Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.1‚ 2 The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period.1‚ 2 In 2010‚ more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.1 Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a
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A Conspiracy Theory: Has a Cure for Diabetes Been Discovered? A topic of interest in the medical field for any disease is always finding a cure. But what if one has already been found? Moreover‚ what if it’s being hidden by pharmacies and drug companies to protect the large profits these companies make off of patients? Many conspiracists believe that this is occurring today‚ specifically with diabetes. Though pharma companies do have a large impact on drug and cure research‚ there is simply not enough
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coffee a day.” He and his colleagues found that by adding caffeine to mice’s diet‚ those mice end up with 50% less abnormal amyloid proteins‚ which is the fatal cause for developing Alzheimer’s B. Coffee is also beneficial in preventing type II diabetes. Researchers at the Harvard
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Drug-Eluting Stents to Prevent Coronary Restenosis Szycher M‚ Ph.D.*; Armini A‚ Ph.D.; Bajgar C‚ Sc.D.; Lucas A * CardioTech International‚ Inc.‚ 78E Olympia Avenue‚ Woburn‚ MA 01801‚ and Implant Sciences Corporation‚ 107 Audubon Road‚ Suite 5‚ Wakefield‚ MA 01880. Copyright 2002. All rights reserved. IMX Paper v2 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Background – The development of coronary stents has revolutionized the practice of interventional
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increases the chance diabetes and heart disease” according to the insulin resistance and pre-diabetes article; the causes and treatments are confusing and not always effective. According to Gerald Reaven‚ M.D.‚ Sixty to Seventy-five million Americans have insulin resistance; however‚ they do not know it. The endocrinology system is still a mystery to most average Americans today. They are not well-informed between the differences of insulin resistance‚ pre-diabetes‚ and diabetes. Many‚ even some in
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you smarter‚ (2) Coffee can help you burn fat‚ (3) the Caffeine can drastically improve physical performance‚ (4) There are essential nutrients in coffee (5) Coffee may lower your risk of type II diabetes‚ (6) Coffee may protect you from Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia‚ (7) Caffeine may lower the risks of Parkinson’s‚ (8) Coffee Affects to have protective effects on the liver‚ (9) Coffee can fight depression and make you happier‚ (10) Coffee drinkers have a lower risk of some types of cancer‚ (11)
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The Latin America market for Insulin is expected to reach USD 3‚760.7 million by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Growing prevalence of diabetes (type I and type II) coupled with government initiatives to develop insulin in markets such as Brazil by providing medical and financial aid to the population in the form of subsidies and the entrance of multinational companies such as Novo Nordisk‚ Sanofi Aventis‚ etc is expected to drive regional insulin market. Affordability
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Nerve damage from diabetes is called diabetic neuropathy. They can be categorized as sensory neuropathy‚ motor neuropathy‚ and autonomic neuropathy. The patient had sensory neuropathy. Sensory neuropathy is when the nerves that sense heat and touch are damaged. The patient
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Rick Hess was diagnosed with diabetes in his early 40s. When he was in medical school‚ he participated in a study that analyzed insulin. His results were low and a little out of the normal levels. However‚ if he would have known more about the results like they do now‚ it would have predicted he would have become diabetic. In addition to being a diabetic‚ Rick has also had to overcome cerebrovascular disease in his 70s. Rick Hess is now 76 years old. He attended the West Virginia University to
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may not show the symptoms at first for a while but with type 2 it can take up to years for any symptoms to happen. The early symptoms are almost alike as the type 1. For type 2 its problems with the bladder like going to the bathroom a lot to urinate. Feeling very hungry is another‚ getting really thirsty. A problem with the kidney is another symptom. All these are uncontrollable. Those are just the early symptoms‚ in type 2 there are also first symptoms which is blurry vision‚ some pain or numbing
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