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Overweight adults with type-2 diabetes can lower their health care costs by shedding some extra pounds, a new study reveals. Type-2 diabetes is the chronic condition in which the body fails to use insulin properly. It was once known as adult-onset or noninsulin-dependent diabetes. It affects the way the body metabolizes sugar. Among those diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, nearly 80-90 …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced today that a Middlesex County man has the first reported human case of the West Nile virus in the state this year. The man was diagnosed at the Hinton State Laboratory institute. The patient, who is in his 60s, remains hospitalized but is recovering, state officials said.

Despite an official hearing on the issue Monday, the parents of slain 6-year-old Jenise Wright still don’t know when they will regain custody of their other three children who were removed by Child Protective Services.

Dating Naked’s Jessie Nizewitz is suing Viacom (VIA.B) — parent company of VH1 — for showing her in the nude.

Jennifer Lopez opened up to Chelsea Handler about her love life – and says sleeping around is not her style. The singer recently broke up with boyfriend Casper Smart, and says she is looking forward to being with someone again, hopefully in a marital situation. “I like being in a relationship,” she said. “I’m not one to like whore around …

A new self-proclaimed “human Barbie” has manifested in a 16-year-old girl from Ukraine named Lolita Richi. The teenage Barbie clone claims she achieved her doll looks without help from plastic surgery or dieting, according to the Daily Mirror.

A Chester County biopharmaceutical company is continuing to make progress on its efforts to develop a new treatment for cellulite, a condition that affects about 90 percent of women to some degree.

The FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application for apixaban, an oral selective Factor Xa inhibitor, for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, as well as for reduction of the risk for recurrence of those conditions after initial therapy.

After weeks of speculation, Nashville star Hayden Panettiere has revealed the news we have all been waiting for: she and fiancé Wladimir Klitschko are expecting their first child.

An Indian woman, Jyoti Kumar, from Central India has reportedly had the world’s longest ectopic pregnancy, after a baby skeleton was removed from her abdomen after 38 years.

By now, most of us are aware of the plethora of health benefits linked to exercise. But for older women, another advantage been added to the list; researchers publishing in the Journal of the American Heart Association say increasing the amount or intensity of exercise can decrease risks of developing arrhythmia – a life-threatening irregular heartbeat.