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Can fish for dinner lead to diabetes?
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 14 09
Making sure fish ends up on your dinner plate a couple of times a week may be a good way to cut your risk…
Positive trend for diabetic eye health; AMD may predict heart disease; vision impacts life success
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 01 09
Highlights of October’s Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, include good news on preserving vision in people with type 1 diabetes,…
Genes controlling insulin can alter timing of biological clock
• Diabetes • • Genetics • Sep 17 09
Many of the genes that regulate insulin also alter the timing of the circadian clock, a new study has found.
Although insulin responses were…
Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Sep 01 09
A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a typical low-fat, calorie-restricted diet for diabetes management, according to a study released Monday.
UCF discovery could open door to obesity, diabetes treatments
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Aug 26 09
At a time of alarming increases in obesity and associated diseases - and fiery debates about the cost of health care - a UCF…
Scarring key to link between obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Aug 13 09
The team, in collaboration with University Hospital Aintree, the University of Warwick and researchers in Sweden, found that people classified as obese and those…
Young Black Women Prone to Gain More Unhealthy Abdominal Fat than Hispanics
• Diabetes • • Fat, Dietary • • Gender: Female • Jul 14 09
Black women ages 20 to 29 are more prone to pack on unhealthy abdominal and visceral fat than Hispanic women the same age, and…
Assessing Asian Herbs to Fight Diabetes, Obesity
• Alternative Medicine • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jul 07 09
Thanks to a new collaboration between the nutrition department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a highly regarded Oriental medicine center in Korea,…
The Battle for CRTC2: How Obesity Increases the Risk for Diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 22 09
Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science’s understanding of the chain of events is still spotty.…
Diabetes drug shows promise in multiple sclerosis
• Diabetes • • Drug News • • Neurology • Jun 17 09
Treatment with the diabetes drug Actos, known technically as pioglitazone, seems to reduce brain shrinkage and may have other beneficial effects in people with…
Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Teens’ Risk Factors for Heart Disease, Diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Weight Loss • Jun 12 09
In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study…
Testosterone Replacement for Men with Low Testosterone Improves Liver Function, Metabolic Syndrome
• Diabetes • • Endocrinology • • Heart • Jun 12 09
In middle-aged and older men with low testosterone levels, long-term testosterone replacement therapy greatly improves their fatty liver disease and their risk factors…
Snoring pregnant women at higher risk for gestational diabetes
• Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Jun 12 09
If you are pregnant and your mate complains your frequent snoring is rattling the bedroom windows, you may have bigger problems than an annoyed,…
Obstructive sleep apnea, retinopathy linked in diabetes
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • May 19 09
The eyes may be the window into the soul, but they may also contain important medical information. According to new research to be presented…
Botox injections may ease diabetic foot pain
• Diabetes • • Neurology • May 07 09
People with diabetes often suffer from chronic foot pain because of nerve damage, but relief may be at hand. Taiwanese doctors have shown that…
Psoriasis linked to diabetes, hypertension
• Dermatology • • Diabetes • Apr 21 09
Women with psoriasis run a higher risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, perhaps because of the underlying inflammation that causes the skin condition,…
Diet change cuts diabetes risk in Latino teens
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Apr 08 09
Eating less sugar and more fiber can reduce the risk of diabetes in overweight Latino adolescents, new research shows.
Furthermore, according to findings…
Diabetes & Elevated Cholesterol Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Neurology • Mar 10 09
A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according…
Major Breakthrough May Lead to Better Drugs for Diabetes, Other Diseases
• Cancer: Breast • • Diabetes • • Drug News • Feb 14 09
For decades, scientists have studied nuclear hormone receptors to gain a better understanding of how they turn genes on and off throughout the body…
Athletes Not Spared From Health Risks of Metabolic Syndrome
• Diabetes • • Heart • Jan 14 09
College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart…
Treating Gum Disease Linked to Lower Medical Costs for Patients with Diabetes
• Dental Health • • Diabetes • Dec 24 08
A new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to…
Obese siblings of diabetic children at risk
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Dec 23 08
Compared with other overweight children, overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a significantly higher prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance,…
Protection from diabetic eye disease will decline
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 11 08
Compared with standard treatment, intensive control of type 1 diabetes can help stave off diabetic eye disease, but over time this benefit will decline,…
People with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type 2 Diabetes Share Same Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
• Arthritis • • Diabetes • • Heart • Oct 26 08
The risk of cardiovascular disease in people with rheumatoid arthritis is just as high as the risk in people with type 2 diabetes, according…
TAU computer scientists are cracking the code on the metabolism of human tissues
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Oct 16 08
Scientists know that different normal and diseased tissues behave differently. But a method that tells them just how they do so may one day…