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A Ton Of Bitter Melon Produces Sweet Results For Diabetes

nchin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:26:03 -0500

ScienceDaily (Mar. 27, 2008) — Scientists have uncovered the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, that make it a powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes.

Extra Vitamin D In Early Childhood Cuts Adult Diabetes Risk

nchin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:53:35 -0500

ScienceDaily (Mar. 13, 2008) — Vitamin D supplements in early childhood may ward off the development of type 1 diabetes in later life, reveals a research review published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Diabulimia—a Young Diabetics' Eating Disorder

nchin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:34:38 -0600

We're smack in the middle of the National Eating Disorders Association's Awareness Week, and I'm wondering why I'm not familiar with the term diabulimia, a behavior highlighted in a study published today in the journal Diabetes Care.

Pediatric Diabetes Rates Rising, Doctor Warns

nchin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:46:32 -0600

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- According to recent estimates, the first legacy of the obesity epidemic, diabetes has increased by 50 percent over the last decade. And unless Americans get their weight under control, experts predict the numbers will skyrocket by a whopping 165-percent come the year 2050.

Gum disease linked to diabetes

nchin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:16:47 -0600

When physicians list the complications that come with having diabetes, they mention heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, possible blindness and amputations, neuropathy and even depression.

What isn't routinely mentioned, if it is talked about at all, is periodontal disease, a serious gum infection that causes tooth loss in adults.

Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center searches for cure

clewis — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:49:45 -0600

Posted: February 20, 2008
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