Diabetes
Exercise prevents fructose-induced hypertriglyceridemia
(HealthDay)—Moderate aerobic exercise prevents fructose-induced hypertriglyceridemia in healthy males, according to a study published online May 14 in Diabetes.
May 17, 2013
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Cardiology
Heart-healthy diet helps men lower bad cholesterol, regardless of weight loss
A heart-healthy diet helped men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and ...
May 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Metformin treatment beneficial for obese children, teens
(HealthDay)—Obese children and adolescents treated with twice-daily metformin have significantly improved body mass index standard deviation scores (BMI-SDS), fasting glucose, and other metabolic risk factors, according ...
Dec 21, 2012
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Diabetes
Metformin improves blood glucose levels and BMI in very obese children
Metformin therapy has a beneficial treatment effect over placebo in improving body mass index (BMI) and fasting glucose levels in obese children, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...
Dec 10, 2012
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Immunology
How a virus might make you diabetic later in life
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the viruses that most infected people carry without ill effects. Once infected you are infected for life and, although it normally is dormant, it can become active again at any point in time. ...
Aug 27, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Middle-aged women who were child abuse victims at increased risk for heart disease, diabetes
Middle-aged women who report having been physically abused as children are about two times more likely than other women their age to have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, a larger waistline and poor cholesterol levels, ...
Jul 11, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prolonged disability predictors identified for low back pain
(HealthDay) -- In patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP), impaired fasting glucose tolerance, greater pain-related disability, higher body mass index, and lower quality of life (QoL) at baseline are all associated ...
Jun 28, 2012
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Diabetes
Polycystic ovarian syndrome ups risk of type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay) -- Middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a prospective long-term study published online June 14 in Diabetes.
Jun 22, 2012
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Diabetes
Hemoglobin A1C inadequate for postpartum diabetes screening
(HealthDay) -- For postpartum women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the hemoglobin A1c (A1C) test criteria alone or in combination with fasting glucose test criteria does not provide sensitive and specific ...
Jun 19, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tool identifies teens with impaired fasting glucose
(HealthDay) -- More effective than body mass index (BMI) alone, the Tool for Assessing Glucose Impairment (TAG-IT) for adolescents (TAG-IT-A) is a simple screening tool that identifies adolescents who may have impaired fasting ...
Jun 15, 2012
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