If you’re one of those people who tends to put on weight around your middle, what doctors call an “apple shape” — what the rest of us call a beer belly — you’ve probably been told that you’re at higher risk of heart disease. …
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Doctors Who Feel Your Pain Heal More Patients
Empathy is often seen as a nice — but nonessential — part of medicine. Indeed, for surgeons in the operating room, seeing the patient as a human being may actually be an obstacle to successful performance. At the bedside, …
Dwarfism May Hold Key to Fighting Cancer and Diabetes, and Living a Long Life
Growth hormone is touted as an anti-aging remedy, but scientists studying a group of short-statured Ecuadoreans might beg to differ.
Energy Drinks May Harm Health, Especially for Children
Energy drinks are a staple among college students and club kids, and they’re even becoming ubiquitous in many American households. But a new report, published Monday by the journal Pediatrics, suggests that energy drinks may be …
For Childhood Cancer Survivors, the Many Benefits of Breast-Feeding
Thanks to remarkable advances in both detecting and treating cancer, young children who are diagnosed with various forms of the disease have an 80% chance of surviving into healthy adulthood.
Using Sperm-Producing Cells to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Georgetown University researchers report that they were able to coax cells that normally produce sperm to make insulin instead, and used them to temporarily cure Type 1 diabetes in mice.
Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: Cardio Plus Weights
Diet and exercise is the mantra for good health in any population, not least in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Rates Expected to Soar
Experts have been projecting a rise in diabetes cases for years now, owing largely to the growing number of overweight and obese individuals, who are at higher risk of developing the disease. But never before have the numbers …
What the FDA’s Restriction of Avandia Means for Diabetes Patients
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has decided to strictly limit the use of the diabetes drug Avandia, what does that mean for patients?
FDA Severely Limits Use of Diabetes Drug Avandia
U.S. and European drug agencies came to a similar decision to severely restrict use of the antidiabetes medication rosiglitazone, or Avandia. But while the European Medicines Agency is suspending sales of the drug in E.U. …
Why Most Moms Don’t Follow Breast-Feeding Recommendations
When it comes to breast-feeding, there’s good news and bad news. The former is that lots of U.S. mothers – 75% — are initiating breast-feeding. The latter? Less than a quarter are persevering a full year, which is the …