News tagged with 'Diabetes'

Seroquel, the antipsychotic, will have a further safety review by advisers brought in by the FDA because the drug is known to produce symptoms of tardive dyskinesia, a metabolic effect that causes involuntary movements, lip smacking, and grimacing.  Diabetes is a known side effect and the subject of thousands of lawsuits currently underway.

In this first study looking at diabetes and its impact on pregnancy, delivery, and babies, Harvard researchers find that pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes are twice as likely to become depressed.

It's hard to believe, but intense and very brief exercise of about three minute duration, may be all that is needed to jump-start diabetic insulin levels and improve their health picture. 

Spikes in blood sugar levels can take a toll on memory by affecting the dentate gyrus, a region of the brain within the hippocampus that helps to form memories. The effects can be seen even when levels of blood sugar, or glucose, are only moderately elevated, a finding that may help to explain normal age-related cognitive decline

A new study suggests Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery may reverse type 2 diabetes in extremely obese adolescents. Previous studies on adults with Type 2 diabetes have shown that gastric bypass weight-loss surgery can result in better disease control and disease remission.

Obesity is considered a risk factor for a variety of ills, so choosing a diet plan from this Top 10 Healthiest Diets list might make weight loss a bit more pleasant as well as effective.    

The controversial drug, Seroquel, will have additional application to treat depression in adults if the drug maker AstraZeneca receives approval from the FDA. Seroquel use has been linked to diabetes, and two serious complications known as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Tardive Dyskinesia. 

A large new study that followed more than 21,000 male doctors for two decades, found that even a few extra pounds and a little inactivity increased the risk of heart failure. The findings suggest that overweight men who are not obese still have an increased risk of heart failure.

A diet rich in nuts, beans, pasta and lentils was superior to a high cereal-fiber diet in controlling symptoms of diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A British analysis finds Avandia and Actos, widely prescribed for type 32 diabetes, doubles the risk of fractures in women (not men). The drugs have already been in the news because of concerns about the risk for heart failure. Women should consider other options, says researchers. 

Families dealing with diabetes, which affects about 1 in 500 under age 20, are challenging school policies that make it hard to test blood sugar and inject insulin at school.

The health of the nation, as a whole, has declined for the fourth consecutive year. Rising obesity rates, persistence of unhealthy behavior such as alcohol and tobacco use and more are all contributing factors, according to the 19th annual state-by-state rankings, compiled by the American Public Health Association,.

Could banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs help reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S.? Economists suggest it would – 18 percent for overweight children and 14 percent for overweight teens.

Regular physical activity can help to reduce a woman’s overall risk of cancer, but only if she gets a good night’s sleep, according to findings presented at the meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) this week.

While community gardens, grass-fed beef, hiking and college degrees are the norm in Burlington, Vermont, unemployment, southern fried food and a lack of exercise underscore life in Huntington, West Virginia. Guess which is healthier?