Resistance training plus aerobic exercise is the best way to reduce
insulin resistance and functional limitations in obese, older
adults, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
People with type 2 diabetes show improvements in their physical and
mental health-related quality of life after a year of participation
in a weight management program, a report out this week in the
Archives of Internal Medicine shows.
As people cut healthcare spending to make their monthly bills, experts say there are some health-related expenses that you can’t afford to skip.
Experts say Americans eat 700 million pounds of peanut butter every year, which is complicating the recall effort.
Italian and British scientists want to exhume the body of 16th
century astronomer Galileo for DNA tests to determine if his severe
vision problems may have affected some of his findings.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to healthcare providers and consumers about serious and life-threatening risks associated with improper use of prescription and over-the-counter topical anesthetics.
Patients with the chronic breathing disorder COPD appear to have a
significantly higher risk of becoming clinically depressed than
healthy individuals and patients with another common chronic
condition - diabetes.
A new survey has found that most successful dieters lose weight on their own, rather than with a commercial diet or diet pills.
Intensive control of high blood pressure (hypertension) leads to
improved pregnancy outcomes in women with type 1 diabetes and
kidney disease, Danish researchers report in the journal Diabetes
Care.
The 19-item checklist includes such basic steps as having the doctors and nurses introduce themselves, ensuring that adequate blood is on hand, and making certain that all equipment needed is present.