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July 23, 2008 -- If you're one of the estimated 57 million people in the U.S. with prediabetes, an expert medical committee has some advice for you.

Lifestyle changes, coupled with a reduction in heart disease risks, will go a long way toward preventing pre-diabetes from progressing to the full-blown disease, experts from the American Association of ...

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has awarded a grant of over A 0.5 million to groups in the Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology and the MRC Centre for Synaptic ...

Diabetes experts created the first recommendations Tuesday for the treatment of people with pre-diabetes in the hopes of curbing the diabetes epidemic.

Abu Dhabi: Doctors warn that diabetics are at risk of becoming partially blind and urge yearly check-ups to prevent loss of vision.

Can drinking fruit juices and energy drinks hasten the onset of type 2 diabetes and heart disease? CHUKWUMA MUANYA examines how these drinks could induce type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

From the Department of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine , Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; the Department of Internal Medicine , Division of Endocrinology and ...

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Tampa General Hospital is among the nation's top 50 hospitals in seven different medical specialties, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

TV Online Miami Valley Hospital, Kettering Medical rated among best in U.S. By Anthony Gottschlich Two local hospitals are among those recognized by U.S. News & World Report in it annual "America's Best ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The strength of the endocrinology programs at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield helped the nonprofit institution rank high in a survey conducted by U.S. News and World Report.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is rated in 10 clinical specialties -- six of which make it the highest-ranked in Illinois -- as part of U.S. News & World Report 's 2008 America's Best Hospitals issue.

These disorders are caused by genetic mutations that result in mutant KATP channel proteins in the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas.

Shona Robertson-Holmes was a mess. She had crushing headaches, insomnia and adrenaline levels so high that she constantly felt as if she had just stepped in front of a speeding bus.

The current childhood obesity epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious diabetes-related health complications, warns a ...

Extensive research aimed at identifying the medical needs of our community has determined that specialists in the fields of endocrinology, infectious diseases, medical oncology, psychiatry and rheumatology are ...

Two years ago, Dr. Maegan Davis fell in love with a new calling. After over 20 years as a chiropractor, first in Charlotte and for the past seven years in Okemos, Davis began studying restorative endocrinology ...

Mitzi Deitch is a registered nurse, mother of a young daughter, and thyroid cancer patient.