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EASD: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Prevalent in Type 2 Diabetic Adolescents

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Adolescents and young adults with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have hypertension, generalized obesity, abdominal obesity, low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides and microalbuminuria, than their non-diabetic counterparts.

Treated Diabetes Associated With Increased Risk for Depression

Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008

Persons with treated type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for developing depression, while a more modest association was found between persons with depression and the risk of diabetes, according to a new study.

Vigorous Walking Slows Biological Aging to a Crawl

Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Just vigorous walking for about an hour a day five times a week can chop a dozen years off the biological age of persons 64 and older, according to a new research.

Why Not All Fat is Created Equal

Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The recent report that having a pot belly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous adipose iceberg.

Injuries and Masculinity Often Lead to Binge Drinking

Posted: Friday, April 11, 2008

Men who hold to "traditional" ideas about masculinity and male independence often turn to alcohol when suffering a serious injury, such as mental trauma, spinal chord injuries, or the loss of limbs. By dealing with their injuries in this manner, men that fit this mold have a much harder time living with, and rehabbing, these injuries, a University of Missouri study reports.

Rimonabant Diet Drug Misses Mark in Heart Study

Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Sanofi-Aventis SA's weight-loss drug rimonabant failed to slow heart disease by a key measure in obese patients with fat around the middle, and it significantly raised the risk of anxiety and depression.

Not Enough Sleep As A Child Could Lead To Future Problems

Posted: Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Children with sleeping problems are more likely to develop psychological problems, such as depression, aggression and anxiety, according to a new study.

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%.

Diabetes Prevention, Care, and Education Need To Be Targeted To Men and Women Differently

Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Women had higher expectations of the benefits of self-management along with more depressive symptoms.

Chronic Pain Could Lead To Brain Dysfunction

Posted: Monday, February 25, 2008

People suffering from chronic pain are often effected in many neurological functions and behaviors. This includes sleeping, depression, decision making and anxiety. A recent Northwestern University study is believed to have discovered the reason for this connection.