Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep
February 6, 2010 on 5:00 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsNew research suggests that young children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes could benefit by using an artificial pancreas device to lower the risk of dangerously low blood sugar levels during sleep and help them control their disease.
The device, which combines blood sugar sensors and insulin pumps, give doses of insulin as needed to patients as they sleep.
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Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma
February 5, 2010 on 9:00 pm | In Uncategorized | No CommentsPeople with asthma who have low levels of vitamin D fare worse than those with high levels of the “sunshine” vitamin, a new study finds.
“Our findings suggest that low vitamin D levels are associated with worse asthma,” said lead researcher Dr. E. Rand Sutherland, from the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver.
Tight Blood Sugar Control May Raise Risk of Death
January 28, 2010 on 12:00 pm | In Uncategorized | No CommentsVery tight blood sugar control may raise the risk of premature death in people with type 2 diabetes, with the risk even higher among patients taking insulin, a new study reveals.
But other experts familiar with the study said the issue is still up for debate and that diabetics should by no means abandon their efforts to lower blood sugar whether it be through medication, insulin or lifestyle changes, but should avoid efforts to go too low if possible.
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High vitamin D levels, lower colon cancer risk?
January 28, 2010 on 7:00 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsHigher levels of vitamin D in the blood may help protect both men and women from cancers of the colon and rectum, confirm results of the largest study ever conducted on the topic.
The findings from the EPIC study - short for European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition — confirm previous findings from smaller studies conducted largely among North American populations.
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Tight Blood Sugar Control May Raise Risk of Death
January 27, 2010 on 10:00 pm | In Uncategorized | No CommentsVery tight blood sugar control may raise the risk of premature death in people with type 2 diabetes, with the risk even higher among patients taking insulin, a new study reveals.
But other experts familiar with the study said the issue is still up for debate and that diabetics should by no means abandon their efforts to lower blood sugar whether it be through medication, insulin or lifestyle changes, but should avoid efforts to go too low if possible.
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Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
January 25, 2010 on 6:00 pm | In Uncategorized | No CommentsHigh levels of vitamin D in the blood appear to be linked to lower risks of colorectal cancer, although its not clear if higher intake of the vitamin actually prevents the disease, researchers say.
The research, published online Jan. 21 in BMJ, is based on a study of more than 520,000 people from 10 countries in Western Europe.
Why Antidepressants Don’t Work for Half of Patients
January 23, 2010 on 5:00 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsOnly half of depressed individuals who take antidepressants actually get a mood lift. And now scientists think they know why: A study in mice found receptors on certain brain cells essentially block the effects of these medicines.
“The mouse model explains why someone may not respond to antidepressants,” says Rene Hen, professor of pharmacology in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Columbia University.
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1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has High Cholesterol
January 23, 2010 on 2:00 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsTwenty percent of U.S. children and teens have abnormal lipid levels, an indication of too much bad cholesterol, too little good cholesterol or high triglycerides, federal health officials report.
“Obesity may be linked to these high levels,” said report author Ashleigh May, an epidemic intelligence service officer with the CDC.
1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has High Cholesterol
January 22, 2010 on 1:00 pm | In Uncategorized | No CommentsTwenty percent of U.S. children and teens have abnormal lipid levels, an indication of too much bad cholesterol, too little good cholesterol or high triglycerides, federal health officials report.
“Obesity may be linked to these high levels,” said report author Ashleigh May, an epidemic intelligence service officer with the CDC.
DNA sweep finds new genes linked to diabetes
January 20, 2010 on 2:00 am | In Uncategorized | No CommentsHundreds of scientists sifting through genetic data from 122,000 people have quintupled the number of gene variants known to boost the risk of diabetes, a pair of studies released Sunday reported.
In a companion study, the same consortium — pooling the resources of more than 100 institutions in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia — determined that two of these newly-identified variants directly influenced the risk of diabetes.
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