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Are You at Risk for Diabetes?

Autism Awareness

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April 10, 2019

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Autism

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder or ASD, is a neurological and developmental disorder that begins early in childhood and lasts throughout a person’s life. It affects how a person acts and interacts with others, communicates, and learns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that autism affects 1 in 59 children.

Are You at Risk for Diabetes?

If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. With type 2 diabetes, this happens because your body does not make enough insulin, or it does not use insulin well (this is called insulin resistance). If you are at risk for type 2 diabetes, you might be able to prevent or delay developing it. Learn more about how to prevent diabetes.

Healthy Eyes

Did you know that women are at higher risk for visual impairment and blindness? Learn more about common eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts.

Understanding Your Lab Test Results

laboratory (lab) test is a procedure in which a health care provider takes a sample of your blood, urine, other bodily fluid, or body tissue to get information about your health. Some lab tests are used to help diagnose, screen, or monitor a specific disease or condition. Other tests provide more general information about your organs and body systems.

How Does Organ Donation Work?

Organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Experts say that the organs from one donor can help as many as 50 people. Learn more about how organ donation works and how organs are matched to a recipient.

Spring Green Salad

This bright Spring Green Salad is a great way to welcome spring. With strawberries, spinach, oranges and walnuts this salad is great as a side dish or a healthy lunch.