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1.
Diabetes
May Raise Cancer Risk
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Adults with diabetes may
be at increased risk for developing several kinds of cancer,
according to new research from Japan. ...
2.
Diabetes
to Blame for Obesity Deaths
WebMD Medical News
Another wrinkle has been
added to the debate over whether obesity is a major cause of
early death. New research suggests that it is, but only in
people who also have diabetes....
3.
Prostate
Cancer Hormone Therapy Risky?
WebMD Medical News
Prostate cancer hormone
therapy may up sudden cardiac death, heart attack, coronary
heart disease & diabetes, researchers say....
4.
Got
Type 2 Diabetes? Get Better Sleep
WebMD Medical News
If you've got type 2
diabetes, poor sleep may mean worse blood sugar control, a
study shows....
5.
Drug
'Avandia' May Prevent Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
A widely prescribed drug
used to treat type 2 diabetes is also highly effective for
preventing the disease, researchers reported today at a
meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark....
6.
Week's
Top Stories
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Here is a summary of the
week's top stories at WebMD....
7.
Coaxing
More From Adult Stem Cells
WebMD Medical News
By undergoing various
kinds of coaxing, adult bone marrow cells appear able to
replace any cell in the body....
8.
Diabetes
Forecast Gets Scarier
WebMD Medical News
Greatly increasing a
prediction made just three years ago, the CDC now predicts
48.3 million Americans will have diabetes by 2050....
9.
Diabetes
Prevention: 6 New Guidelines
WebMD Medical News
New guidelines for the
prevention of diabetes include moderate weight loss, healthy
diet, and 2.5 weekly hours of physical activity....
10.
Controlling
Diabetes: Black-White Gap
WebMD Medical News
Blacks with diabetes are
more likely than whites to have a major health risk:
uncontrolled blood sugar
11.
1
Honey as Good as Another
WebMD Medical News
One honey is as good as
another -- at least as far as glucose content is concerned....
12.
New
Stem Cell Method Safe for Embryo
WebMD Medical News
Stem cells can be
harvested without harming the embryos that donate them,
Advanced Cell Technology scientists report....
13.
Carpal
Tunnel May Predict Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
Carpal tunnel syndrome
may be an early warning sign that diabetes is just around the
corner. ...
14.
Heart
Disease Risk May Show Up at 13
WebMD Medical News
Problems with the body.s
response to insulin that start in adolescence may be an early
warning sign of heart disease and type 2 diabetes in
adulthood....
15.
FDA
OKs New Diabetes Drug Combo
WebMD Medical News
People who take the
diabetes drugs Actos and Amaryl will soon have a simpler
treatment option....
16.
New
Flight Rules: 11 Air Travel Tips
WebMD Medical News
The new, tighter
security rules at U.S. and British airports may have some
travelers wondering how they'll manage to take their medicine,
feed their babies -- or just survive the current ordeal of
flying....
17.
Blood
Pressure Rise in Kidney Donors
WebMD Medical News
Kidney donors appear to
have higher than expected blood pressure years after donation,
according to an analysis of the existing research....
18.
Kids
With Diabetes Face Heart Risks
WebMD Medical News
Just as in adults,
diabetes in children is skyrocketing around the globe, and it
is increasingly clear that kids with the disease are at risk
for many of the same life-threatening conditions, including
heart disease....
19.
Low-Fat
Vegan Diet May Treat Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
Eating a low-fat vegan
diet may be better at managing type 2 diabetes than
traditional diets, according to a new study....
20.
Childhood
Diabetes Ups Kidney Risk
WebMD Medical News
Children and teens who
develop type 2 diabetes may face a higher risk of
life-threatening kidney disease and early death than people
diagnosed as adults....
21.
Going
Abroad for Transplants Has Risks
WebMD Medical News
Overseas Kidney
Transplant Safety...
22.
Type
2 Diabetes Gene Ups Risk by 80%
WebMD Medical News
A gene linked to type 2
diabetes ups the risk of developing the disease by 80% -- but
a person can greatly reduce that risk through diet and
lifestyle change....
23.
Diabetes:
New Links to Alzheimer's
WebMD Medical News
Several new studies may
help to clarify and strengthen the link between diabetes and
Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers presenting their
findings Sunday at the 10th International Conference on
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders in Madrid, Spain.
...
24.
Insulin
Pump Power Pack Recalled
WebMD Medical News
Disetronic Medical
Systems has issued an urgent product recall for its Disetronic
D-TRONplus Power Packs, which power its D-TRONplus Insulin
Pump. ...
25.
Chili
May Help Tame Insulin Spikes
WebMD Medical News
Spicing up your diet
with cayenne chili might lower insulin spikes after meals. ...
26.
Fat
Cells May Trigger Asthma
WebMD Medical News
A lung-irritating
protein made by fat cells may be the missing link between
obesity and asthma, say Australian researchers....
27.
Ethnicity
Alters Diabetes Risks
WebMD Medical News
Blacks, Asians, and
Hispanics are more likely to get type 2 diabetes than whites.
But, according to a new study, it may be easier for these
minorities to cut their diabetes risk through better eating
habits....
28.
Short
Legs Linked to Type 2 Diabetes?
WebMD Medical News
Type 2 diabetes -- the
most frequent kind -- may be slightly more common among adults
with disproportionately short legs than in their leggier
peers....
29.
Dairy
Foods May Help Prevent Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
A diet rich in low-fat
dairy products may cut a woman's risk of developing type 2
diabetes, a new study shows....
30.
Diabetes
Confers Earlier Heart Risk
WebMD Medical News
Those with diabetes are
as much at risk for heart disease and stroke as someone 15
years older. ...
31.
Insulin
Resistance in Lean Black Women
WebMD Medical News
Insulin resistance -- a
risk factor for diabetes and heart disease usually seen in
obese people -- is surprisingly common among lean, black
women....
32.
Diabetes
Perk From Decaf Coffee?
WebMD Medical News
Postmenopausal women who
drink at least six daily cups of coffee -- especially
decaffeinated (decaf) coffee -- may be less likely to develop
type 2 diabetes than those who never drink coffee....
33.
Type
2 Diabetes: New Cases Rising
WebMD Medical News
New cases of type 2
diabetes are rising among U.S. adults, a new study shows....
34.
Do
Low-Carb Diets Help Diabetes?
WebMD Medical News
A small study from
Sweden shows that a low-carbohydrate diet may be one of the
best ways to manage diabetes and reduce the need for
medication....
35.
Diabetes
Risky During Pregnancy
WebMD Medical News
Maternal diabetes may
nearly quadruple the risk of infant death and double the risk
of birth defects, a new study shows. ...
36.
Protein
Predicts Diabetes Destiny
WebMD Medical News
Blood levels of a
vitamin A-linked protein predict insulin resistance -- an
early sign of type 2 diabetes and a risk factor for heart
disease....
37.
Acomplia
Cuts Diabetes Patients' Risks
WebMD Medical News
Acomplia, an
experimental weight loss drug, helps obese people with type 2
diabetes lose weight, reduce waist size, and even control
blood sugar and blood fats....
38.
Coronary
Heart Disease: Say 'Om'?
WebMD Medical News
A meditation technique
with its roots in ancient India might prove useful against a
modern-day killer: coronary heart disease....
39.
Eat
Trans Fat, Get Big Belly
WebMD Medical News
Trans fats make you
fatter than other foods with the same number of calories --
but that's not all. Researchers at Wake Forest University find
that trans fats increase the amount of fat around the belly.
They do this not just by adding new fat, but also by moving
fat from other areas to the belly....
40.
Depression
Drugs May Up Diabetes Risk
WebMD Medical News
Taking antidepressants
seems to dramatically increase the risk of developing type 2
diabetes among people who are already at risk for the
disease....
41.
ACE
Inhibitors May Boost Birth Defects
WebMD Medical News
The FDA is encouraging
women who are taking a class of drugs called ACE inhibitors,
which lower blood pressure, to reconsider the use of those
drugs before or during pregnancy....
42.
Diabetic
Feet Pose High Risks
WebMD Medical News
Diabetes patients with
foot wounds -- especially deep or long-lasting wounds -- and
circulatory problems are at much higher risk to require
hospitalization and even amputation....
43.
Study:
Canada Is Healthier Than U.S.
WebMD Medical News
The U.S. is less healthy
than its northern neighbor Canada, according to a new
study....
44.
1
in 3 Americans at Risk for Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
As many as a third of
American adults with type 2 diabetes don't even know they have
the disease, according to alarming new findings from the
National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention....
45.
Diabetes
Management Slowly Improving
WebMD Medical News
People with diabetes who
visit their health care providers have gotten better at
managing their disease over the last five years, according to
a new report. ...
46.
Middle-Age
Health Better in Britain
WebMD Medical News
U.S. lags behind the
U.K. in middle-age health, according to a new study....
47.
39,000
U.S. Kids Have Type 2 Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
About 39,000 U.S.
adolescents have type 2 diabetes and nearly 2.8 million have
impaired fasting glucose levels, according to a new
estimate....
48.
New
Key to War on Obesity
WebMD Medical News
A system in the body
that plays a role in getting the "munchies" may be
the latest battleground in the war on obesity....
49.
Diabetes:
3 Commonly Missed Tests
WebMD Medical News
The U.S. government
reports that most adults with diabetes aren't getting three
annual medical tests recommended for diabetes patients....
50.
Who's
Obese? Patients, Doctors Differ
WebMD Medical News
When our doctors tell us
to lose weight, what we hear may not be a health message....
51.
Hormone
Shot May Help Weight Loss
WebMD Medical News
Injections of the gut
hormone oxyntomodulin may help healthy, overweight people lose
weight, a new study shows....
52.
Diabetes
Drug May Prevent Alzheimer's
WebMD Medical News
Clinical trials now
under way are testing a once-radical theory: The cause of
Alzheimer's disease is linked to diabetes....
53.
Diabetes
Up, Obesity to Blame
WebMD Medical News
A new study shows
obesity as a leading culprit in the fight against diabetes in
America....
54.
New
Plan May Reverse Type 1 Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
Scientists have used a
two-pronged treatment to reverse recent-onset type 1 diabetes
in mice. ...
55.
Diabetes
Control Benefits Surgery
WebMD Medical News
People who have their
blood sugar under control before surgery have few infections
after their procedure, new research shows....
56.
Fiber
Good, and Not Just for Your Gut
WebMD Medical News
Fiber isn't just for
good for your gut. It fights heart disease and diabetes, new
studies suggest....
57.
Diabetes
From Kidney Stone Blaster?
WebMD Medical News
Pulverizing kidney
stones with shock waves raises a person's risk of diabetes and
high blood pressure, a new study finds....
58.
Secondhand
Smoke Tied to Diabetes?
WebMD Medical News
For the first time,
researchers report a possible link between secondhand smoke
and glucose intolerance. ...
59.
Cinnamon
May Prove Useful for Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
Researchers say
ingredients in cinnamon may prove useful in treating people
with diabetes....
60.
Diabetes
Care Getting Better
WebMD Medical News
Diabetes care in the
U.S. is improving, but not as much as experts would like....
61.
Magnesium
Lowers Heart, Diabetes Risks
WebMD Medical News
New research may help
explain why eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts
helps protect the heart and prevent diabetes....
62.
Spleen
Cells Fail to Treat Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
Three new studies are
dashing hopes that spleen-cell injections could help reverse
type 1 diabetes. ...
63.
Sleep
Length May Sway Diabetes Risk
WebMD Medical News
Skimping on sleep or
overindulging in sleep might make diabetes more likely. ...
64.
Your
Healthiest Weight: View Skewed?
WebMD Medical News
If you have diabetes and
are overweight, you may not accurately estimate what your
healthiest weight is, according to a study in Diabetes
Care....
65.
Metabolic
Syndrome Skyrocketing
WebMD Medical News
There's an alarming rise
in the number of people with the constellation of
heart-disease risk factors known as the metabolic syndrome,
say Boston researchers....
66.
Stronger
Warning for Antibiotic Tequin
WebMD Medical News
The FDA has added a
warning against the use of the antibiotic Tequin in people
with diabetes after reports of problems with high blood sugar
and low blood sugar associated with the drug....
67.
Laser
Prevents Diabetes Amputation
WebMD Medical News
A laser technique that
uses cool ultraviolet energy to restore blood flow to blocked
arteries may help people with advanced diabetes avoid one of
the most devastating complications of the disease --
amputation....
68.
Obesity
Doubles Kids' Risk of Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
Obese children are more
than twice as likely to have diabetes as nonobese children, a
new study shows. ...
69.
New
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Hits Market
WebMD Medical News
A new drug cuts down on
the number of pills people with type 2 diabetes must take to
control their blood sugar....
70.
Type
1 Diabetes Tied to Thinner Bones
WebMD Medical News
Women with type 1
diabetes may want to consider getting their bone density
checked before menopause, researchers report....
71.
Accu-Chek
Blood Sugar Meters Recalled
WebMD Medical News
The FDA and Roche
Diagnostics have announced a voluntary worldwide recall of
specific Accu-Chek Aviva meters, which are used by people with
diabetes to measure blood sugar levels....
72.
More
Adults Taking Aspirin Regularly
WebMD Medical News
The number of U.S.
adults who take aspirin regularly has risen in recent years,
the CDC reports....
73.
Work
Stress May Hurt the Heart
WebMD Medical News
Early warning signs of
heart disease and diabetes are more common among people who
report chronic work stress, according to a new British
study....
74.
Drug
May Treat Advanced Kidney Disease
WebMD Medical News
Doctors in China report
that the blood pressure drug Lotensin may help patients with
advanced chronic kidney disease....
75.
Midlife
Obesity Affects Health Later On
WebMD Medical News
Adults who are
overweight or obese have an increased risk of dying from heart
disease and diabetes later in life, even if they don't have
cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure or
high cholesterol, new research shows....
76.
Tight
Control Cuts Diabetes Heart Harm
WebMD Medical News
Tight blood sugar
control with insulin slashes the risk of heart disease for
people with type 1 diabetes in half, new research shows....
77.
Korean
Stem Cell Scientist Speaks Out
WebMD Medical News
Korean scientist Woo Suk
Hwang, DVM, PhD, is reportedly standing by stem cell research
he published earlier this year, despite charges of false
finding in that work....
78.
Korean
Stem Cell Study Questioned
WebMD Medical News
Controversy about Korean
research on stem cells is prompting a university
investigation....
79.
Pancreatic
Cancer Tied to Insulin Woes
WebMD Medical News
A new study links
insulin problems to greater odds of developing pancreatic
cancer....
80.
Better
Balance With Vibrating Insoles
WebMD Medical News
Researchers say
vibrating insoles may improve balance for stroke survivors and
diabetes patients....
81.
Alzheimer's:
A New Form of Diabetes?
WebMD Medical News
Alzheimer's disease may
be a new, third type of diabetes that shares common features
of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study....
82.
Islet
Cell Advances May Fight Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
An advance in an
experimental treatment that promotes natural insulin
production among people with type 1 diabetes may mean that
more patients will one day be able to live without daily
insulin injections....
83.
Breastfeeding
May Lower Diabetes Risk
WebMD Medical News
Women who breastfeed may
also be lowering their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new
research suggests....
84.
More
Dairy, Less Metabolic Syndrome?
WebMD Medical News
Dairy products may ward
off metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that makes a
person at greater risk for diabetes and heart disease, French
researchers report....
85.
Mixed
Results for Cardiovascular Drug
WebMD Medical News
The triglyceride-lowering
drug TriCor may lower the risk of nonfatal heart attacks in
people with type 2 diabetes, according to a large new
study....
86.
9
Risk Factors for Tooth Loss
WebMD Medical News
Avoiding tooth loss may
be partly within your control, new research shows....
87.
2
Million U.S. Youths Have Prediabetes
WebMD Medical News
An estimated 2 million
American youths have prediabetes, the CDC and NIH report....
88.
FDA
Issues Alert for Abbott Glucose Meters
WebMD Medical News
The FDA and Abbott
Diabetes Care are alerting doctors and patients about a
possible problem with blood glucose meters made by Abbott
Diabetes Care....
89.
Depression
May Up Type 2 Diabetes Death Risk
WebMD Medical News
A new study of people
with type 2 diabetes shows a higher death rate among depressed
patients over a three-year period....
90.
No
End in Sight to Rapid Rise in Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
New figures from the CDC
show nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes....
91.
New
Diabetes Drug May Triple Death Risk
WebMD Medical News
A new diabetes drug --
recommended for approval by FDA experts - almost triples
deaths from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows....
92.
New
Diabetes Treatments Show Promise
WebMD Medical News
Two new diabetes
treatments appear to control blood sugar in people with type 2
diabetes who do not achieve glucose control....
93.
Actos
Effective in Late-Stage Type 2 Diabetes
WebMD Medical News
The drug Actos cuts the
risk of death, heart attack, and stroke in people with
advanced type 2 diabetes, a large clinical trial shows....
94.
Normal
Blood Sugar May Belie Diabetes Risk
WebMD Medical News
When it comes to
predicting type 2 diabetes risk, not all normal fasting blood
sugar levels are equal, new research shows....
95.
Heart
Attacks Don't Sway Smokers
WebMD Medical News
If you were a smoker,
would you quit smoking if you had heart problems and your
doctor told you to stop smoking?...
96.
December
Deadlier for Heart Attacks
WebMD Medical News
December is a
particularly deadly month for heart attacks, a new study
shows....
97.
Liver
Blood Test Predicts Heart Disease, Death
WebMD Medical News
A simple blood test --
commonly used to check the liver -- predicts a person's risk
of death from heart disease....
98.
Smoking
May Increase Diabetes Risk
WebMD Medical News
Cigarette smokers may be
nearly three times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes....
99.
Diabetes
Ranked Among World's Top Killers
WebMD Medical News
Archive
Diabetes may have killed
nearly 3 million people in 2000, making it the world's No. 5
cause of death, by a new estimate....
100.
Organ
Transplant Drug May Up Skin Cancer Risk
WebMD Medical News
Archive
Scientists may have
found a clue about why skin cancer rates are high for organ
transplant patients....
101.
Women
Wait Longer for Heart Attack Treatment
WebMD Medical News
Archive
Women face longer delays
than men in being evaluated, treated, and admitted for heart
attack care in emergency rooms than men, according to a new
Irish study....
102.
U.S.
Death Trends Shifting
WebMD Medical News
Archive
America's leading causes
of death are changing, researchers report....
103.
Metabolic
Syndrome: Growing Health Threat
WebMD Medical News
Archive
A cluster of
obesity-related heath risk factors known as metabolic
syndrome, which dramatically raises the risk of heart disease
and diabetes, poses a growing threat to the health of
Americans and requires more aggressive treatment....
104.
FDA
Panel Recommends New Diabetes Drug
WebMD Medical News
Archive
A government advisory
panel has recommended approval of a new drug for type 2
diabetes....
105.
FDA
Panel Urges Approval of Inhaled Insulin
WebMD Medical News
Archive
A government advisory
panel backed approval of the first insulin inhaler....
106.
Calcium
Scans May Reveal Heart Risks
WebMD Medical News
Archive
A scan that detects
calcium deposits in heart arteries may help predict the risk
of heart disease in otherwise healthy middle-aged men....
107.
Newer
Blood Pressure Drugs Beat Out Older Ones
WebMD Medical News
Archive
Tens of thousands of
heart attacks, strokes, and deaths could be prevented each
year if people took a combination of newer high blood pressure
drugs rather than the old standbys....
108.
Public
Often Misunderstands Heart Failure
WebMD Medical News
Archive
The public doesn't know
much about heart failure, a new report shows....
109.
The
Baby Boomer Heart: Keeping the Pressure Off
WebMD Feature Archive
Want to live a long
life? Start with this guide to lowering your blood pressure.
...
110.
The
Baby Boomer Heart: The Riskiest Generation
WebMD Feature Archive
Baby boomers were the
first generation to grow up with affluence. But the price for
abundance may be heart disease....
