May 24, 2016 Specialists call for gastric surgery to be standard diabetes treatment Gastric surgery should be offered as a standard treatment option for people with diabetes and could help them control their condition for years without medication, the world's leading diabetes organizations said on Tuesday.
May 23, 2016 After gastric bypass, use of psychiatric drugs may rise Although use of drugs to treat diabetes and other diseases related to obesity may decline after weight-loss surgery, use of neurological and psychiatric drugs may rise sharply, suggests a new study.
May 23, 2016 Anti-obesity campaigners say eating fat won't make you fat, challenging UK advice Encouraging people to eat a low-fat diet is making Britain's weight problem worse not better, and having a disastrous impact on health, two anti-obesity campaign groups said on Monday.
May 20, 2016 Sugary soft drinks nixed at Colombia's elementary schools BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Sugary soft drinks are being pulled from elementary schools in Colombia in a bid to instill better dietary habits at a young age The country's leading soft drink distributors said Friday that they have agreed to supply only bottled water, juices and non-sugary drinks to schools serving kids under the age of 12.
May 18, 2016 Court rejects blocking health warning on sugary drinks ads SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal court in Northern California has rejected an effort to block a new San Francisco law that requires health warnings on ads for sugary drinks.
May 16, 2016 Diabetic woman loses teeth, hair after ditching insulin to lose weight A woman’s quest to lose weight has come at the cost of her teeth after she manipulated her type 1 diabetes symptoms to drop the pounds.
May 12, 2016 Rise in heat waves tied to kidney disease 'epidemics' An increase in heat waves worldwide linked to climate change may be behind epidemics of kidney disease detected in workers who are increasingly exposed to heat and dehydration, according to a research review.
May 11, 2016 Extra pregnancy pounds tied to obesity even for normal-size babies Women who gain excessive weight or develop diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to have obese children even when the babies start out at a normal size, a U.S. study suggests.
May 9, 2016 Even brief bursts of exercise may help inactive people with diabetes Diabetics who sit at a desk all day may be better able to control their disease by getting up every half hour for a few minutes of light exercise, an Australian study suggests.
May 4, 2016 Jury still out on celiac disease screening, US doctors say There isn't enough evidence yet to say whether widespread screening for celiac disease makes sense, according to draft guidelines proposed by U.S. physicians.
