Archive for December, 2008
Living Well: High blood sugar, Alzheimers risk linked - Seattle Post Intelligencer
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While most of us might think diabetes when a doctor talks about high blood sugar, it appears that Alzheimers disease and memory loss would be justifiable next thoughts. The first studies connecting elevated blood sugar levels and a higher risk of …
U.S. raises the bar for new diabetes drugs - Grand Forks Herald
WASHINGTON New drugs to treat an epidemic of diabetes in the U.S. will have to be screened more closely for heart risks, U.S. government health officials said. The Food and Drug Administrations policy change should offer a greater assurance of …
Is there a relationship between sleep-wake rhythm and diabetes?
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(Helmholtz Zentrum Mnchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health) An international research team with German participation including Helmholtz Zentrum Mnchen, among other institutions, has succeeded in identifying a new gene variant which is associated with elevated fasting glucose levels and a high risk for type 2 diabetes. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Health Tip: Smoking and Diabetes
Title: Health Tip: Smoking and DiabetesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/23/2009 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/23/2009 News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
St. John’s diabetes fair set for Saturday (The Springfield News-Leader)
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The St. John’s Health System Diabetes Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Battlefield Mall.
MPs Keith Vaz And Adrian Sanders Win Diabetes UK Parliamentary Awards (Medical News Today)
Keith Vaz, MP for Leicester East, and Adrian Sanders, MP for Torbay and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Diabetes, each received an award from Diabetes UK at the charity’s 75th Anniversary Parliamentary Reception. Keith Vaz won the inaugural Diabetes UK Parliamentary Champion Award and Adrian Sanders the Diabetes UK 75th Anniversary Award.
Health Tip: Smoking and Diabetes (MedicineNet.com)
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Title: Health Tip: Smoking and Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 1/23/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/23/2009
Sanford/USD receives grant for diabetes work (The Argus Leader)
Sanford Research/USD has received an American Diabetes Association Career Development Award to help understand why people who have diabetes often die from heart disease or stroke. The $878,686 grant over five years will be used to explore the connection between diabetes and susceptibility to heart disease in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, officials say. Dr. Qiangrong Liang and a …