Monthly Archives: March 2007

It is important for obesity surgery patients to take their prescribed vitamin supplements and to be alert for symptoms such as vomiting, confusion, lack of coordination and visual changes, signs of a serious neurological condition that can develop after the surgery.

The case against swigging soda just got stronger. A review of 88 studies finds strong evidence to reduce population consumption of soft drinks.

Premenopausal women who were assigned to follow the Atkins diet for one year lost more weight when compared to women who were assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish and LEARN diets.

New study calls into question not only how race-specific information is being gathered and interpreted by the medical community, but how it is presented to the public through media and pharmaceutical marketing.

The "diabetes clock" may start ticking in women years in advance of a medical diagnosis of the disease, new research has shown.

A study of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and those without shows that only one of the T1DM patients, as compared to healthy control participants, awakened upon hypoglycemia.

Diabetes case management that takes a patient's specific culture into consideration can help increase life expectancy and decrease the incidence of diabetes-related complications over the patient's lifetime.

Researchers have safely transplanted cardiac preprogrammed embryonic stem cells into diseased hearts of mice successfully regenerating infarcted heart muscle without precipitating the growth of a cancerous tumor which, so far, has impeded successful translation into practice of embryonic stem cell research.

The most important genes associated with a risk of developing type 2 diabetes have been identified, scientists report today in a new study.

Eli Lilly and Company announced the launch of the first insulin pen with memory, HumaPen MEMOIR, to help simplify the daily management of diabetes.

With the 'spring cleaning season' around the corner, the Canadian Diabetes Association needs help from the local community to reach a goal of collecting 1 million kilograms of clothing across the country this spring through its Clothesline(R) program.

A diet rich in black soya beans could help control weight, lower fat and cholesterol levels, and aid in the prevention of diabetes.

Changing how critically ill patients are treated with hydrocortisone could reduce hyperglycemia.

Men who regularly take commonly available and widely used pain relievers may have an increased risk of high blood pressure compared with those who do not use these medications.

Research shows that a combination statin therapy lowers bad cholesterol by an unprecedented 70 percent, and has the added benefit of reducing life-threatening inflammation that can lead to heart disease and stroke.

Researchers surveyed more than 1200 families to find out if parents had concerns about their children's weight and if they took any preventative action to avoid obesity in their children.