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Screen Overweight and Obese Adults for Diabetes, Task Force Says
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Washington, DC - Overweight and obese Americans between 40 and 70 years old should be tested for type 2 diabetes, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now says. The group recommends patients with abnormal glucose levels be referred to intensive lifestyle counseling.
Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress
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Imperial, California - Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you're optimistic or pessimistic - and it may even affect your health.
Joint Statement of the Fourth U.S.-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue
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Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. During his visit, Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov co-chaired the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue. Secretary Kerry expressed the United States’ unwavering support for Kazakhstan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and congratulated Kazakhstan on the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate.
President Obama Announces New Actions to Promote Rehabilitation and Reintegration for the Formerly- Incarcerated
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Washington, DC - This Administration has consistently taken steps to make our criminal justice system fairer and more effective and to address the vicious cycle of poverty, criminality, and incarceration that traps too many Americans and weakens too many communities. Today, in Newark, New Jersey, President Obama will continue to promote these goals by highlighting the reentry process of formerly-incarcerated individuals and announce new actions aimed at helping Americans who’ve paid their debt to society rehabilitate and reintegrate back into their communities.
President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Alassane Dramane Ouattara
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Washington, DC - President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Alassane Dramane Ouattara on November 3, 2015.
Guidelines on Sharing Individual Genomic Research Findings with Family
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Rochester, Minnesota - A blue-ribbon project group funded by the National Institutes of Health has published the first consensus guidelines on how researchers should share genomic findings in research on adults and children with other family members. The recommendations, published in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, offer direction on sharing information before and after the death of an individual research participant.
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