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According to research from Edinburgh University, stress increases the risk of memory loss and cognitive decline in older people with Type 2 diabetes. Analysing 900 men and women aged between 60 and 75 with Type 2 diabetes, the study found brain function slowed down in those who had higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood. Memory problems Memory loss is a recognised symptom ...

Title: Early Pregnancy Weight Gain Ups Diabetes Risk Category: Health News Created: 2/23/2010 10:37:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/23/2010 10:37:55 AM

To the Editor: In their Commentary, Drs Psaty and Prentice 1 raised concerns that variation in event rates in recent trials of patients with type 2 diabetes may in part reflect incomplete ascertainment of events in certain trials and, by implication, inadequate quality of these studies.

Title: FDA: No Decision on Whether to Pull Diabetes Drug Avandia Off the Market Category: Health News Created: 2/22/2010 6:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/23/2010

JAMA. 2010;303(8):734. Table Changes: In the Commentary entitled "Variation in Event Rates in Trials of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes" published in the October 21, 2009, issue of JAMA (2009;302[15]:1698-1700), a footnote should be added to the table and 1 number should be changed.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- People with diabetes are twice as likely to have hearing loss as those who do not have diabetes, a U.S. audiologist says.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it was still reviewing documents that examine whether the blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Avandia raises users' odds for heart attack and heart failure and should be...

Some dentists are giving patients blood tests before and after treatment of gum disease to help screen for more than 20 medical conditions, including diabetes.

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, may increase their risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research that appears online in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.The three-year study of 1,145 pregnant women from an ethnically diverse population found that women who ...

Dear Oprah, I've been thinking about what I said to you and Gayle in my last letter. You know, about doing another show on diabetes....

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, may increase their risk of developing diabetes later in their pregnancy, according to a study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research that appears online in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The three-year study of 1,145 pregnant women from an ethnically diverse population found that women ...

This study shows that older people with diabetes who have higher levels of stress hormones in their blood are more likely to have experienced cognitive decline. It may be that by regulating cortisol levels, we could help improve cognitive decline in patients with type-2 diabetes: Dr Rebecca Reynolds, Centre for Cardiovascular Science Evaluating brain function Scientists evaluated mental ...

"Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend the drug be removed from the market ... ," The New York Times reports. "The internal F.D.A. reports are part of a fierce debate within the agency over what to do about Avandia, manufactured by ...

The FDA will be slow in approving new diabetes treatments. That's not great news for existing drugs.

A study published this week in PLoS Medicine finds that major diabetes complications are a huge economic burden to health care systems around the world, adding new evidence in an area that has focused on cost estimates almost exclusively in the developed world.

We are calling fundraisers from all over the South East to don their running shoes and race the 10 mile Great South Run, on Sunday 24th October, around the historic town of Portsmouth to help raise funds for diabetes research. We are offering guaranteed places in this fast growing European road race for all Diabetes UK recruits. It costs just £35 to enter and runners are asked to raise an ...

More and more reports have been surfacing about weight-loss surgery "curing" type 2 diabetes. At the same time, more and more questions are being asked about this process, how it works, who it works for, and how long it may continue to work. While research and studies that will lead to definitive answers may take years, the March issue of Diabetes Forecast , the consumer magazine of the American ...

STRESS raises the risk of mental decline in older people with diabetes, new research suggests.

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LOS ANGELES - Women have long been told that gaining weight before becoming pregnant or being overweight at the start of pregnancy puts them at higher risk for gestational diabetes. But a new study finds that the first trimester is the most critical time for weight gain that can increase the danger of gestational diabetes.

Adding pounds during the first trimester can increase the danger of the disease, which can affect both the mother and infant even after birth. Women have long been told that gaining weight before becoming pregnant or being overweight at the start of pregnancy puts them at higher risk for gestational diabetes. But a new study finds that the first trimester is the most crucial time for weight gain ...

( Public Library of Science ) A study published this week in PLoS Medicine finds that major diabetes complications are a huge economic burden to health care systems around the world, adding new evidence in an area that has focused on cost estimates almost exclusively in the developed world.

Source: Reuters HONG KONG, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Diabetes and its complications -- such as strokes and heart disease -- will place an enormous financial burden on poorer countries in years to come, researchers warned in ...

Women who gain more weight than is recommended early in pregnancy have an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes later on, a study shows.

MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it was still reviewing documents that examine whether the blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Avandia raises users' odds for heart attack and heart failure and should be removed from the market.