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Online Health Info Popular but Often Unchecked: The survey questioned more than 12,000 people and found that 81% of those with internet access use it to search for advice about health, medicines or medical conditions. More than six in 10 look for information about medicines and more than half of …

Diabetes Continues to Soar: The number of American adults treated for diabetes more than doubled between 1996 and 2007, rising from about 9 million to 19 million.. By age groups, the number of adults treated for diabetes increased from 4.3 million to 8 million among people age 65 and older; …

Low-Dose Folic Acid Cuts Homocysteine Levels: A low dose of folic acid roughly equal to the added intake from food fortification policies in the U.S. and elsewhere lowered homocysteine levels as effectively as doses two to four times higher, a randomized trial showed. Over 26 weeks, daily doses of 0.2, …

Women with Both Diabetes and Depression at Higher Risk of Dying from Heart Disease, Other Causes: Compared with women who did not have either condition, those with depression had a 44% increased risk of death, those with diabetes had a 35% increased risk of death and those with both conditions …

Walking Speed Associated with Survival in Older Adults: Longevity may vary widely in older adults. One 80 year old may have 20 years of life ahead and another just a few years. This becomes important when physicians assess ongoing treatment plans and care goals for their older patients. A new …

Analysis and Patient Satisfaction Assessment of Insulin Pump Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Insulin pump therapy provided better glycemic control and reduced the total amount of insulin utilized. Patients who utilized continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) thought that the treatment was more convenient, less burdensome, and provided better control …

Echinacea and the Common Cold: Does it Work? Taking Echinacea did not significantly alter the duration or severity of the common cold, although small benefits were seen, a randomized, carefully blinded trial found. Mean duration of symptoms was 6.34 days in patients taking Echinacea in a blinded fashion and 6.76 …

More Than 6% of American Women Have Diabetes or Develop GDM During Pregnancy: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that more than a quarter million women, or 6.4%, who gave birth had the conditions that can produce risks for the mother and the baby, including risk of preterm …

The First Animal (Pig) to Human Transplant for Sale to Type 1 Patients. Russia has announced that it will be the first nation to approve transplanting animal cells into humans, or xenotransplantation. First tested in Russia in 2007 on 8 patients, each were given between 1 and 3 transplants of …

Kids Will Eat Low-Sugar Cereals: Despite the heavy marketing of sugary breakfast cereals to children, kids seem willing to eat low-sugar cereals — particularly if they can add fresh fruit or a small amount of table sugar. In a randomized study conducted among more than 90 kids, those children offered …