Over 6 months, computer-based interventions led to greater weight loss than minimal interventions such as a brochure on how to lose weight, a new review found. But patients in these programs had less weight loss than those who had in-person treatment. "Computer-based interventions have a positive effect on short-term weight …
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Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline
According to a new study, people who are obese and suffer from high blood pressure and other problems linked to heart disease and diabetes may also see a faster decline in their mental abilities. Yet even obese people without these physical conditions experienced a faster decline in functions such as …
Read More »Faustman’s Type 1 Diabetes Cure Raises Debate
Dr. Denise Faustman’s announcement of the results of a small study of a handful of type 1 patients showing the regeneration of beta cells with the use of a TB vaccine that has been available for years is causing a controversy in the medical community…. If the findings do hold …
Read More »Death Risk Drops by 50% for Diabetes Patients Using Statins
Type 2 diabetes patients on statin drugs have lower mortality risk….
Read More »Metformin May Reduce Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Metformin was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in risk for hepatocellular carcinoma among diabetic patients….
Read More »Statins Can Reduce the Risk of Pancreatitis by 23%
A meta-analysis of 21 trials showed that the risk of pancreatic inflammation was reduced in patients with normal or mildly increased triglycerides when they took statin drugs….
Read More »Tasty Berries Decrease Blood Sugars
Scientists have found compounds that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation similar to the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. And that could mean a tasty way to help people with diabetes decrease their blood sugar….
Read More »Giving Workers More Say on the Job Reduces Risk for Diabetes
Researchers found that giving workers more job control could be an important modifiable risk factor to reduce incidence of diabetes among women….
Read More »Low HDL Cholesterol Ups Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy
In type 2 diabetes, HDL-C independent risk factor for diabetic nephropathy but not retinopathy….
Read More »New System Controls Overnight Glucose Levels in Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers have developed a new automated, portable glucose control system which safely manages overnight glucose levels in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes….
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