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Type 2 Diabetes Progresses Faster in Kids: Study High blood pressure, other complications seen in adolescence WebMD News from HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Type 2 diabetes is more aggressive in children than adults, with signs of serious complications seen just a few years after diagnosis, new research finds.

Prostate Cancer Surgery May Not Always Up Survival Study Finds Surgery Doesn't Cut Death Risk Compared to Watchful Waiting for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer July 18, 2012 -- For men with early prostate cancer, surgery to remove the prostate gland appears to offer no survival advantage over watching and waiting, a new study shows.

Among Americans 30 and older, 13.7 percent of men and 11.9 percent of women have diabetes. Almost one-third of them have never received a diagnosis of the disease.