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  Diabetes

  Teen learns to tackle Type 2 diabetes

  For a 17-year-old Coral Reef High student, a trip to the emergency room with a frighteningly high blood sugar level led her to get serious about Type 2 diabetes
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  Health

  Heart patient, 21, waits for transplant approval

  Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Lasprilla’s life is measured in beats.

• Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

  Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as Parkinson's disease and diabetes.

• Marijuana

  Miami area leaders discuss marijuana legalization

  The Urban League of Greater Miami and Concerned African Women are hosting a public conversation to discuss the broad impact of the legalization of marijuana, particularly in inner-city communities.

• menopause

  Mayo Clinic study finds explanation for postmenopausal belly fat

  Weight was never a concern for Stephanie Brondani, 52, of Minnetonka, Minn. Until last year, when she hit menopause.

• Skin Deep

  If you’re basking in the sun, watch what you drink

  Every year, I have at least one alarmed parent bring in their 18- to 25-year-old child with a strange rash on their skin after vacation. First, I ask where they went.

• Move it!

  Beach Bliss: Enjoy light yoga, Pilates, walking, stretching and meditation. Be gently guided through a relaxing, yet invigorating exercise class. Free fitness classes for Bal Harbour hotel guests and residents; 8 a.m. May 18; Bal Harbour Beach, Bal Harbour.
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  Healthcare

  In Miami, more hospital prices may see light of day

  Hospitals are loath to reveal their prices for fear of giving competitors an advantage. But the disparity in prices for the same procedure at different hospitals — and healthcare reform — could change that.
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  New 3-D mammogram uncovers tiniest breast cancer tumors

  In a dark room in her South Miami office, Dr. Nilza Kallos stared carefully at a glowing black, white and gray image of a patient’s breast.
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  Drug addiction

  As pill mills fade away, heroin fills the void

  There are signs that heroin is returning as a cheap alternative to prescription pills, the by-product of Florida’s successful crackdown on pill mills.
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  Mother’s Day

  From cervical cancer to mother - thanks to new surgery

  With her two laughing children and tall, handsome husband at her side, Anaelvys Espinoza-Ruiz of Miami is the picture of happiness on Mother’s Day.
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  Sweat Equity

  Pilates with muscles

  The Megaformer machine turns Pilates into a one-stop gym experience.

• Jock Doc

  Getting to the bottom of shins pain

  I recommend you see an orthopedic surgeon for evaluation of your shins. A stress fracture is a microfracture of the bone that may not appear on an X-ray. If the doctor finds that you have discomfort in the region of the tibia or fibula bone in the shin, then he or she may order an MRI scan, which is usually accurate in diagnosing a stress fracture.

• For kids, avoiding risks can add to anxiety later

  It was always the introduction for Georgiann Steely — the ringing of the doorbell, the approach to the man at the cash register — that made her palms sweat and knees knock.
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  FIU researchers develop new pathway to brain for medicine

  A physicist and an immunologist working together at FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine have developed a technique to deliver anti-HIV drugs to the brain more effectively.

• Plastic surgery 101

  Gastric sleeve may lead to more surgeries later

  Your “friends’’ are taking some of your thunder away, but there is some truth in what they are telling you. It is still a bit early to tell what you may end up needing.
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  First person

  Thank you to those who’ve lifted me up through breast cancer treatment

  My brother’s friend flashed a smile when he saw me. I had not seen him in about three years and I felt butterflies in my stomach. He talked about his new life as the single dad of a 10-month-old boy. I did my best to summarize my ordeal after my Aug. 1, 2011, breast cancer diagnosis.
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  Birth control

  FDA rule on morning-after pill draws strong reaction

  The agency has ordered retailers to make emergency contraception available to women 15 and older without a prescription. A federal judge’s ruling may expand that to females of any age.

• Chew on This

  Organic or Not?

  Here’s the latest on pesticide levels in fruits and veggies
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  Mental activity

  Healthy body, mind the key to longevity?

  Doctors advise seniors to exercise their brain as well as staying physically active.

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