News tagged with blood pressure and insulin

Metabolic syndrome a risk for veterans with PTSD

Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have metabolic syndrome than veterans without PTSD, according to a study led by Pia Heppner, Ph.D., psychologist with the University of California, San ...

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Diabetes becomes a disease of the young

Some people say aiming to look sleek in your swimsuit or wedding duds is the biggest motivator for losing weight. But Mike Durbin's incentive for dropping pounds beats all.

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created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Ultrawideband' could be future of medical monitoring

New research by electrical engineers at Oregon State University has confirmed that an electronic technology called "ultrawideband" could hold part of the solution to an ambitious goal in the future of medicine ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify how major biological sensor in the body works

A biological sensor is a critical part of a human cell's control system that is able to trigger a number of cell activities. A type of sensor known as the "gating ring" can open a channel that allows a flow ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes

(AP) -- When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being diagnosed with diabetes as a boy.

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created May 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fatty liver disease can lead to heart attack

Because of the prevalence of obesity in our country, many Americans are expected to develop a serious condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can lead to cirrhosis, fibrosis, and in some cases liver ...

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created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obesity, diabetes: expanding India faces big problem

Indian housewife Sujata Budarapu was shocked when she was told that her two sons were on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes.

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better a sprint than a marathon: Brief intense exercise better than endurance training for CVD

Exercise is important for preventing cardiovascular disease, especially in children and adolescents, but is all exercise equally beneficial? New research published today in the American Journal of Human Biology reveals that h ...

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New data show non-alcoholic fatty liver disease will reach epidemic status in the US

According to new data presented today at the International Liver Congress, the United States (U.S.) could soon be faced with an epidemic of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)1, one of the major contributing factors of ...

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Bariatric surgery reduces long-term cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients

In the longest study of its kind, bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes. These results and other groundbreaking research were presented at the 2nd World Congress ...

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created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discuss sugar's highs, lows

America's growing sweet tooth is super-sizing waistlines and the nation's health care price tag, warn University of California researchers. People in the U.S. are eating 21 times more sweet stuff today than the pilgrims and ...

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created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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