Resveratrol, the plant extract and potent anti-inflammatory previously shown to extend the survival of lower animal life, seems to reduce inflammation in humans as well. A reduction in blood vessel inflammation can help prevent development of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and other health problems…
Read More »Texting Improves Treatment Adherence and Improved Glucose Levels
Pilot study supports adolescent diabetes patients through personalized text messages….
Read More »Aggressive Blood Sugar Control May Not Improve Survival in ESRD Patients
Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to a study…
Read More »FDA Accepts AFREZZA Resubmission and Sets Decision by Dec. 29, 2010
MannKind Corporation announced that it has submitted, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted, MannKind’s resubmission of its New Drug Application (NDA) for AFREZZA™ (insulin human [rDNA origin]) and classified it as a Class 2 resubmission. With the Class 2 designation, the FDA set an action date …
Read More »New Information on CPR: Mouth to Mouth May Not Be Necessary
The results support a strategy for CPR performed by laypersons that emphasizes chest compression and minimizes the role of rescue breathing…
Read More »Decreasing Atherosclerosis Risk by Inhibiting Fatty Acids in Immune Cells
In this study, the research team inhibited atherosclerosis by interfering with production of a substance called fatty acid synthase…
Read More »Why Fad Diets Work Well for Some but Not Others
According to published research, genes are interacting with diet, rather than diet alone and are the main causes of variation in metabolic traits, such as body weight….
Read More »Breakdown of Bone Keeps Blood Sugar in Check
The human skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Center, have further illuminated how bone controls this process….
Read More »Adults Born in Famine Have a Higher Pre-Diabetes Risk
Middle-aged adults born at the height of China’s famine in the 1950’s and 1960’s may have a greater risk of high blood sugar than those born just a few years earlier or later….
Read More »Half of Young Adults Have CHD Risk Factors
Approximately half of young adults have at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, such as a family history of disease, smoking, hypertension, or obesity, according to the results of a new study….
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