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No Link Between Fat and Stroke Risk, Northwestern Researcher Finds
Unlike its scientifically established relationship to heart disease, dietary fat does not seem to be associated with risk for stroke according to an article in British Medical Journal.
Could Diabetes Treatments Fight Cancer?
Drugs that treat diabetes may also be effective against some cancers.
Diabetes Drug May Be New Tool in Treating Breast Cancer
Researchers have decoded the step-by-step process by which a class of anti-diabetes drugs inhibits cancerous tumor growth.
Researchers: Exercise Can Reduce Prevent Diabetes for People of any Weight
Taking a brisk half-hour walk every day can decrease a person's risk of developing diabetes regardless of their weight.
Even Health Professionals Who Treat Obesity are Biased Against Overweight Patients
Obesity specialists from physicians and researchers to pharmacologists and psychologists, showed significant anti-fat bias according to a recent study
New Findings About COX-2 Inhibitors and Renal Damage in Obesity-Related Type II Diabetes
New findings suggest altered kidney regulation of COX-2 occurs at very early stage in obesity-related diabetic nephropathy.
New Study Suggests a Specific Protein May Contribute to Erectile Disfunction for the Diabetic...
A new animal study suggests that protein kinase C may contribute to reduced erectile response for some.
Low-Sodium Diet Does Not Raise Blood Cholesterol Levels
Reducing the amount of sodium in a person's diet does not increase blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Two Commonly Prescribed Diabetes Drugs May Cause Heart Failure and Fluid Buildup
Two diabetes medications taken by more than 6 million Americans may lead to serious side effects.
Comfort-Food Cravings May Be Body’s Attempt to Put Brake on Chronic Stress
Researchers have identified a biochemical feedback system that could explain why some people crave comfort foods when they are chronically stressed.
Exercise and Weight Loss Reduces Excess Insulin and Lowers Blood Pressure in Syndrome X
Exercising and losing weight can significantly reduce the overproduction of insulin and lower the blood pressure of patients with Syndrome X.
Transplantation of Embryonic Pancreatic Tissue Controls Type 1 Diabetes in Rats
Animals were cured of their diabetes for the duration of the experiment, which lasted 15 weeks.
Mouse, Stripped of a Key Gene, Resists Diabetes
An engineered mouse now seems able to resist the onset of diabetes.
Product Used to Lower Cholesterol Works No Better Than Placebo
A natural extract often favored by health-conscious Americans as an alternative to manufactured drugs in lowering cholesterol has turned out to be no more effective than a placebo.
Expert Warns Children May Lead Shorter Lives Than Their Parents Because of Obesity
A new book warns that today's children might be the first generation in modern history to live shorter lives than their parents because of poor diet.
Food Portions May Explain the ‘French Paradox’ of Rich Foods and a Thin Population
Perplexing disconnect between France's rich cuisine and slender population can be explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller than those in America.
