Topic: Diabetes
New York (Reuters Health) -- Beans and rice are a classic combination throughout the western hemisphere, but a study in Costa Rica finds that the bean half of the equation may be better for health.Among nearly 2,000 men and women, researchers found ...
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A Wisconsin health clinic said on Monday it was notifying all 2,345 patients seen by a former employee over the past five years that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis or HIV.The registered ...
Floating in the Dead Sea for just 20 minutes may help diabetics lower blood sugar levels, according to a study by Israeli researchers highlighted in Haaretz on Tuesday.The research was carried out by scientists from Ben Gurion University and Soroka Medical Centre ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A significant number of children and young adults with diabetes may not be getting the routine tests recommended for managing the disease, according to a study out Monday.Researchers found that of more than 1,500 young people with ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication -- possibly putting sensitive diabetics at risk, researchers report.They recommend disconnecting the pump before take-off and after ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Exposing eggs to high levels of saturated fatty acids of the type commonly found in the ovaries of obese women and those with diabetes can harm the development of the embryo, according to research published Wednesday.The findings lend further ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with relatively high levels of certain pesticides in their blood may have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes -- particularly if they are overweight, a new study suggests.The study, reported in the journal Diabetes Care, ...
NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - La combinación del entrenamiento con pesas y aeróbico sería la mejor receta para las personas con sobrepeso en riesgo de desarrollar diabetes o enfermedad cardíaca. Los autores de un nuevo estudio observaron que personas que hicieron ejercicio ...
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Generic drug metformin is a cost-effective way to help prevent Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of developing the chronic condition, according to a new economic analysis.The study also found that intensive lifestyle changes -- individually ...
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A trial of Sanofi's experimental once-daily drug for Type 2 diabetes, Lyxumia, found that it worked as well as Byetta, a similar drug sold by Amylin and Eli Lilly and Co that is injected twice a day.The six-month ...
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