Diabetes
Sugar Industry Paid Researchers to Discredit Studies Linking Sugar to Life-threatening Diseases
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 12, 2016 03:01 PM EDT |
The Sugar Association paid Harvard University researchers to issue a study that exonerated sugar as a contributing factor to heart disease and blamed saturated fat instead.
8.5 Percent of World Population had Diabetes 2 Years Ago, Says WHO
| S Satapathy | | Apr 07, 2016 02:24 PM EDT |
The number of people living with diabetes is growing across the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced.
151 million expected to have diabetes in China by 2040
| S Satapathy | | Mar 31, 2016 11:41 AM EDT |
The swelling trend of diabetes is a foremost concern for China as close to 100 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes, which is highest in the world as per the data released by International diabetes federation (IDF). According to IDF, the number of diabetes cases has increased rapidly in recent years and is projected to reach 151 million by 2040 in the country. There are almost 500 million more people, suffer from so-called “prediabetes”—a stage where blood sugar levels are high, but not high enough to trigger a diagnosis—indicating what the IDF calls “the enormity of diabetes as a public health problem in China”. A study by IDF also says that 13% of medical expenditures in China are directly caused by diabetes.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Link to Kidney Stones, New Study Suggests
| Joy Anne Labarite | | Nov 30, 2015 04:19 AM EST |
Do you have type 2 diabetes and kidney stones? A new study suggests type 2 diabetes mellitus has strong association to renal stones.
Walnuts Help Prevent Diabetes, New Study Shows
| Joy Anne Labarite | | Nov 28, 2015 05:37 AM EST |
Are you suffering from type 2 diabetes? A recent study shows that eating walnuts everyday may help prevent type 2 diabetes.
China's First NBA Starter and Champion Mengke Bateer Retires Due to Diabetes
| Cesar Tordesillas | | Aug 18, 2015 08:15 AM EDT |
Mengke Bateer, the first Chinese player to start in an NBA game and to win a title, has retired due to health issues, mainly diabetes. Bateer, who is from Inner Mongolia, joined the NBA's Denver Nuggets in 2002 after a five-year stint with the Beijing Ducks. It was also wth the Nuggets that Bateer became the as the first Chinese player to start in an NBA game, according to the website Complex. In that game, Bateer scored four points on a 28 percent shooting.
Soybean Oil Has Higher Risks of Obesity and Diabetes Than Fructose and Coconut Oil
| Saranya Palanisamy | | Jul 24, 2015 07:09 PM EDT |
Diet high in soybean oil could lead to more obesity than fructose and coconut oil rich diets, says researchers from University of California Riverside published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Frequent Soda Drinkers Have Higher Risk Of Acquiring Type 2 Diabetes
| Janice Teh | | Jul 23, 2015 07:35 AM EDT |
People who drink even a glass of sugary drinks on a daily basis greatly increase their risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes.
A Class Of Diabetic Drugs Might Prevent Parkinson’s Disease In Diabetic Patients
| Saranya Palanisamy | | Jul 22, 2015 06:35 PM EDT |
A class of drugs used for treating diabetes might help in preventing Parkinson’s disease, says a study published in the journal Public Library of Science (PLOS ONE).
Order of Food Helps Type 2 Diabetics Maintain Blood Sugar Levels
| Sarah Mae Tejares | | Jul 01, 2015 01:49 PM EDT |
A new study of Well Cornell College Nutritionist could be the next miracle to fight diabetes as it suggests that eating carbs after veggies and proteins could have health benefits to type 2 diabetic patients.
National Health and Family Planning Commission Says Chronic Disease Rises in China
| Krystine Antonio | | Jul 01, 2015 01:11 PM EDT |
There is currently a spike in the rate of patients getting chronic disease, according to a nationwide health survey.
Blues Legend B.B. King In Hospice Care After Minor Heart Attack
| Soledad Mayo | | May 02, 2015 05:00 PM EDT |
B.B. King, 89, the legendary blues guitarist wrote on his personal website Friday that he was in hospice care at his Nevada home. King had been hospitalized for the second time in a month.
Difficulty in Daily Tasks is a Warning Sign for Heart Failure Patients
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 26, 2015 10:43 AM EST |
The study also showed that older women, unmarried people and those who suffer from obesity, diabetes, or from anemia had increased difficulty with daily activities and mobility than those who did not.
Afrezza Inhaled Insulin Now Available in U.S. Pharmacies Nationwide
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 03, 2015 10:11 AM EST |
It helps patients achieve blood sugar control.
Rub-on Tattoo Device for Diabetics to Take Pain Out of Blood Sugar Test
| Raymond Legaspi | | Jan 17, 2015 02:10 AM EST |
Millions of diabetics around the world can look forward to a painless finger prick-free sensor for blood sugar after scientists at the University of California in San Diego unveiled a device that works without a needle.
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