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THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A class of drugs still taken by millions of people with type 2 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of dying and heart failure than the newer treatment metformin, researchers say.
Women who breastfeed a child are much less likely to get metabolic syndrome, a condition linked to diabetes and heart disease. A Kaiser Permanente study found that women who breastfeed lower their risk by 39 to 56 percent, depending on how long they nurse.
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Along with an increased risk for high cholesterol and diabetes, overweight and obese children also may be more prone to spinal problems and back pain, according to U.S. researchers.
Diabetes adversely affects the functions of virtually every organ in the body. Consequently, it is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and other illness, like various forms of dementia.
In the span of three years, diabetes cases among adults in Taylor County grew a full percentage point, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , reflecting a disturbing national trend that shows the disease is on the rise.From 2004 to 2007, the number rose from 7.9 percent of adults to 8.9 percent, according to data from the CDC.A new study by a research team at the ...
In women who didn't have pregnancy-related (gestational) diabetes, breast-feeding between one and five months lowered a woman's risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 39 percent, while breast-feeding for the same duration lowered the risk of the syndrome by 44 percent in women with gestational diabetes.
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The Erie Family Health Center, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, will not turn patients away, even if they cannot pay.
Dr. Bruce I. Stark Diabetes is an epidemic in the United States. The latest statistics from the American Diabetes Association are shocking. There are an estimated 24 million people with diabetes, eight million of whom are unaware that they even have the disease. This translates to one out of 10 people above the age of 20. In addition, there are more than 50 million people who are considered pre ...
A diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes is not the early birthday present Conner Kurz was anticipating 18 months ago.
