Diabetes
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Pregnancy migraines may indicate heart risk
Migraines during pregnancy may be linked to stroke and heart disease, researchers said today. Read more
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Low carb diet for diabetes?
People with diabetes may benefit from eating a low carbohydrate diet, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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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. Read more
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Vitamin that helps diabetes patients
A vitamin treatment may help prevent patients with diabetes developing kidney disease, researchers have reported. Read more
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New gene links to obesity
People who have trouble sleeping may face an in-built risk of developing diabetes, British researchers reported last night. Read more
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New drug approach to preventing diabetes
Researchers have found a way to manipulate the metabolism and possibly prevent obesity and diabetes. Read more
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Volunteers will test purple tomatoes
British researchers promoting the benefits of a new "purple tomato" have promised to conduct proper medical trials involving volunteers. Read more
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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. Read more
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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. Read more