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Study: Diabetics Who Control Blood Sugar Have Fewer Complications

Diabetics who tightly control their blood sugar — even if only for the first decade after they are diagnosed — have lower risks of heart attack, death and other complications 10 or more years later, a large follow-up study has found. The discovery of this “legacy effect” may put new …

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Russia Opposes Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuke Program

MOSCOW – Russia made clear Saturday that it opposes a Western push for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Russia spoke out against a fourth round of U.N. sanctions against Tehran at a meeting of the five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany in Washington on Friday, …

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Edwards' Mistress Paid $14,000 for 'Video Excerpts'

WASHINGTON – New questions emerged Friday about John Edwards’ longtime chief fundraiser and secret efforts that protected the pregnant woman with whom the former presidential candidate has admitted a shameful affair in 2006. Fred Baron, Edwards’ national finance chairman and a wealthy Dallas-based trial attorney, has acknowledged he quietly began …

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