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People with "prediabetes" (a high risk state for overt type 2 diabetes) who experience a period of normal glucose regulation are 56% less likely to develop diabetes 5∙7 years later, according to a new research Article presented at the American Diabetes Association 72nd Scientific Sessions on Saturday 9 June, and published Online First in The Lancet. This is one of four Articles (all presented at the American Diabetes Association 72nd Scientific Sessions) and a Series of three papers that are part of a special Lancet theme issue on diabetes [1].
While firearm violence is a major public health challenge in the United States, it has often been considered a law enforcement issue with only law enforcement solutions.
An international research team has found nearly 30 genetic risk factors that predispose to developing multiple sclerosis. It brings to more than 50 the total number of genetic clues to the disease. The research, published in Nature, will help identify risk factors and perhaps future treatments or even a cure, hopes the MS Society.
High blood pressure, a risk factor for heart attacks, heart failure and stroke, is 40 percent more common in African-Americans than in other American ethnic groups.
Sixty-nine percent of health care organizations report having moderate to great trouble retaining employees with critical skills, compared with 43% of organizations across all industries, according to a report released last Wednesday by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, the AP/Arizona Republic reports.
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