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With obesity rates rising, governments will have to decide between paying for reduction operations such as lap banding now, or facing higher obesity-related costs later.
A potential new cure for diabetes is being tested here in Philadelphia. More than 20 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, and many more who are undiagnosed. Medication and insulin help treat the condition, but now doctors are looking for a way to cure it, and it's being tested locally.