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Type 2 diabetes may promote Parkinson development


 

Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 32% higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease. Also today, the flavorings that are used in e-cigarettes foster cardiovascular dysfunction, high-dose opioid prescribing is linked to heroin use risk among U.S. veterans, and nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations creates metropolitan hotspots.

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