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1. Diabetes Most Prevalent In Southern US
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2. SVS And APMA Alliance Provides Better Care To Diabetic Patients
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3. Merck Receives Positive CHMP Opinion For JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) And JANUMET® (sitagliptin/metformin)
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4. Weight Loss Influenced By Certain Personality Traits
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5. Social Background Weighs Heavily On Teenage Diet
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6. MSU Scientist Helps Map Potato Genome; Move Will Improve Crop Yield
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7. Association Betgween Vitamin D Deficiency In Younger Women And Increased Risk Of High Blood Pressure In Mid-Life
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8. Social Background Weighs Heavily On Teenage Diet
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9. Lifestyle Interventions In The Prevention And Treatment Of Cancer
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10. School Fruit And Vegetables Tested For Pesticide Residues, UK
Diabetes Most Prevalent In Southern US
2009-09-26 08:00
Diabetes
Diabetes prevalence is highest in the Southern and Appalachian states and lowest in the Midwest and the Northeast of America. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Population Health Metrics have used two public data sources to investigate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus at the State level.
SVS And APMA Alliance Provides Better Care To Diabetic Patients
2009-09-26 08:00
Diabetes
The Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) announce formation of a strategic collaboration to help advance the care of patients with critical limb ischemia, especially in the diabetic population. The multidisciplinary team approach was outlined during a meeting between leaders of both associations in August.
Merck Receives Positive CHMP Opinion For JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) And...
2009-09-26 08:00
Diabetes
Merck & Co., Inc., which operates in many countries as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's (EMEA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for JANUVIA® tablets and JANUMET® tablets recommending their use as add-on to insulin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Weight Loss Influenced By Certain Personality Traits
2009-09-26 08:00
Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Being too optimistic could harm weight loss efforts. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, BioPsychoSocial Medicine, reveals the psychological characteristics that may contribute to weight loss.
Social Background Weighs Heavily On Teenage Diet
2009-09-26 07:00
Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Teenagers' attitudes to diet and weight are shaped by their social class, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Policymakers have long insisted on the importance of understanding young people's health and eating habits but this is the first study to show how everyday practices and perceptions of different social classes contribute to variation in the diet, weight and health of teenagers.
MSU Scientist Helps Map Potato Genome; Move Will Improve Crop Yield
2009-09-26 07:00
Water - Air Quality / Agriculture
It's been cultivated for at least 7,000 years and spread from South America to grow on every continent except Antarctica. Now the humble potato has had its genome sequenced. "The potato is the most important vegetable worldwide," said Robin Buell, an MSU associate professor of plant biology. She was part of the consortium that released the first draft sequence of the potato genome.
Association Betgween Vitamin D Deficiency In Younger Women And...
2009-09-26 07:00
Hypertension
Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal women may increase the risk of developing systolic hypertension 15 years later, according to research reported at the American Heart Association's 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference. Researchers examined women enrolled in the Michigan Bone Health and Metabolism Study and analyzed data from 559 Caucasian women living in Tecumseh, Mich.
Social Background Weighs Heavily On Teenage Diet
2009-09-26 07:00
Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Teenagers' attitudes to diet and weight are shaped by their social class, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Policymakers have long insisted on the importance of understanding young people's health and eating habits but this is the first study to show how everyday practices and perceptions of different social classes contribute to variation in the diet, weight and health of teenagers.
Lifestyle Interventions In The Prevention And Treatment Of Cancer
2009-09-26 07:00
Cancer / Oncology
There is clear evidence that lifestyle choices affect the incidence and treatment of cancer, according to a study published in the current issue of American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM).
School Fruit And Vegetables Tested For Pesticide Residues, UK
2009-09-26 01:00
Nutrition / Diet
The Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) published findings from the Department of Health's School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme for Spring 2009. The second report for the school year 2008/9 found that the fruit and vegetables supplied to schools met legal standards with regard to pesticide residues levels and that the presence of residues would be unlikely to have any effect on those who ate the food.
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