There's a good chance you know a family member, friend, or acquaintance who is struggling with diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37.3 million people — about one in 10 Americans — are affected by diabetes. Research also suggests that there are over 96 million people in the United States who have prediabetes.
Women of childbearing age who undergo weight-loss surgery should wait 12 to 18 months before trying to get pregnant, and must pay careful attention to nutrition when they become pregnant.
What you put in your mouth is just as important for your oral health as for your overall health.
My 34-year-old co-worker was just diagnosed with colon cancer. I am 42. How do I know if I am at risk? What can I do to reduce my chance of developing colon cancer?
In a hearing October 16, members of Congress criticized mistakes that may have allowed Ebola to spread at a Dallas hospital. Nurses Nina Pham and Amber Joy Vinson were diagnosed this week. Both took care of Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. The Liberian man died last week. Pham checked herself into the hospital when she developed a fever. Vinson flew home to Dallas from Cleveland with a low-grade fever. Tests showed both had Ebola. Vinson was sent to a special unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta October 15. Pham was transferred the same day to a special National Institutes of Health unit in Maryland. In testimony before Congress, a hospital official apologized for mistakes made in Duncan’s case.
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Having a vasectomy is associated with a slightly higher chance of aggressive prostate cancer, according to a study.