Heart Risk for Diabetics May Be Exaggerated

Courtesy TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Thu, 04/16/2009 - 03:50

Two new studies suggest that doctors are over-screening diabetes patients for heart problems, and that the risk is not as severe as previously thought


 

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