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Eylea outperforms other drugs for diabetic macular edema with moderate or worse vision loss

Lucentis and Avastin perform similarly to Eylea when vision loss is mild, NIH study shows

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Illustration showing the retina as seen through a dilated pupil.

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Dentists Offer Tips to Keep Young Children Cavity-Free

Snacking 24/7 can lead to serious decay.

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Pollution Exposure Peaks at Stop Lights, Study Finds

Air levels of tiny toxic particles were 29 times higher than when car was moving in traffic.

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Meat-Heavy, High-Acid Diet Poses Risk for Those With Kidney Disease: Study

Switching to regimen higher in fruits, veggies might help stave off organ failure, experts say.

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Some Stroke Survivors May Face Heightened Cancer Risk, Study Shows

But cancer only affected about 2 percent of those in two-year follow-up period.

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Low Vitamin D Levels in Stroke Survivors a Bad Sign, Study Finds

Tied to raised risk of a severe stroke, poor recovery, researchers say.

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Scaling Up Universal Health Coverage and Containing Non-Communicable Diseases in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges, Linkages and Strategies

Addressing the twin challenges of scaling up universal health coverage (UHC) and containing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the focus of a five-day policy seminar sponsored by the World Bank in coordination with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (CEF).

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Mental Health Disorders May Shorten Life Span: Study

Researchers find people with psychiatric conditions live an average of 10 fewer years.

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Milk Lurks in Some Dark Chocolate, Posing Allergy Risk: FDA

You can't always believe what you read on a product's label, agency says.

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Nationwide survey reveals widespread use of mind and body practices

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13-year trends for complementary approaches where questions are very similar across years.

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