Healthy Gums Equal Healthy Babies Reported April 08, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) One step to a healthier newborn might be a new toothbrush and some better dental hygiene. The reason: gum disease is linked to a higher risk for gestational diabetes. Dental researchers from New York worked with colleagues in Sri Lanka to arrive at those conclusions in a study involving 190 … [Read more...]
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Kill Fat Cells, Reverse Diabetes?
Kill Fat Cells, Reverse Diabetes?Reported October 08, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fighting diabetes could start in our fat cells. Researchers found killing off certain immune cells in fat and muscle can rapidly reverse insulin resistance. Numerous studies have shown the dangerous cycle of obesity leading to insulin resistance, which can cause type 2 diabetes. Now, … [Read more...]
Marker for Heart Failure
Marker for Heart Failure Reported November 13, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new biomarker may help identify people at greatest risk for heart failure. According to researchers who discovered the marker known as resisten, the risk of developing heart failure rose 38 percent for every 10 nanograms per milliliter increase in blood levels. The investigators arent really sure … [Read more...]
Extreme Obesity Linked to Greater Health Risks
Extreme Obesity Linked to Greater Health Risks Reported July 05, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who are extremely obese may have greater health risks than previously thought. A new study reveals more of them have high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol than women who … [Read more...]
Retraining Organs to Stop Diabetes
Retraining Organs to Stop DiabetesReported December 16, 2009 CHARLESTON, S.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Chronic pancreatitis -- or inflammation of the pancreas -- is a painful condition. Removing the organ is sometimes the only option, but without the pancreas, the body can't produce insulin and patients develop diabetes. Doctors have found a way to use another organ to save … [Read more...]
Blood sugar ‘boosts cancer risk’
Blood sugar 'boosts cancer risk' July 20, 2007 Diabetes causes high blood sugar, as does eating too much sugary food. The Swedish research, which looked at 64,500 people, linked raised blood sugar with pancreas, skin, womb, and urinary tract cancers in women. Diabetes experts said more evidence was needed to confirm the link. The … [Read more...]
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