October 5, 2016 Job insecurity tied to increased risk of diabetes People who are worried about losing their jobs may be more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new analysis.
October 5, 2016 High resting heart rate tied to African American heart failure risk For African Americans, a high resting heart rate may indicate greater risk of death or hospitalization with heart failure, a recent analysis finds.
October 4, 2016 PepsiCo sued for exaggerating health benefits of Naked Juice The consumer advocacy group the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is suing PepsiCo on behalf of disgruntled customers, claiming the company’s popular Naked Juice packaging exaggerates the products’ health benefits.
October 4, 2016 J&J warns diabetic patients: Insulin pump vulnerable to hacking Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it describes the risk as low.
October 4, 2016 Risk test may put too many in unhelpful 'prediabetes' category A widely supported web-based risk test suggests that 8 out of 10 people aged 60 years and older in the U.S. are at high risk for so-called prediabetes - but it may not be helpful to label so many people as "high risk," researchers say.
September 29, 2016 Twitter may open door to people's thoughts on heart health Twitter may be a rich vein researchers can mine for data on what people think and say about cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
September 29, 2016 FDA approves Medtronic's 'artificial pancreas' for diabetes Medtronic Plc won U.S. approval on Wednesday for an "artificial pancreas" that is the first device to automatically deliver the right dose of insulin to patients with type 1 diabetes, freeing them from continually monitoring insulin levels throughout each day.
September 28, 2016 Task force advises routine preeclampsia screening in pregnancy Pregnant women should get routine blood pressure checks at every prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, according to new proposed U.S. guidelines aimed at preventing deaths from this complication.
September 27, 2016 Poor exercise habits may follow teens into adulthood Most American teenagers don't get enough exercise, and they often stick with their sedentary ways as they enter adulthood, a U.S. study suggests.
September 26, 2016 Why morning sickness may be a good thing For women with a history of miscarriage, experiencing nausea and vomiting during subsequent pregnancy attempts is linked to higher odds of success, a U.S. study suggests.
