Genes point to varied diabetes subtypes
AP - 3/17/2008, 7:36 PM ET
WASHINGTON - You've heard of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, but what about a kind called MODY? Diabetes is undergoing a genetics revolution that suggests there actually are many subtypes of the disease.
Time to put that gorilla on a diet
AP - 3/17/2008, 7:26 PM ET
CHICAGO - Gorillas on Weight Watchers? Polar bears slurping sugar-free Jell-O shots? Giraffes nibbling alfalfa biscuits? The days of letting visitors throw marshmallows to the animals are mostly history at zoos around the country, replaced by a growing focus on diet and nutrition that parallels the fitness craze in humans.
'Boot camps' treat pain sufferers
AP - 3/17/2008, 7:06 PM ET
CHICAGO - Ballet teacher Gayle Parseghian thought she might never dance again after a back injury while moving heavy furniture left her with unrelenting pain. But an intensive, four-week "boot camp" got the 55-year-old dancer from Toledo, Ohio, back to the barre.
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