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Risk Of Prediabetes Increased In Polycystic Ovary Syndrome By Sleep Apnea
Date: Jun-28-2012Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who also have obstructive sleep apnea have at least three times the risk of having prediabetes compared with women who do not have PCOS, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston...
Genetic Variant Linked To Obesity And Insulin Resistance
Date: Jun-28-2012A large study in people at risk of diabetes has found a direct association between the presence of a small genetic alteration in a hormone receptor and increased body fat and insulin resistance. The results, to be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, suggest an adverse role for a previously described genetic variant, the BclI polymorphism...
What Is Latex A Allergy? What Causes A Latex Allergy?
Date: Jun-27-2012Latex allergy is a term that describes the range of allergic reactions to substances in natural latex. An allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions appear when a person's immune system reacts to nontoxic substances in the environment, in this case latex. Latex can be natural or synthetic. It is found in the milky fluid that exists in about 10% of angiosperms (flowering plants)...
Green-Banana Flour Makes Healthy Pasta Alternative For Celiac Disease Patients
Date: Jun-27-2012A study by researchers at the University of Brazil and published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reveals that a new gluten-free pasta, derived from the flour of green bananas is a healthier, delicious substitute compared to other pastas for celiac disease patients...
Duplicate Heath Coverage Costs U.S Government A Fortune
Date: Jun-27-2012About 1.2 million veterans are covered under the Veterans Affairs health care system and the Medicare Advantage plan. An analysis, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has now revealed that because these care programs are managed separately, the federal government spends a substantial and increasing amount of potentially duplicated funds in caring for the same individuals...
Stillbirths - Genetic Heart Conditions May Play A Role
Date: Jun-27-2012One in every two hundred pregnancies in Europe ends in stillbirth (intrauterine fetal demise - IUFD), with IUFD being responsible for 60% of perinatal deaths. Stillbirth is defined as an infant dying inside the womb after the 14th week of gestation and so far, researchers have no explanation for the causes of almost half of these stillbirths. Genetic scientists from Germany, Italy and the US have now come an important step further in unveiling the mystery that surrounds the causes of stillbirth...
Tobacco Industry's Tactics Against Anti-Tobacco Policies
Date: Jun-27-2012In this week's issue of PLoS Medicine, UK public health experts write that it is fair to say that the tobacco industry's comprehensive and huge response to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is adopting a 'globalization of tobacco industry strategy' in combating the development of effective tobacco control policies. To gain a greater understanding of the transnational tobacco corporations' regional and global strategies, it is vital to look past individual case studies that have been influenced by the tobacco industry...
Oral Health - Americans Score Badly
Date: Jun-27-2012A new survey from the American Dental Association (ADA) shows that Americans seriously need to clean up their act when it comes to oral health. The ADA's newly launched website, MouthHealth.org that aims to improve oral health reveals that Americans' average score was a 'D' in the survey's range of 'true or false' questions, which included questions like how often should teeth be cleaned, what causes cavities and the age of a child's first dentist visit. William R. Calnon, D.D.S., ADA president and a practicing dentist in Rochester, N.Y...
Atkins-Style Diets May Increase Risk Of Cardiovascular Problems In Women
Date: Jun-27-2012According to a study published online in the British Medical Journal, women are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke, if they regularly consume a low carbohydrate, high protein diet. Even though the actual numbers are small (an additional four to five cases of cardiovascular disease per 10,000 women per year compared with those who did not regularly eat a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet), this represents a 28% increase in the number of cases...
Metformin Shows Promise For Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Date: Jun-27-2012According to the results of some preclinical trials, low doses of metformin, an antidiabetic drug, may effectively eliminate cancer stem cells, a group of cells believed to be responsible for tumor initiation, as well as tumor relapse, given that these cells are resistant to standard chemotherapies. In combination with the standard chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, metformin was observed to efficiently eradicate both cancer stem cells and more differentiated cancer cells that form the bulk of the tumor...
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