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  Engineers at MIT and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have devised a new way to detect cancer that has spread to the liver, by enlisting help from probiotics — beneficial bacteria similar to those found in yogurt…. Many types of cancer, including colon and pancreatic, tend …

Iron deficiency in adults with or without anemia may increase HbA1c levels, potentially leading to misdiagnosis of type 2 diabetes…

Low fat, low GI diet results in lost weight, some reduction in diabetic nerve pain… Encouraging lifestyle and dietary modifications is a standard protocol for physicians and educators working with type 2 diabetic patients in an effort to reduce diabetes-related complications. In a small pilot study researchers investigated whether or …

Even low alcohol intake may be possible hazard to cardiac structure and function in seniors…

Risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with diabetes type, age of diagnosis… Type 2 diabetes, but not type 1 diabetes, may be associated with a reduced risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Researchers also found that both the age of diabetes diagnosis and the age of diagnosis of amyotrophic …

Thirty minutes of exercise 6 days a week associated with about 40% mortality risk reduction in a study of older men… Norwegian researchers studied the relationships between physical activity (PA), smoking and 12-year cardiovascular (CV), non-CV and all-cause mortality in elderly Oslo men screened for CV disease in 1972–1973 and 2000. …

Women have smaller improvement in HbA1c and more hypoglycemia and nocturnal hypoglycemia…

Protein, fat, and the glycemic index may be factors in postprandial glucose levels as well according to CGMS data…

There have been many conclusions drawn about the relationship between liraglutide and pancreatitis…

Men who drink 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day are about 40 percent less likely to experience ED…