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When diabetes sends out a warning

Prediabetes means your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than they should be—but they're not high enough to classify you as having diabetes. Think of prediabetes as a warning sign: "Diabetes 5 miles ahead." And think of the Prediabetes Risk Test as an opportunity to turn around.


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Two types of comfort care

Hospice care is always palliative care. But palliative care isn't always hospice care.
Learn more about the differences.


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Don't like 'thinspiration' pix

Girls and women are using social media to share selfies of dangerously thin bodies with hashtags like #Thinspiration and #Bonespiration. The selfies are essentially promoting eating disorders. Should platforms like Twitter and Instagram block these kinds of photos?


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COPD: 7 questions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group
of irreversible lung diseases. If you've been diagnosed with COPD,
you should ask your doctor these seven questions.


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Yes, men get breast cancer

It's about 100 times more common in women than in men. But, as rare an occurrence
as it is, breast cancer can be a serious health problem for men.
What are the risk factors?


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