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ANCHOR LEAD: DO ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER OBVIATE THE NEED FOR MAMMOGRAMS? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS There’s no question the treatment of breast cancer has improved a great deal, such that some people advance the opinion that regular …

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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT ARE THE UPSIDES AND DOWNSIDES OF MAMMOGRAPHY? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Mammography prevents death from breast cancer in only a few women screened, yet causes many more to undergo treatment that isn’t needed, and identifies hundreds who then …

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ANCHOR LEAD: EYES ARE AFFECTED BY DIABETES, BUT FEW PEOPLE KNOW IT, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS If you have diabetes, either type 1 or type 2, and even if your blood sugar is well-controlled, your vision may be at risk because …

Jan 15, 2014 – Diabetes and Vision Read more »

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ANCHOR LEAD: EYE DISEASE THAT DEVELOPS AS A RESULT OF DIABETES CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Diabetic macular edema is a swelling in the back part of the eye that often develops in those with diabetes, even when …

Jan 14, 2014 – Treating Diabetic Eye Disease Read more »

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ANCHOR LEAD: ARE WE HEADED TOWARD HUMAN EXTINCTION? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS While the prospect of human extinction has been on the radar probably as long as we have existed, Thomas Malthus really put the concept into public consciousness in the …

Jan 13, 2014 – Is Malthus Right? Read more »