Diabetes
6/1/09 - Low
carb diet for diabetes?
People with diabetes may benefit from eating a low carbohydrate diet,
researchers claimed last night. More
17/12/08 - Plea
for obesity drugs
The NHS should be willing to spend money on obesity drugs - and help avoid
surgery for the worst affected people, an expert will say today. More
9/12/08 - Vitamin
that helps diabetes patients
A vitamin treatment may help prevent patients with diabetes developing
kidney disease, researchers have reported. More
8/12/08 - New
gene links to obesity
People who have trouble sleeping may face an in-built risk of developing
diabetes, British researchers reported last night. More
6/11/08 - New
drug approach to preventing diabetes
Researchers have found a way to manipulate the metabolism and possibly
prevent obesity and diabetes. More
27/10/08 - Volunteers
will test purple tomatoes
British researchers promoting the benefits of a new "purple tomato"
have promised to conduct proper medical trials involving volunteers. More
17/10/08 - Common
pills don't protect diabetic hearts
New evidence suggests that diabetic people who take aspirin or vitamins
long-term are not protecting themselves against heart disease, heart attack,
or stroke. More
7/10/08 - Obesity
drive goes local
The English health service spent more than four billion pounds last year
dealing with the effects of the obesity epidemic, it was annnounced today.
More