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Spare the Meat, Skip the Type 2 Diabetes?

A mostly plant-based diet may help lower risk of the blood sugar disease, study suggests.

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5 Diet Drugs: Which Ones Work?

Side effects are one consideration, study says.

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On Albinism Awareness Day, Ban urges all countries to break cycle of attacks and discrimination

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A caregiver attends to an abandoned toddler with albinism in Goma, North Kivu, DRC. 07 September 2007, UN

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Proper maternal folate level may reduce child obesity risk

NIH-funded study suggests an optimal level for pregnant women, particularly those who are obese.

Proper maternal folate levels during pregnancy may protect children from a future risk of obesity, especially those born to obese mothers, according to a study led by researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Eye study underscores the long-lasting benefits of controlling diabetes

NIH-funded study shows less diabetic retinopathy progression among those who underwent intensive glycemic control.

People with type 2 diabetes who intensively controlled their blood sugar level during the landmark Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial Eye Study were found to have cut their risk of diabetic retinopathy in half in a follow-up analysis conducted four years after stopping intensive therapy.

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Voluntary unpaid blood donations must increase rapidly to meet 2020 goal

Voluntary, unpaid blood donations must be increased rapidly in more than half the world’s countries in order to ensure a reliable supply of safe blood for patients whose lives depend on it, WHO said on World Blood Donor Day.

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Don't Get Caught Without Your Sunscreen

Doctor says many people don't know how much to use.

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Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease a Dangerous Combo

Prognosis may be worse than previously believed, study suggests.

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Parents Often Using TVs, Tablets as 'Electronic Babysitters'

Study of 44 families found parent-child interaction rare during hours when preschoolers watched media.

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Tight Blood Sugar Control Helps Fight Diabetic Eye Disease

People with type 2 diabetes cut their risk in half with intensive management, researchers report.

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