4 Safe Weight Loss Tips From FDAJune 19th, 2007 Most of us, myself excluded, aspires to be thin especially so much so that they often adopt unhealthy practices which lead to bulimia or diabulimia. Here are some safe tips from FDA which doesn't involve consulting a doctor and can be done by you without external help.
Type 1 diabetics required for "ground-breaking" vision studyApril 13th, 2005 OPTOMETRY researchers at Aston University’s new £10 million Academy of Life Sciences are currently undertaking ground-breaking research into the vision problems caused by diabetics – one of the leading causes of blindness and vision loss in the UK. So far, the study has been very successful with a large number of diabetic volunteers stepping forward to take part in the study, but the researchers still require some more Type 1 diabetics (insulin dependent patients usually diagnosed under the age of 30) in order to obtain reliable results.
On the Dangers of Weight Loss SurgeryJuly 20th, 2005 Obesity is no exception. It's a mistake for anyone to abandon, or worse, sidestep the proven behavioral solutions of exercise and a balanced diet.
Ruboxistaurin (RBX) May Reduce Risk of Vision Loss in DiabeticsJuly 16th, 2005 A multicenter international study chaired by a Joslin Diabetes Center investigator and reported in the July issue of the American Diabetes Association’s journal Diabetes brings hopeful news to the 18 million people in the United States -- and millions more worldwide -- with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Initial results of the Phase III clinical trial demonstrated that 32 milligrams per day of ruboxistaurin (RBX) was well tolerated and may reduce the risk of moderate vision loss, especially in patients with diabetic macular edema.
Pet Owners Warned of Diabetes RiskJuly 17th, 2005 The RSPCA is urging pet owners to be aware of diseases that pets can have that are normally not associated with animals like diabetes. Amid National Diabetes Week, the RSPCA says even though it is a rare disease in animals, it can still happen.
Gene expression inhibitor drug made mice (STZ induced) diabetes resistantMarch 21st, 2005 Researchers from North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, N.Y. have identified a gene which expresses as a protein called macrophage migration inhibitory factor, or MIF.
My Body Mass Index (BMI) is 40.4, What's Yours?August 23rd, 2007 That has to be bad, isn't it? As per the definition I am really really obese, way beyond regular fat guy. Let's see what the heck is BMI.
FDA OK's Cholesterol Drug Lipitor for DiabeticsSeptember 27th, 2005 Pfizer Inc. said U.S. regulators (FDA) have approved its cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor. Lipitor is used to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack in diabetic patients.
Top 5 Gadgets for Diabetes PatientsApril 11th, 2009 What can not be cured must be endured. And diabetes perfectly fits in to this category.
Old wine in new bottle: Why Atkins diet workMarch 16th, 2005 New theory on efficacy of Atkins, Zones diet regimes
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WHO projects Diabetes will affect 370m by 2030 (currently 177m) worldwideApril 4th, 2005 A diabetes epidemic is under way. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 30m people worldwide had some form of diabetes in 1985; by 2000, the number had increased to 177m.
Softbank sinks into quarterly loss on costs related to Internet services, slower handset salesApril 30th, 2009 Softbank sinks into loss on Internet serviceTOKYO — Softbank Corp., Japan's third-biggest mobile carrier, said Thursday that it sank into a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter on one-time costs, including launching a superfast Internet service. Softbank reported a net loss of 15.01 billion yen ($154.3 million) for the January-March period, a reversal from the 15.4 billion yen it earned the same period the previous year.
Research finds Statin simvastatin appears to prevent or reverse vascular injury in diabetic ratsApril 3rd, 2005 Since most patients with diabetes die from some vascular complication, Medical College of Georgia researchers set out to determine the effects of simvastatin on endothelial cell dysfunction, an early pivotal event in atherogenesis and a major cause of the microvascular complications in diabetics. The researchers found that in addition to lowering cholesterol levels, simvastatin also appeared to prevent or reverse vascular injury by vasoprotective means.
Arabs face higher risk of diabetesApril 13th, 2005 According to a study by Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services in cooperation with Wayne State University -
People of Arab descent are at significantly greater risk of diabetes than the general population and use tobacco at high rates, especially among younger people, in part because of the smoking of "argila," a traditional communal pipe. Nationally, 18.3 percent of Arabs are diabetics, compared to about 13 percent of African-Americans, 12 percent of Latinos and 4 percent of Caucasians.