Yearly Archives: 2003

A child who is overweight and unfit may already be on the road to developing insulin resistance, an early sign of diabetes, researchers have reported.

People with short upper legs are more likely to have glucose intolerance or diabetes, researchers have reported.

People who eat breakfast are significantly less likely to be obese and diabetic than those who usually don't, according to researchers.

Women who spend nine or more hours a week caring for an ill or disabled spouse have an increased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study.

A major new study will test the best approaches to lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Opposition to any weight loss approach that fails to take into account overall health considerations.

The majority of patients who take baby or coated aspirin to prevent strokes are not getting the blood-thinning results they may need to help avoid these health threats.

A new optics technology may allow doctors to focus in on earlier diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as diabetes and glaucoma.

Researchers have shown that a drug can simultaneously block three of the major biochemical pathways responsible for the blood-vessel damage that causes serious diabetic complications.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that adults with high blood pressure or high cholesterol be screened for Type 2 diabetes.

Lowering blood pressure can reduce heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in people with diabetes who also have clogged leg arteries.

Study could lead to new therapies for heart disease.

Obesity cannot be easily explained as simply a breakdown in willpower.

Research into the insulin-producing beta cell of the pancreas may offer a key into the development of diabetes mellitus.

Minorities with diabetes are less likely to be vaccinated for the flu and pneumonia than whites are - even when they have equal healthcare access, insurance and socioeconomic status.

Elderly men and women with normal body weight still may be at risk for developing type 2 diabetes if they have large amounts of muscle fat or visceral abdominal fat.