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The Tummy Tube That May Save Millions
Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011
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A new treatment for obesity and diabetes could save enough money to have a sizeable impact on the economy, a surgeon claims.
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Air Pollution Raises Risk of Diabetes in Kids
Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011
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While poor diet and lack of exercise are thought to be the leading causes of diabetes, exposure to polluted air early in life can also lead to the disease.
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Gaps in Pregnancy Diabetes Screening
Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011
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Only one third of gestational diabetes women undergo screening after delivery for diabetes, according to a new analysis of over one million patients.
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The Thrifty Gene as a Liability
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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In addition to fast food, desk jobs, and inertia, there is one more thing to blame for unwanted pounds -- our genome, which has apparently not caught up with the fact that we no longer live in the Stone Age.
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Diabetes Tied to Poor Impulse Control
Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to show poor impulse control in psychological testing than healthy people.
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New Guidelines for Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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New guidelines stress the crucial role that physical activity plays in the management of Type 2 diabetes: physicians should prescribe exercise.
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"The United States of Diabetes"
Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Diabetes will threaten the nation's economy as much as it does the health of individuals and the U.S. will spend $3.35 trillion on diabetes-related care in the next decade.
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It's a Blur for Diabetic Drinkers
Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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People with Type 2 diabetes who drink alcohol are at increased risk for blurry vision unrelated to retinopathy.
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New Report Ties Diabetes to Shortened Life Expectancy
Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Despite medical advances, a 50-year-old with the disease still can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease.
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Diastolic BP Less than 70 mm Hg in Diabetes Linked to Increased CV Risk
Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Diastolic blood pressure less than 70 mm Hg in patients with Type 2 diabetes is linked to increased CV risk, even when systolic BP is in target ranges.
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