Reuters - In a study of urban-living mostly African American adolescents, nearly 40 percent were overweight or obese, and 27 percent of these youngsters underestimated their weight, researchers report.
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AP - Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 obese people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers found women who had the procedure were
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Among couples going to
fertility clinics, pregnancy occurred more quickly -- and for less
money -- when they took an accelerated route to in vitro fertilization, a
new study has found.
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AP - Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Dealing with diabetes can be a tough pill to
swallow, and denial is common, the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
says. But ignoring doctor's orders can have enormous health
consequences.
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone might be an
effective biomarker to help improve treatment of type 2 diabetes, U.S.
researchers report.
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AP - The doctor had barely pulled away the needle when a blister appeared on Tracey Berg-Fulton's abdomen: An experimental shot was revving up the 24-year-old's immune system — part of a bold quest to create a vaccine-like therapy for diabetes.
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Reuters - Dr. Louis Philipson has already started fielding calls from worried diabetics after new studies of 300,000 patients released on Friday suggested the Sanofi-Aventis insulin drug Lantus might raise the risk of cancer.
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