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Larger but less frequent meals is the mantra type 2 diabetes patients should be adhering to if they want to keep their weight and blood glucose in check, researchers say

Obesity was an independent risk factor for breast cancer mortality among premenopausal women with ER-positive disease, according to results of a meta-analysis. Researchers did not observe the association among postmenopausal women with ER-positive disease, or in women with ER-negative disease. “Obesity is reportedly associated with worse prognosis in early breast cancer, but this association could depend strongly on ER positivity …

Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating what they are calling a violent assault on a 12 year old boy over the weekend. The boy was playing with a friend at the Hillside school playground on Saturday when he was attacked.

With pools set to open across the country, a new report offers a warning about the potential for injury from the chemicals used to keep pools clean. The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links 5,000 visits to the emergency room in 2012 to pool chemicals. Nearly half of the patients were children and teens and more …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the maker of Lunesta must lower the starting dose of the sleeping aid drug because of the risk of morning drowsiness, which can interfere with driving ability and lead to injury.

Hazardous fire retardants have been found inside the U.S. child care centers, which implies children in those premises could be exposed to the chemical substances, a new study has showed.

The U.S. Postal Service has released its rankings of the cities with the most dog attacks in 2013. Across America, 5,581 postal employees were attacked throughout the year. A total of about 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs annually, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of those are children.

A flight on its way to Tulsa has been delayed due to an emergency landing in Dallas. American Airlines Flight 2287 was on its way to Tulsa from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Thursday when it declared an emergency and returned to DFW. Officials say the emergency was due to flames in the right engine of the Boeing 757. The flight …

This year’s Lollapalooza festival takes place August 1-3 at Chicago’s Grant Park, with headliners OutKast, Arctic Monkeys, Eminem, Skrillex, Kings of Leon, and Calvin Harris. If you’re going, you’ve still got a few months to map out your itinerary. Today the fest has announced its full schedule. As usual, there are a few big names that overlap.

A family posted a video on YouTube Wednesday morning of the family cat saving a boy from a dog attack. The 56-second video from surveillance cameras shows the boy riding his bike Tuesday when the dog attacks him. The cat immediately charges out and scares off the much-larger dog.

Physical activity is beneficial for those living with heart disease. But too much intense exercise may up your risk of death from a heart attack or stroke, finds a new study appearing in BMJ-British Medical Journal.