Vitamin D deficiency common in diabetic kids »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes may have a particularly high rate of deficiency in bone-building vitamin D, a small study suggests. The findings, say researchers, underscore the importance of adequate vitamin D intake for children with type 1 diabetes — who, studies suggest, are already at particular risk for...
Blood sugar loss may trigger Alzheimer’s »
LONDON (Reuters) - A slow, chronic reduction of blood sugar to the brain could trigger some forms of Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The study of human and mice brains suggests a reduction of blood flow deprives energy to the brain, setting off a process that ultimately produces the sticky clumps of protein researchers...
Not Sleeping Enough is Bad for the Heart »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just one extra hour of sleep a day appears to lower the risk of developing calcium deposits in the arteries, a precursor to heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The finding adds to a growing list of health consequences — including weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure — linked to getting too...
Body image may influence pregnancy weight gain »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women’s perceptions of their bodies may sway their risk of excessive weight gain during pregnancy, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 1,500 women during pregnancy, found those with misperceptions about their pre-pregnancy weight were more likely to gain too many pregnancy pounds. The odds of excessive weight gain...
Diabetes control better with low-glycemic diet »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people who have type 2 diabetes, a low-glycemic index diet is significantly better than a high-fiber diet for keeping blood glucose levels down, researchers report Glycemic index, or GI, refers to how rapidly a food causes blood sugar to rise. High-GI foods, like white bread and potatoes, tend to spur...
The Right Help is Key to Quit Smoking for Women »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female smokers who want to kick the habit face different challenges than men, but with the right help they can be just as successful, according to experts from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “The problem is that there are specialists or interventionists who deal with everyone in the same manner,”...
Radiation therapy cuts prostate cancer death »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Adding radiation therapy to standard drug treatment can cut in half the death rate from advanced prostate cancer and should become the standard of care globally, Swedish researchers reported on Monday. Their study of more than 800 prostate cancer patients showed that nearly 24 percent of men who got only standard drugs had...
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