Diabetes
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16/03/2010 - Doubts over diabetic heart disease prevention
Aggressive treatment of blood pressure and cholesterol may not help prevent heart disease in people with diabetes, according to the findings of a major trial published yesterday. More
17/02/2010 - Action call on new obesity threat
Campaigners called for nationwide action to tackle obesity today as a new report issued a warning about the growing girth-lines of British adults. More
05/02/2010 - Articial organ hope for diabetes
Children with diabetes may eventually be given artificial organs to manage their insulin, researchers reported today. More
15/12/2009 - Decaf best against diabetes
People who drink large amounts of coffee and tea seem to gain protection against developing diabetes - especially if the coffee is decaf, researchers said last night. More
29/10/2009 - Ten-year trial shows how to prevent diabetes
People whose poor diets, unfitness and weight put them at risk of developing diabetes can be helped to stave the disease off for a decade with a choice of treatments, researchers reported last night. More
26/10/2009 - Improved weight loss drug targets hormones
Trial results are looking promising for a new drug to treat obesity, researchers have reported. More
07/10/2009 - Chance that Chinese herbs may hold back diabetes
There is a possibility that Chinese herbal medicines have help prevent diabetes, but more evidence is needed, experts say today. More
29/09/2009 - Child health - all in the playground?
Popular and dominant children really are set up to do well in life, researchers report today. More
07/09/2009 - Gene breakthrough offers diabetes hope
British researchers have found a genetic clue to the causes of type 2 diabetes, normally linked to obesity and poor diet. More
01/09/2009 - Diabetics urged to take pill
People with diabetes should continue to take aspirin to prevent heart disease - in spite of questions about the pill, an expert said yesterday. More
13/08/2009 - New hope for asthma allergy treatment
Drugs under development for diabetes may offer a radical new treatment to prevent asthma attacks sparked by allergies, researchers have reported. More
01/07/2009 - More should take cholesterol drugs - researchers
Supposedly healthy people should take cholesterol-lowering drugs - if they are at risk of heart disease, researchers report today. More
30/06/2009 - Caesarean birth may affect immune system
Birth by Caesarean section leads to genetic changes that may affect a baby's future health, researchers warned yesterday. More
02/06/2009 - Heart failure a growing problem
Growing rates of obesity and diabetes will lead to a surge in numbers of patients being treated for heart failure, a British expert has told a European conference. More
22/05/2009 - Diabetics can reduce heart attack risk
New findings, published today, reinforce the belief that people with diabetes reduce their risk of heart attack if they keep low blood sugar levels. More
12/05/2009 - Elderly need sunshine
Elderly people should spend time in the sunshine - to cut their risk of heart disease, British researchers have reported. More
21/04/2009 - Breast-feeding may protect woman's heart
A woman who breast-feeds her babies may store up health protection for herself later in life, researchers reported today. More
21/04/2009 - Skin link to diabetes
The skin disease psoriasis may be linked to diabetes and other health problems - at least for women, researchers reported last night. More
16/04/2009 - Stem cell 'cure' for type 1 diabetes
Stem cell transplantation may allow people with type 1 diabetes to become insulin free, new research shows. More
24/03/2009 - Eating out threat to diabetes
Eating out threat to diabetes Eating out and favourite foods are among the problems that put people with diabetes at risk, according to a new study. More
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