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Type 2 Diabetes May Be Bad for Brain Health 04/27/2017 07:00 PM EDT Excess weight appears to amplify the threat, study says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Brain Diseases, Diabetes Type 2, Obesity Money Pressures Mount When a Spouse Gets Cancer 04/27/2017 05:00 PM EDT Household income drops as much as 9 percent, new research finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer--Living with Cancer Drugs Now Involved in More Fatal U.S. Crashes Than Alcohol Alone 04/27/2017 04:00 PM EDT Study suggests deaths due to drugged driving are rising as states legalize pot and drug abuse grows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Drug Abuse, Impaired Driving Opioid Use by Iraq, Afghanistan War Vets Mirrors Rest of U.S. 04/27/2017 04:00 PM EDT Researchers conclude that use of the painkillers is 'an American problem,' not a VA problem Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Pain Relievers, Veterans and Military Health Repeat Teen Births Still a Problem in United States: CDC 04/27/2017 04:00 PM EDT Too few teens use the most effective birth control after having a first baby Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Birth Control, Teenage Pregnancy Stivarga Approved for Liver Cancer 04/27/2017 03:08 PM EDT First approved treatment for this disease in years Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer Immunotherapy, Liver Cancer HIV and Hepatitis: Know Your Status and Learn About the FDA's Role 04/27/2017 02:26 PM EDT Source: Food and Drug Administration Related MedlinePlus Pages: HIV/AIDS and Infections 'Brain Age' May Help Predict When You'll Die 04/27/2017 02:00 PM EDT An 'older' mind is linked to signs of physical and mental problems, study contends Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diagnostic Imaging, Seniors' Health Could Smoking in Pregnancy Affect a Grandkid's Autism Risk? 04/27/2017 02:00 PM EDT Study shows a generations-long link, but research can't prove cause-and-effect Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Pregnancy and Substance Abuse Docs May Miss Major Cause of Vision Loss in Seniors 04/27/2017 02:00 PM EDT 1 in 4 cases of age-related macular degeneration initially goes unrecognized, research suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Macular Degeneration, Seniors' Health, Vision Impairment and Blindness No Excuses: Exercise Can Overcome the 'Obesity Gene' 04/27/2017 02:00 PM EDT Physical activity appears to lower effects of key DNA linked to weight gain, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Exercise and Physical Fitness, Genes and Gene Therapy, Obesity Could Germs in the Gut Give Rise to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? 04/27/2017 12:00 PM EDT Intestinal bacteria yield clues to the mysterious ailment, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Digestive Diseases April 29 Is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day 04/27/2017 09:00 AM EDT Safe disposal helps prevent unwanted meds from being abused, U.S. officials say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Medicines Is Your Child Using Drugs? 04/27/2017 09:00 AM EDT Telltale signs to watch for Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Drugs and Young People   Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656