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Wages for doctors in the U.S. grew more slowly between 1987-1990 and 2006-2010 than for other health professionals, with just a 9.6% salary difference, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The average pay of pharmacists and dentists grew by 44% and 23%, respectively, researchers …

Fifty-nine percent of recent Mexican immigrants who had diabetes were undiagnosed, as were 33% of those Mexican immigrants who had high blood pressure. "A lack of disease awareness is clearly a serious problem among recent Mexican immigrants," said Silvia Helena Barcellos, a RAND economist, and co-author of the study. "Our …

Researchers from Karachi University in Pakistan found that regular consumption of asparagus can keep blood sugar levels in check and increase insulin production in the body. Results from the study with rats showed that low levels of the asparagus extract controlled blood glucose levels but did not improve insulin production. …

Habitual physical activity that adds up to moving 6,000 or more steps per day has been linked to a lower risk for developing diabetes and metabolic syndrome in midlife women. The results of a study showed that the average number of steps per day overall was 5,251, with the active …

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 20% higher in countries that consumed lots of high-fructose corn syrup than in those with lower intake, according to a study in Global Public Health. The U.S. had the most high-fructose corn syrup consumption at 55 pounds per person annually, followed by Hungary, …

What We Don’t Know about the Drugs We Recommend See this week’s Tool for Your Practice, Dr. Ben Goldacre’s TED Conference talk, What doctors don’t know about the drugs they prescribe.

Many chains, including Starbucks, Panera and McDonald’s, have already begun posting nutritional information on their menus, well ahead of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to do so. Technomic conducted a survey of restaurant consumer attitudes and found that 65% favor such labeling in restaurants, with the strongest demand for listing …

Diabetes is running at record levels worldwide and half the people estimated to have the disease are, as yet, undiagnosed, according to a new report. The number of people living with diabetes is now put at 371 million, up from 366 million a year ago, with numbers expected to reach …

"We found that children whose primary care arrangement between 1.5 and 4 years was in daycare-center or with an extended family member were around 50% more likely to be overweight or obese between the ages of 4-10 years compared to those cared for at home by their parents. This difference …

As many as 371 million people worldwide are living with diabetes and the disease is expected to affect 552 million by 2030, according to the International Diabetes Federation. The group estimates that 187 million people are unaware that they have diabetes.