Low-calorie diet can cure diabetes
June 24th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) Diabetic patients who consumed just 600 calories a day were able to live without their pills at the end of a two-month trial, say experts.Eleven men ... Read more...
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Thermometer can save loss of limbs in diabetes
January 18th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) A new battery powered thermometer could greatly reduce the number of ulcers and limb amputations in people with diabetes. The device provides early warning of complications which can ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Marmite vitamin ‘could prevent heart problems’
December 6th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 6 (ANI): Experts have claimed that a vitamin found in Marmite has the potential to prevent heart diseases.Scientists from Bristol University, who carried out the experiment in mice, also suggested ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Diabetics ‘risk blindness with just two drinks a day’
December 4th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): Scientists from Utrecht University have found that diabetics who drink just two glasses of wine a day may be at greater risk of losing their sight.Their research showed ... Read more...
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Glass of red wine can help regulate diabetes
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) A small glass of red wine consumed daily can keep adult diabetes under control, says research.A new study found that the drink contains high concentrations of chemicals that ... Read more...
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Can dark chocolate control diabetics’ cholesterol levels?
October 18th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): One of the ingredients of dark chocolate may help diabetics control high cholesterol levels, it has been claimed.The Hull University study has suggested that chocolate with high levels ... Read more...
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Asparagus, garlic could help keep obesity at bay
August 23rd, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Eating vegetables like asparagus, garlic and artichokes could help keep obesity and diabetes at bay.
Scientists are trying to figure out whether a fibre-rich diet can suppress hunger ... Read more...
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Asparagus, artichokes hold the key to fight obesity, diabetes
August 23rd, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 23 (ANI): A research has found that eating vegetables such as asparagus and Jerusalem artichokes could hold the key to fighting obesity and diabetes.Foods such as garlic, chicory, asparagus and ... Read more...
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Spare tyres ‘a major health hazard’
April 20th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 20 (ANI): Experts have said that people carrying excess weight around their waists, are oblivious to the health risk they are putting themselves in.Three leading UK charities are launching a ... Read more...
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Researchers predict 98 percent rise in type-2 diabetes
February 19th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Obesity among adults is continuing to rise, implying worrisome increases in conditions like heart disease and cancer by 2020 and 98 percent rise in type-2 diabetes by 2050, ... Read more...
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Europe bans anti-obesity drug Reductil
January 26th, 2010 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended that appetite suppressant drug sibutramine, also known as Reductil, should neither be prescribed by doctors nor dispensed by pharmacists.
The regulator has ... Read more...
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Christmas could have increased diabetes risk for millions, say experts
December 28th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 28 (ANI): Christmas could have increased the risk of diabetes for millions of people, experts have warned.Charity Diabetes UK said that eating and drinking too much over the festive period ... Read more...
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Majority of parents overestimate child’s fitness
November 25th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 25 (IANS) Seventy one percent parents think their children are 'active enough' but only 10 percent children say they do the recommended exercise, according to a survey.
British Heart Foundation ... Read more...
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Diabetics suffering from low blood sugar attacks
October 5th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): People suffering from diabetes are struggling to cope with regular low blood sugar attacks, according to a new British survey.The patients with regular attacks may stop having warning ... Read more...
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Kids ‘more likely to develop diabetes in winters’
August 24th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 24 (ANI): Kids under the age of 15 are at a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes in winters, finds a new study.Researchers from National Institute for Health and ... Read more...
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Diabetes risk highest among poorest people
July 27th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): A charity in Britain has warned that people who are the poorest in the country may be more than twice likely to develop diabetes at any age, compared ... Read more...
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India’s overweight population rises by 70 million (Lead)
July 15th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Seventy million Indians have been re-classified as overweight or obese, after a lowering of obesity thresholds by a diabetes research organisation based here.
This threshold has been lowered for ... Read more...
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India’s overweight population goes up by 70 million
July 15th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) India has 70 million people who have been re-classified as overweight or obese, after a lowering of obesity thresholds.
This threshold has been lowered in India as South ... Read more...
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Middle-aged men ‘twice as likely to have diabetes’
July 13th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): Middle-aged men are almost twice as likely to have diabetes compared to their female counterparts, according to a new study.A report from the health charity Diabetes UK ... Read more...
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New drug to help Type 2 diabetics lose weight being launched in UK
July 7th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 7 (ANI): A new revolutionary drug, called Victoza, for diabetes patients is being launched in Britain.The drug, also known as Liraglutide, can help bring down weight by making users feel ... Read more...
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Diabetes could lead to diminished brain power
April 12th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Failure to control type 2 diabetes may lead to poorer memory and diminished brain power, a new study has found.According to University of Edinburgh team, severe hypoglycaemic episodes ... Read more...
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Sleeping during day may increase diabetes risk
March 9th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): People who take day-time naps daily may be at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.Researchers from University of Birmingham have ... Read more...
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Diabetics are given drugs too soon, instead of promoting lifestyle change
March 7th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 7 (ANI): A study on 650 English people suggest that patients with type 2 diabetes are given medication too soon, instead of being recommended to eat better and do ... Read more...
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Having a big bottom can cut diabetes risk
January 3rd, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): Heres some good news for women who find it hard to squeeze into their skinny jeans, courtesy their big bottoms: a generously proportioned derriere could be good ... Read more...
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Vitamin B1 supplements may reverse kidney damage in diabetics
December 29th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): A new study from Warwick University has found that daily doses of vitamin B1 can help reverse kidney damage in people with diabetes.In the study involving 40 ... Read more...
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Chamomile tea may help fight diabetes complications
September 16th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 16 (ANI): Drinking chamomile tea daily can help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, suggests a new study.In the study, UK and Japanese researchers fed ... Read more...
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Diabetes linked to one in 10 deaths in England
August 11th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Diabetes is linked to one in 10 deaths among the bulk of the population in England, according to new figures.In most cases, the disease indirectly kills by ... Read more...
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Worry increases diabetes risk in men
July 28th, 2008 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): Men really should learn how to relax and forget their worries, for a new Swedish study suggests that it can up the risk of them developing diabetes.The ... Read more...
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Insulin jabs may delay type 2 diabetes progression
May 23rd, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by admin
London, May 23 (ANI): Giving newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients a short course of intensive insulin therapy may delay disease progression, according to a Chinese study.In the Lancet trial, patients ... Read more...
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Nocturnal frogs anti-infection substance gives new hope for diabetics
March 3rd, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by admin
London, March 3 (ANI): A nocturnal frog that dwells in the ponds and lagoons of the Amazon may prove to be a saviour for millions of diabetics some day.The new hope ... Read more...
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