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Scientifically Proven Ways to Ensure a Good Night's Sleep
New research from Northwestern University, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that if you sleep with a light on - even a light so dim that you can't read by it - it triggers your adrenaline to remain active during sleep. This leads to...
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Common Diabetes Drug Taken by Dads Linked to Birth Defects in Babies
Babies born to fathers who were taking the common diabetes drug metformin may have a slightly increased risk of certain birth defects, a large new study suggests. Among over 1 million babies born in Denmark, just over 3% had a birth defect of some kind. But that rate was...
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Google Developing Smartphone Sensors to Detect Heart and Eye Conditions
Google announced on Thursday its latest plans for using smartphones to monitor health, saying it would test whether capturing heart sounds and eyeball images could help people identify issues from home.The company, a unit of Alphabet Inc, is investigating whether the...
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Type 2 Diabetes Risk Rises After COVID, Transplant From COVID Donors Safe: Studies
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Type 2 diabetes risk rises after COVID-19. People may be at increased risk for...
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Even a Little Light in Your Bedroom Could Harm Health
People who sleep with a light on may be unwittingly keeping their nervous system awake, a small study suggests. The study of 20 healthy adults found that just one night of sleeping with the lights on spurred changes in people's functioning: Their heart rates stayed higher...
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5 Common Medications That Cause Unwanted Weight Gain
If you are packing on extra pounds despite eating well and exercising, your medication may be to blame. Experts say this unwelcome side effect of certain prescription drugs may exacerbate the condition they are meant to treat. For example, individuals with high blood...
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Vaping Linked to Increased Risk for Diabetes
People who vape may be setting themselves up for developing diabetes, even if they don't smoke traditional cigarettes, a new study suggests. Among more than 600,000 U.S. adults, researchers found that those who used electronic cigarettes were more likely to have prediabetes...
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A Glass of Wine With Dinner Could Reduce Your Risk for Diabetes
Feel free to open a bottle of your favorite vintage: If you time it right, a little wine might help guard against type 2 diabetes. A new study suggests that a small glass with dinner may lower the chances of being diagnosed with the blood sugar disease. Exactly how small?...
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What Your Food Cravings Reveal About Your Health
Those food cravings that hit you suddenly in the late in the afternoon or while watching television at night could actually signal nutritional deficiencies. For example, craving chocolate could mean you have a magnesium deficiency, and craving salty snacks could signify an...
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Nonprofit Drug Manufacturer to Launch Low-Cost Insulin in US by 2024
Nonprofit drugmaker Civica said on Thursday it expects to launch lower-cost versions of insulin in the United States by 2024, to help diabetic patients struggling with high prices for the life-sustaining medicine. Civica, launched in 2018 to make generic drugs, said it would...
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Just An Hour of Weight Training Per Week Boosts Longevity: Study
Adding regular strength training to your exercise routine may not only make you stronger, but let you live longer, too, researchers in Japan report. Their new study says 30 to 60 minutes a week of muscle strengthening may reduce your risk of dying early from any cause, and...
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Newly Diagnosed Diabetes in COVID Patients Often Temporary: Study
Newly diagnosed diabetes in many COVID-19 patients may be a temporary type triggered by COVID, according to a new study. Blood sugar levels returned to normal in about half of the newly diagnosed diabetes patients after they left the hospital, and only 8% required insulin...
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New Transplant Therapy Could Be a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Science could be well on its way to a cure for type 1 diabetes, as researchers hone transplant therapies designed to restore patients' ability to produce their own insulin, experts say. At least one patient - a 64-year-old Ohio man named Brian Shelton - can now automatically...
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FDA Approves Eli Lilly Drug to Cut Death, Hospitalization Risk in All Heart Patients
The U.S. health regulator said on Thursday it had approved Eli Lilly and partner Boehringer Ingelheim's drug, Jardiance, for expanded use in reducing the risk of death and hospitalization for all patients with heart failure. Originally approved by the Food and Drug...
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6 Ways to Prevent Prediabetes From Progressing to Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association, a whopping 96 million American adults have prediabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not elevated enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Experts say that it is important to know that...
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Study: 2,000 Additional Steps Daily May Cut Diabetes Risk by 12 Percent
When older people cut back on physical activity, their risk of type 2 diabetes rises. But walking regularly can help, a new study suggests. The more steps you take - and the more intensely you walk - the lower your odds for type 2 diabetes, researchers found. To assess the...
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10 Healing Herbs From the Bible
Experts agree that natural remedies can often be as effective, or in some cases, even more effective than pharmaceutical drugs in the treatment of many ailments. Healing herbs have been used to treat heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis since biblical times, without the...
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Telemedicine as Effective as In-Person for Certain Conditions: Review
Chatting with your doctor via video about your health issues works just as well as an in-person office visit, at least when it comes to managing chronic illnesses, a new review suggests.Replacing office visits with video checkups delivered results that were just as...
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New Guidelines to Effectively Relieve Pain of Diabetic Neuropathy
A leading medical group has updated a guideline for treating pain and numbness caused by diabetes. The problems, which affect the hands and feet, are the result of nerve damage, also known as diabetic neuropathy. The new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN)...
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How to Get Rid of Stubborn, and Dangerous, Belly Fat
We all have some fat in our bodies, but too much of it around the abdominal area can be lethal. It can cause serious health issues, including an increased risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, and other lung diseases. Abdominal fat also increase...
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Study: Intermittent Fasting Effective for Weight Loss and Health
Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to its potential health benefits, and now a new review shows this style of eating really does produce weight loss and may even improve certain markers of heart health. Intermittent fasting is an umbrella term for several diets that...
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Children With Type 2 Diabetes at Increased Risk for Vision Problems
A condition called "diabetic retinopathy" often threatens the vision of adults with diabetes, but new research suggests that kids with type 2 diabetes may be particularly vulnerable to the vision-robbing complication. In fact, these kids were nearly twice as likely to...
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Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
According to new research, people with psychiatric disorders often have to deal with another trouble: Higher rates of type 2 diabetes than the general population. "Increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes among individuals with a psychiatric disorder suggests that these...
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Top 10 Foods for Preventing, or Managing, Diabetes
Your diet can play a major role in preventing diabetes. And if you do have diabetes, what you eat will help you manage the disease. The main goal is to keep blood sugar levels under control, according to Healthline. It's also important to keep in mind that the foods you...
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Intermittent Fasting May Protect the Heart by Controlling Inflammation
Intermittent fasting could increase a key protein that controls inflammation and protects the heart, according to a new study. Intermittent fasting limits a person's consumption of food and beverages to certain times of the day or week to achieve weight loss. There's no...