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A research team believes it has found the answer in fossilized feces. The prehistoric diet of people living in the Southwest appears to have led to the development of genes that store fat, called "thrifty genes." The new study suggests these genes developed in Native Americans because of what they …

Data on 2,704 adults with diabetes showed about 100% of those age 65 and older had health insurance, compared with only 85% of those 18 to 64 years old. About two million diabetes patients under the age of 65 had no health insurance coverage. Health insurance costs were the main …

Scientists have found a significant association between polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure and risk of diabetes, in a highly exposed community in the US. The researchers studied 774 individuals living in Anniston, Alabama, an area with PCB contamination from manufacturing. They measured PCB levels in the blood and compared this to …

Within 2 years, more than 75% of newly hired physicians will be hospital employees, according to projections in a new report of physician recruiting incentives while fewer doctors will go into private practice. The demand for primary care physicians remains strong. For the seventh consecutive year, family physicians and general …

Ghrelin, a so-called hunger hormone, is the reason why some people have room for a high-calorie dessert after eating a big meal. Study results showed that rats lacking ghrelin receptor gene ate less of a sweet treat after a full meal than did rodents whose ghrelin receptor gene was intact. …

In-store promotion and nutrition information on the front label of food packaging helps shoppers make healthier choices, U.S. researchers say. When a tag was put on the grocery store shelf showing that a product had the Heart Check mark indicating a heart-healthy food, sales increased 1.5 percent to 6.7 percent. …

Although gastric bypass surgery reverses type 2 diabetes in a large percentage of obese patients, the disease recurs in about 21% of them within three to five years. The study’s lead author, Yessica Ramos, MD, an internal medicine resident at Mayo Clinic Arizona in Scottsdale, stated that, “The recurrence rate …

Secondhand smoke exposure may lead to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in adults. The survey was conducted from 2001 to 2006, and questioned over 6,300 adults. The study concluded those exposed to secondhand smoke had a higher rate of type 2 diabetes and a higher BMI. …

Childhood obesity affects math performance in school, as well as social skills and wellbeing, according to new research from the University of Missouri. Researchers looked at data from over 6,000 children enrolled in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort, which gathered information from children beginning in kindergarten and followed them …

The amount of plaque in the arterial beds can help stratify high-risk diabetes better than traditional risk factors. Calculating a coronary artery calcium score in patients with type 2 diabetes might help identify those who are at greater risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to Subhashish Agarwal, MD, from Wake …