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Diabetes Increases Incontinence for Older Women

Posted: Friday, July 22, 2005

More than half of postmenopausal women have had a recent episode of urinary incontinence, according to new research, and the severity of symptoms increases with a history of diabetes.

New Lipid Management Guidelines for Women at High Risk of Heart Disease

Posted: Monday, June 13, 2005

Cardiac disease has decreased in men during the last two decades but not in women. New in the guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for lipid management are three recommendations

Diabetes Increases Risk of Urinary Infection in Postmenopausal Women

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Preventing Diabetes Hospitalizations Could Save U.S. $2.5 Billion Annually

Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005

Hospital costs for patients with multiple stays averaged $23,100 and women with diabetes were two to four times as likely to be hospitalized for cardiovascular disease as women who did not have diabetes

Preventing Diabetes Hospitalizations Could Save U.S. $2.5 Billion Annually

Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005

Hospital costs for patients with multiple stays averaged $23,100 and women with diabetes were two to four times as likely to be hospitalized for cardiovascular disease as women who did not have diabetes

High-Risk Women Not Achieving Optimal Lipid Levels

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Only about one-third of eligible women are receiving cholesterol-lowering agents.

New research indicates that few high-risk women are achieving the optimal lipid levels set forth in recent guidelines by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Pregnancy Outcomes Worsening for Diabetic Women

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Womens with type 2 diabetes at risk for several poor pregnancy outcomes. Moreover, the result of pregnancy fortype 2 diabetes has actually deteriorated in the last 10 years.

Depression Increases Insulin Resistance, Diabetes in Middle-Aged Women

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Results of a new study provide more evidence that depression influences glucose metabolism and risk of diabetes. The incidence of diabetes was highest in African-American women in the 3 years of follow-up and was more than twice that of white women.

Obesity May Lead to Brain Loss

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Swedish researchers found that women who were obese throughout their adult lives were more likely to lose brain tissue, a condition known as brain atrophy that has been linked to impaired brain function and dementia.

Too Much Vitamin C Not Good for Diabetics' Hearts

Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004

The study, which followed nearly 2,000 postmenopausal women with diabetes for 15 years, found that those who took heavy doses of vitamin C supplements -- 300 milligrams (mg) a day or more -- were roughly twice as likely to die of heart disease or stroke compared with women who took no supplemental C.