4 Factors That Increase Odds of Heart Failure Smoking, high blood pressure, excess weight, and diabetes are major risk factors for increasing the size of the heart’s left ventricle, a new study shows.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Diabetes WebMD explores the connection between RA and diabetes. Find out what’s known about how having RA may make you more susceptible to diabetes and what you can do to lower the risk.
Weight Loss Surgery May Defeat Diabetes Weight loss surgery can improve or even resolve type 2 diabetes in the long term, according to two new studies.
Pomegranate Juice May Slow Prostate Cancer Drinking 8 ounces per day of pomegranate juice may slow the progression of prostate cancer that hasn’t spread, a new study shows.
Prostate Cancer Provenge Strong in Trial Provenge, a novel, experimental treatment vaccine, improved the survival of men with advanced prostate cancer participating in the largest trial yet of the therapy.
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Gene Test May Predict Prostate Cancer
Gene Test May Predict Prostate Cancer A blood test that characterizes each prostate tumor by its unique genetic fingerprint may help to pinpoint which men actually have prostate cancer, researchers say.
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Foods to Help You Feel Better
Foods to Help You Feel Better
Are you feeling down in the dumps? Are you irritated at how often you’ve been irritable?
Perhaps it’s time to look at the foods and drinks you consume to see if they are trashing your mood. Nutrition experts say that the foods you eat can help you feel better — or feel worse — in the short-term and the long-term.
* Meal-to-meal and day-to-day, keeping your blood sugars
The Top 6 Exercise Excuses and How to Beat Them
You know you should be exercising . We’ve all heard that physically active people are healthier. They’re less likely to develop heart disease , diabetes , and some cancer , they sleep better, and they feel happier and more energetic. Of course, a fit body looks better, too. But when it comes time to actually get out there and start moving, many of us have a long list of excuses not to exercise — too little time, too little energy, or we simply don’t like to work out.
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Healthy Living Still Eludes Americans
Healthy Living Still Eludes Americans
Study Shows Recommendations on Diet and Exercise Aren’t Getting Through
By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
May 29, 2009 — Americans know what they need to do to ward off cardiovascular disease and live longer, but despite health recommendations, most still aren’t making smart lifestyle choices, new research indicates.
Only a small proportion of adults are engaging in physical activity on a regular basis, eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables , or working hard to maintain a healthy weight, researchers report in the June 2009 issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
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Breastfeeding Cuts Moms’ Heart Risk
Breastfeeding Cuts Moms’ Heart Risk
Study Shows Breastfeeding Cancels Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes
By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD,FACC
April 21, 2009 — Breastfeeding cuts a woman’s risk of heart disease and diabetes long after her infant has grown up, new data strongly suggest.
Pregnancy increases a woman’s risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. But breastfeeding cancels out this risk, says Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.