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Aerobic Exercise Increases Protein That May Suppress Appetite

Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008

In a small study of overweight and obese adults, 3 months of aerobic exercise, with no change in diet, led to a significant decrease in body fat and a spontaneous decrease in caloric intake. The percentage of weight loss and the reduction in caloric intake correlated positively and significantly with concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

Physical Activity May Alter Diabetes Link to Breast Cancer

Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008

Physical activity may help counter the adverse effect diabetes seems to have on breast cancer risk in Hispanic women.

Poor Diabetes Control Puts Elderly At Risk for TB

Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008

Older adults with poorly controlled diabetes may have three times the risk of developing tuberculosis than those who achieve better diabetes control, study findings suggest.

Electronic Medical Records Coming Soon

Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008

Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., and dozens of organizations promoting consumer adoption of electronic personal health records agreed for the first time on a comprehensive set of privacy protections.

Age No Substitute for Condoms

Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008

Campaigns to promote awareness and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI's) are almost exclusively aimed at young people, but a recent study has shown that STI incidence amongst older adults has more than doubled in the past eight years.

Coffee Intake Not Linked to Increased Mortality in Men or Women

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Coffee intake does not increase the risk for all-cause mortality in men or women and may decrease risk for cardiovascular mortality, according to the results of a new study.

Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Plus Web-Based Pharmacy Care Improves Blood Pressure Control

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Patients with hypertension who monitored their blood pressure from home and received Web-based pharmacist care showed greater improvement in blood pressure control than patients who received usual care, according to a study.

Pomegranate Extract as an Anti-Inflammatory

Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Pomegranate extract might be a natural anti-inflammatory, according to a recent study. An oral consumption of pomegranate extract was seen to decrease the numbers of certain chemicals that are known to cause inflammation.

Hemoglobin A1C Levels Strongly Linked to Subsequent Mortality in Diabetes

Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008

Hemoglobin A1C (A1C) levels are strongly associated with subsequent mortality in both men and women without a previous diabetes diagnosis, according to the results of the largest study to date of A1C levels and subsequent mortality risk, reported in the June issue of Diabetes Care. In those without known diabetes at baseline, a 1% increase in A1C level was associated with a 16% increase in mortality rate.

HEART2D Study Shows No Cardiovascular Benefit by Targeting Postprandial Glucose Levels

Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008

A study examining the effects of hyperglycemia on type 2 diabetes patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the Hyperglycemia and Its Effect After Acute Myocardial Infarction on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (HEART2D) study, found no cardiovascular benefits from tightly controlling postprandial variations in blood glucose.