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Metformin Helps Some Cancer Patients
A popular diabetes drug, metformin, appears to help patients with several types of cancer, including cancer of the prostate, liver and pancreas, researchers are revealing or are about to reveal at the American Association For Cancer Research Meeting, 2012, Chicago, … Continue reading
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Celebrating Cocoa And Chocolate’s Potential Health Benefits
If eccentric candy-maker Willy Wonka could leap from the pages of Roald Dahl’s classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and walk these streets, he might make a bee-line for a festival of cocoa and chocolate on the menu at the … Continue reading
Hospitalizations And Medical Care Costs In Diabetics Reduced By Periodontal Therapy
During the 41st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, an abstract titled “Periodontal Therapy Reduces Hospitalizations and Medical Care … Continue reading
Mentoring Provides Health Benefits For African American Veterans With Diabetes
Intervention by peer mentors has a statistically significant effect on improving glucose control in African American veterans with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA … Continue reading
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Link Between Sudden Blood Pressure Drop With Position Change And Increased Risk Of Heart Failure
People whose blood pressure drops rapidly when they move from lying down to standing, known as orthostatic hypotension, may have a higher risk of developing heart failure, according to research published in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal… <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/rss/diabetes.xml”>Go … Continue reading
Long-time Diabetics Have Increased Risk Of Stroke
The longer you have diabetes, the higher your risk for stroke, according to a study in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal. In the study, diabetes increased stroke risk 3 percent each year and tripled the risk for people who … Continue reading
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Tackling Diabetes Care Challenges – Expert Groups Collaborate
The Endocrine Society, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and Opus Science, announce the launch of their new program in an effort to assess and improve care for those suffering from diabetes. The program called “Improving Quality in type 2 diabetes: … Continue reading
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology
Saturated Fatty Acids Lead to Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance Excessive levels of certain saturated fatty acids cause mitochondria to fragment, leading to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a paper in the … Continue reading
