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Patient care might have been affected in at least 116 radiology tests that were originally interpreted by Dr.

Near-normal control of glucose beginning as soon as possible after diagnosis would greatly improve the long-term prognosis of type 1 diabetes, concludes a study published in the July 27, 2009, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, which updates information about the clinical course of type 1 diabetes. The study also found that the outlook for people with longstanding type 1 diabetes has greatly improved in the past 20 years due to a better understanding of the importance of intensive glucose control as well as advances in insulin formulations, insulin delivery, glucose monitoring, and the treatment of cardiovascular risk factors.

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A new study shows that obese individuals spend more money on health care each year than their healthier neighbors. The CDC is ready to tackle America's obesity problem. Joel Brown reports.

People who get divorced are more likely to suffer health problems including heart disease and cancer even if they go on to remarry a study has shown.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Autism is not associated with an increased risk for gastrointestinal symptoms in general, although autistic children may be somewhat more prone to constipation and feeding issues, a study showed.

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If you consume alcohol it is important to know if your drinking is safe, risky or harmful. This test can help you assess your risks and decide if you have a drinking problem.

New US legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jurisdiction over tobacco products represents a serious compromise on the part of tobacco control advocates, argues a new essay in this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine. Stanton Glantz and colleagues from the University of California San Francisco say that the new policy is another example of legislative compromise with the tobacco industry that can lead to short-term public health gains at the expense of long-term progress. The new policy repeals federal pre-emption of state and local regulation of tobacco advertising, which is a positive move, but it also allows the tobacco industry an opportunity to rehabilitate its image and products because they are now 'FDA regulated,' say the authors. That tobacco interests are represented on the Scientific Advisory Committee that plays a central role in the development of FDA regulations--violating the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control--

Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have behavioral and attention problems and suffer from anxiety and depression, a Norwegian study has found.