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Can an Anti-Inflammatory Drug Fight Type 2 Diabetes?

What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key. In the quest to prove it, a major study is under way testing whether an anti-inflammatory drug — an old, cheap cousin of aspirin — …

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UPDATE: Walgreens to Hold Off Selling Genetic Test Kits

The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., said Wednesday it will hold off selling what was poised to be the first over-the-counter genetic test, after the Food and Drug Administration said the kit has not been proven effective. Pathway Genomics announced Tuesday that its saliva swab would be on Walgreen’s …

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Researchers Find 95 Genes Affecting Cholesterol

A scan of all the human DNA has turned up 95 genes that affect blood cholesterol, including a few affected by drugs on the market and others that might be the basis of new drugs, researchers said on Wednesday. Their findings demonstrate that regulating cholesterol levels is even more complex …

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