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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 …

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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 →

ANCHOR LEAD: HOW CAN YOU GET INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY IN COUNTRIES YOU’RE VISITING? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Road safety is a big killer of Americans abroad, more than infectious disease and terrorism, and now research from Johns Hopkins by David Bishai …

Jan 10, 2014 – Getting Information Read more →

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ANCHOR LEAD: THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES FOR TRAVELERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Travel is something many of us view with pleasure, anticipating new vistas with excitement. Yet all too often, travel can end in catastrophe, and now a …

Jan 09, 2014 – Dying Abroad Read more →