by Mary Budinger — A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that Americans are living longer these days — an average of 78.2 years now — but we are sicker. Our senior years are increasingly marked by chronic illness or disability. The landmark study compared the U.S. with 34 other […]
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Carpal tunnel syndrome may be an early warning sign of diabetes
November 20, 2012
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful, progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist. It occurs when the pinching of a swollen nerve and/or nearby tendons causes numbness, tingling and occasionally pain in the fingers, hand and forearm. Research has shown that people with diabetes are more likely to contract carpal […]
August 28, 2013
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