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Fish Protects Diabetic Women from Heart Disease
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MONDAY, March 31 (HealthScoutNews) -- Among the many health problems linked to Type 2 diabetes is an increased risk of heart disease. Now, a group of Harvard University researchers suggests that eating fish may help reduce that risk, particularly in women.
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Food Labels to Contain Trans Fats
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WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDayNews) -- The U.S. government announced Wednesday that food labels will now be required to list the amount of unhealthy trans fatty acids lurking inside.
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Gastric Bypass Surgery Cures Diabetes
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDayNews) -- Gastric bypass surgery has become a popular option for obese people who want to shed pounds quickly, but researchers say diabetics also have something to gain from the procedure.
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Gastric Bypass Urged for Very Obese Diabetics
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NEW YORK, October 22 (Reuters Health) -- Stomach bypass surgery should become "standard treatment" for morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers recommend, because the majority achieve excellent glucose control following the procedure.
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Glucosamine Supplements OK for Diabetics
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NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters Health) -- Taking glucosamine supplements doesn't affect glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. In fact, glucosamine may be safer than some other treatments for painful joints.
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Grafts Help Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers
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NEW YORK, October 23 (Reuters Health) -- Diabetic patients are prone to develop sores on their feet that are notoriously difficult to treat. Now, new research has shown that grafts derived from a patient's skin cells can help some diabetic ulcers heal faster, new research shows.
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Heart Benefits of Aspirin Lacking in Diabetics
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NEW YORK, December 4 (Reuters Health) -- Low-dose aspirin is much less effective in preventing heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes than in other high-risk individuals, new research reveals.
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Heart Failure Drugs Work for Diabetics Too
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NEW YORK, December 3 (Reuters Health) -- Drugs called beta-blockers have been shown to improve survival in patients with heart failure. Now, new research indicates that they are effective even when the patient has diabetes.
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HHS Launches New Campaign To Curb Growing Diabetes Epidemic In Hispanics
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WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13 (HHS) -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced a new public awareness campaign to help Hispanics at risk for developing type 2 diabetes take the small steps necessary to prevent this devastating disease. The campaign reflects that, while diabetes is a growing epidemic for Hispanics, a recent landmark study found that type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented in those at risk for the disease.
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HHS Launches New Effort to Reach People With Diabetes Who Are Undiagnosed
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WASHINGTON, D.C., November 3 (HHS) -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced a new community-based effort to identify persons with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and refer them for follow-up blood testing and treatment if appropriate. The focus of this initiative is to help Americans better understand their diabetes risk and take appropriate actions based on those risks.
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HHS Releases 2003 National Diabetes Estimates
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WASHINGTON, D.C., november 13 (HHS) -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced that the number of Americans with diabetes rose to an all-time high with an estimated 18.2 million people in 2003.
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High Blood-Sugar Levels Indicate Greater Chance of Death For Critically Ill Patients
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ROCHESTER, MN, December 9 (Newswise) -- A study in the December issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings on blood-sugar levels in 1,826 intensive care unit patients showed that hyperglycemia (high blood-sugar levels) increased the patient's chance of death. The findings have important implications for the management of blood sugar in critically ill patients.
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Hormone Infusion Helpful in Elderly Diabetics
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NEW YORK, October 27 (Reuters Health) -- For elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, continuous infusion of a hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) appears to help control glucose levels in the blood without the danger of lowering glucose too far.
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HRT 'risk' for Diabetic Women
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DENMARK, February 21 (BBC) -- Researchers in Denmark have found that women with the condition who take HRT increase their chances of dying early.
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Hyperbaric O2 Helps Heal Diabetic Foot Sores
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NEW YORK, August 5 (Reuters Health) - Patients with diabetes are prone to develop ulcer sores on their feet, which are notoriously difficult to cure. Now, French researchers have shown that putting patients in a high-pressure oxygen chamber for several hours a day can boost the healing rate.
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Increased Prevalence of Diabetes - Not All Bad News
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New York, August 15 (NewsWise) -- Research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET illustrates how a steady increase in the prevalence of diabetes in a Danish population has not been accompanied by an increase in incidence (new cases) of the disease, as deaths from diabetes have actually fallen over the past decade.
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Intense Diabetes Therapy Cuts Heart, Kidney Trouble
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WEDNESDAY, June 4 (HealthScoutNews) -- Diabetes researchers have found more evidence that aggressive treatment can prevent -- and sometimes reverse -- the ravages of the disease.
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Key to Diabetes Treatment: Stay Ambitious
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NEW YORK, January 29 (Reuters Health) -- Ambition helps when reaching for life goals, and new research released Wednesday shows that the same holds true for diabetics.
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Laughter at Dinner Cuts Blood Sugar in Diabetics
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NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters Health) -- A small study shows that diabetics may be better able to process the sugar they consume during meals if they order a side of laughter with their food.
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Link Between Children's Vaccine and Type 1 Diabetes
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BALTIMORE, May 27 (PRNewswire) -- The prestigious peer reviewed journal, Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism published a study this week by Dr. J. Bart Classen, an immunologist at Classen Immunotherapies, and David Carey Classen, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Utah, providing support for a causal relationship between several common pediatric vaccines and the development of insulin dependent diabetes.
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Liver Cells Converted into Pancreatic Ones
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FRIDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthScoutNews) -- Scientists have succeeded in transforming liver cells into pancreatic cells, a feat that holds enormous promise for the 150 million people worldwide who are living with diabetes.
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Liver Jab Could Counter Diabetes
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TUESDAY, January 21 (BBC) -- One day, an injection into the liver could turn some cells into a replacement pancreas - and cure diabetics who need the hormone it makes.
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Magnesium May Lower Diabetes Risk
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NEW YORK, December 23 (Reuters Health) -- An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but new research suggests that nuts, grains, leafy green vegetables and other foods high in magnesium may keep diabetes at bay.
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Missing Link Detected In Insulin Mechanism
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HANOVER, NH, June 19 (ScienceDaily) -– Along the multifaceted insulin pathway, Dartmouth Medical School biochemists have found a missing link that may spark the connection for glucose to move into cells. The discovery is another strand in the remarkable web of molecular signals that regulate traffic through cells and helps elucidate crucial aspects of how the hormone insulin regulates a membrane movement process.
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