2 hrs ago | Fox 23
Free health screenings on Thursday
The Tulsa Health Department's Know Your Numbers program will offer free health screenings on Thursday, June 20. The screenings will be at the North Regional Health and Wellness Center, 5635 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., from 11a.m. to 7 p.m. The screening tests are open to adults 18 years or older and include: blood pressure, full lipid panel , ... (more)
4 hrs ago | Nutrition & Metabolism
Prediabetic changes in gene expression induced by aspartame and...
The human diet has altered markedly during the past four decades, with the introduction of Trans hydrogenated fat, which extended the shelf-life of dietary oils and promoted a dramatic increase in elaidic acid consumption.
8 hrs ago | Reuters
Indonesia April retail sales growth picks up to 9.7 pct y/y
Indonesia's retail sales in April rose 9.7 percent from a year earlier, bolstered by information and communication equipment, a Bank Indonesia survey showed on Wednesday.
12 hrs ago | Cardiovascular Diabetology
Miglitol improves postprandial endothelial dysfunction in patients...
Hyperglycemia, a risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease, causes endothelial dysfunction.
Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings, 06-19-13, OM, St. Romuald, Abbot
Brothers and sisters, consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Sitting in her Redmond home, Naveena Shine believed she could live on light and no food.
Moving the future: Don't be a copycat
I'm calling an audible today. I was supposed to be writing about a few additional core exercises, but I'll get to those in a couple of weeks.
Lilly Study: Livalo Helps HIV Patients
New Data Showed Livalo 4 Mg Had Neutral Effects on Fasting Serum Glucose and Hba1c Levels in HIV-Infected Adults With Dyslipidemia SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced results of a pre-specified safety analysis from the INTREPID trial evaluating the effect of LIVALOA 4 ... (more)
Ayurvedic salacia herb shows pre-diabetes benefit: Study
For six weeks, 29 subjects received either a placebo and lifestyle therapy or 500mg of Salcital, a branded form of salacia reticulata root bark extract or leaves extract supplied by Indian firm Olive Lifesciences.
Eating disorders plague teenage boys, too
The Simi Valley, Calif., youngster tossed out lunches or claimed he ate elsewhere.
Blood Sugar Control Improved By Weight Loss Drug Plus Diet And Exercise
The new weight loss drug lorcaserin appears to improve blood sugar control in nondiabetic, overweight individuals, independent of the amount of weight they lose, a new study finds.
Security chief: BRN can alleviate violence during holy month
Thailand's security chief Paradorn Patanatabut gave reassurances today that the leading Muslim militant group engaged in peace talks with the government will see to it that attacks are avoided during the fasting month of Ramadan.
Indonesian Palm Exports Seen Rising for First Time Since January
Palm oil shipments from Indonesia , the world's biggest producer, probably advanced for the first time in four months in May on increasing demand for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Protesters Go on Hunger Strike for Philly Schools
In response to the recent layoffs of school aides, two parents and school aides are fasting because they believe Philadelphia schools won't be safe.
Fasting to call attention to city schools plight
Four parents and school staff members began a fast Monday under a tent outside Gov. Corbett's Philadelphia office to advocate for safe schools.
Ethnic- and sex-specific associations between plasma fatty acids and...
Although evidence indicates that fatty acids can affect insulin resistance , not all FA contribute equally to the process.
Salma's tale: from a caged adolescence to literary fame
A Muslim girl, her hands painted with henna, offers prayers on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, in the southern Indian city of Bangalore in 2006.
GD Lesson 23: "Seek Learning, Even by Study and Also by Faith"
Notes, commentary, and questions for LDS Sunday School teachers using the 'Doctrine & Covenants and Church History' manual.
Fans of juice fasting claim that drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juices for three days is the trick to giving the body a good spring clean.
Latest diets finding favour with Kiwis
Kiwis are piling into the latest diet crazes - but one expert says the best way to see the number on the scales creep down is to eat like our grandparents did.