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1 In 5 Youth With Diabetes Has Heart Risk
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Overall roughly 20 percent of young people with diabetes (92% in those with type 2 and 14% in those with type 1) experience at least two additional cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study.
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Usefulness of BMI is Suspect
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Other techniques that measure how the weight is distributed on the body are thought to provide a better way to assess risk.
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Study Shows Just How Effective Exercise is as a Treatment Option for Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Now, a new systematic review shows that exercise helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels, increases the body's sensitivity to insulin and decreases blood lipids (fats) while also helping to burn body fat.
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Strength Training Can Prevent the Onset of Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, August 03, 2006
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Study showed that overweight teenage boys who lifted weights twice per week for 16 weeks significantly reduced their insulin resistance.
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Millions of Teens Have Precursor for Diabetes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose levels among US adolescents.
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Diabetes Treatment Benefits Dementia
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions appear to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but drugs that help regulate blood sugar may help patients with dementia as well, researchers report.
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Diabetes Increasingly Prevalent in Heart Failure
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing among older persons with heart failure, and diabetes is a significant independent risk factor for death in these patients.
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Gene Variant "Powerful Predictor" of Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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But lifestyle changes, such as exercise, counteract effects of this gene, study suggests.
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Pres. Bush Veto’s Bill To Further Embryonic Stem-Cell Research
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Speaking in Washington, President Bush declared that the proposed law would have supported ' the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others and it crosses a real moral boundary that our society needs to respect.'
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Sweet News for Consumers of Sugar Substitutes
Posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
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Sugar substitutes receive a strong endorsement this month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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