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Potential Treatment for Night Eating Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2003

Night eating syndrome (NES) appears to be related to disturbed circadian rhythms of food intake., new research suggests. The disorder may also run in families and appears to respond to sertraline treatment.

Younger Adults With Type 2 Diabetes 14 Times More Likely to Suffer Heart Attacks

Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2003

Young adults, age 18-44, who get type 2 diabetes are 14 times more likely to suffer a heart attack and up to 30 times more likely to have a stroke than their peers without diabetes Stroke Risk Increased Up to 30 Times.

Cholesterol Drugs Work Best in Evening

Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2003

New research confirms at least one common statin and probably most of the statins may be most effective when taken at night as opposed to the morning

10% of Those Who Get Diabetes, Will Get it Before the Age of 30 and Lose 14 Years of Life

Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2003

“Diabetes mellitus will likely be diagnosed during the lifetime of 1 in 3 males and 2 in 5 females born in the United States in the year 2000, while among minority populations the estimated lifetime risk of diabetes mellitus is even higher. Significant reductions in life expectancy. The researchers estimate that if an individual "is diagnosed at age 40 years, men will lose 11.6 life-years...and women will lose 14.3 life-years.

When Treating Diabetes, Physicians Told to "Separate The Disease From the Person"

Posted: Monday, October 27, 2003

Physicians need to re-think the way they address diabetes, beginning with the terminology they use. We need to separate the person from the disease," she said, noting that rather than using terms like "diabetics" or "patients with diabetes," health-care providers should say "people with diabetes" or "people affected by diabetes.

Year 2000 Babies High Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2003

One in three babies born in 2000 will likely develop diabetes in their lifetime, new CDC calulationsshow. Women and minorities face the greatest risk.Obesity is the driving factorfor th increase."The message here is for all Americans--diabetes is an epidemic."But thegood news is that in the last few years, studies are showing that it can be prevented or a least delayed."

Centralized Shared Diabetes Care Improves Quality of Care

Posted: Monday, October 06, 2003

From the results it was concluded that a Diabetes Service, providing GPs with individual therapy advice and patient education, resulted in better glycemic control over 3.5 years than an intervention aimed at improving the skills of GPs in combination with organizational changes in the general practice.

Driving After Retinopathy Exam Is Dangerous

Posted: Monday, October 06, 2003

there is no consistent practice with regard to either the use of dilating drops in drivers or in ensuring that arrangements are made for subsequent adequate visual inspection in those whom dilatory drops are not instilled.

Even Health Professionals Who Treat Obesity Are Biased Against Overweight Patients

Posted: Monday, October 06, 2003

On both implicit and explicit measures, health professionals associated the stereotypes lazy, stupid and worthless with obese people.The findings were particularly noteworthy since the sample was comprised of professionals who treat and study obesity, a group that understands that obesity results from genetic and environmental factors and is not simply a function of individual behavior

Gastric Bypass Surgery Resolves Diabetes In Most Patients: Study

Posted: Friday, October 03, 2003

Washington - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study on obese people with Type 2 diabetes, who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery (LGBP), has revealed that 83 percent of them experienced a resolution of their disease. The study suggests that early surgical intervention increases the likelihood of rendering these patients euglycemic. Younger diabetes patients with less severe disease stand to gain more from the surgery by circumventing years of progressive, debilitating disease.

"Younger diabetes patients with less severe disease stand to gain more from the surgery by circumventing years of progressive, debilitating disease," he added.