which may be important to know as you consider future maintenance costs.

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The CDC says that although HPV is very common in both sexes, most men won't develop symptoms or serious health problems, and there is no test to detect the virus in men.

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Merely getting older doesn't make mental health problems more likely to occur, Rabins said, noting that middle age is the most common time for onset of depression.

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