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Death Rate Dropping for People With Diabetes - WebMD
22 May 2012 at 3:02pm

Daily Mail
Death Rate Dropping for People With Diabetes
WebMD
By Denise Mann May 22, 2012 -- New research shows that people with diabetes are living longer, and this is likely due to heart-healthy habits and tighter control of blood sugar levels. Many people may only associate diabetes with vision loss, ...
Heart Deaths in Diabetes PlummetMedPage Today
Death rate for diabetics drops sharply, CDC study findsLos Angeles Times
Death rate drops among Americans with diabetes -CDCReuters
U.S. News & World...
Urologists Pan Task Force PSA Ruling - MedPage Today
22 May 2012 at 2:46pm

MedPage Today
Urologists Pan Task Force PSA Ruling
MedPage Today
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today ATLANTA -- The last word on prostate cancer screening has neither been written nor spoken, according to urologists who wasted no time in registering objections to a recommendation that PSA testing should ...
Experts recommend against PSA prostate cancer screeningWXIA-TV
Psychological Science explains uproar over prostate-cancer screeningsMedical Xpress
OUR VIEW: To test or not to test?G...
Cartersville man has 6th surgery for flesh-decaying infection - Atlanta Journ...
22 May 2012 at 2:23pm

Toronto Star
Cartersville man has 6th surgery for flesh-decaying infection
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Fran Jeffries A Cartersville man had his sixth surgery Tuesday after contracting the same flesh-decaying bacterial infection as Aimee Copeland. Bobby Vaughn, 33, is the third person whose infection has come to light in recent weeks in the region.
New Flesh-Eating Victim Down Hall From Aimee...ABC News
Georgia College Student With Flesh-Eating Disease Is Getting BetterHollywood Life
Victims of ...
Sleep Apnea Treatment May Prevent Hypertension - ABC News
22 May 2012 at 1:33pm

Family Practice News Digital Network
Sleep Apnea Treatment May Prevent Hypertension
ABC News
Sleep apnea may prove to be a treatable cause of high blood pressure, according to research released today that suggests wearing a special breathing mask at night may protect apnea patients from the hypertension. Most people think of obstructive sleep ...
Sleep Apnea 'Mask' Might Also Help the HeartU.S. News & World Report
Treating Apnea May Help BPMedPage Today
Studies Probe Effect Of CPAP And Sleep Apnea ...
Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, judge rules - Los Angeles Times
21 May 2012 at 7:15pm

Los Angeles Times
Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, judge rules
Los Angeles Times
Pom Wonderful used insufficient evidence to back claims that its products could treat or prevent serious diseases, the chief administrative law judge at the FTC says. A federal administrative law judge upheld much of a 2010 Federal Trade Commission ...
Judge Sours On POM Wonderful's Erectile Dysfunction & Heart Disease ClaimsNPR (blog)
POM, Not So Wonderful: Judge Rules Juice's Health Claims Are MisleadingT...