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Is the 'Anti-Statin' Trend Threatening Lives? 07/24/2017 07:00 PM EDT Internet-fueled movement has heart experts concerned about potential consequences Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Attack, Statins, Stroke Many Primary Care Docs May Miss Prediabetes 07/24/2017 07:00 PM EDT Fewer than 1 in 10 surveyed named all risk factors identified by the American Diabetes Association Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Prediabetes Does Your Child Really Have a Food Allergy? 07/24/2017 02:00 PM EDT Food sensitivity and intolerance may be mistaken for allergic reaction, even by doctors Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Food Allergy Videotaping Sleepers Raises CPAP Use 07/24/2017 02:00 PM EDT Viewing the tapes helped convince patients to stick with the sleep apnea treatment, study found Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Sleep Apnea Obesity in Teen Years Tied to Colon Cancer Risk in Adulthood 07/24/2017 12:00 PM EDT Concerns are growing about weight's impact on development of chronic disease, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Colorectal Cancer, Obesity in Children Meds by Monthly Injection Might Revolutionize HIV Care 07/24/2017 09:00 AM EDT If findings replicated, a shot every month or two could replace daily pills, scientists say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: HIV/AIDS Medicines Most American Men Qualify as 'Overfat' 07/24/2017 09:00 AM EDT Most women and a lot of kids also appear to have excessive fat, study of developed nations reports Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Body Weight   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