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It seems strange to be able to keep blood sugar levels in control through the day and have high morning blood sugar, right? Let's talk about how to lower it.

Saline solution is easy to make at home using salt and water. Here, we look at how to make saline solution, its uses, and how to store the solution safely.

To help pet owners make decisions about end of life care, a veterinarian developed a decision tool based on seven indicators.

Spirulina — a blue-green algae used as a supplement — appears to reduce blood pressure. A recent study pins down the molecular mechanisms involved.

The amount of wet food your cat needs depends on factors such as age and body condition. Learn how much wet food your cat needs.

A new study looked at whether there was any benefit from repeated feline distemper vaccination after the inital series of vaccines.

An FDA quality-control nightmare reveals how impurities end up in America’s blood pressure pills.

Tumor seeding may occur during colonoscopy, although the risk is low, a proof-of-principle study reveals.

Tumor seeding may occur during colonoscopy, although the risk is low, a proof-of-principle study reveals.

Physicians prescribing SGLT2 inhibitors, a newer class of diabetes drugs, are advised to "have a high index of suspicion" about the potentially fatal complication.

Learn about the flea life cycle and see how to kill fleas on dogs & cats with one tablet each month of Comfortis® (spinosad) flea treatment.

Depression: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology

Immunotherapy with PD-1/PDL-1 checkpoint inhibitors is transforming the landscape in advanced non-small cell lung cancer, prolonging survival to unprecedented lengths compared with chemotherapy alone.

Esophageal cancer has now joined the list of tumor types that can be treated with a checkpoint inhibitor — in this case, with pembrolizumab (Keytruda).

Daily aspirin may reduce the risk for progression to fibrosis and NASH in fatty liver disease, observational data suggest; more research is needed before recommending daily aspirin in NAFLD.

Does my child have ADHD? Only a licensed clinician can diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but if you suspect that your child has symptoms of ADHD, take this self-test and share the results with your child's doctor when requesting a thorough evaluation.