Diabetes
27/08/2010 - Mothers may pay price of bottled milk
Mothers who do not breast-feed their children face a massively increased risk of developing diabetes later in life, researchers warn today. More
26/08/2010 - Bitter supplement may combat sweet tooth
The chemical that gives grapefruit its bitter taste might provide a powerful treatment for diabetes and high cholesterol, researchers revealed today. More
24/08/2010 - How glucose scrambles immune system
High levels of glucose in the body may play a key part in weakening defences against infection, British researchers reveal today. More
20/08/2010 - A leaf to prevent disease
People should add one or two portions of lettuce or cabbage to their diets to protect themselves against developing diabetes, researchers said today. More
02/07/2010 - Insulin regeneration hope
Sufferers of the most serious forms of diabetes might well be able to produce their own life-saving insulin, British researchers have discovered for the first time. More
30/06/2010 - Diabetes time-bomb warning
Nearly a million Britons are living their lives unaware they have developed diabetes, campaigners warned today. More
28/06/2010 - Supplements blow for diabetes women
Vitamin supplements and fish oil may not do much to help improve the prospects of women with diabetes, according to two new studies. More
25/06/2010 - Diabetes heart risk revealed
People who develop diabetes face a hugely increased risk of developing heart disease and stroke, according to a major new analysis. More
18/05/2010 - Meat, fat, salt and the chest
Processed meat - such as bacon and sausage - is amazingly bad for the heart, researchers warned last night. More
23/04/2010 - Injection drug wins diabetes challenge
An injected drug for diabetes may be the best treatment for patients with hard-to-treat conditions - in spite of its side-effects, researchers said today. More
23/04/2010 - Obesity challenge for midwives
Midwives need to work with obese mothers to help them deal with the risks linked to their pregnancy, professionals said yesterday. More
22/04/2010 - Risk of type 2 diabetes for UK South Asian children
Signs of type 2 diabetes are being seen in apparently healthy British Asian children, researchers warned yesterday. More
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
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