Rare Gene Found to Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes The mutation protects even obese people and though Pfizer and Amgen teamed up to develop drugs to mimic the effect it might take a decade or more before one is available to the public. GINA KOLATA March 3 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ltlK3u The New York Times Health Diabetes Obesity Genetics and Heredity

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Study Adds New Doubts About Value of Mammograms A 25-year study involving 90,000 women has found that the breast-cancer screenings did not lower the death rate from the disease and had harms. GINA KOLATA February 12, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1iZzaQJ http://bit.ly/NA97pC The New York Times Health Mammography, Tests (Medical), Breast Cancer

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