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New Test Predicts Diabetic Nephropathy Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

Urine proteomic profiling can predict the development of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients with normoalbuminuria well before the condition arises, according to a new report.

Internal Clock Causes Morning Blood Pressure Changes Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

It has been known for decades that heart attacks and strokes occur most frequently in the early-morning hours. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have provided the first evidence for the role of our body's internal molecular clock in controlling blood pressure and a mechanism by which this occurs.

Diabetes Risk Factors Develop Earlier in Women Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

The "diabetes clock" may start ticking in women years in advance of a medical diagnosis of the disease, new research has shown.

Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes Due to Defect in Brain Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

A new study sheds additional light on how erectile dysfunction (ED) interacts with diabetes. The study is another step in uncovering the link between the two disorders, and may lead to improved efficacy in erectile dysfunction treatments.

Shortage of Endocrinologists Expected to Get Even Worse Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

Practicing endocrinologists are in short supply in many areas of the country, and the situation only has worsened since a 2003 study that showed the national supply to be 12% lower than demand, according to several experts.

Diabetes Linked with Onset of Alzheimer's Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

American researchers have found evidence that diabetes can slow down the brain, and diabetics are 65 per cent more likely to develop Alzheimer's than people with normal blood sugar levels.

Diabetes Soars in the Under Fives Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

The number of under-fives with the condition increased five-fold - meaning it affected one child in every 1,000 by 2004.

Replacing Red Meat With Soy Improves Metabolic Syndrome Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

Soy as a replacement for red meat in a DASH eating plan had beneficial effects on features of the metabolic syndrome, soy-nut being more effective than soy-protein.

The Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease is on the Rise, According to CDC Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

In the period from 1999 to 2004, 16.8% of the U.S. population ages 20 and older had chronic kidney disease, up from 14.5% in the period from 1988 to 1994. The difference represents a 15.9% increase based on crude estimates of prevalence.

ASIA Is Now Part of the Growing Diabetes Epidemic Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

It is now expected to reach epidemic proportions as they become affluent middle class.

 

 

 

 

 

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