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Excess maternal weight before and during pregnancy can result in larger babies

Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or ...

Pediatrics created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies target for diabetes drug

New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) points to the naturally produced protein apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) as a potential target for a new diabetes therapeutic.

Diabetes created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experimental bariatric surgery controls blood sugar with diabetic rats

For the first time, scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have shown that an experimental bariatric surgery can lower blood sugar levels in rats with type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

High blood pressure affects 1 in 3: WHO (Update)

One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key trigger of heart disease, health experts said on Wednesday while underlining the growing number of cases in developing countries.

Health created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New inflammation hormone link may pave way to study new drugs for Type 2 diabetes

A new link between obesity and type 2 diabetes found in mice could open the door to exploring new potential drug treatments for diabetes, University of Michigan Health System research has found.

Diabetes created May 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amino acid levels linked to type 2 diabetes risk

(HealthDay) -- Levels of some amino acids are associated with glycemia and insulin resistance and predict the development of type 2 diabetes in men, according to a study published online May 2 in Diabetes.

Diabetes created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies possible protective blood factors against Type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in collaboration with Nurses' Health Study investigators have shown that levels of certain related proteins found in blood are associated with a greatly ...

Diabetes created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is there a link between mood and glucose control in diabetes?

When blood sugar levels in diabetes are poorly controlled, patients tend to have more complications such as depression and other mood disturbances, including anxiety and anger, and a lower overall quality of life. A better ...

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Study questions the relevance of benchmarks among CABG patients receiving insulin infusions

Cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks ...

Cardiology created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study seeks to improve stroke outcomes by optimizing blood glucose control

About 40 percent of ischemic stroke patients arrive at the hospital with high blood glucose levels that can worsen their brain damage, say physicians working to stop the additional loss.

Medical research created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

2 drugs better than 1 to treat youth with type 2 diabetes

A combination of two diabetes drugs, metformin and rosiglitazone, was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than metformin alone, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ...

Diabetes created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients with Type 2 diabetes may not benefit from oral medication as well as insulin

Patients suffering from type 2 diabetes may not benefit from taking both an oral glucose lowering drug (metformin) and insulin instead of insulin alone, a study published on bmj.com claims.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chew on this: study finds additional chewing reduces food intake in young adults

(Medical Xpress) -- A new Iowa State University study confirms your mom was right, you should chew your food thoroughly. Mom's logic was that proper chewing would ease digestion, but the ISU research found that chewing food ...

Health created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study assesses glucose monitoring trends in tweens

(HealthDay) -- During the transition to adolescence, children with type 1 diabetes monitor their blood glucose less frequently, resulting in significant increases in HbA1c levels, according to research published ...

Diabetes created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart failure patients with diabetes may benefit from higher glucose levels

Lowering glucose levels for people with diabetes is normally critical to improving health outcomes. But for those with heart failure, that might not always be the case, say UCLA researchers.

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast