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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetics get the most benefit when they exercise more than 150 minutes per week in a supervised fitness or exercise program tailored to their needs, an analysis released on Tuesday suggests.The findings, published in the Journal of the American ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Swallowing ginseng root extract has no effect on blood sugar regulation among people with diabetes or prediabetic symptoms, a new study concludes.Despite prior evidence that the herb might help treat problems processing blood sugar, the researchers were ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A diabetes expert group backed the use of weight-loss surgery on Monday for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients.According to a statement from the International Diabetes Federation, there is increasing evidence that the health of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - How many carbs you eat might be less important for your blood sugar than your food's glycemic load, a measure that also takes into account how quickly you absorb those carbs.That's the conclusion of a new study ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smoke is tied to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, both for smokers and the people around them, a new study shows.And the more secondhand smoke people are exposed to, the greater their risk of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Already dubbed America's "stroke belt," the southeastern U.S. just earned another dubious distinction as the nation's "diabetes belt," government researchers said Tuesday.They used county-by-county data to mark those areas where people are most at risk for the ...
MELBOURNE (Reuters Life!) - The strong, silent and possibly suffering Australian male is the target of an iPhone application that hopes to make men less shy of talking with doctors -- before medical issues become medical emergencies.Melbourne's The Alfred hospital has launched ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Australian researchers are challenging guidelines that urge diabetics to cut back on salt in their diet.In a study that seems to turn conventional wisdom on its head, they found patients with the highest levels of sodium in ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Listen up, diabetics: invisible bits of fruit on your hands can mess up your finger-prick blood tests, making your blood sugar level look higher than it really is.That's because sugars from fruit will stay on your fingers ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A handheld tool that provides diabetics with automated feedback -- from average blood sugar levels to early signs of a treatment's side effects -- may help certain patients better manage the disease, hints a new study.Researchers from ...
