October 24, 2015 Cesarean birth may raise baby’s risk of asthma, diabetes and obesity Cesarean section may leave babies vulnerable to chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes and obesity, a new analysis hints.
October 24, 2015 Progress made on 'bionic pancreas' for diabetics Scientists have made big progress on a "bionic pancreas" to free some people with diabetes from the daily ordeal of managing their disease.
October 24, 2015 Racial gaps in diabetes not tied to social, economic status Social and economic status does not explain the racial gaps in the care and outcomes of kids with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 4 times it’s healthier to be overweight Heart disease. Diabetes. Cancer. Infertility. Is there a health condition that isn't linked to obesity?
October 24, 2015 More blacks getting kidney transplants now More minority patients have been getting kidney transplants since 2003, when medical criteria for allocating transplantable kidneys from deceased donors were loosened, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Experts sound alarm as diabetes fuels cases of TB Cases of tuberculosis are set accelerate worldwide unless action is taken to curb diabetes, a chronic condition that weakens the immune system and triples the risk a person will develop the lung disease, health experts warned on Wednesday.
October 24, 2015 For diabetics, losing weight may delay kidney problems Healthy eating, staying active and losing weight are already recommended for people with type 2 diabetes, and new research suggests these steps may also delay or prevent chronic kidney disease
October 24, 2015 Needle-free tattoos can check diabetics' sugar levels A temporary electronic "tattoo" may one day offer diabetics a bloodless way to check blood sugar levels, researchers say.
October 24, 2015 Type 2 diabetes associated with brain degeneration, study finds Type 2 diabetes— long known to have an adverse effect on the brain— has now been linked with the loss of brain matter.
October 24, 2015 Weight loss surgery helps manage diabetes without medication Bariatric weight loss surgery on obese patients with type 2 diabetes helped many to get their blood sugar to healthy levels and to no longer require any diabetes medicines, including insulin, three years after the procedure, according to data presented at a major medical meeting on Monday.
