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In the April 2009 issue
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Straightforward answers to common questions about preventing, diagnosing, and treating prediabetes and diabetes. (pages 1, 4, 5)
what's inside this issue
DRUGS AND HERBS
  • How to ease constipation (page 7)
  • Ask your pharmacist for help (page 7)
SPECIAL REPORT
  • Make every exercise minute count (pages 8, 9)
FOOD SENSE
  • The benefits of flax (page 10)
OFFICE VISIT
  • When it’s not quite hypertension (page 11)
ON YOUR MIND
  • Broken bones and ibuprofen; screening for polyps; chlorine in carrots; weight-loss pills (page 12)
UPFRONT
  • Editor’s note: Minding calories at home (page 2)
HEALTH WIRE
  • Chocolate, wine, and tea for the brain; No rest for restless legs; Is middle-aged weight gain inevitable?; Sleep more, sneeze less; Surgery checklist saves lives; Healthy smile, healthy heart (pages 2, 3)
NEWS; YES OR NO?
  • Older drivers can be safe drivers (page 3)
  • Seasonal veggies; Too many headache meds; Birthday appointments; Vanilla with blood thinners; Drug-safety alerts (page 3)
HEALTH-CARE SAVVY
  • When you need care fast (page 6)

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