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Traffic Pollution Might Raise Heart Risks
If you eat a steady diet of cheeseburgers, butter, fried chicken, milkshakes, and bacon, you’re probably increasing your risk of cardiovascular disease. I
Vitamin E May Help Cut Dementia Risk
Losing your marbles when you get older might be a lot of fun. Who wouldn’t want to walk around all day with their pants on their head?
But it might not be fun for your family and friends, which is a big deal, because they’re the ones who will put you in the funny farm.
So then, if you’re not looking to go mental, consider what diet can do. A new
Kids With Coordination Disorder More Likely to Be Overweight
The Canadian study included 1,979 children from 75 schools in the province of Ontario who were followed from grade 4 through grade 7. The researchers screened the children for DCD and measured their body-mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.
Compared to other children, those diagnosed with possible DCD were three times more likely than typical children to be overweight and at increased risk for obesity.
The study appears in the current issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
“Although DCD has in the past been considered part of the normal continuum of motor proficiency or regarded as merely a ‘playground disorder’ that can be relegated to a secondary position in the universe of children’s health concerns, these results, along with other recent research, suggest that this is no longer acceptable,” Dr.
Inhaled Insulin May Help Treat Diabetes
Study Shows Inhaled Insulin May Be an Alternative to Injections for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By Laura J. Martin, MD
June 24, 2010 — Inhaled insulin proved to be as effective at lowering blood sugar levels as standard insulin injection treatment, and with minimal side effects, among patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Reporting in this week’s American Diabetes Association meeting and in The Lancet, researchers compared two approaches to managing type 2 diabetes among patients ages 18 to 80 from 10 different countries.