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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.

Big-Belly Might Lead To Dementia

Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008

Middle aged individuals who are overweight appear to be at higher risk for developing dementia later in life. A recent study has shown that being overweight (specifically in the abdominal region) in one's forties makes them almost three times more likely to develop dementia by age 70 than healthy middle aged individuals.

Stroke Risk Linked to Fasting Blood Glucose in Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Elevated fasting blood glucose levels among patients with diabetes are strongly linked to an increased adjusted risk for incident ischemic stroke and vascular events, according to the results of a cohort study.

Jelly in the Belly: A Diet Pill That Expands So You Don't

Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Italian scientists are testing a new diet pill that turns into a clear, gelatinous blob the size of a tennis ball that may help shrink waistlines by giving dieters a sense of satiety.

Insulin Resistance Predicts Stroke, Vascular Risk in Nondiabetics

Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2008

A new analysis from the Northern Manhattan Study suggests that insulin resistance is associated with an increased risk for a first ischemic stroke and combined vascular events in nondiabetics.

Deaths Higher for Strokes Treated at Night, on Weekends

Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Two new studies again suggest that stroke mortality is higher in patients who are admitted to the hospital during nights and on weekends.

Monitoring Health From Space: A New Use For GPS

Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have been found to be useful in a very different way than the standard navigation through seemingly illogical street grids. French researchers have recently used GPS to monitor the maximum walking distance (MWD) for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that can cause severe pain during walking and can lead to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Accord Study Stops Intensive Diabetes Management Due To Increase in Deaths

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Treating to normal blood sugars may cause an increase in death.

Study Identifies Key Factor that Links Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

One-fourth of Americans have Metabolic Syndrome. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have reported on a new study that has identified insulin resistance in the liver as a key factor in the cause of metabolic syndrome and its associated atherosclerosis, disorders that put tens of millions of Americans at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Resistance to Aspirin Increases Cardiovascular Event Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Patients ostensibly resistant to aspirin face significantly increased rates of life-threatening cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis has found.