Well, we all know trans-fatty acids are bad for our health. Bad for the heart, bad for the body, it's just bad right? Now, a new study in rats is saying that trans-fatty acid doesn't seem to...
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As reported by a group from Queen's University (Belfast, UK) at the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today - diabetes in men has a direct effect...
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A collaborative study which includes the University of Southern California (USC) has identified the gene responsible for regulating glucose levels. According to Richard M. Watanabe, Ph.D., associate...
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The VeraLight SCOUT DS™ is the new painless diabetes test that doesn't involve fasting and blood drawing - and will only take a few minutes as opposed to the traditional glucose test that takes...
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Previous researches delved into the possibility of an oral insulin. Though most awaited by patients and medical professionals alike, it just is not here yet. It seems there are too many obstacles that...
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Based in San Diego, California (USA), Novocell Inc. has found a potential in their human embryonic stem cells for diabetes cure. As reported by Novocell's team of researchers in the journal Nature...
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Harvard researchers is testing a already known tuberculosis (TB) vaccine against type 1 diabetes. According to Denise L. Faustman, a Harvard Medical School professor who is helping to lead the study:...
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First it was Vitamin D against type 1 diabetes. Now, it is Vitamin A against type 1 diabetes. Yeah, Vitamin A - the eye vitamin. High levels of vitamin A may curb the onset of type 1 diabetes by...
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Angelina Jolie is obviously pregnant! Hello?! Baby bump is growing. I just like the fact that they are not confirming nor denying that fact. As if saying to the obnoxious media: "Are you kidding...
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The Novartis diabetes pill Eucreas has been approved by The European Union for type 2 diabetes. Eucreas is a combination of Galvus (a DPP-4 inhibitor) and metformin (a popular diabetes drug which...
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I just saw this report at the New York Times entitled: Stem Cell Therapy Controls Diabetes in Mice. You know I have such high hopes for stem cell research, especially for the treatment and control of...
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I live in a rice-eating country. Rice is our staple food like potato it is to others. I've worked in rice research for 10 years. Thus I know rice a lot. I sort-of live, eat and breath it. So I......
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In this KSBWTV YouTube video dated November 7, 2007 it was reported that researcher at The University of Central Florida that has created a type of lettuce that could eventually be used as a cure for...
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In Jaipur, the diabetes medicine from Kadamb tree (Mitragyna parvifolia) leaves - developed/invented by Suresh Sharma - has been granted patent by the Controller-General of Patents, India. The...
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Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.'s Welchol™ (colesevelam HCl) has been approved by the US FDA for the improvement of glycemic control (measured as hemoglobin A1C) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in...
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A very interesting finding has been discovered by a research team at McGill University's Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Immunoregulatory T-cells regulate our body's autoimmune...
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Would caffeine be bad for diabetes control? According to this report, caffeine could interfere with the body's ability to handle blood sugar, thus worsening type 2 diabetes. The team at Duke...
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In a separate post, I wrote about the anti-cancer properties of statins. Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by people with cardiovascular conditions. Now, according to a study led by...
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The hormone called gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) receptor blockade has been found capable of promoting weight loss, improving insulin resistance and reversing diabetes in an animal model. GIP...
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Some women develop diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) when the islets cells don't multiply and the body cannot meet the increased demand for insulin - thereby resulting to increases...
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