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Cambridge, Massachusetts - Millions of people each month report positive and negative health care feedback across the Web. Some jump into forums to complain about ineffective prescriptions or to discuss which drugs are best to treat illnesses. Others take to blogs to describe symptoms and how to get relief.
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Boulder, Colorado - The Ebola virus and fruit bats have been waging a molecular battle for survival that may have started at least 25 million years ago, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID).
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Ann Arbor, Michigan - An international team of scientists that includes researchers from the University of Michigan has identified 16 new genetic variations for age-related macular degeneration.
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Atlanta, Georgia - Survivors of cancer pay thousands of dollars in excess medical expenditures every year, with the excess financial burden varying by age and cancer site, according to a new American Cancer Society study. The study, appearing early online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, says targeted efforts will be important to reduce the economic burden of cancer.
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Notre Dame, Indiana - How should a concerned mother discuss issues of diet and weight with her daughter? Very carefully, according to Erin Hillard, a developmental psychology doctoral student at the University of Notre Dame.
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Alexandria, Virginia - New obesity management recommendations for the treatment of type 2 diabetes were published as a part of the American Diabetes Association's 2016 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes today in Diabetes Care. The annually updated guidelines provide health care providers with all components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate quality care. Among its updates, the Standards of Care outline a tiered approach to obesity management, including lifestyle intervention, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery.
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