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Low-Carb Diet Reduces Blood Pressure
Posted: Sunday, February 07, 2010
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Researchers have found a low-carbohydrate diet helps people lose weight as effectively as a popular weight loss drug, and trumps the drug at lowering blood pressure.
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Fast Food Menus with Calorie Information Lead to Lower Calorie Selections
Posted: Sunday, February 07, 2010
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Putting nutrition labels on fast food may lead parents to pick lower-calorie meals for their children, researchers say.
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Family Fat Explains Some of Family Diabetes Risk
Posted: Sunday, February 07, 2010
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Having Type 2 diabetes in the family more than doubles a woman's own risk of developing the disease, new research shows.
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Preventing Diabetes with Lifestyle Changes Can Persist for at Least 10 Years
Posted: Sunday, February 07, 2010
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Ten-Year follow-up of diabetes incidence and weight loss in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study shows positive results.
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A Few Extra Pounds Can Benefit Older People
Posted: Sunday, February 07, 2010
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A little excess weight after age 70 could do the body some good, according to results of a study involving 9,000 older patients.
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Medical Professionals Failing to Tell Patients They Are Not Fit to Drive
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Many healthcare professionals are failing to advise people with medical conditions that could affect their ability to drive whether they should get behind the wheel, according to new research.
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Protein New Target for Obesity, Diabetes Therapies
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Molecule regulates flip of a metabolic switch. A little bit of stress might be just what the doctor ordered to combat obesity and diabetes.
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New Data Prompt Renewed Calls for Public Health Initiative to Cut Salt in US Diet
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010
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New statistical projections suggest that slashing salt in the US diet by 3 g per day would have huge benefits, reducing the annual number of new cases of coronary heart disease, strokes, and MI's and potentially saving up to 90,000 lives a year.
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Physical Activity Associated with Healthier Aging
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Studies in Archives of Internal Medicine detail associations between exercise and cognitive function, bone density and overall health.
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HbA1c Screening in Routine Clinical Practice
Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010
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Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) may be useful for diabetes screening and diagnosis in routine clinical practice, according to the results of a new study.
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