March 2006
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March 30, 2006
Vitamin D deficiency common in diabetics
The rate of vitamin D deficiency (61 percent) was significantly higher in the diabetics than in the controls (43 percent).
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March 29, 2006
Stem Cell Innovations Produces Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
... the Company has produced multiple lines of human pluripotent stem cells. Because these cells are derived from fetal tissue, not early embryos, they are eligible for use in laboratories funded by the National Institutes of Health
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March 28, 2006
Magnesium Lowers Heart And Diabetes Risks
New research may help explain why eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts helps protect the heart and prevent diabetes. The key may be the mineral magnesium.
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March 24, 2006
The Holy Grail
No, I'm not talking about a medieval legend and I'm not going to use the "c-word". However, three groups of scientists report that they independently replicated a controversial finding: severely diabetic mice can recover on their own if researchers squelch... ... morePosted at 12:24 PM
March 23, 2006
High Blood Pressure During Sleep More Harmful
... differences in blood pressure levels among people at night may make an additional contribution to people's risk of heart disease, renal injury and stroke.
... morePosted at 11:09 PM
March 21, 2006
The Angel Lai Story: From Deaths's Door To A Normal Four-year-old
When Angel Lai was just six month's old her health was going downhill fast with advanced leukaemia that had taken her little body to death's door in less than a month.
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March 14, 2006
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Against Inflammation And Bone Loss
Resolvins are a new family of biologically active products of omega-3 fatty acids, and are natural endogenous regulators of the inflammatory response.
... morePosted at 3:59 PM
March 9, 2006
The First Clinical Test For Saliva-Based Oral Cancer Detection: Ready Now
The saliva oral cancer RNA signature has been tested in over 300 saliva samples from oral cancer patients and healthy people, and the signature is always present in higher levels in the saliva of oral cancer patients than in saliva from healthy people, with an overall accuracy rate of about 85%.
... morePosted at 10:35 PM
March 8, 2006
Coffee-Gene Interaction Raises Heart Attack Risk
According to researchers at the University of Toronto, people with a gene variant that causes slow metabolism of caffeine have a sharply elevated risk of a non-fatal heart attack if they drink large amounts of coffee.
... morePosted at 3:44 PM
Quote of the Day
Immy Fryzel, the Orlando Predators' offensive specialist, was recently diagnosed with diabetes following weight loss and dehydration:Fryzel, 24, said he worried that the problem was something more serious. He considered the test results, to some extent, a relief. His blood... ... morePosted at 1:37 PM
March 7, 2006
Researchers Relate Mitochondria Activity to Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin resistance, the predecessor to Type 2 Diabetes, relates to the ineffectiveness of the insulin hormone to transfer glucose into the body's cells to be used as fuel. In particular, insulin binds to a spot on the cell surface called... ... morePosted at 4:04 PM
March 6, 2006
Green Tea May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk - Black Tea May Increase Risk
The protection from breast cancer by tea is related specifically to the catechin content, say the researchers. EGCG and epigallocatechin have been shown to be promote apoptosis (programmed cell death).
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March 5, 2006
Eat To Live: Nutrigenomics, the new food?
Think about going into your local supermarket and along with your shopping list you take in the results from your latest genetic tests so you can be sure to buy the correct foods and supplements
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March 2, 2006
Study Says Tequin Could Produce Diabetes
Elderly people who took the medication were 17 times more likely to develop serious diabetes than if they took a different antibiotic
... morePosted at 3:58 PM