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Visceral Fat Linked With Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Body fat distribution appears to be more important than obesity itself in determining risk for metabolic syndrome.

Body composition and inflammation are also associated with the severity of the syndrome

Effective Remedy for Blood Pressure Drop When Standing Up

Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2004

One-third were able to stop taking any other orthostatic hypotension medications, and others were able to lower the amount of other drugs needed.

Poor Sleep Increases Diabetes Risk

Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Impaired sleep physiology can have serious long-term health effects and increase the risk of diabetes.

Men who have a difficult time falling asleep or staying asleep may be at higher risk of developing diabetes as they get older.

Diabetes And Heart Disease Are Closely Connected

Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004

''It's a chain from obesity to diabetes to heart disease," said Heber, now director of UCLA's Center for Human Nutrition. ''In the next 10 years, 80 percent of all heart disease will be due to type 2 diabetes."

Diabetes And Heart Disease Are Closely Connected

Posted: Wednesday, October 13, 2004

''It's a chain from obesity to diabetes to heart disease," said Heber, now director of UCLA's Center for Human Nutrition. ''In the next 10 years, 80 percent of all heart disease will be due to type 2 diabetes

Affected Sibling Doubles Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Among subjects with type 1 diabetes, having a sibling with diabetic nephropathy doubles the risk that an individual will also have this renal complication. Other risk factors for diabetic nephropathy included male gender, being diagnosed with diabetes during puberty, and having a parent with type 2 diabetes.

Anger, Hostility And Depression Linked To Higher C-RP Levels

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

Otherwise healthy people who are prone to anger, hostility and depressive symptoms tend to have higher levels of a substance that's been linked to heart disease and stroke

Diabetics Benefit From More Frequent Monitoring

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

A team at Johns Hopkins University shows a link between elevated blood sugar of more than 150 milligrams per deciliter and complications. They look at previous evidence covering nearly 10,000 people with diabetes and learned that every one per cent rise in blood sugar was linked to an 18 per cent increase in heart disease complications.

Insulin Therapy Linked to Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

The risk for people on more than five years of insulin therapy was four times higher than the no-insulin group. People with type 2 diabetes who require long-term insulin therapy may be at greater risk of colorectal cancer, a small study suggests.

Intensive Insulin Therapy In Children And Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Reduces Lifetime Risk Of Retinopathy And Cataracts

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

The prolongation of conventional insulin therapy over 3.5 years increases the risk of retinopathy twice and the risk of cataract 5 times in patients with type 1 diabetes.