A simple blood test that measures long-term glucose levels — the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test — may not be the best way to diagnose diabetes in adolescents.
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Breastfeeding for six months or more may reduce the risk that babies born to diabetic mothers become obese later in life, a new study shows.
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Side effects to treating high blood pressure can be annoying, but they don’t have to ruin your life if you take charge.
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Image: Urbalt This has to be one of the weirder anecdotes in the ongoing BPA saga in the US. Maine governor Paul LePage was discussing the health risks of BPA the other day, and decided that it wasn’t much of an issue. The only bad thing that could come out of too much exposure to BPA, he believes, would be women growing little beards. You can’t make this stuff up. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Children who don’t get enough vitamin D may be at increased risk of developing allergies, new research indicates.
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