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Saturday, July 04, 2009
| Nicotine Induces Prediabetes, Likely Contributes to High Prevalence of Heart Disease in Smokers |
| Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. |
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| Long And Short Sleep Durations are Associated with Increased Risk for Diabetes |
| According to a research abstract, both long and short sleepers are at greater risk for diabetes. |
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Posted on 20-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| More Ontario Children are Getting Diagnosed with Diabetes |
| Ontario children are more likely to get diagnosed with diabetes than their American counterparts. |
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Posted on 20-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| Sleep Apnea Occurring During Rem Sleep is Significantly Associated with Type 2 Diabetes |
| A study reports that there is a statistically significant relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) episodes occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and type 2 diabetes. |
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Posted on 20-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| Stopping Diabetes Damage with Vitamin C |
| Researchers have found a way to stop the damage caused by Type 1 diabetes with the combination of insulin and a common vitamin found in most medicine cabinets. |
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Posted on 20-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| Aerobically Unfit Young Adults on Road to Diabetes in Middle Age |
| Young adults (18 to 30 years old) with low aerobic fitness levels - as measured by a treadmill test - are two to three times more likely to develop diabetes in 20 years than those who are fit. |
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| Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Teens' Risk Factors for Heart Disease, Diabetes |
| In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome. |
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Posted on 20-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| Vibration Plate Machines May Aid Weight Loss and Trim Abdominal Fat |
| Vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs. |
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Posted on 3-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| Scientists Create Pig Stem Cells |
| Scientists have managed to induce cells from pigs to transform into pluripotent stem cells - cells that, like embryonic stem cells, are capable of developing into any type of cell in the body. |
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Posted on 3-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence |
| People who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins after a stroke may be less likely to have another stroke later. |
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Posted on 3-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |
| Hispanic Children in US at Greater Risk for Obesity than Other Ethnic/Racial Groups |
| The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. Culturally appropriate nutritional intervention needed, according to nutrition experts. |
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Posted on 3-Jun-2009 Read Full News Article |