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Health Tip: If You Have Braces

Don't eat too many sugar foods

Skipping Breakfast May Raise Diabetes Risk

Overweight women who ate morning meal had lower blood sugar, better insulin response in small study

Primary Care Doctors Still in Short Supply in U.S.

Only 5 percent of new doctors head to rural areas, researchers find

Transplanted Organs Don't Affect Outcomes for Trauma Victims: Study

But there may be a raised risk of organ rejection in months after injuries, researchers warn

Health Highlights: June 14, 2013
  • U.S. Surgeon General Stepping Down
Steroid Injections for Back Pain Linked to Spinal Fracture Risk

Study of older adults doesn't prove that steroids are to blame, but experts advise caution

Pets Battling Cancer Can Join Clinical Trials Too

Vets, physicians say a new system may speed up drug discovery for dogs, cats and humans

Endoscopes Not Always Cleaned Properly: Study

Used to examine patients' gastrointestinal tracts, dirty devices might pose infection risk

Xgeva Approved for Rare, Non-Malignant Tumor

Giant cell tumor of the bone

Supreme Court Rules That Human Genes Can't Be Patented

Decision should have profound impact on medicine, gene-testing industry