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More Than 100 Million Americans Have Diabetes or Prediabetes: CDC 07/18/2017 04:00 PM EDT Lifestyle changes can prevent full-blown disease, report says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes, Health Statistics, Prediabetes Most Women Should Forgo Ovarian Cancer Screening: Panel 07/18/2017 04:00 PM EDT Test isn't accurate enough to justify its use, experts say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Screening, Ovarian Cancer, Women's Health Easing Opioid Dose May Improve Pain and Quality of Life 07/18/2017 02:00 PM EDT Slowly lowering the drug amount also helps people get off the medications, study author says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Opioid Abuse and Addiction, Pain Relievers More Evidence That Midlife Weight Gain Harms Your Health 07/18/2017 02:00 PM EDT Risk of diabetes, heart disease rises when waistlines widen slowly, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Weight Control Dozens of Potential Alzheimer's Meds in The Pipeline 07/18/2017 12:00 PM EDT Last new drug for the memory-robbing disease was introduced in the United States in 2003 Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alzheimer's Disease High-Dose Vitamin D May Not Curb Kids' Colds 07/18/2017 12:00 PM EDT Study seems to dispel a common myth around the daily supplement, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Common Cold, Vitamin D Little Evidence That Vasectomy Raises Prostate Cancer Risk 07/18/2017 12:00 PM EDT Most thorough analysis of the data so far finds only 'trivial' effect, which may be due to chance Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Vasectomy Nerlynx Approved to Help Prevent Breast Cancer's Return 07/18/2017 11:33 AM EDT Drug is designed to block cancer-fueling enzymes Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer Big Baby, Heavier Kid? 07/17/2017 12:00 PM EDT Study suggests these infants could benefit from early interventions to avoid obesity in childhood Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Nutrition, Obesity in Children Impaired Eyesight May Be First Sign of Zika Damage in Babies 07/17/2017 12:00 PM EDT All infants with prenatal exposure to the virus need a vision exam, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Fetal Health and Development, Vision Impairment and Blindness, Zika Virus Parents, Get Your Teens Their Vaccines! 07/17/2017 09:00 AM EDT More than 1 in 3 don't know when their teen's next shot is due, survey finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Immunization, Teen Health   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