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Dr. Crandall to Newsmax: New Cholesterol Guidelines
New cholesterol guidelines are encouraging doctors to rethink when patients should be screened and treated for heart disease risk , shifting the focus to earlier prevention.
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Early Exercise Provides the Most Health Benefits
"Early bird" exercise provides better health benefits for people, a new study says. People who regularly exercise in the early morning are significantly less likely to develop clogged arteries, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or obesity, researchers are slated to report...
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Stopping GLP-1s Increases Heart Risks
Taking GLP-1 drugs for diabetes has been shown to lower the risk of adverse heart events, but a new analysis found that going off the medication - even for a few months - may increase the odds of heart attack, stroke or death."Stopping GLP-1 drugs can rapidly erode and...
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Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Increase Dementia Risk
Both types of diabetes dramatically increase a person's risk of dementia, a new study says. People with Type 1 diabetes are nearly three times more likely than those without diabetes to develop dementia, and folks with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to do so,...
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Dr. Crandall to Newsmax: RFK Jr. Targets Food Additives
Sugary coffee drinks are coming under renewed scrutiny after comments from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently called attention to the high sugar content in beverages sold by major chains such as Dunkin' and Starbucks.
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Dentists Can Help Detect Undiagnosed Diabetes
Dentists might be able to help detect diabetes among their patients with a simple chairside test, a new study says. A finger-prick blood test taken during dental exams found that more than 1 of 3 dental patients had elevated blood sugar levels consistent with either diabetes...
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High Altitude Discovery Could Aid Diabetes Therapy
Diabetes is less common among people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, than at sea level, and researchers who have discovered why that happens say the reason may lead to new treatments. In low-oxygen conditions, like those on high mountains, red blood...
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Being Sedentary Drives Diabetes Complications
A lack of exercise drives a good portion of the health problems faced by people with Type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Up to 10% of diabetes complications like stroke, heart failure, heart disease and vision loss can be attributed to sedentary behavior, researchers reported...
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Scurvy a Potential New Side Effect of Taking GLP-1s
The popular class of weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s may be contributing to a resurgence of an old disease: scurvy. Once called "sailor's disease," scurvy - a severe deficiency of vitamin C - plagued maritime explorers for centuries and is estimated to have killed more...
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Diabetes Drug May Slow Kidney Aging
A group of medications often used to treat diabetes may also help protect aging kidneys, according to a new study. Published recently in the journal Kidney International, the study tested drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors in African turquoise killifish, a small fish that lives...
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Experimental Diabetes Drug Fights Heart Disease
An experimental drug originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes may also help combat heart disease, according to new research. An international team of scientists found that the drug, known as IC7Fc, lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels while reducing inflammation...
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Brewed Tea Tied to Lower Heart, Diabetes, Cancer Risk
If green tea is already part of your daily routine, you may be giving your health a boost without even realizing it. New research suggests that drinking tea, especially green tea, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer. It...
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What to Know About the New Pill Version of Wegovy
The popular weight-loss injection semaglutide (Wegovy) is now available as a daily pill. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration, it can be purchased with a prescription through various pharmacies and telehealth services in the U.S. Both the Wegovy injection and pill...
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Childhood ADHD Linked to Later Health Problems
Childhood ADHD can set a person up to have poor health in middle age, a new study says. People with ADHD traits at age 10 are likely to have chronic illness and disability at age 46, researchers reported Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open. The study said these health problems can...
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How Obesity Leads to Uncontrolled Inflammation
Researchers say they have finally discovered the pathway by which obesity causes runaway inflammation that can lead to a host of health issues such as diabetes and liver disease. "It's been known for a long time that obesity causes uncontrolled inflammation, but no one knew...
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New Coffee Chemicals Show Promise for Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Coffee may do more than boost energy. New research suggests that certain compounds found in roasted coffee beans could help slow how quickly sugar enters the bloodstream, a finding that could one day support new foods aimed at managing Type 2 diabetes. Scientists have...
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Be Aware of Elevated Cortisol Symptoms
Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands that plays a key role in regulating metabolism, immune function, and the body's response to stress. Often called the "stress hormone," cortisol naturally rises and falls throughout the day and increases during physical or...
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Home-Delivered Food Boxes Improve Diabetes Control
People with diabetes might fare better if health care professionals pick out and deliver their groceries, a new study says. Folks with diabetes who received home deliveries of diabetes-appropriate grocery boxes for three months had better blood sugar control by the end of...
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Faulty Glucose Monitors Linked to Injuries, Deaths
Millions of people rely on continuous glucose monitors to help manage diabetes. But a new alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that some sensors from Abbott may give incorrect blood sugar readings, which could lead to unsafe treatment decisions. The...
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Diabetes Raises Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
Diabetes can be literally heart-stopping, a new study asserts. People with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes have a dramatically higher risk of sudden cardiac death, which occurs when the heart stops beating, researchers reported today in the European Heart Journal. They also...
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Your Butt's Shape May Predict Frailty, Diabetes Risk
Researchers are standing behind new data on how people's posteriors reflect changes linked to aging and diabetes. Shrinkage or inflammation of the gluteus maximus muscles of the buttocks may reflect frailty, sitting time, fat deposition and diabetes risk, and these changes...
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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Pill Shows Promise in Trial
New clinical trial results bode well for what could be the first GLP-1 weight loss drug taken as a pill, not by injection. The daily pill, orforglipron, is currently under investigation by drugmaker Eli Lilly, which funded the study. In the 18-month trial, people with type 2...
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Root Canal May Lower Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk
Nobody wants a root canal, but if you must get one there's possible benefit for your heart. Researchers in Britain found that a successful root canal appears to lower inflammation linked to heart disease. It might even improve cholesterol and blood sugar readings. "Root canal...
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Ultra-Processed Foods a Global Public Health Threat
Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal. The scientists, including the Brazilian professor who coined the term with colleagues...
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Diabetes Drug Stops Kids' Weight Gain on Bipolar Meds
A diabetes drug can help manage weight gain among children prescribed medications to treat bipolar disorder, a new study shows. Second-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole, risperidone and quetiapine are often effective in treating mood disorder, but they also can...