Scientists have discovered a vital clue of how insulin works in human body bringing them closer to finding a cure for diabetes. Freddy Yip, an Australian PhD student, has solved a problem of how insulin prompts fat and muscle cells to absorb glucose, a problem which has been plaguing researchers for more than half a […]
Managing your child’s diabetes with good nutrition
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. To help raise awareness of diabetes, Sarah Yandall, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, Department of Endocrinology at DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan provides the following Q and A to help manage your child’s diabetes with good nutrition. Managing your child’s diabetes with good nutrition 1. […]
Sugar is not Sugar: Are Television Commercials Honest?
The two main sources of sugar are high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and table sugar. It is not a secret that we are eating more sugar than at any other time in history. The total consumption of fructose goes directly to your liver to metabolize. It can overburden your liver, just like alcohol and become […]
Launch of generic drug for type two diabetes struggles with next clinical hurdles
Generic medications are the best and the reliable resources to deal with various health related conditions. The solutions are nothing but the super efficient replica of originals or brands. Recently a new generic medicine working on type 2 diabetes has been introduced. However the clinical trials emerged with certain hurdles and complications. Those obstacles created […]
Dolphins Plagued by Similar Diseases As Humans
Dolphins Plagued by Similar Diseases as Humans By Leo Kretzner, 2/18/10, San Diego, CA “Flipper” – that most famous of marine mammals – would quite possibly be one sick dolphin these days. That was a conclusion drawn from presentations by four scientists from separate specialties studying dolphins in their native environment, along coasts and in […]
How dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress – latest scientific evidence
According to the article, "New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional Stress," published online in the Nov. 12, 2009 issue of Medical News Today, the "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Proteome Research: Gut Microbiota, and Stress-Related Metabolism in […]
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