Obesity in Preschool? It’s Not Unusual, UB Study Finds
Children are becoming obese as young as 3 years old, and obese 10-year-olds are showing abnormal liver function and abnormally high insulin levels, which may lead to type 2 diabetes.
Key Contributor to Diabetic Peripheral Nerve Disease Found
New findings suggest a key contributor to the problem of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which occurs in about one-half of all patients with diabetes. Emerging...
Animal Study: Gastric Bypass Improves Insulin Secretion
The majority of gastric bypass patients mysteriously recover from their type 2 diabetes within days, before any weight loss has taken place. A study has now shown that the insulin-producing beta cells increase in number and performance after the surgery.
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...
Lifestyle Changes, Blood Pressure Control are Key to Preventing Another Stroke
Stroke survivors should control their blood pressure, cholesterol and weight and do moderate physical activity regularly to avoid having another stroke.
Discovery: Healing Molecule Could Reduce Amputations for Diabetics
Healing molecule discovery could reduce limb amputations for diabetes patients by using the body's tissue repair system.
Waist Size Is Associated With The Metabolic Syndrome In Children
Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance in children and may offer a simple way to identify children with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Hearing Loss Tied to Iron Deficiency
Newly published JAMA study finds that an association exists between iron deficiency in adults and hearing loss. In a study published by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head &...
False Sense of Security Among Statin Users Leading to Heart Disease and Illnesses
People who take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol appear to have developed a false sense of security that could lead to heart disease and other obesity-related illnesses.
Better Fix for Chronic Wounds Uses Minimally-Invasive Skin Graft
A team at MU Health Care used a recently developed, minimally-invasive autograft harvesting system to care for patients with various types of chronic wounds. Data...
Few Stroke Patients Get To Hospital In Time For Treatment
Few people who are having a stroke get to the hospital in time to receive the clot-busting drug that reduces the chance of disability.
Nearly Two-thirds of GPs are Unaware that Insulin Resistance, a Fundamental Cause of Type...
While GPs’ understanding of the definition of insulin resistance is excellent (85% know it is the inability of the body to respond to its own insulin), the number of patients that it affects is being greatly underestimated.
Study: Antioxidant Selenium Offers No Heart-Disease Protection
Selenium does not protect against cardiovascular disease, despite its documented antioxidant and chemopreventive properties, analysis of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial covering 13 years has shown.
CSPI Downgrades Sucralose from “Caution” to “Avoid”
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has downgraded it's safety rating of the artificial sweetener sucralose for the second time in 3...
Pre-Diabetics Face Heightened Risk of Heart Disease
Older adults who have impaired glucose tolerance but who are not considered diabetic are at elevated risk for heart disease and may benefit from preventive therapies.
Increased Risk of Heart Disease for Arthritis Sufferers
A new study showed that the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with RA is due to disease-related inflammation as well as the risk factors which affect the general population.
