Diabetes News |
| Trace Arsenic in Water May Be Linked With Diabetes (Washington Post) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:42:13 GMT - CHICAGO -- A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study's limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic stand... Read Story > |
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| Arsenic and diabetes may be linked (Philly.com) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:18:34 GMT - Chronic exposure to high levels of inorganic arsenic in drinking water - as might be found in portions of Taiwan, Bangladesh and Mexico - has been associated with type 2 diabetes in humans. Read Story > |
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| $3M Mercer grant targets diabetes in blacks (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:35:41 GMT - The Mercer School of Medicine is getting a $3.1 million grant, the largest one-time grant in the school's history, to conduct a five-year study aimed at decreasing health disparities from diabetes in the black community. Read Story > |
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| Bisphenol A exposure can increase risk of Diabetes and Heart Attacks. (Environmental News Network) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:28:33 GMT - In human fat tissues, bisphenol A (BPA) suppresses levels of a key hormone, adiponectin, that protects people from heart attacks and Type II diabetes. These results implicate BPA as a potential cause of metabolic syndrome, one of the most serious and costly public health problems in the US. Most Americans have levels of BPA within their serum within the range of concentrations sufficient to ... Read Story > |
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| Cognitive impairment linked to diabetes (UPI) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:19:57 GMT - ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say those with mild cognitive problems are more likely to have earlier onset diabetes. Read Story > |
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| Study links diabetes in black women to sugary drinks (Detroit Free Press) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:05:53 GMT - Sylvia Johnson, 70, is an active, retired Detroit school teacher who rides her exercise bike and uses an abdominal machine to strengthen her bones and muscles. She eats well, too, having cereal and fruit for breakfast and sometimes fish in the afternoon. But Johnson has one bad habit that researchers at Boston University now have linked to diabetes in black women. Read Story > |
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| Data: Arsenic, Water, Diabetes Linked (Time Magazine) |
| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:58:53 GMT - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes Read Story > |
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| Study: Possible diabetes link to arsenic in water (CNN.com) |
| Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:01:17 GMT - CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with type 2 diabetes, researchers say. Read Story > |
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| Fan collects for diabetes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:23 GMT - Ann Markwell is a junior at Upper St. Clair High School who is a volunteer with the American Diabetes Association. She is also a big fan of the Jonas Brothers. ... Read Story > |
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| Progress Made In NHS Diabetes Care, UK (Medical News Today) |
| Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:04:47 GMT - Diabetes care in the NHS is improving and focussing more o prevention, according to a report published by the Department of Health. Read Story > |