Diabetes News

Your mouth can tell you a lot about your overall health. Troubled teeth and gums aren't always just a dental problem.

The secret to a long, disease-free life may be as simple as pushing yourself away from the dinner table before eating too much .

Dr. Ellen Jost and nursing home resident Joan Harnish are comfortable together, speaking of the elderly woman's illnesses like long-time friends chewing over the latest neighbourhood news.

Medtronic Inc. said Friday it has voluntarily recalled a product used by diabetes patients in conjunction with insulin pumps because it may not work properly.

Obesity very often leads to insulin resistance, and now researchers reporting in the July 8 issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, have uncovered another factor behind that ill consequence.

It is estimated that between 3 and 5 percent of American children have ADHD. Find out more about the causes and symptoms of ADHD.

Me on the left and Shore Sahib on the right Permanent diet equal longer life Caloric-restriction study Jeff Miller / University of Wisconsin-Madison Scientists tracked 76 rhesus monkeys for as long as 20 years.

For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, to no avail.

For Henry Sun Eagle , this week's Indian Health Summit in Denver gave him a chance to share ideas and learn from other American Indian health officials from around the nation.

The following recall has been announced: - Medtronic Inc. is recalling certain lots of Quick-set infusion sets, which are used to deliver insulin from an insulin pump to a diabetes patient.

Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

FRANKLIN,A Mass. The leader of a company that developed a non-invasive and wireless transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system will present at a conference showing new diabetes treatment technologies.

The global call, issued by the three organizations at the meeting of the UN ECOSOC in Geneva, demands five essential actions.

Health Canada is investigating a potential link between a long-acting, synthetic form of insulin and an increased risk of cancer, the department said Thursday.

A 20-year study involving rhesus monkeys has provided the first strong evidence that caloric restriction slows the aging process in primates.

The bottom-line message from a decades-long study of monkeys on a restricted diet is simple: Consuming fewer calories leads to a longer, healthier life.

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South Korea News.Net Wednesday 8th July, 2009 Washington, July 8 : A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Chungbuk Oriental Medicine Center in South Korea are exploring the possibility of using Asian medicinal herbs to manage the global epidemic of Type II diabetes and obesity.

Persons with higher levels of adiponectin, a protein that is produced by fat cells and that has anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties, have an associated lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies, reported in the July 8 issue of JAMA .

Share + Jul 8, 2009 10:44 am US/Eastern CBS News Interactive: Healthwatch NEW YORK As obesity continues to plague Americans, so does the threat of type-2 diabetes, CBS station WCBS-TV reports.