June 17, 2016 Mediterranean diet with olive oil, nuts linked to weight loss Extra "good fats" from nuts and olive oil in a Mediterranean diet may help older adults lose weight, or at least avoid gaining it, a Spanish study suggests.
June 16, 2016 With diabetes, losing weight lowers heart risks, even if you regain it A large weight loss, even if regained, may help overweight people with type 2 diabetes improve their blood sugar control and cholesterol and lower high blood pressure long-term, a new study suggests.
June 15, 2016 US diabetes patients living longer, more active lives Advances in healthcare and medicine are helping people with diabetes live longer, more active lives than in previous generations, according to a new study.
June 15, 2016 For some diabetics, obesity surgery may mean less eye and nerve damage Patients whose diabetes improves after weight-loss surgery may also be less likely to suffer complications like eye and nerve damage, a U.S. study suggests.
June 14, 2016 Most women with pregnancy-related diabetes don't get timely screening later Three-quarters of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy are not screened for diabetes again within one year after giving birth, according to a new study.
June 14, 2016 Whole grain intake tied to longer, healthier life People who eat lots of whole grains are less likely than others to die of cardiovascular disease or cancer during long periods of follow-up, according to a new analysis of previous studies.
June 14, 2016 Novo diabetes drug cuts heart risks by 13 percent in key trial Novo Nordisk's top-selling diabetes drug Victoza cut the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death by 13 percent in a closely watched study that may help boost sales of the injectable medicine.
June 14, 2016 Marriage quality has differing effects on diabetes risks for men and women Marriage has been linked to health benefits, especially happy marriage, but when it comes to developing or controlling type 2 diabetes, marriage quality seems to have opposite effects on men and women, according to a U.S. study.
June 14, 2016 Too fat, too thin: Report finds malnutrition fuels disease worldwide A third of people worldwide are either undernourished or overweight, driving increasing rates of disease and piling pressure on health services, a global report showed on Tuesday.
June 13, 2016 Prescription habits predict compliance with breast cancer pills The likelihood that a woman will take pills to keep her breast cancer from coming back is higher if she tended to consistently take medications as directed in the past, a new study found.
