Archive for 'Diabetes'
Chemical In Chili Peppers Cures Mice of Type 1 Diabetes, Study Concludes
According to a new Canadian animal study published in the journal Cell, mice were rapidly cured of Type 1 diabetes when injected with capsaicin. Capsaicin is the chemical in chili peppers that makes them hot. Type 1 diabetes is the most serious form of the disease that usually appears in childhood. Researchers from the Hospital [...]
Posted: May 1st, 2007 under Diabetes.
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Black Soy Beans Shown to Lower Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
Black soy beans have long been noted as a food good for the prevention of obesity and lowering cholesterol. Now, according to a new study from South Korea, black soy beans may also be effective in lowering risk of diabetes.Researchers at Hanyang University of Seoul, conducted the study which involved 2 groups of rats on a [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2007 under Diabetes.
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Antioxidant Shown to be Effective in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, Study Concludes
An Iranian study published in Phytotherapy Research has shown an antioxidant extracted from milk thistle seeds known as Silybum marianum (silymarin) -to be effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Its flavolignans may also shield the liver. The study involved a group of 51 patients who had type 2 diabetes for at least two [...]
Posted: March 18th, 2007 under Diabetes.
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Natural Plant Demonstrates Benefits for Treating Diabetes
Chinese, Korean, and Australian scientists at Sydney’s Garvan Institute have come together to uncover findings that the natural plant product berberine could be a valuable new treatment for people suffering from type 2 diabetes. Â Found in the roots and bark of a number of plants, berberine has been an alternative treatment for many conditions [...]
Posted: March 8th, 2007 under Diabetes.
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Obesity Raises Diabetes Risk More Than Inactivity, Study Finds
While obesity and lack of physical activity are both contributors to elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women, researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care that the more important factor seems to be obesity. Dr. Frank Hu of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues note that the link between obesity and [...]
Posted: February 25th, 2007 under Diabetes.
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Naturally Found Plant Provides Multiple Medicinal Effects
Known as nopal in Mexico, the prickly pear cactus, which is naturally found in Arizona, Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest; has been shown to have multiple medicinal effects. The prickly pear can aid with diabetes, lower blood sugar levels and offer other health benefits writes professor of nutrition Winston F. Craig, Ph.D. [...]
Posted: February 23rd, 2007 under Diabetes.
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New Diabetes Drug “Comes At A Price”…
A recent study published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine indicates the new Avandia diabetes drug by GlaxoSmithKline’ delays the progression of type 2 diabetes in newly diagnosed patients. But guess what folks? As usual, the side effects aren’t far behind. With this particular drug, heart problems, bone fractures and weight gain are [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2006 under Diabetes.
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