Diabetes Deborah Brauser June 20, 2013 UPDATED JUNE 25: Depressive symptoms and use of antidepressants are associated with markers linked to risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), new research suggests. A large cohort study of more than 2000 postmenopausal women participating in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) showed that those who had elevated symptoms […]
BUSINESS OR HEALTH PROMOTION? Loredana Covolo; Michela Capelli; Elisabetta Ceretti; Donatella Feretti; Luigi Caimi; Umberto Gelatti BMC Public Health. 2013;13(777) ABSTRACT Background Diabetes is one of the most widespread chronic disease. Although many medications are available for the treatment and prevention of diabetes, many people turn to nutritional supplements (NSs). In these years, the online […]
Published: May 22, 2013 | Updated: May 22, 2013 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points In this study, the long-chain fatty acids found in fish oil moderately increased levels of the hormone adiponectin, which could have protective effects on insulin sensitivity. Note that the findings suggest the need for additional studies […]
Published: May 22, 2013 | Updated: May 23, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner ORLANDO — Diabetes patients with gastroparesis experienced significant relief of nausea with “needleless” acupuncture, which may have important implications for their glucose […]
Published: Apr 24, 2013 | Updated: Apr 25, 2013 By Cole Petrochko , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Action Points An extra can of soda daily significantly increased the risk of diabetes in a European population. Point out that after adjustment for body mass index and energy intake, the association between sugar-sweetened beverages and […]
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR APRIL 22, 2013 High levels of cortisol — the so-called stress hormone — have been associated with cardiovascular disease in some studies, but not in others. This may be because measuring cortisol in blood or saliva at one point in time may pick up acute stress, but it fails to account for […]
Published on Apr 19, 2013 YouTube Ketopet (www.ketopet.com) is one of the world’s leaders in using ketogenic diets and metabolic therapeutics to help pets with cancer and other diseases. This video is part of a debate featuring Dr. Eric Westman, co-author of “The New Atkins For A New You.” Dr. Westman practices and teaches at […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Apr 12, 2013 By Cole Petrochko , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points This retrospective study demonstrated that women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a significantly higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes. The study also confirms that these women have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and […]
Published: Apr 4, 2013 By Michael Smith , North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Full Story Journal Reference Action Points The same energy expenditure associated with moderate (walking) and vigorous (running) exercise produced similar risk reductions for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and possibly coronary heart disease. However, runners typically expend about twice as much energy as walkers […]
Diabetes: It Is All About Sugar Published: Mar 1, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/Diabetes/37621 Increased availability of sugar may be the single most important driver of the worldwide diabetes epidemic, a population-based study suggested. For each 150-calorie daily increase per person in the availability of sugar, the prevalence […]
The Contribution of Glucose Metabolism and Other Risk Factors. A Post Hoc Analysis of the Nateglinide and Valsartan In Impaired Glucose Tolerance Outcomes Research Trial Roberto Latini, MD; Lidia Staszewsky, MD; Jie-Lena Sun, MS; M. Angelyn Bethel, MD; Marcello Disertori, MD; Steven M. Haffner, MD; Rury R. Holman, MB, ChB, FRCP; Futien Chang, MD; Thomas […]
MyScienceAcademy.org Full Story: http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/08/19/world-renown-heart-surgeon-speaks-out-on-what-really-causes-heart-disease/ We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong.. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries,today is […]
A randomized cross-over pilot study Tommy Jönsson Abstract Background Our aim was to compare the effects of a Paleolithic (‘Old Stone Age’) diet and a diabetes diet as generally recommended on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes not treated with insulin. Methods In a randomized cross-over study, 13 patients with […]