Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll Finds That 57% of Americans Who Made New Year’s Resolutions to Loose Weight Were Successful; 36% of Smokers Succeeded in Quitting

• Cord Blood America Reports that Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Are Now Being Used in Experimental Effort to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
• Increase In Physician Referrals Could Lead To Increase In Health Care Costs
• High-Cost Screening Instead Of More Effective Tests Usually Offered To Neuropathy Patients
• Saliva Test Could Replace Blood Test For Diabetics
• Nurturing Mothers Rear Physically Healthier Adults

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