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• A Simple Way to Help Prevent Child Obesity

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• A Weak Grip May Signal Future Health Trouble -- Even in Kids

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• Add Asthma to List of Possible Causes of Childhood Obesity

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• Adding Breakfast to Classrooms May Have a Health Downside

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• Aggressive Uterine Cancer on the Rise, Especially in Blacks: Study

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• AHA News: Diabetes and Heart Failure Are Linked; Treatment Should Be Too

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• AHA News: Diabetes Remains Dangerous Despite Modern Medicine

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• AHA News: Medical School Project Pushes Healthy Habits 'Beyond Hospital Walls'

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• AHA News: Overweight Kids at Higher Risk for Blood Clots as Adults

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• AHA News: Study Backs Lower Blood Pressure Target for People With Diabetes

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• AHA News: Too Many Pets Are Packing on Too Many Pounds

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• AHA News: Why Are Women With Diabetes at Greater Risk for Poor Heart Health?

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• AHA: A Black Filmmaker's Look at the Heart (Health) of Her Community

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• AHA: Autoimmune Response in Type 1 Diabetes May Lead to Heart Disease

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• AHA: Cold-Weather Drinks Are Here, But Watch Out for the Calories

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• AHA: Have Diabetes? Make Sure to Manage Cholesterol, Too

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• AHA: Obesity May Increase Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease

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• AHA: Personal Trainer Is Half the Woman She Used to Be

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• AHA: Stress May Raise Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Women

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• AHA: The Pros and Cons of Weighing Yourself Every Day

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• Almost Half of Americans Are Trying to Lose Weight: CDC

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• Antibiotics During Infancy May Up Childhood Obesity Risk

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• Antiviral Med Fuels Rapid Decline in New HIV Infections in Gay Men: Study

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• 'Apple-Shaped' Body? 'Pear-Shaped'? Your Genes May Tell

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• Are Diets High in Processed Foods a Recipe for Obesity?

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• Are TV Cereal Ads Making Your Kids Fat?

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• Are You a Victim of 'Clean Plate' Syndrome?

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• Asthma-Obesity Link May Cut Both Ways

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• Bedroom Light at Night Might Boost Women's Weight

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• Blood Sugar Spikes Seen in Seemingly Healthy People

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• Body Size May Influence Longevity in Women, But Not Men

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• California Took on Anti-Vaxxers, and Won

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• Can Intermittent Fasting Help Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?

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• Can Mouth Swab at Age 2 Predict Obesity?

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• Can Obesity Shrink Your Brain?

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• Can You Live Well With Type 1 Diabetes for 81 Years? Just Ask Don Ray

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• Cancer Screenings: Key to Early Detection

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• Celebrity 'Fat-Shaming' Affects All Women, Study Finds

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• Chain Restaurants Serve Up More Calories Than Fast Food Spots Worldwide

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• Coffee Might Be Your Go-to Brew for Weight Loss

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• Colon Cancer Increasingly Striking the Young Worldwide

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• Colorectal Cancer Before Age 50: A Weighty Reason Rates Are Rising

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• Common Diabetes Drug May Also Shield Kidneys, Heart

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• Common Diabetes Meds May Raise Odds for Amputation

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• Common Diabetes Test May Often Miss the Mark

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• Common Infant Vaccine May Also Shield Kids From Type 1 Diabetes

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• Connected Teens Become Healthier Adults

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• Cost Matters to Those Sizing Up Weight-Loss Surgery

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• Could a Natural Protein Help Fight Obesity?

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• Could Diabetes Drug Metformin Help Keep People Slim?

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• Could Heavier Folks Be at Lower Risk for ALS?

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• Could Olive Oil Help Keep Stroke at Bay for Obese Americans?

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• Could Psoriasis Patients Eat Their Way to Fewer Symptoms?

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• CPAP Brings Longer Life for Obese People With Sleep Apnea: Study

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• Device Spots Lymphedema Early in Breast Cancer Patients, to Help Stop It

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• Diabetes Can Make Weight-Loss Harder. Here's Help

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• Diabetes Drug Might Also Ease Heart Failure Risks

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• Diabetes Raises Heart Failure Risk More in Women Than Men

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• Diabetes, Dementia Can Be Deadly Combination

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• Diabetic Crisis? 'Wonder Dog' Emma Alerts Owner to the Danger

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• Diet Sodas May Not Help Kids Cut Calories

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• Do Diabetics Really Need to Fast for Blood Tests?

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• Do Your Gut Bacteria Affect Your Diabetes Meds?

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• Does Breastfeeding Hormone Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes?

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• Does Living in U.S. Heighten Hispanic Men's Obesity Risk?

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• Does PTSD Really Harm Veterans' Hearts?

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• Drug May Help Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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• Earlier Bedtimes Help Kids Fight Obesity

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• Early Obesity Can Change Heart Structure

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• Early Onset Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Heart Disease, Shorter Life

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• Easing Depression Can Bring Longer Life to People With Diabetes

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• Eat What You Want and Still Stay Slim? Thank Your Genes

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• Eating Before Bedtime Won't Send Blood Sugar Levels Soaring

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• Ebola Survivors Continue to Suffer Years After Recovery

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• Egg Allergy? Don't Let That Stop You From Getting Vaccinated

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• Evidence Doesn't Support Statin Use in Healthy Seniors

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• Evolution Could Explain Why Staying Slim Is So Tough

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• Exercise Rates Rising for Urban, Rural Americans: CDC

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• Experimental Drug Could Be New Option for Type 2 Diabetes

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• Fast Foods' Healthier Options Might Not Help Kids Eat Better

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• Fast or Slow, Weight Loss Has Similar Effect on Health

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• 'Fat' Mouse Test Failure Yields New Obesity Clue

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• Few Americans Have Optimal 'Metabolic Health'

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• Fewer Dialysis Patients Facing Leg Amputations

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• Fewer Excess Pounds May Mean Fewer Migraines

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• Financial Stress? Don’t Pay the Price with Poor Health

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• First Steps After a Diabetes Diagnosis

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• Food Brings Double Dose of Pleasure to Your Brain

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• Foods That Can Lead to Obesity in Kids

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• For Diabetics, Going Vegan May Boost Mood Along With Health

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• For Kids, Obesity and Mental Health Woes Often Go Hand-in-Hand

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• For Obese People, Commuting by Car Can Be a Killer: Study

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• Gene Test Predicts Risk of 5 Common Diseases

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• Gene Tweaking Prevented Obesity in Mice

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• Getting Flu Shot Annually Won't Undermine Its Effectiveness in Kids

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• Gut Bacteria Supplements Might Boost Obese People's Health

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• Hands Don't Spread HPV, Study Finds

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• Health Screenings Every Woman Needs

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• Health Tip: Common Symptoms of Diabetes

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• Health Tip: Control Some Risk Factors for Diabetes

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• Health Tip: Dispelling Myths About Diabetes

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• Health Tip: Help Prevent Obesity

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• Health Tip: Keep Diabetic Feet Healthier

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• Health Tip: Manage Diabetes During the Holidays

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• Health Tip: Prevent Childhood Obesity

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• Health Tip: Reading Food Labels for Diabetics

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• Health Tip: Starting a Healthy Weight Loss Plan

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• Healthy Living Can Cut Odds for Alzheimer's in People at Genetic Risk

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• Heart Disease Is Lasting Threat to Breast Cancer Survivors

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• Heart-Healthy Living Also Wards Off Type 2 Diabetes

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• Heavier People May Be More Likely to Survive a Stroke

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• Heavy Teen Boys May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk as Adults

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• Here's How Sleepless Nights Can Trigger Weight Gain

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• Here's More Evidence Obesity Can Shorten Your Life

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• High Deductibles May Mean Poorer Diabetes Care

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• How Getting a Flu Shot Could Save Your Life

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• How Much Does Your Kid Weigh? Chances Are, You're Underestimating

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• How to Help When Your Child Weighs Too Much

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• How to Help Your Kids Achieve a Healthy Weight

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• How to Prevent Sneaky Summer Weight Gain

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• HPV Vaccine Doesn't Put Girls' Fertility at Risk: Study

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• HPV Vaccine Making Headway Against Cancer-Causing Virus Worldwide

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• If You're Diabetic, Foot Care a Must

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• Junk Food Ads Target Minority Kids: Study

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• Just 2 Weeks' Inactivity Can Trigger Diabetes in at-Risk Seniors: Study

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• Just 300 Fewer Calories a Day Brings a Health Benefit

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• Just a Little Weightlifting Can Help Your Heart

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• Kids With Autism, Delays More Likely to Be Overweight by Age 5: Study

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• Kids Without Access to Good Food Face High Blood Pressure Risk

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• Lack of Exercise Can Boost Cancer Risk

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• LGBQ Youth More Prone to Obesity

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• Love, Marriage, and Diabetes Risk

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• Low-Carb Diets Linked to Higher Odds for A-Fib

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• Make a Healthy Game Plan for Super Bowl Partying

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• Many 'Dehumanize' People with Obesity

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• Many Teens, Young Adults Don't Get Private Time With Doctors

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• Many U.S. Kids Don't Drink Enough Water, and Obesity May Be the Result

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• Marijuana Use Tied to Serious Diabetes Complication

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• Meth Abuse Driving Big Spike in Syphilis Cases

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• Microbes in Diabetic Foot Ulcers May Help Predict Treatment Success

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• Midlife Diabetes Can Really Raise Your Odds for Stroke Years Later

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• Migraine's 'Silver Lining': Lowered Risk for Diabetes?

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• Mom's Prenatal Fish Oil Might Help Kids' Blood Pressure Later

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• More Americans Are Eating Whole Grains, But Intake Still Too Low

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• More Education Could Mean Less Heart Disease

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• More Preteens Need HPV Shots to Meet Public Health Goal

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• More Proof High-Fiber Diets Help Prevent Cancers, Heart Disease

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• More Smoking, Heart Woes Boost Native Americans' Stroke Risk

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• More Water, Mom? H2O Is Top Kids' Beverage in U.S.

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• Most Nations May Be Rid of Cervical Cancer By 2100

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• New Gene Variants for Type 2 Diabetes Found

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• New Hormonal Link Suspected in Type 2 Diabetes

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• New Leash on Life? Staying Slim Keeps Pooches Happy, Healthy

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• Newborn's 'Microbiome' Could Give Clues to Weight Later

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• Newer Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Kids, Teens

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• Night Shift Plus Unhealthy Habits Equals Higher Diabetes Risk

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• No Evidence No-Cal Sweeteners Will Help You Lose Weight: Study

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• No Link Between Tdap Vaccine, Autism: Study

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• No 'One-Size-Fits-All' Diet for Diabetics, Expert Panel Says

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• Number of Infants Born With Syphilis Reaches 20-Year High: CDC

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• Nursing Moms Who Eat Right Have Slimmer, Healthier Babies

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• Nutritional Supplements Don't Ward Off Depression: Study

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• Obese Patients Often Denied Kidney Transplants. Should They Be?

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• Obesity a Heartbreaker for Kids

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• Obesity a Painful Reality for 1 in 6 U.S. Youths

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• Obesity All on Its Own Can Raise Your Health Risks

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• Obesity Could Worsen MS Disability

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• Obesity Doubles Odds for Colon Cancer in Younger Women

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• Obesity May Be Driving Rise in Uterine Cancers

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• Obesity May Harm Kids' Academics, Coping Skills

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• Obesity Surgery May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics

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• Obesity to Blame for Almost 1 in 25 Cancers Worldwide

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• Obesity Ups Survival in Heart Failure, but That's No Reason to Pile on Pounds

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• Obesity Warps the Shape, Function of Young Hearts

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• One Woman's Case Gives New Hope Against Disfiguring Sarcoidosis

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• Open Communication Helps Teens Manage Type 1 Diabetes

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• Overweight Kids Are at Risk for High Blood Pressure

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• Pancreatic Cancer Survival Odds Linked to Weight Before Age 50

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• Parents, Protect Your Kids as Measles Outbreaks Spread

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• Path to Obesity May Start in Preschool

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• Poor Diet Might Raise Your Cancer Risk

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• Post-Hospital Low Blood Sugar a Danger to Diabetics

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• Potentially Blinding Shingles of the Eye on the Rise

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• Pounds Regained After Weight-Loss Op Can Tell Your Doc a Lot

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• Prepare Your Kids for a Healthy School Year

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• Scans Help Spot Heart Trouble Early in People With Lupus

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• Severe Infections Rising Among Americans With Diabetes

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• Skin 'Glow' Test Might Someday Spot Disease Risk Early

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• Skipping Breakfast Could Be a Bad Move for Your Heart

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• Sleep-Deprived Teens More Prone to Unsafe Sex: Study

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• Sleepless Night Could Make Morning Pastries Tougher to Resist

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• Smoking Seems to Weaken the Immune System: Study

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• Smoking, Diabetes May Be Especially Risky for Women's Hearts

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• So You've Had Weight-Loss Surgery. Now What?

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• Some Boys Are Having Sex Before 13

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• Some Diabetes Drugs Linked to Higher Heart Risks

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• STDs: A Serious Health Threat at Every Age

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• Steer Clear of Obese Friends With the Flu

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• Storing Insulin in Home Fridges May Lower Effectiveness

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• Study Eases Concern That Common Diabetes Med Might Harm Bones

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• Study Examines Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Broken Bones

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• Sugary Drinks: A Big Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

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• Sugary Sodas, Juices Tied to Higher Cancer Risk

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• Teasing Kids About Weight Linked to More Weight Gain

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• Teenage Obesity May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk Years Later

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• The Real Reasons Parents Refuse HPV Vaccination

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• The Scoop on Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt and Snow Cones

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• Thinking of Others Makes Healthy Choices Easier

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• Tight Diabetes Control Alone May Not Benefit the Heart Long-Term

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• To Combat Childhood Obesity, Start at Birth … or Even Before

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• To Track Carbs, Tap Into the Glycemic Index … and Its Cousin

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• Too Much Screen Time May Pile on the Pounds

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• Two Factors at Birth Can Boost a Child's Obesity Risk

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• Type 1 Diabetes Might Affect Young Kids' Brain Development

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• Type 1 Diabetes Often Misdiagnosed in Adults

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• Type 1 Diabetics Often Unaware of Low Blood Sugar Episodes

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• Type 2 Diabetes Tied to Raised Risk of Tumors, Cancer Deaths

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• U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Fall

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• U.S. Cases of Infant Gut Illness Plummet After Vaccine Introduced

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• U.S. Heart Failure Rates Are Rising, Especially for Black Adults

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• Unfit Teens Often Grow Into Sickly Middle Age, Study Shows

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• Vaccines Are Critical If You Have Diabetes

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• Vaccines: Not Just for Kids

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• Vitamin D Supplements Don't Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Study

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• Walnuts, Almonds Help the Hearts of Those With Type 2 Diabetes

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• Want to Avoid Type 2 Diabetes? Eat More Whole Grains

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• Want to Stay Trim? Don't Eat in the Evening, Study Finds

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• Weekly Infusion May Be Effective, Easier HIV Therapy

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• Weight Before Pregnancy Most Important to Risk for Complications

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• Weight-Loss Drug Belviq Is First to Show No Harm to Heart

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Boosts Success of Procedure to Fix A-Fib

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Just as Successful for Teens With Down Syndrome

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Delivery Complications

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Bring a Bedroom Bonus

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Work Even Better During Teen Years

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Typically Pushes Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission

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• What and How You Eat Affects Your Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

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• What Illness Lands the Most Seniors in the ER?

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• What Kids -- and Parents -- Fear Most at the Doctor's Office

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• What You Can Do to Prevent Diabetes

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• Which Type of Exercise Might Lower Your Diabetes Risk?

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• Whooping Cough Vaccine Effectiveness Fades With Time: Study

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• Why You Should Watch Your Weight After You Stop Smoking

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• Wider Waistlines, Smaller Brains?

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• Will Video Games Make Your Kid Obese? Maybe Not

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• Will You Get Fat? Genetic Test May Tell

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• With 80,000 Flu Deaths Last Season, Experts Urge Vaccination

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• 'Yo-Yo' Cardio Readings May Signal Heart Risks

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• Yo-Yo Dieting Can Take a Toll on Your Heart