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Epidemic Of Type 2 Diabetes Linked To Vaccine Inflammation

Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Newly published data by Dr. J. Barthelow Classen in The Open Endocrinology Journal shows a 50% reduction of type 2 diabetes occurred in Japanese children following the discontinuation of a single vaccine to prevent tuberculosis.

Periodontal Disease Causes Gestational Diabetes In Pregnant Women

Posted: Friday, April 04, 2008

Dr. Ananda P. Dasanayake, a professor of epidemiology and health promotion at the NYU College of Dentistry, led the study on 256 women at New York s Bellevue Hospital Center through their first six months of pregnancy.

New Software Helps Find Origin of Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008

A new statistical software may be a valuable tool in identifying genetic variations that lead to chronic diseases like diabetes. Mathematicians at Michigan Technological University have used this software to identify 11 genetic variations that might lead to type 2 diabetes.

The Connection Between Antidepressants and Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008

People clinically diagnosed with depression who are taking antidepressants appear to be at increased risk for diabetes. Studies in the past have suggested a connection between people with depression and the higher occurrence of diabetes due mostly to common lifestyle choices of depressed people, but this study says that people on antidepressants could possibly increase their risk of type 2 diabetes by more than 30%.

Cognitive Impairment May Precede Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Impaired cognitive function at age 11 appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, a study indicates.

High Fructose Corn Syrup and Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Researchers at Rutgers University found that soft drinks sweetened with HFCS may contribute to the development of diabetes, particularly in children.

Uric Acid Provides Early Clues To Diabetic Kidney Disease

Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease--appearing before any significant change in urine albumin level, the standard screening test.

Breast-Feeding Curbs Type 2 Diabetes Later

Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2008

Breast-fed babies appear to be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes when they reach adolescence, according to findings published in the medical journal Diabetes Care.

Simple Test Predicts Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, March 20, 2008

Researchers are developing a simple test which follows a new cellular pathway, that may predict whether a child will develop Type 1 diabetes.

Manipulating Protein Might Prevent Blindness for Patients with Retinopathy and AMD

Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008

Two of the leading causes of blindness are diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Recent research has found that by activating a particular blood vessel protein, these two conditions can potentially be prevented and even reversed, greatly reducing any risk of permanent blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of blindness for young and middle-aged individuals ("working age"), while AMD is the most common cause of blindness for people over age 65.