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Researchers recently discovered that children who suffer from diabetes are at an increased risk of developing an eating disorder. The cause of the risk is unknown, how...
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism gives some practical strategies for bringing up the subject of alcohol use with your child:
# Encourage conversation. Encourage your child to ta...
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Although standard blood cholesterol tests (measuring total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides) have helped doctors to accurately assess heart disease risk in many patients, recent advances in me...
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Rhode Island – the smallest state -- has a big problem. That problem is obesity. Almost 59% of the population of the Ocean State is overweight or obese (18% obese, 39% overweight) according to data co...
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Obesity is Oregon’s most serious health crisis. Across our state, the number of overweight and obese individuals is rapidly increasing. In the Beaver State alone almost 60% of the population is overwe...
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A new Rural Health Education Foundation television program airing on Tuesday 16th December explores new avenues for the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes.