April 8, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Diabetes patients need to be consulted to improve treatment, study suggests

Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack by up to 20 percent. This is the result of a new Danish study. Continue reading

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March 7, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Up to half of gestational diabetes patients will develop type 2 diabetes, study finds

Women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the future, according to a recent study. Continue reading

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February 1, 2013
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Type II diabetes and Alzheimer’s connection

A research team has devised a novel approach to identifying the molecular basis for designing a drug that might one day decrease the risk diabetes patients face of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading

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May 9, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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US obesity rates continue to soar, in part because of automobile dependence

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
The headline in Tuesday’s USA Today was shocking: “Obesity could affect 42% of Americans by 2030.”  That is nearly triple the rate experienc… Continue reading

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