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The pollution/diabetes link.
We already know that air pollution harms hearts and lungs. But a study adds a new hazard: Air pollution could also lead to type 2 Diabetes. Living On Earth. 4 September 2010.
Despite murky tie to Agent Orange, diabetes now top disability for Vietnam vets.
Because of worries about Agent Orange, about 270,000 Vietnam veterans – more than one-quarter of the 1 million receiving disability checks – are getting compensation for diabetes, according to Department of Veterans Affairs records. Associated Press. 31 August 2010.
Traffic may drive some people to diabetes.
Urban air pollution – especially the particles and gases spewed by heavy traffic – can increase a senior citizen’s risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to a new German study. If confirmed, its authors say, pollution would represent a “novel and potentially modifiable risk factor” for the metabolic disorder. Science News. 18 August 2010.
Adults born in famine show higher pre-diabetes risk.
Middle-aged adults born at the height of China's famine in the 1950s and 60s may have a greater risk of abnormally high blood sugar than those born just a few years earlier or later, a new study finds. Reuters Health. 23 July 2010.
Don't dump Avandia, diabetes groups urge patients.
Three influential groups of doctors who treat diabetes urged patients not to stop taking Avandia, saying on Thursday that while news about the controversial drug may be frightening, it would be worse to suddenly stop taking it. Reuters. 16 July 2010.
German researchers report more evidence of another risk factor for developing type II diabetes: traffic related air pollution. After following a group of middle-aged women for 16 years, the authors find that exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of type II diabetes in later years.
Women with high serum levels of a protein by-product associated with low-level inflammation or infection, were particularly prone to developing diabetes in response to pollutants. 15 July 2010. More...
Safety of diabetes drug Avandia remains contentious.
Presenters and panelists spent much of Tuesday, the first day of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting here on the heart safety of Avandia, discussing the value of research conducted since the last such gathering three years ago. USA Today. 14 July 2010.
Diabetes medication dispute highlights flaws in drug monitoring.
The Avandia story provides further evidence that the FDA's system to review the safety of drugs already on the market is, at best, haphazard. At worst, there's an inherent conflict in its structure. USA Today. Editorial, 9 July 2010.
Brief exposure to low levels of bisphenol A during pregnancy may contribute to diabetic symptoms in the mother and her sons - but not daughters - finds a study with mice.
BPA, which acts like estrogen and can interfere with normal hormone activity, caused changes in the mothers that resembled gestational diabetes. This study adds to a growing body of research evidence that, when taken together, suggests BPA causes health problems in animals and quite possibly in humans. 1 July 2010. More...
Better lunch, gym drop diabetes risk.
A major government study that followed 4,600 students through three years of middle school in San Antonio and across the country found that improvements in the cafeteria, gym and health curriculum led to lower obesity rates. San Antonio Express-News, Texas. 28 June 2010.
How exploration in the Niger Delta spikes diabetes.
Oil and gas exploration and exploitation across the Niger Delta region of Nigeria is described as the major engine of the country’s economy after agriculture and the maritime sector. It has brought pain and agony to the people of the delta, as evidenced by their polluted water, air and land mass. Lagos Daily Independent, Nigeria. 24 June 2010.
Vitamin K linked to lower diabetes risk.
People who get plenty of vitamin K from food may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who get less of the vitamin, a new study suggests. Reuters Health. 28 May 2010.
Chemicals may increase diabetes risk, not just genes, weight and exercise.
Chemicals in the water, soil, or buildings around you could be upping your risk of developing diabetes, according to new research from Stanford University. ABC News. 26 May 2010.
New mass-screening method finds additional environmental risks for diabetes.
Environmental exposures had been thought too challenging to systematically screen for disease associations. But a team of researchers has created a method to look for diabetes environmental risk factors the same way other scientists screen for genetic markers. Scientific American. 22 May 2010.
New test of environmental factors may help with Type II diabetes and other major diseases.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a quick new method for figuring out which foreign chemicals in the body coincide with complex diseases, and used it to examine the increasingly prevalent type-2 diabetes. Santa Cruz Sentinel, California. 22 May 2010.
Family history of diabetes means obesity.
An Australian study that required test subjects to gorge themselves on high-fat snacks has shown how those with a family history of diabetes tend to put on much more weight. Australian Associated Press. 11 May 2010.
Diabetes epidemic the price of China's growth.
China has a serious problem with diabetes, which has reached epidemic proportions in the country. Increased urbanization, physical inactivity, unhealthful diet and environmental contaminants may be contributing. Japan Times, Japan. Opinion, 19 April 2010.
Scientists discover link between low birth-weight and diabetes.
Scientists have found a genetic link between low birth-weight and adulthood diabetes. A team, including experts from the Edinburgh, found two genetic regions that influence birth-weight, one of which is also associated with Type 2 diabetes. Edinburgh Scotsman, United Kingdom. 8 April 2010.
Women who breastfed show lower diabetes risk.
Middle-aged and older women who breastfed their children may have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who bottle-fed, a new study suggests. Reuters Health. 31 March 2010.
China faces 'diabetes epidemic', research suggests.
China faces a diabetes epidemic, with almost one in 10 adults having the disease while most cases remain undiagnosed, researchers have said. BBC. 26 March 2010.
China becomes world's new diabetes capital.
China now has more people with diabetes than any other country, a new report shows, making it clear that the nation's soaring economic growth is taking a toll on public health. Reuters Health. 25 March 2010.
China has 'most diabetes cases globally.'
After working overtime to catch up to life in the West, China now faces a whole new problem: the world's biggest diabetes epidemic. Australian Associated Press. 25 March 2010.
Nap lovers show higher diabetes rate.
In a study of nearly 20,000 Chinese adults age 50 and older, the investigators found that participants who said they usually napped on at least four to six days out of the week had a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Reuters Health. 2 March 2010.
IVF may raise risk of diabetes, hypertension and cancer in later life.
While IVF is generally considered to produce healthy babies, doctors have identified subtle genetic changes that may raise the risk of particular medical conditions in later life. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 23 February 2010.
Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link.
Studies on whether obesity raises the odds of birth anomalies such as spina bifida, cleft palate and heart defects have so far come to conflicting conclusions. One question is whether obesity, per se, is the problem -- or whether certain factors associated with obesity are at work. Reuters Health. 20 February 2010.
Family fat explains some of family diabetes risk.
Having type 2 diabetes in the family more than doubles a woman's own risk of developing the disease, new research shows. But the fact that fat -- and certain dietary habits -- also run in families accounts for a "substantial part" of this increased risk, Dr. Rob van Dam found. Reuters Health. 29 January 2010.
Why Alzheimer's is called 'type 3 diabetes.'
The role of insulin in the brain and the link between Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's is a multi-faceted one. Studies have shown that diabetics have a 30 to 65 percent higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and that obesity and diabetes can cause the brain to shrink. Toronto Star, Ontario. 23 January 2010.
Diabetes hits Canada's native population hardest.
Type 2 diabetes is much more common among Canada's native people than their non-native counterparts, and women of childbearing age are particularly at risk, new research shows. Reuters Health. 20 January 2010.
Farmworker diabetes risk linked to bad air.
More than 1 million California farmworkers face a higher risk of diabetes as well as respiratory diseases related to poor air quality, according to articles in the latest issue of California Agriculture. Sacramento Bee, California. 19 January 2010.
Diabetes 'huge problem' on Canadian reserves.
Diabetes is spiralling out of control among aboriginal Canadians, with the women being alarmingly affected, a new study of more than 90,000 people shows. Toronto Star, Ontario. 19 January 2010.
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