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Exercise Key in Control of Type 2 Diabetes: 103 Studies

Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

The review found, studies that focused only on boosting exercise levels yielded greater benefits than those that tried to change patients' diets, exercise habits and medication adherence all at once.

Teach Doctors To Cook And Walk

Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2007

Walk two miles and call me in the morning. That's what doctors could soon prescribe if the new leaders of two major medical groups have their way.

Diabetes Reduces Life Expectancy by 8 Years

Posted: Friday, June 22, 2007

Before heart disease even develops among patients with heart disease, the effects on life expectancy have already begun, found researchers.

Oral Contraceptive Use May Raise Gestational Diabetes Risk

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

The results of this study suggest that the use of certain types of hormonal contraceptives during the 5 years leading up to a pregnancy may be associated with the risk of developing gestational diabetes.

Diabetes Drug Use Triples for Girls

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

The number of adolescent girls taking drugs for Type 2 diabetes nearly tripled in just five years.

Baby Boomers First Generation With Shorter Life Spans Than Their Parents

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Baby boomers might be the first generation to enter retirement in worse health than their parents, according to a growing body of evidence, the Washington Post reports.

Type 2 Diabetes Often Asymptomatic in Children

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

The overall prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased 5-fold in the United States since the 1960s, and children and adolescents are among those affected. However, children often exhibit no symptoms.
Therefore, physicians need to be alert for this disease in children and open to the possibility that patients in their 20s might be suffering from the long-term complications of preexisting type 2 disease.

Mortality Markedly Increased in Children With Celiac Disease

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Long-term all-cause mortality rates among people diagnosed with celiac disease in childhood are threefold higher than population mortality rates.

Cut Heart Risk by Eating Less Salt: New Study

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Studies show a lower-salt diet lowers risk of heart disease and stroke. "Americans consume much more sodium than is necessary and it comes mostly from processed foods and the foods we eat in restaurants."

'Clean' Children At Greater Risk Of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007

Better hygiene and clean environmental living conditions lead to a greater risk of diabetes in children, according to a new study.