This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information:
verify here.

Rewarding for
you and us
Defeat Diabetes Foundation

Defeat Diabetes
Foundation
150 153rd Ave,
Suite 300
Madeira Beach, FL 33708

Other Diseases

Search our News Articles Archives for diabetes and health news. Search by word or phrase. The latest article will appear first.

Blood Disorder Helps Prevent Malaria

Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Alpha thalassemia, a blood disorder that is characterized by anemia caused by abnormally small red blood cells, may have the benefit of preventing malaria. Children with this disorder were found in a recent study to have a far greater chance of prevention for malaria than those without.

Manipulating Protein Might Prevent Blindness for Patients with Retinopathy and AMD

Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008

Two of the leading causes of blindness are diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Recent research has found that by activating a particular blood vessel protein, these two conditions can potentially be prevented and even reversed, greatly reducing any risk of permanent blindness. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of blindness for young and middle-aged individuals ("working age"), while AMD is the most common cause of blindness for people over age 65.

Common Cold Leads To Ear Infections In Children

Posted: Friday, March 14, 2008

Two of the most common diseases of infants and young children are colds and ear infections. A recent study has shown that a large percentage of ear infections are caused by what's considered to be a "common cold."

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.

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.

Aspirin Resistance Attributed to Noncompliance

Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Noncompliance is the main cause of aspirin resistance, according to investigators who studied aspirin response in 230 people, most of whom had a history of myocardial infarction.

Diabetes Type Affects Joint Replacement Outcomes

Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

People with type 1 diabetes who undergo total hip or knee replacement generally fare worse than people with type 2 diabetes, who in turn do worse than non-diabetic patients, according to study findings.

Salty Foods Linked to Soft Drink Consumption

Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2008

Kids who have less salt in their diets also consume fewer sugared soft drinks, researchers here said. Each reduction of 1 g/day in salt intake was associated with a reduction of 27 g/day of sugar-sweetened soft drinks among 4- to 18-year-olds.

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.

Diabetes Drug Also Lowers Blood Pressure

Posted: Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Certain Type 2 diabetes drugs, known as thiazolidinediones (TZDs), are recognized as having the extra benefit of lowering blood pressure. Recent research seems to have come up with an explanation for why this is.