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Insulin Users Have 50% Higher Cancer Risk; Causes Unclear
Diabetes patients who take insulin have a higher risk of developing cancer, according to Danish researchers who say they can’t explain the link…
Read More »Childhood Factors May Predict Diabetes Later in Life
Common office-based measures in childhood appear to predict the chances of having Type 2 diabetes later in life, researchers found…
Read More »The Association of Hemoglobin A1c with Heart Failure among People without Diabetes
Elevated A1c (≥5.5–6.0%) was associated with incident heart failure in a middle-aged population without diabetes, suggesting that chronic hyperglycemia prior to the development of diabetes contributes to development of heart failure…
Read More »Mothers Who Don’t Breastfeed Have Double Risk of Diabetes
Mothers who breastfeed their children have a considerably lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes when they are older compared to women who have never breastfed, according to researchers….
Read More »Risk Factors for Stroke: A Global Study
Studies of modifiable risk factors for stroke have been conducted largely in developed countries. Few data have been collected in the developing world, where 85% of stroke mortality occurs…
Read More »Insulin Resistance Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s
Rising numbers of people who are resistant to insulin or who have Type 2 diabetes may also have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease according to a new study…
Read More »Letter from the Editor, August 29, 2010: Popeye vs Wimpy
It appears there is a classic battle brewing between Popeye and Wimpy as to what works better for your health. Popeye thinks he was right when he said, “I’m strong to the finich, ‘Cause I eats me spinach,” as a new study of over 220,000 patients found that the risk …
Read More »Heart Risk from Actos® as Great as from Avandia®, Study Suggests
According to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, the heart risk from Actos is just as great as the risk posed by Avandia according to a story published Tuesday, August 24 by the Los Angeles Times….
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Physical Activity Log Do you make your patients responsible for their physical activity? Use this simple and straightforward log to help your patients take responsibility for their physical activity. Physical Activity Log
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