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Study shows some Gulf dolphins severely ill

Bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, are showing signs of severe ill health, according to NOAA marine mammal biologists and their local, state, federal and other research partners.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In-car device monitors blood sugar for diabetic drivers

People with diabetes and their caregivers know that careful and constant monitoring of their blood sugar levels is critical to managing the disease. But even while driving?

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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

Artificial pancreas in pregnancy promises fewer diabetes deaths

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cambridge research funded by the health charity Diabetes UK has for the first time successfully demonstrated the potential of an artificial pancreas in pregnant women with Type 1 diabetes. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Combining exenatide with insulin may be 'best result ever' for diabetes patients: UNC expert

A new study finds that combining the newer diabetes drug exenatide with insulin provides better blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes than insulin alone and helps promote weight loss.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Nutrition's potential to save sight

While 20/20 vision is a symbol of visual acuity, between now and the year 2020, more and more people will experience some extent of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other sight-robbing diseases.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Benefits outweigh risks associated with newborn screening for disorder

Newborn screening for a metabolic disorder could lead to false positives -- adding stress to parents, costing money and possibly subjecting a baby to unnecessary follow-up treatment and dietary restrictions.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low blood sugar in hospital linked to higher death risk

(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) found that diabetics hospitalized for noncritical illnesses who develop hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) during hospitalization have ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Severe hypoglycemia linked with higher risk of dementia for older adults with diabetes

Having hypoglycemic (low blood sugar level) episodes that are severe enough to require hospitalization are associated with a greater risk of dementia for older adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the April ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-carb diets prove better at controlling type 2 diabetes

In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1