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Explore our short,easy-to-read treatment summaries to learn more about medicines to treat and control type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </li> <li id="heart-conditions"> <h3><a href="/web/20140712230113/http://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/treatmentoptions/consumer-heart-conditions.html">Heart Conditions</a></h3> <img src="/web/20140712230113im_/http://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/treatmentoptions/images/heart.jpg" alt="Heart Conditions" class="mob"> <p>Coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol increase the risk of death for men and women. 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Explore our short,easy-to-read treatment summaries to learn more about medicines to treat and control type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </li> <li id="heart-conditions"> <h3><a href="/web/20140712230113/http://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/treatmentoptions/consumer-heart-conditions.html">Heart Conditions</a></h3> <img src="/web/20140712230113im_/http://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/treatmentoptions/images/heart.jpg" alt="Heart Conditions" class="mob"> <p>Coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol increase the risk of death for men and women. 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