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Gene May Account for Range of Ills
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 11 days ago
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A rare genetic mutation may help explain why some people get hit with a triple whammy of high blood pressure, cholesterol and a tendency to gain weight easily, U.S. researchers reported. The mutation is seen in one gene found in mitochondrial DNA -- handed...
Tags: Dr. Richard Lifton, blood pressure, mitochondrial dna, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, family member, Pakistan, Islamabad, Mitochondrial diseases, Cellular respiration, Mitochondrion, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Cardiology, Mitochondrial genetics, Diabetes, Health Medical Pharma
Connection between Diabetes and Tuberculosis
Mumbai :: India | 11 days ago
Credibility Diabetics are more vulnerable to acquire tuberculosis, according to a new study. To clear the link between both diseases, researchers at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston released 13 studies performed in Canada, Mexico, U.S., England, Russia,...
Tags: India, Mumbai, Public health, Diabetes mellitus, Tuberculosis in China, Diabetes, Pulmonology, Tuberculosis, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
Sweet T&T --
Trinidad :: Bolivia | 11 days ago
Credibility Sweet T&T Keith Smith Friday, November 20th 2009 Dr Eric Williams, I suppose, was the most famous diabetic in Trinidad and Tobago, the disease killing him in due course although it came on late, ’The Doctor’’ struck down by ’late onset’’ diabetes, something...
Tags: Bolivia, Trinidad, David Meece, Hospitality Recreation, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Health Medical Pharma
£1m project to cut cancer risk
Dundee :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
Credibility Scots a year are to be offered a focused programme of support to improve their health in a £1 million research project led by scientists at Dundee University. Under the scheme, men and women who could develop colorectal cancer will be given help to tackle...
Tags: United Kingdom, Dundee, Colorectal cancer, Gastrointestinal cancer, Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Metabolic disorders, Diabetes, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
Health cuts make children biggest losers
Wellington :: New Zealand | 11 days ago
Credibility It is unacceptable to put the health of children at risk in this way." Cuts to health this year have targeted diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental health, and Fruit in Schools coordinators. We are very worried about possible cuts to children's health...
Tags: New Zealand, Wellington, Diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Health, Diabetes, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
Study: Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens
Richmond :: KY :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. All but one of the 11 extremely obese teens studied saw their diabetes disappear within a year after weight-loss surgery, the researchers reported. The...
Tags: Dr. Thomas Inge, obese surgery, reversed diabetes, obese teen, taking diabetes, loss surgery, Richmond, Bariatrics, Body shape, Diabetes mellitus, Gastric bypass surgery, Overweight, Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity, Health Medical Pharma, Hospitality Recreation
New Study: Many Older Diabetics Lack Medicines They Need
Detroit :: MI :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility According to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan, only 43 percent of older people with diabetes receive medicines that could protect their heart and kidneys, despite the fact that virtually all of them could benefit from those drugs.
Tags: Allison Rosen, ace inhibitors, Detroit, Diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Hypertension, ACE inhibitor, Myocardial infarction, Diabetes, Aging-associated diseases, Cardiovascular diseases, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
Worldly Local Doctor Travels to México
Guadalajara :: Mexico | 11 days ago
Credibility When Edgardo Rodr�guez, M.D, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, isn�t at Saint Anthony Hospital, he is volunteering three times a year in Guadalajara, M�xico to treat infants and young children born with foot deformities. �There is a big need around the world...
Tags: Saint Anthony Hospital, Edgardo Rodr, Mexico, Guadalajara, Nutrition, American Diabetes Association, Club foot, Orthopedic surgery, Congenital disorders, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Health Medical Pharma
Taking Care of Your Organs
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Dr. Harry Ginsberg, chairman of the Internal Medicine Department at Mount Sinai Hospital, provides an explanation of one of the functions of several organs and how to keep each organ healthy. Lungs Function: Exchanges oxygen and air into the bloodstream...
Tags: Chicago, Nutrition, Sunscreen, Lung, Sun tanning, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Health Medical Pharma
Obesity, diabetes rates highest in South
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Areas of the Southeast, Appalachia and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the highest U.S. rates of obesity and diabetes, officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday...
Tags: U.S, CDC, West Virginia, Atlanta, Bariatrics, Body shape, Obesity, Diabetes mellitus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nutrition, Diabetes, Metabolic disorders, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues, Hospitality Recreation, Human development, Breast milk, Breast cancer, David Satcher, Breastfeeding, Infancy, Breast
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