Nicotine By-Product Reacts with Proteins; May Contribute to The Pathology of Diabetes, Cancer, Aging,...
Two researchers have discovered that a chemical called nornicotine — which is naturally present in tobacco — may contribute to the pathology of diabetes, cancer, aging, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Postpartum Depression Symptoms Linked to Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes Increases risk of postpartum depression according to recent study. The effects appear within a certain time frame during and after pregnancy...
Researchers: Statin Users Risk Heart Attacks by Dropping Treatment or Taking Low Doses
Thousands of statin users worldwide are suffering preventable heart attacks, simply because they are not complying with their treatment or are taking too low a dose, according to new research.
Moderate Fitness Lowers Risk of Death for Normal Weight or Obese Men with Type...
Being even moderately physically fit lowers a diabetic man's risk of death, regardless of his weight, according to a new study.
Guidant Initiates Voluntary Physician Advisory on Certain Pacemakers
Guidant Corporation announced that it is informing physicians about two separate failure modes, each occurring at a low rate, being monitored within the INSIGNIA® and NEXUS® families of Guidant implantable pacemakers.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Diabetic Women Less Likely to Undergo Mammograms
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that women with diabetes were significantly less likely to undergo screening for breast cancer by mammography than patients in a control group.
Common Blood Pressure Medicine an Effective Type 1 Diabetes Therapy, Clinical Trial Reveals
Safe and effective therapy discovered to reduce insulin requirements and hypoglycemic episodes in certain Type 1 diabetics using a common blood pressure drug.
Early Childhood Diet May Influence Future Health, Diabetes
If you have trouble keeping weight off and you're wondering why - the surprising answer may well be the cheeseburgers you ate - when you were a toddler.
Sugar Addiction: Brain Sugar Switch Discovered
Researchers have discovered what they are calling a brain sugar switch that may curb sugar addiction. Researchers at Technical University of Munich discovered that our...
Severity of Diabetes is Key Determinant of Heart Transplant Success
Having diabetes should not automatically disqualify you from being considered for a heart transplant, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Sobering Statistics on Physical Inactivity in the US
The statistics of physical inactivity in the U.S. are staggering and quite the eye opener. What do a prominent physiologist and two-time survivor of pancreatic...
Triglycerides Count in Managing Heart Disease Risk
Cholesterol, both good and bad, gets plenty of attention when the subject is reducing the risk of heart disease. Yet triglycerides, a form of fat that circulates in the blood, merit similar attention.
Nationwide Recall of Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets Used for Hypertension and Edema
Unichem is recalling 25mg Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets after a report that a Clopidogrel tablet was found in a bottle of the product. It can be...
New Cholesterol Guidelines Released
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) issued major new clinical practice guidelines on the prevention and management of high cholesterol in adults. The guidelines are the first major update from NCEP in nearly a decade.
Lower Cholesterol with a Vegetarian Diet – and Vegan is Even Better
Researchers have found that plant-based vegetarian diets, especially vegan diets, are associated with lower levels of total cholesterol.
Study Examines Relationship Between Parental Perception Of Neighborhood Safety And Obesity
If mothers of preschoolers perceive their neighborhood as unsafe, their children tend to watch more television, but differ little in amounts of outdoor play or overweight, compared to peers in safer neighborhoods.
