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Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

New research shows that the risk of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death and diabetes in men who underwent androgen deprivation therapy was 20 to 30 percent higher.

Gene Mutations Identify African-Americans Pre-Determined for Diabetes Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Blood samples were analyzed for differences (mutations) in DNA and RNA that affect the level of gene expression. The result of these mutations would cause the individual to be less able to metabolize carbohydrates.

Eating Out Too Often Can Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Those who ate two meals per week of fried chicken were at 68 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who ate none.

First Pancreas Removal and Islet Cell Transplantation Performed Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

A 21-year old airman severely wounded in Afghanistan is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, after several surgeries and an unprecedented transplant.

Diabetic Foot Ulcers Tied to Earlier Death Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Among people with diabetes, those who develop foot ulcers seem to die earlier than those without the complication, a new study finds.

Steroid Injections Slow Diabetes-Related Eye Disease Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to a report.

Height Is a Risk Factor for Amputations in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Taller patients with Type 2 diabetes are at greater risk for lower-limb amputations, according to a secondary analysis from the FIELD Study.

Approved Drug Slows Type 1 Diabetes Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

The drug rituximab already used to treat autoimmune disorders may also slow the destruction of insulin-producing cells in patients with insulin-dependent (Type 1) diabetes.

Novo Nordisk Begins Trial with Oral Insulin Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Novo Nordisk started the first human tests on an experimental insulin pill, NN1952, joining companies seeking to develop an alternative to daily injections for diabetes patients who need the hormone to control their disease.

Breastfeeding Curbs Heart and Diabetes Risk Factors Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Mothers who breastfeed seem to have a lower long-term risk of developing a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease than women who bottle-feed, a new study suggests.

 

 

 

 

 

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