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Inflammation CVD Connection Uncovered Posted: Sunday, August 03, 2008

Inflammation is known to be a major contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but there has been minimal understanding as to the fine details of this connection. A recent study has discovered that the protein plasminogen is responsible, which could lead to the development of treatments to target the protein and help prevent inflammation caused CVD.

Number of Patients with Diabetes Climbs to 24 Million Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. in 2007 was estimated at 23.6 million patients -- or 7.8% of the population -- an increase of three million cases since 2005, according to the CDC. Patients 60 and older remained disproportionately affected, with the prevalence of the disease reaching 23.1% in that age group. In addition, the CDC said, 57 million patients had pre-diabetes.

How Fructose Is Linked To Fat Build-up Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Fat build-up from fructose consumption may be greater than what occurs when we eat other types of sugars, such as glucose and sucrose, according to a new study. One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly.

Two Studies Shows Lifestyle Can Alter Gene Activity and Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Researchers found that lifestyle factors, such as lack of exercise, can change the activity of genes involved in insulin resistance. And also that environment contributes more than heredity to the development of insulin resistance.

Bariatric Surgery Found Superior to Drugs in Controlling Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

For morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery led to more improvement in A1c than standard treatment, a retrospective analysis showed. HbA1c levels decreased from a mean of 7.5% pre-surgery to 5.8% after one year.

Endos Issue Consensus Statement on Pre-Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008

It is good to see that there is more concern for those at risk for diabetes. The treatment of pre-diabetes requires intensive lifestyle modification and the use of metformin and acarbose for controlling glycemia for high-risk patients, declared a consensus statement issued by the American College of Endocrinology task force.

Immune System Overreaction Reason for Severe Viral Infection Symptoms in Smokers Posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008

Several viral infections demonstrate more severe symptoms in smokers than non-smokers. The mechanism by which this occurs appears to have been found in a recent study. Influenza (flu), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were of primary focus in the study.

Elderly Obesity Costly for Everyone Posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008

Obese elderly individuals are not only doing harm to their own health, but to the financial health of every tax paying American citizen. According to a recent study, the health care costs for obese elderly individuals are substantially higher than those of normal weight, accounting for a disproportionate amount of the tax funded medicare program.

Alpha-Linolenic Acid Reduces Risk of Nonfatal MI Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The consumption of a diet containing vegetable oils rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is associated with significant reductions in the risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), a new study has shown.

All Sweeteners Not The Same For Managing Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

New research shows that some sweeteners, especially date sugar and dark brown sugars, contain antioxidants that have the potential to control diabetes-linked heart disease and high blood pressure. Some sweeteners used in the study also had the ability to inhibit the activity of a key enzyme related to Type 2 diabetes.

 

 

 

 

 

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