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Diabetics With Mental Disorders at Increased Risk for Diabetic Complications

Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Diabetics with mental disorders do not have as good blood sugar control as diabetics without mental illness and are more likely to suffer one or more diabetes complication

Testosterone Deficiency Found in One Out of Three Diabetic Men

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Low testosterone production appears to be a common complication of type 2 diabetes in men, affecting 1 out of 3 diabetic patients, a new study has shown "This starts a whole new story on the crucial complications of type 2 diabetes,"

Atherosclerosis Begins Early in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

New study findings provide more evidence that atherosclerosis begins early in young persons with type 1 diabetes and underscore the need to monitor BP and lipid levels in adolescents with the disease. Study shows that atherosclerosis, begins early and that it relates to abnormalities of lipids and to diabetes complications.

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.

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.

Blood Pressure Rates on Rise Again in U.S.

Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2004

The number of American adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure.

A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four

Child Obesity Epidemic Report Is Grim

Posted: Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Childhood obesity in the United States looks significantly worse than previously believed, suggests the largest assessment ever of public school students

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The report indicates 40 percent of students in Arkansas are overweight or at risk of becoming so. The U.S. government estimates that 30 percent of the nation�s kids are overweight or on their way to being too heavy.

Hypertension Related to Body Weight

Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2004

A positive correlation was observed between blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) in both genders.
Young obese women loose their gender-related protective advantage in terms of the prevalence of hypertension.

"The public should be aware that the deleterious effects of obesity come early on," Dr. Sharabi continued, and young women should be particularly aware that hypertension might result if they are overweight.