News articles tagged with 'diabetes'
Good news on multiple sclerosis and pregnancy
— 19 Nov 2009 18:18 | HealthThere is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A new study shows that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only... — full story
Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic patients with heart disease
— 18 Nov 2009 10:20 | HealthMany patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University... — full story
Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients
— 10 Nov 2009 15:30 | HealthPhysician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr Keith Melancon,... — full story
A 'spoonful of sugar' makes the worms' life span go down
— 4 Nov 2009 14:03 | HealthIf worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers reporting in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell... — full story
New class of molecules may help prevent fatal complication in patients with kidney disease
— 4 Nov 2009 13:11 | HealthResearchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have made an important discovery about why potassium builds up to dangerous levels in the bloodstream, a relatively common... — full story
AAP supports the IDF guideline on oral health for people with diabetes
— 4 Nov 2009 12:56 | HealthNew clinical guidelines released by the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) emphasise the importance of periodontal health for people with diabetes. Diabetes affects approximately... — full story
UM scientists create fruit fly model to help unravel genetics of human diabetes
— 3 Nov 2009 09:55 | HealthAs rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to pinpoint the causes and... — full story
Lifestyle changes may stave off diabetes for a decade
— 3 Nov 2009 08:59 | HealthSustaining modest weight loss for 10 years, or taking an anti-diabetic drug over that time, can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for developing... — full story
Lifestyle changes, drug lower type 2 diabetes risk
— 29 Oct 2009 09:16 | HealthIntensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease... — full story
Protein critical for insulin secretion may be contributor to diabetes
— 28 Oct 2009 13:07 | HealthA cellular protein from a family involved in several human diseases is crucial for the proper production and release of insulin, new research has found, suggesting that the protein... — full story