August 2002 Articles
August 2002 News Article Index
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| Bacterial Infections and Diabetes (08/30/02) New research shows treating children with diabetes for a common bacterial infection may help get their blood sugar under better control. |
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| Glucose Device OK For Kids (08/28/02) Children can now use a wrist-watch-like glucose monitoring device for diabetes. The Food and Drug Administration has OK'd the device for children, following its March 2001 approval for use by adults. |
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| Stress Relief Improves Diabetes Health (08/27/02) A stress management program may help people with type 2 diabetes improve their blood sugar levels, a new study shows |
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| Whole Grains Check Diabetes (08/23/02) Men, eat your whole grains - especially if you're middle-aged or older and you want to avoid getting Type II diabetes.The finding echoes the results of two other recent reports focusing on women and whole grain intake. |
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| UB Researcher Observes Strong Statistical Correlation Between Prevalence of Diabetes, Air Pollution (08/20/02) Pollutants may be concentrated in body fat of those who are obese. |
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| Hormone Found To Reduce Appetite By A Third (08/20/02) An international team of scientists has discovered a hormone that can significantly decrease the appetite, reducing the amount of food eaten in a day by a third. |
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| Women With PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and Their Siblings With Hormone Problems Have Same Gene Defect (08/20/02) Siblings of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have metabolic and hormonal abnormalities that are linked to the same gene defect that causes PCOS, a disorder associated with irregular periods, infertility, excessive body hair and increased risk for diabetes. |
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| Substance Found in Sharks Could Lead to Weight Loss Drug (08/20/02) A substance derived from dogfish sharks suppresses appetite and decreases body weight in rodents, making it a potential new, safe anti-obesity treatment. |
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| New Findings Change Understanding of Adult Stem Cells (08/20/02) Researchers have found neural stem cells in the peripheral nervous system of adult animals, where they were not believed to exist. |
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| Bigger Babies Face Lower Risk Of Future Diabetes (08/19/02) Babies that are longer and weigh more at birth may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes as adults. |
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| Birth Weight and Insulin Resistance (08/19/02) Researchers in Bristol, England say a baby's birth weight is related to the mother's insulin resistance in late adulthood. The study also shows women with the lightest and heaviest offspring had the highest risk of developing diabetes. |
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| More Kids Get Type 2 Diabetes (08/16/02) Ellie Figueroa, 18, knows about the risks of diabetes. But when Ellie was diagnosed with diabetes at 16, she was in such denial, she recalled recently, that after a few months she stopped injecting herself with the insulin her doctor prescribed. It was six months before she told her doctor -- six months of high blood-sugar levels working the slow damage that, over time, makes diabetics prone to heart disease, blindness, nerve damage and other complications. |
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| Stress Puts Heart To The Test (08/16/02) A study of Japanese women found those who reported high levels of mental stress faced twice the risk of stroke- and heart-related death than those who experienced low levels. The stressed-out women were about five years younger, more educated, more sedentary, thinner and more likely to have a history of hypertension or diabetes than were their low-stress counterparts |
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| Two Titans Battle Diabetes Daily (08/15/02) Titans safety Tony George still remembers the reaction of his new teammates when he pulled his kit from his locker and began emptying it on the bench in front of him. Needles. Alcohol swabs. A small bottle containing clear liquid. Then he lifted up his shirt and gave himself a shot. Today, every player around him knows George, signed by the Titans during the offseason, has diabetes. |
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| Young Diabetics and Unhealthy Weight Control (08/13/02) A new study shows a serious problem with young diabetics using unhealthy ways to control their weight. The study finds up to 10 percent of girls with diabetes misuse their insulin to control their weight. |
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| Vitamin E: Disease Prevention For Your Good Health (08/07/02) Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that protects our cells from damage caused by substances called free radicals. Antioxidants fight the free radicals that are produced when your body uses oxygen, such as when breathing, or when exposed to harsh substances like sunlight and cigarette smoke. Free radical damage is linked to development of diseases such as cancer and heart disease. |
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| Researchers Identify Pathway That Helps Keep Weight in Check (08/07/02) A study offers a new explanation for how the brain makes adjustments to the body's metabolic rate to prevent extra calories from turning into extra pounds. |
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| Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets Increase Risk of Kidney Stones and May Raise Bone Loss Risk (08/07/02) Popular low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may result in rapid weight loss, but researchers report that they also pose serious health problems. |
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| Cardiovascular Risk for Young Diabetics (08/05/02) Research has shown cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in patients with type 1 diabetes. A new study finds elevated levels of C-reactive protein could pinpoint young diabetics at risk for atherosclerosis. |
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