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Knocking Out Two Key Signals In The Liver Can Cause Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, February 18, 2005

revolutionary technique to turn off chemical signals inside the cell, scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered that the different metabolic abnormalities present in type 2 diabetes can be caused by knocking out two key signals in liver cells.

High-Risk Women Not Achieving Optimal Lipid Levels

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Only about one-third of eligible women are receiving cholesterol-lowering agents.

New research indicates that few high-risk women are achieving the optimal lipid levels set forth in recent guidelines by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Few Americans Aware They Have Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys.
Ten to 20 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease but most don't know it.

People With Diabetes Benefit More From Exercise Than Healthy People

Posted: Wednesday, December 01, 2004

People at high risk for heart disease benefit more from exercise than healthy people who exercise,
Even moderate physical activity can sharply reduce the chance of dying among people with diabetes, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors.

Diabetes Increases Risk For Liver, Pancreatic Cancers

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

People with type 2 diabetes have three to four times the risk of developing liver cancer, and more than twice the risk of developing pancreatic cancer than non-diabetic individuals

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Failure in US Doubled in Last Decade

Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Between 1990 and 2001, the prevalence of chronic kidney failure in the US rose from 697 to 1424 cases per million population, an increase of 104%.

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.

First OTC Cholesterol Drug Launched

Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

Britain became the first country in the world to sell a cholesterol-lowering drug without a prescription on Thursday when a low-dose "over-the-counter" (OTC) form of Merck & Co Inc's Zocor was launched

Diabetes Protects Against Prostate Cancer

Posted: Thursday, June 03, 2004

Findings from a new study provide further evidence that men with diabetes mellitus have a reduced risk of prostate cancer. After controlling for potential confounders, the authors found that diabetes was associated with a 36% reduction in the risk of prostate cancer.

Childhood Obesity A Major Problem And Is Getting Worse

Posted: Saturday, May 29, 2004

If an answer to this obesity epidemic is not found soon, for the first time this century, the present generation of children will not live as long as their parents "This trend shows us our children are becoming more obese at a younger age and if we don't address this problem, the health consequence for obesity include premature death from heart disease, diabetes, cancer, breathing problems and arthritis