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diabetes stories: 73 news summaries

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Early Drug Regimen Helps Diabetics Later: Study

Study shows long-term benefits for rigorous initial treatment

Sep 10, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new study pushes for early, rigorous drug treatment of diabetes, even in people diagnosed with reversible type 2, Reuters reports. Diabetics given an intense drug regimen soon after diagnosis reduce their risk of heart attacks and reap long-term benefits from that medical attention, even if they become less mindful... More »

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diabetes • blood sugar • diabetics • insulin • type 2 diabetes • scientific study

Scientists Reprogram  Adult Cells

Breakthrough could leap embryonic stem-cell quagmire

Aug 28, 08 2:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a stunning medical advance, scientists have found a way to transform an adult cell in a living animal into an entirely different type of cell. The development is another step toward freeing the field of regenerative medicine from the controversies of stem-cell research. Harvard biologists discovered three key molecular... More »

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stem cell research • medical breakthrough • diabetes • medical research • medical ethics • Harvard Stem Cell Institute • induced pluripotent stem cells

 Diabetes Linked to
 Arsenic in Tap Water

Study suggests millions may face serious
risk from their tap

Aug 20, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arsenic in the drinking water of millions of Americans may be contributing to the diabetes epidemic, Bloomberg reports. Researchers found that people with high levels of arsenic in their urine were nearly four times more likely to have type 2 diabetes. Higher rates of diabetes occurred even with trace amounts... More »

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diabetes • American Medical Association • drinking water • type 2 diabetes • water supply • arsenic • tap water

ANALYSIS

Brewhaha Over Coffee Muddies Health Facts

While caffeine has some risks, cups of joe pack a jolt of benefits

Aug 5, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee’s health risks and benefits have been widely debated, often with contradictory “facts” emerging simultaneously—but can they all be right? Yes, Jane Brody writes in the New York Times. For instance, below 550 milligrams of caffeine, beverages are not diuretic (though they are beyond that); and while... More »

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cancer • health • hypertension • diabetes • coffee • heart disease • caffeine

 Diabetic Moms
 Linked to
 Birth Defects

40 types of abnormality more common in mothers with disease

Jul 30, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mothers who have diabetes before they are pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects, the AP reports. A CDC study investigating birth abnormalities found more than 40 types of defects affecting the internal organs and spine that were significantly more common in... More »

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pregnancy • diabetes • birth • blood sugar • fetal health • birth defect

Vitamin D's Grade: A+, or Incomplete? 

'Sunshine vitamin' can stave off disease, but may be risky too

Jul 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," has been getting plenty of good press lately, leading some to ask why more people aren't guzzling it to help stave off heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. But as the government looks to update its guidelines, many experts warn that bombarding people with... More »

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cancer • diabetes • heart disease • NIH • sunlight • osteoporosis • vitamin D • Sunshine vitamin • rickets

 We Are What Our Moms Ate 

Health problems may stem from mom's junk food diet, study says

Jul 1, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Long-term health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may begin in the womb with mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy, the Guardian reports. A new study suggests expectant mothers who eat unhealthy diets not only risk the health of their newborns, but may set the child up... More »

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obesity • pregnancy • diabetes • diet • mothers • baby • junk food • breast feeding • Stephanie Bayol • fetal health

 24M Americans Diabetic: CDC 

Big increase of disease linked to obesity has 8% of US suffering, feds report

Jun 24, 08 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Almost 8% of the US population has diabetes, the government reported today. About 24 million Americans suffer from type-1 or -2 diabetes, an increase of 3 million since 2005, Reuters notes. Another 57 million Americans are pre-diabetic, a condition of insulin insensitivity that predisposes them to type-2 diabetes, the Centers... More »

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obesity • diabetes • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • epidemic • insulin • type 2 diabetes • type 1 diabetes

 Japan Wages War on Waists 

Japanese workers told  to tighten belts

Jun 13, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japan has launched an unprecedented national campaign to help its residents lose their love handles. The nation now requires local governments and corporations to annually measure the waistline of everyone age 40 to 74, the New York Times reports. Women over 35.4 inches and men over 33.5 inches—... More »

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obesity • Japan • diabetes • stroke • dieting • metabo • Tokai University • International Diabetes Federation

 Sunshine Likely
 Prevents
 Heart Attacks 

Vitamin D level is key, researchers say

Jun 10, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plenty of sunshine could be one key to heart health, according to a new study. Research has linked low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin"—to an increased risk of heart attacks, reports Web MD. Men with low levels of vitamin D ran twice the risk of... More »

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milk • diabetes • heart attack • cardiac arrest • vitamin D • high cholesterol • high blood pressure • sunshine

Blood Sugar Control Can
Kill Diabetics

Scientists nix study after patients suffer heart attacks, strokes

Jun 6, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Intensive blood sugar control can actually provoke heart attacks and strokes in some diabetes patients, USA Today reports. Scientists canned one US study 4 months ago after high-risk diabetes 2 subjects died more often under aggressive treatment. In another study, blood-sugar control helped their kidneys, but failed to stop heart-related... More »

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drugs • diabetes • United States • heart attack • stroke • type 2 diabetes • scientific study

Big Butts
Are Healthy, Study Finds

Pear-shaped bodies contain fat that could help prevent diabetes

May 7, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The kind of fat found in the hips and buttocks may actually help fight diabetes, a result that surprised Harvard doctors performing the research that produced the finding. Although belly fat is known to raise the risk of diabetes, subcutaneous fat injected into the abdomens of mice actually increased their... More »

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diabetes • public health • scientific study • health study • belly fat • fat cells

Bypass Surgery Shows Promise as Diabetes Fix

Variation on obesity procedure has led to remission

May 4, 08 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Intestinal bypass surgery—a variation on the gastric surgery used to combat obesity—is showing surprising and promising results in treating diabetes, the Washington Post reports. Cutting out some of the intestine but sparing the stomach, the procedure is  producing full remission in a high percentage of cases, allowing patients... More »

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health care • surgery • diabetes • treatment • blood sugar • insulin

Scientists Slim Down, Speed Up Mice by Stripping Enzyme

Removing an enzyme triggered a speedier mouse metabolism

Apr 29, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australian scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for obesity and diabetes, the BBC reports. Researchers removed an enzyme in fat cells of mice and found it sped up their metabolisms.  The mice with altered cells were an average of 20% lighter than normal mice and... More »

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obesity • diabetes • weight loss • blood pressure • anti obesity drugs • scientific research

Serious Side Effects
Linked to Avandia, Fosamax 

Heart trouble, brittle bones tied to drugs

Apr 29, 08 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two new studies have linked the popular prescription drugs Fosamax and Avandia to serious side effects, Reuters reports. Fosamax, prescribed for osteoporosis, has been tied to a type of abnormal heartbeat that can cause dizziness and fatigue. Another study links Avandia, used to treat diabetes, to a double or even... More »

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diabetes • Merck • GlaxoSmithKline • Avandia • osteoporosis • Fosamax • Food and Drug Administration • Dr. Jane Cauley

Study Finds More Pregnant US Diabetics

Weight gain triggers type-2 'epidemic,' raises health issues

Apr 28, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Diabetes among pregnant women has skyrocketed, a study finds, raising concerns for both mothers and children. In 1999-2005, the number of diabetic women giving birth more than doubled, the study found, and the number of diabetic teenage pregnancies rose five-fold. “These are high-risk pregnancies,” one doctor told USA ... More »

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obesity • pregnancy • diabetes • obesity epidemic • type 2 diabetes • teen pregnancy

Patch Would Track Health

Product collects sweat samples to monitor wearer for overexertion, stress

Apr 17, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers are developing a patch to monitor the wearer’s health by collecting sweat. Embedded in a band or shirt, it analyzes the sweat’s electrolyte content to determine if the person is overexerting or stressed. Other health-monitoring clothing usually detects body temperature and heart rate—testing biochemical signals is... More »

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obesity • health • diabetes • health research • wearable computers • health monitoring

Diabetes Drug Slows Artery Clogging

Choice of meds may
be critical to diabetics' heart health

Apr 1, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A drug used to lower blood sugar in diabetics significantly decreases the clogging of arteries, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Tests on diabetic patients found that Actos, a new-generation drug that lowers insulin resistance, aided arteries more than a drug that boosted insulin production. Heart disease kills 75% of diabetics... More »

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cardiovascular disease • diabetes • heart disease • medical research • blood sugar • American Medical Association • arteries • Actos • heart health

 Scientists Discover New
 Diabetes Genes 

Six variants each add risk for developing the disease

Mar 31, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists pooling data from European and US studies have identified six more genes associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, the Guardian reports. The study, published in Nature Genetics, found small but significant connections between the genes and the disease, with certain genetic variants linked to a 10-15%... More »

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medical breakthrough • prostate cancer • diabetes • genetic testing • genes • Oxford University • genetic research • type 2 diabetes • Nature Genetics

 Mexico May Overtake 
 US as Fattest Country 

Obesity expands south of the border

Mar 24, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico is the second-fattest nation after the US, and it could top the list within 10 years if waistlines continue to expand at the current rate. Nearly three-quarters of Mexican women and two-thirds of men are overweight, and diabetes is now the main cause of death. Health officials are launching... More »

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obesity • health • Mexico • diabetes • obesity epidemic • Pepsi • junk food • soft drinks

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