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Newly developed, simple test for gestational diabetes

The increasingly common condition of gestational diabetes can have serious consequences for both the mother and child if left untreated. Prompt diagnosis and therapy can protect against these consequences. ...

Diabetes created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Head-to-head trial of two diabetes drugs yields mixed results

A direct, head-to-head comparison of two of the newer treatments available for type 2 diabetes yielded mixed results.

Diabetes created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Popular diabetes meds put to the test

(HealthDay)—Patients with diabetes who were treated with the popular oral medication metformin face a lower risk of heart attack, stroke or death than those taking sulfonylureas, another common option, ...

Diabetes created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pancreas stem cell discovery may lead to new diabetes treatments

(Medical Xpress)—Stem cells in the adult pancreas have been identified that can be turned into insulin producing cells, a finding that means people with type 1 diabetes might one day be able to regenerate ...

Diabetes created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New diabetes guidelines may lower patient medical bills

(HealthDay)— New guidelines issued by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Thursday may reduce the number of people who need to take blood pressure medications, and they may help more people get insurance ...

Diabetes created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

FDA approves 3 new drugs for type 2 diabetes

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Friday approved three new medications to help people battle type 2 diabetes.

Medications created Jan 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Olive oil makes you feel full

Work groups at Technische Universität München (TUM) under Prof. Peter Schieberle and at the University of Vienna under Prof. Veronika Somoza studied four different edible fats and oils: Lard, butterfat, rapeseed oil and ...

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Trial shows 'high tech' approaches help reduce diabetes-related complications

As global rates of diabetes escalate, a new computerised self-care system for people with Type 2 diabetes has been shown to significantly improve diabetes control and mental health-related quality of life, ...

Diabetes created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New mouse model confirms how type 2 diabetes develops

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2 diabetes develops and how the body responds to drug treatment. Long-term ...

Diabetes created May 03, 2013 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

How to avoid heart disease and cancer at the same time

(Medical Xpress) -- Consider it the ultimate health twofer. A new Northwestern Medicine study shows the behaviors and risk factors that reduce the incidence of heart disease also substantially lower the risk of lung, breast, ...

Cardiology created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study shows surprise regarding important hormone level

Cortisol may be the Swiss Army knife of hormones in the human body -- just when scientists think they understand what it does, another function pops up. While many of these functions are understood for adults, much less is ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Liver fat gets a wake-up call that maintains blood sugar levels

A Penn research team, led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, reports in Nature Medicine that m ...

Medical research created May 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Over 50? Checklist may predict if you'll be alive in 10 years

(HealthDay)—A simple checklist could help doctors estimate whether an older patient will be alive 10 years from now, according to a new study.

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Type 1 diabetes and heart disease linked by inflammatory protein

Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes appears to increase the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death among people with high blood sugar, partly by stimulating the production of calprotectin, a protein that sparks ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 07, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes

A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for me ...

Diabetes created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast