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A condition in which blood glucose is not well controlled. Type I diabetics make no insulin, whereas Type II diabetics are characterized by the overproduction of insulin, but the inability of the target cells to respond to the insulin.
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Cutting Obesity In Black, Latino New Yorkers
A $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded the creation of ORBIT: Obesity Related Behavioral Intervention Trials to focus on reducing obesity and obesity-related deaths in New York City's African-American and Latino communities... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Third Set Of 2009 Pesticide Residue Figures Released, UK
The Pesticide Residues Committee today published its third quarterly report for samples collected in 2009. The report found that the majority of foods had no detectable residues and those that did contain pesticides were not likely to be harmful to health. Tests found that 656 out of 911 samples of 14 different foods tested had no detectable residues... (Source: Water Quality / Air Quality News From Medical News Today)
No More Mayo - Try Hummus Instead!
Eating hummus has long been known as a healthy alternative to dip for chips and crudites. However, prepared hummus has far more versatility as a quick and healthy ingredient than simply scooping it out of the container with a few carrot sticks. The creaminess of the garbanzo bean lends itself perfectly as a substitute for oil, egg yolk, or mayonnaise. Click to read now (Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians)
Health To Be At The Centre Of The Fight Against Climate Change
The danger and cost of climate change to the health of Europeans is at the forefront of the debate as the fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health begins today in Parma, Italy... (Source: Water Quality / Air Quality News From Medical News Today)
7 European Countries Give NoMix Toilets The Thumbs-Up
People in seven European countries have positive attitudes toward a new eco-friendly toilet that could substantially reduce pollution problems and conserve water and nutrients, scientists in Switzerland are reporting. Their article, which calls on authorities to give wider support for the innovative toilet technology, is in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal... (Source: Water Quality / Air Quality News From Medical News Today)
Scientists Solve Puzzle Of Chickens That Are Half Male And Half Female
A puzzle that has baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be male on one side of the body and female on the other - has been solved by researchers. The research, which involved studying rare naturally occurring chickens with white (male) plumage on one side and brown (female) plumage on the other, sheds new light on the sexual development of birds... (Source: Water Quality / Air Quality News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Neighborhood sampling: How many streets must an auditor walk?
Conclusions support more cost effective environmental data collection for physical activity research. (Source: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
Isoangustone A present in hexane/ethanol extract of Glycyrrhiza uralensis induces apoptosis in DU145 human prostate cancer cells via the activation of DR4 and intrinsic apoptosis pathway
This study determined the effects of a hexane/ethanol extract of G. uralensis (HEGU), which contains undetectable amounts of glycyrrhizin, on the apoptosis of androgen-insensitive DU145 cells. HEGU induced apoptosis and increased the levels of cleaved caspase-9, caspase-7, caspase-3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). HEGU also induced mitochondrial membrane depolarization and cytochrome c release to the cytosol. HEGU increased the levels of Fas, death receptor 4 (DR4), cleaved caspase-8, Mcl-1S, and truncated Bid proteins. A caspase-8 inhibitor suppressed HEGU-induced apoptosis. An active fraction of HEGU was separated via column chromatography and the structure of the active compound isoangustone A was identified via 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR. Isoangustone A increased apoptotic cells, the ...
Diallyl disulfide and diallyl trisulfide protect endothelial nitric oxide synthase against damage by oxidized low-density lipoprotein
In this study, we examined whether diallyl disulfide (DADS) and diallyl trisulfide (DATS) protect endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activation against oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) insult and through what mechanism. We found that DADS and DATS reversed the suppression of eNOS Ser1177 phosphorylation by ox-LDL, and wortmannin abolished the reversal by DADS and DATS. Similarly, the inhibition of cellular cGMP and nitric oxide production by ox-LDL was reversed by DADS and DATS (p (Source: Molecular Nutrition)
Blackcurrant proanthocyanidins augment IFN-[gamma]-induced suppression of IL-4 stimulated CCL26 secretion in alveolar epithelial cells
Epidemiological studies reveal that fruit consumption reduces the prevalence of airway inflammation and childhood asthma. In particular, blackcurrant polyphenolic extracts have been shown to alleviate lung inflammation. Since IL-4-stimulated eotaxin-3 (CCL26) secretion is a major factor in the continuous eosinophil recruitment observed in atopic asthma, our focus was to evaluate the effectiveness of blackcurrant polyphenolic compounds on CCL26 secretion in human alveolar epithelial cells. Our results indicate that a proanthocyanin-enriched blackcurrant extract (BC-P), but not anthocyanin-enriched blackcurrant extract suppressed both IL-4- and IL-13-stimulated CCL26 secretion in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore pre-incubation of cells with BC-P caused a time-dependent suppression of IL-...
Phenethyl isothiocyanate suppresses nitric oxide production via inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt-induced IFN-[gamma] secretion in LPS-activated peritoneal macrophages
In this study, we investigated the effects of PEITC on NO production in LPS-activated peritoneal macrophages from ICR mice. The signaling pathway of LPS-induced NO production was examined using neutralizing antibodies [anti-interferon (IFN)-[gamma] and anti-interleukin (IL-12)] and specific protein kinase inhibitors, as well as others. The activity of PEITC toward NOx production was assessed in mice that received LPS via intraperitoneal administration. The neutralizing antibody of anti-IFN-[gamma], but not anti-IL-12, suppressed LPS-induced NO production by 90%. LY294002, a specific inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase, suppressed Akt and IFN-[gamma] mRNA expression up-regulated by LPS, whereas PEITC exhibited a similar inhibition profile. Furthermore, oral administration of PEITC signif...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Dietary fat and bile juice, but not obesity, are responsible for the increase in small intestinal permeability induced through the suppression of tight junction protein expression in LETO and OLETF rats.
Conclusion:
Excessive dietary fat and/or increased levels of luminal bile juice, but not genetic obesity, are responsible for the increase in small intestinal permeability resulting from the suppression of TJ protein expression. (Source: Nutrition & Metabolism)
Study of caveolin-1 gene expression in whole adipose tissue and its subfractions and during differentiation of human adipocytes
Context: Caveolins are 21-24 kDa integral membrane proteins that serve as scaffolds to recruit numerous signaling molecules. Specific subclasses of caveolae carry out specific functions in cell metabolism. In particular, triglycerides are synthesized at the site of fatty acid entry in one of these caveolae classes.Objective and Methods: We studied the expression of caveolin-1 (CAV-1) gene in association with metabolic variables in 90 visceral and 55 subcutaneous adipose tissue samples from subjects with a wide range of fat mass, in the stromovascular fraction (SVC) and isolated adipocytes, and during differentiation of human adipocytes.
Results:
CAV-1 gene expression was significantly decreased in visceral adipose tissue (v-CAV-1) of obese subjects. v-CAV-1 was positively associated with s...
Interacademy Council Asked To Review Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
The InterAcademy Council (IAC), a multinational organization of the world's science academies, has been requested to conduct an independent review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) processes and procedures... (Source: Water Quality / Air Quality News From Medical News Today)
Recipe: Dilled pasta salad with spring vegetables
Dilled pasta salad with spring vegetables — one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Opposing effects of dietary sugar and saturated fat on cardiovascular risk factors and glucose metabolism in mitochondrially impaired mice
Conclusions Taken together, our results suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction may cause sucrose to become a multifunctional cardiovascular
risk factor, whereas low-sugar diets high in saturated fat may prevent weight gain without improving glucose metabolism.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ContributionDOI 10.1007/s00394-010-0100-4Authors
Doreen Kuhlow, University of Jena Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition 07743 Jena GermanyKim Zarse, University of Jena Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition 07743 Jena GermanyAnja Voigt, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke Department of Clinical Nutrition 14558 Nuthetal GermanyTim J. Schulz, University of Jena Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition 077...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Trans fat information on food labels: consumer use and interpretation.
Conclusions: Nutrition professionals should target messages to reduce trans fat intake at men and consumers under age 40. While general knowledge was good, further education is required to help consumers interpret trans fat information.
PMID: 20205970 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research)
Fruit and vegetable intake in canadian ethnic populations.
Conclusions: The majority of Canada's ethnic groups identified in the CCHS 2.2 fell short of the recommended FVI target. This low-intake status might be a risk factor for common long-term diseases.
PMID: 20205971 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research)
Children's Perceptions of Healthful Eating and Physical Activity.
Conclusions: Knowing how children think about food choices will further our understanding of the disconnect between nutrition knowledge and dietary behaviours. Understanding conflicting pressures that influence children's healthful lifestyles may enhance communication about these topics among parents, educators, and children.
PMID: 20205972 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research)
A definition, description, and framework for advanced practice in dietetics.
Conclusions: A framework is presented, and discrepancies with phase 2 results indicate areas for professional development, such as leadership, mentorship, and outcome measurement.
PMID: 20205973 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research)
Vancouver Dietitians' Perspectives on Their Roles in Long-term Care.
Conclusions: The LTC dietitians' various roles were generally self-appointed, and they focused more on the purpose of their work than on tasks. A primary focus of these roles was the multidisciplinary team and the promotion of effective teamwork, especially, but not exclusively, as it applies to the provision of nutritional care. Successful teamwork was linked to dietitians' reports of personal success in their work.
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Identification and Treatment of Protein-energy Malnutrition in Renal Disease.
Authors: McKnight K, Farmer A, Zuberbuhler L, Mager D
A web-based cross-country survey of renal registered dietitians (RRDs) was launched. It was used to assess whether or not their clinical practice in identifying and treating protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and dialysis was based on current nutrition practice guidelines (NPGs). The survey included questions on strategies, timelines, and markers used for the identification and treatment of PEM. Fifty-nine RRDs responded (21%). Sixty-seven percent did not base clinical practice on NPGs, while 33% indicated they followed the guidelines. Of those who followed guidelines, 76% use the National Kidney Foundation-Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative nutrition guidelines. Strategies used t...
Perceived roles, benefits, and supports for dietetic internship preceptors.
Authors: Ortman D, Mann L, Arsenault JF
Evaluation of university-run dietetic internship programs will improve preceptors' experience and, ultimately, increase the capacity for training future dietitians. We attempted to identify preceptors' perceptions of their roles, benefits, and supports, as well as of the skills/traits that students need for internship, and suggested improvements for the internship program. Fifteen of 39 current program preceptors who had supervised more than one intern consented to participate in an ethics-approved research methodology. They responded anonymously to a series of questions posted in an online discussion group, and provided feedback on the subsequent reports. While no consensus emerged, more than 50% of participants perceived their role as providing...
Risks and benefits of fish consumption for childbearing women.
Authors: Del Gobbo LC, Archbold JA, Vanderlinden LD, Eckley CS, Diamond ML, Robson M
Pregnant women's fish consumption provides both benefits and risks to the developing fetus. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from fish may enhance fetal neurodevelopment, while methylmercury (MeHg) can have detrimental effects. Dietitians would benefit from information on the frequency with which fish species may be consumed to increase DHA intake among Canadian women of childbearing age, and on minimizing the risks from MeHg, especially for those who consume fish frequently. Eighteen fish species were selected for DHA and mercury analysis from retail markets in the Toronto area. Consumption scenarios using analytical results for these fish species indicate that women of childbearing age can consume nine of ...
Charitable Food Programs in Victoria, BC.
Conclusions: Charitable food programs in Victoria depend on food donations. The proportion of dairy products and produce is low, which raises questions about the healthfulness of foods currently fed to homeless and poor people in the city.
PMID: 20205978 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research)
Dietary vitamin d intake among elderly residents in a veterans' centre.
Conclusions: None of the study participants met the recommended AI of 600 IU through dietary sources alone. Study results suggest that all LTC residents require vitamin D micronutrient supplementation of at least 400 IU to achieve the recommended AI of 600 IU.
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Efficacy of a meal replacement diet plan compared to a food-based diet plan after a period of weight loss and weight maintenance: a randomized controlled trial
Conclusions:
Our data suggest that the meal replacement diet plan evaluated was an effective strategy for producing robust initial weight loss and for achieving improvements in a number of health-related parameters during weight maintenance, including inflammation and oxidative stress, two key factors more recently shown to underlie our most common chronic diseases.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01011491 (Source: Nutrition Journal)
Comparison of Fascal cheese produced with natural, commercial or autochthonous cultures
Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from raw ovine milk and Fascal cheese and used as two alternative inoculants for production of this Brazilian cheese. Microbiological counts and moisture of these cheeses were comparable to those observed in cheese made with a commercial starter. All cheeses showed absence of Salmonella spp., tolerable counts of coliforms, but coagulase-positive staphylococci counts exceeded the standard values. Cheeses produced with Lactobacillus plantarum LCN 28 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus LCN 43 showed better results than those observed for the other experimental combinations. Autochthonous cultures could be beneficial to the manufacture of high quality typical raw milk cheese. (Source: International Journal of Dairy Technology)
Predictors of Dropping Out in a Weight Loss Intervention Trial
Ann Nutr Metab 2010;56:212–216 (DOI:10.1159/000279224) (Source: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism)
Fitness : Hula-Hooping Fans Hope It Is the Next Big Trend in Fitness
Hula-hooping converts are hoping it is the next big trend in fitness, but some exercise professionals are doubtful. (Source: NYT)
Ag Groups Weigh-in On Supreme Court Case For Biotech Alfalfa
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a lower court acted hastily and incorrectly by banning the cultivation of biotech alfalfa despite extensive scientific evidence documenting the safety of the crop. A coalition of agricultural organizations filed on March 8 a joint friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in "Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms... (Source: Water Quality / Air Quality News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
How To Convert Your Dessert Into A Healthier Version
Is there anyone who doesn't love dessert? Try my five tricks to fool your family, friends, and even yourself! Click to read now (Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians)
Effects of antioxidants on postprandial oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and Type 2 diabetes
Conclusions In diabetic subjects, altered glycaemia and lipaemia are closely correlated with markers of systemic oxidative stress. Our
results show that the abnormal changes in oxidative-reductive balance parameters are paralleled by similar changes in markers
of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation at 4 h after ingestion of a fatty meal. Supplementation with a pool of antioxidants
can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in healthy subjects and, more importantly, in IGT patients. This previous aspect
suggests that the timing of antioxidant supplementation has an important role in endothelium protection in healthy and pre-diabetic
subjects, and along with prompt antioxidant treatment before irreversible endothelial damage has occurred, may have an important
pr...
Cross-sectional and longitudinal relation between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and body mass index: the Tromsø study
Conclusions We have confirmed the strong association between serum 25(OH)D and BMI. The very obese need higher vitamin D doses than lean
subjects to achieve the same serum 25(OH)D levels.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ContributionDOI 10.1007/s00394-010-0098-7Authors
Rolf Jorde, University of Tromsø Institute of Clinical Medicine Tromsø NorwayMonica Sneve, University Hospital of North Norway Department of Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery, Division of Ophthalmology Tromsø NorwayNina Emaus, University of Tromsø Institute of Community Medicine Tromsø NorwayYngve Figenschau, University Hospital of North Norway Department of Medical Biochemistry Tromsø NorwayGuri Grimnes, University Hospital of North Norway Medical Clinic 9038 Tromsø Norway
Jour...
Low-Income Women Living In Small Cities Have Higher Chance Of Obesity
A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets -- rather than the lack of them -- increased the risk of obesity for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase healthful eating behaviors might need to be tailored based on geographic location... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
First Time Research On Long-term Consequences Of Intravenous Nutrition On Children's Health
No work is known in the literature to date which provides a long-term and generalised evaluation of the health of children fed intravenously in their own home... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Gastric cancer and salt preference: a population-based cohort study in Korea.
CONCLUSION: The current findings suggest that salt preference has a marginal positive association with a risk of gastric cancer.
PMID: 20219954 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Eating vegetables first: the use of portion size to increase vegetable intake in preschool children.
CONCLUSION: Increasing the portion size of a vegetable served as a first course can be an effective strategy for increasing vegetable consumption in preschool children.
PMID: 20219955 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Micronutrient concentrations and subclinical atherosclerosis in adults with HIV.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed that elevated serum vitamin E concentrations are associated with abnormal markers of atherosclerosis and may increase the risk of cardiovascular complications in HIV-infected adults.
PMID: 20219956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Dietary reference values of individual micronutrients and nutriomes for genome damage prevention: current status and a road map to the future.
This article also identifies important knowledge gaps and future research directions required to shed light on these issues. The ultimate goal is to match the nutriome to the genome to optimize genome maintenance and to prevent pathologic amounts of DNA damage.
PMID: 20219957 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Intake of fish and marine n-3 fatty acids in relation to coronary calcification: the Rotterdam Study.
CONCLUSIONS: We found a weak inverse association between fish intake and coronary calcification. If confirmed in other population-based studies, more research is warranted to determine which components in fish can inhibit vascular calcification.
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Predictors of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations among postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Calcium plus Vitamin D Clinical Trial.
CONCLUSIONS: Surrogate markers for 25(OH)D concentrations, although somewhat correlated, do not adequately reflect serum vitamin D measures. These markers and predictive models of blood 25(OH)D concentrations should not be given as much weight in epidemiologic studies of cancer risk.
PMID: 20219959 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Associations between diet, lifestyle factors, and telomere length in women.
CONCLUSIONS: Although the strength of the associations was modest in this population of middle- and older-age women, our results support the hypothesis that body composition and dietary factors are related to leukocyte telomere length, which is a potential biomarker of chronic disease risk.
PMID: 20219960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
CONCLUSION: The results of this systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that some dietary patterns may be associated with breast cancer risk.
PMID: 20219961 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren.
CONCLUSION: This study suggests that vitamin D(3) supplementation during the winter may reduce the incidence of influenza A, especially in specific subgroups of schoolchildren. This trial was registered at https://center.umin.ac.jp as UMIN000001373.
PMID: 20219962 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Effect of Alzheimer's disease genetic risk disclosure on dietary supplement use.
CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of first-degree relatives receiving genetic susceptibility testing for AD, an APOE epsilon4+ genotype status was positively associated with dietary supplement use after risk disclosure. Such changes occurred despite the absence of evidence that supplement use reduces the risk of AD. Given the expansion of DTC genetic tests, this study highlights the need for future studies in disease risk communication.
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Folate bioavailability: implications for establishing dietary recommendations and optimizing status.
This article 1) summarizes and integrates bioavailability estimates derived from studies that use whole-diet approaches; 2) highlights the influences of genetics, ethnicity-race, and sex as postabsorptive bioavailability modifiers; and 3) discusses the adequacy of the US folate Recommended Dietary Allowance in achieving folate sufficiency in select subpopulations.
PMID: 20219964 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Body mass index patterns over 5 y in obese children motivated to participate in a 1-y lifestyle intervention: age as a predictor of long-term success.
CONCLUSIONS: Younger age was associated with the best long-term outcome after participation in the lifestyle intervention, which supports the need for early intervention in childhood obesity. Children aged 8-10 y may need modified intervention, because the BMI-SDS increased more in the older children in the long term. However, the mean BMI-SDS was significantly lower 4 y after the end of the intervention than at baseline in all age groups. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00435734.
PMID: 20219965 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Food sources of individual plasma phospholipid trans fatty acid isomers: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
CONCLUSIONS: t-18:1 Isomers are similarly derived from multiple PHVO-containing foods. In contrast, t-18:2 and t-16:1n-9 isomers are derived from more-specific types of PHVO-containing foods. Ruminant foods are major sources of t-16:1n-7. Different TFA isomers and dietary sources should be considered when investigating health effects and interventions to lower TFAs.
PMID: 20219966 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Are dietary choline and betaine intakes determinants of total homocysteine concentration?
CONCLUSIONS: Choline and betaine intakes were associated with both fasting and post-methionine-load total homocysteine concentrations, especially in participants with low folate and vitamin B-12 status. The inverse association between choline and betaine intakes and homocysteine concentrations was no longer present in the postfortification period.
PMID: 20219967 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Is protein intake associated with bone mineral density in young women?
CONCLUSIONS: Data from this longitudinal study suggest that a higher protein intake does not have an adverse effect on bone in premenopausal women. Cross-sectional analyses suggest that low vegetable protein intake is associated with lower BMD.
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Reproducibility and validity of a diet quality index for children assessed using a FFQ.
Authors: Huybrechts I, Vereecken C, De Bacquer D, Vandevijvere S, Van Oyen H, Maes L, Vanhauwaert E, Temme L, De Backer G, De Henauw S
The diet quality index (DQI) for preschool children is a new index developed to reflect compliance with four main food-based dietary guidelines for preschool children in Flanders. The present study investigates: (1) the validity of this index by comparing DQI scores for preschool children with nutrient intakes, both of which were derived from 3 d estimated diet records; (2) the reproducibility of the DQI for preschoolers based on a parentally reported forty-seven-item FFQ DQI, which was repeated after 5 weeks; (3) the relative validity of the FFQ DQI with 3 d record DQI scores as reference. The study sample included 510 and 58 preschoolers (2.5-6.5 year...
A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef
Growing consumer interest in grass-fed beef products has raised a number of questions with regard to the perceived differences in nutritional quality between grass-fed and grain-fed cattle. Research spanning three decades suggests that grass-based diets can significantly improve the fatty acid (FA) composition and antioxidant content of beef, albeit with variable impacts on overall palatability. Grass-based diets have been shown to enhance total conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) (C18:2) isomers, trans vaccenic acid (TVA) (C18:1 t11), a precursor to CLA, and omega-3 (n-3) FAs on a g/g fat basis. While the overall concentration of total SFAs is not different between feeding regimens, grass-finished beef tends toward a higher proportion of cholesterol neutral stearic FA (C18:0), and less cholest...
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and mammographic density among premenopausal women in a multiethnic population
Authors: W Chai, G Maskarinec
& R V Cooney (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Dietary and physical activity patterns in children with fatty liver
Authors: D R Mager, C Patterson, S So, C D Rogenstein, L J Wykes
& E A Roberts (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
The influence of inflammation on plasma zinc concentration in apparently healthy, HIV+ Kenyan adults and zinc responses after a multi-micronutrient supplement
The influence of inflammation on plasma zinc concentration in apparently healthy, HIV+ Kenyan adults and zinc responses after a multi-micronutrient supplement
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, March 10, 2010. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2010.33
Authors: A S W Mburu, D I Thurnham, D L Mwaniki, E M Muniu
& F M Alumasa (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Should nutrient profile models be ?category specific? or ?across-the-board?? A comparison of the two systems using diets of British adults
Should nutrient profile models be ‘category specific’ or ‘across-the-board’? A comparison of the two systems using diets of British adults
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, March 10, 2010. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2010.31
Authors: P Scarborough, C Arambepola, A Kaur, P Bhatnagar
& M Rayner (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
The study to investigate the potential benefits of probiotics in yogurt, a patient-oriented, double-blind, cluster-randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial
Authors: D J Merenstein, K H Smith, M Scriven, R F Roberts, M E Sanders
& S Petterson (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
A high-protein low-fat diet is more effective in improving blood pressure and triglycerides in calorie-restricted obese individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Authors: E Papakonstantinou, D Triantafillidou, D B Panagiotakos, A Koutsovasilis, M Saliaris, A Manolis, A Melidonis
& A Zampelas (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Associations between abdominal fat and body mass index on vitamin D status in a group of Spanish schoolchildren
Authors: E Rodríguez-Rodríguez, B Navia-Lombán, A M López-Sobaler
& R M Ortega (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
The HELENA online food frequency questionnaire: reproducibility and comparison with four 24-h recalls in Belgian?Flemish adolescents
The HELENA online food frequency questionnaire: reproducibility and comparison with four 24-h recalls in Belgian–Flemish adolescents
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, March 10, 2010. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2010.24
Authors: C A Vereecken, I De Bourdeaudhuij
& L Maes (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Influence of carotene-rich vegetable meals on the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency in Filipino schoolchildren
Authors: C C Maramag, J D Ribaya-Mercado, P Rayco-Solon, J A A Solon, L W Tengco, J B Blumberg
& F S Solon (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Dietary sodium intake in a sample of adult male population in southern Italy: results of the Olivetti Heart Study
Authors: A Venezia, G Barba, O Russo, C Capasso, V De Luca, E Farinaro, F P Cappuccio, F Galletti, G Rossi
& P Strazzullo (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
The effects of dietary protein on the somatotropic axis: a comparison of soy, gelatin, ?-lactalbumin and milk
The effects of dietary protein on the somatotropic axis: a comparison of soy, gelatin, α-lactalbumin and milk
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, March 10, 2010. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2010.21
Authors: A J A H van Vught, A G Nieuwenhuizen, M A B Veldhorst, R-Jm Brummer
& M S Westerterp-Plantenga (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Transcobalamin C776G genotype modifies the association between vitamin B12 and homocysteine in older Hispanics
Authors: M G Garrod, L H Allen, M N Haan, R Green
& J W Miller (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Regulation of abdominal adiposity by probiotics (Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055) in adults with obese tendencies in a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Y Kadooka, M Sato, K Imaizumi, A Ogawa, K Ikuyama, Y Akai, M Okano, M Kagoshima
& T Tsuchida (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Effect of physiological doses of oral vitamin B12 on plasma homocysteine: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial in India
Authors: U S Deshmukh, C V Joglekar, H G Lubree, L V Ramdas, D S Bhat, S S Naik, P S Hardikar, D A Raut, T B Konde, A K Wills, A A Jackson, H Refsum, A S Nanivadekar, C H Fall
& C S Yajnik (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Associations of morbidity in the underweight
Authors: S J Kelly, J M Lilley
& J Leonardi-Bee (Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Influence of whey peptides on the surface activity of κ-casein and β-lactoglobulin A
Whey protein hydrolysate (WPH) was fractionated by reverse-phase chromatography to obtain fractions of varying surface-hydrophobicities. A model oil[ndash]water interface (MI) was pre-coated with the WPH or fractions thereof. Contact angle ([theta]) of sessile drops of [kappa]-casein ([kappa]-CN) or [beta]-lactoglobulin A ([beta]-LGA) were measured on the MI. Pre-coating of MI with un-fractionated WPH decreased [theta], that is, increased surface activity, of both [kappa]-CN (35[ndash]8.3°) and [beta]-LGA (38[ndash]21.3°). Conversely, pre-coating of MI with the fractions significantly increased [theta] of both proteins as a function of hydrophobicity. Data provide insight into variability of whey protein functionality in food applications. (Source: International Journal of Dairy Technolo...
Food energy content influences food portion size estimation by nutrition students
Conclusions: The results obtained in the present study revealed a low percentage of acceptable estimations of food portion size by nutrition students, with trends toward overestimation of high-energy food items and underestimation of low-energy items. (Source: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics)
Contribution of complementary foods to the total daily water needs of urban Guatemalan infants
Conclusions: The infants in this low-income community are approximating the recommended AI for daily water through the currently selected pattern of lactation and CF. (Source: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Nasogastric tube feeding and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feeding in patients with head and neck cancer
Conclusions: Combined modality treatment results in a greater requirement for enteral feeding, with these patient groups having the greatest weight loss. The findings obtained in the present study indicate that the method of enteral feeding did not statistically influence weight loss at the end of treatment or unscheduled radiotherapy treatment interruptions. (Source: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics)
Season-related variation in dietary recalls used in a paediatric population
Conclusions: The use of a second 24-h recall in a different season of the year does not confer additional information with regard to a population assessment of macronutrient contribution to the total energy intake in paediatric samples; its use appears to be justified in the light of a more accurate assessment of energy intake. (Source: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics)
Assessment of obesity in children and adolescents: synthesis of recent systematic reviews and clinical guidelines
This review summarises recent systematic reviews and evidence-based guidelines that deal with the issue of how best to diagnose or define obesity in children and adolescents. A recent systematic review showed that parents typically fail to recognise obesity in their children and adolescents, and a good deal of other evidence suggests that health professionals under-diagnose obesity in children and adolescents when using informal methods based on observation. There is therefore a need for practical, objective, methods that both identify the fattest children and adolescents adequately, and identify those who are at greatest risk of the 'co-morbidities' of obesity. A large body of consistent evidence shows that a high body mass index (BMI) for age and sex identifies the fattest children adequ...
The current and future role of the dietetic support worker
Conclusions: This study identified issues relating to the future development of the role of the DSW from the viewpoint of DSWs and dietetic assistants. (Source: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics)
Recipes for Health: Warm Chickpeas and Greens With Vinaigrette
In parts of France, farmers make a traditional meal of boiled chickpeas and spinach or chard. (Source: NYT)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Recipes for Health: Pappardelle With Greens and Ricotta
This pasta is ideal for a dinner party when there is little time to prepare. Just be sure to use fresh ricotta. (Source: NYT)
Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans
This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve. (Source: NYT)
Recipes for Health: Greens and Mushroom Panini
When you blanch the greens, these panini make for a quick and wonderful meal. (Source: NYT)
The Long-Term Consequences Of Intravenous Nutrition On Children's Health
Children with serious intestinal problems have to be fed intravenously. Systems exist that enable intravenous feeding to be carried out at home. Mr Inaki Irastorza, paediatrician at the Cruces hospital in Bilbao, spent some 15 years analysing how serious intestinal problems in children were treated at the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Dietary Supplements Discouraged For Prostate Cancer Patients
Prostate-specific dietary supplements should not be taken during radiation therapy treatments because they have been shown to increase the radiosensitivity of normal prostate cell lines, leading to normal tissue complications, according to a study in the March issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society ... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Nutrition Services For Older Adults At Home And In Communities
The Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) has partnered with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and American Society for Nutrition (ASN) to publish a position paper, "Position of the American Dietetic Association, American Society for Nutrition, and Society for Nutrition Education: Food and Nutrition Programs for Community-Residing Older Adults," focusing on access to safe... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
New Syndrome Identified By BUSM Researchers
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new syndrome affecting potentially thousands of hospital inpatients... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Light To Moderate Drinking Linked To Less Weight Gain In Middle Aged Women
A new study from the US found that normal weight women in their 40s and older who drank a light to moderate amount of alcohol gained less weight and had a lower risk of becoming obese and overweight compared to their non-drinking counterparts... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Really?: The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion
Can wine help you digest your meal? (Source: NYT)
Observatory: A Vitamin Boost for Greens Under the Supermarket?s Glow
Researchers found that spinach leaves exposed to light had higher levels of vitamins than those kept in darkness. (Source: NYT)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Observatory: Greens Get a Boost Under the Glow of the Supermarket
Researchers found that spinach leaves exposed to light had higher levels of vitamins than those kept in darkness. (Source: NYT)
In Vitro Investigation of the Potential Immunomodulatory and Anti-Cancer Activities of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) and Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
Journal of Medicinal Food , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Journal of Medicinal Food)
Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical
For many people, regular physical activity is as much about social interaction as it is about being healthy. (Source: NYT)
Maternal dietary patterns in pregnancy and the association with small-for-gestational-age infants.
Authors: Thompson JM, Wall C, Becroft DM, Robinson E, Wild CJ, Mitchell EA
Maternal nutritional status before and during pregnancy is important for the growth and development of the fetus. The effects of pre-pregnancy nutrition (estimated by maternal size) are well documented. There is little information in today's Western society on the effect of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on the fetus. The aim of the study was to describe dietary patterns of a cohort of mothers during pregnancy (using principal components analysis with a varimax rotation) and assess the effect of these dietary patterns on the risk of delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) baby. The study was a case-control study investigating factors related to SGA. The population was 1714 subjects in Auckland, New Zea...
Combining enteral with parenteral nutrition to improve postoperative glucose control.
Authors: Lidder P, Flanagan D, Fleming S, Russell M, Morgan N, Wheatley T, Rahamin J, Shaw S, Lewis S
The provision of parenteral nutrition (PN) to 'stressed' patients often results in hyperglycaemia, which may be detrimental. In animal models limited amounts of enteral nutrition (EN) improve intestinal integrity and stimulate intestinal incretin production, which may lead to improved glucose control. We set out to assess if combining EN with PN results in improved glucose homeostasis rather than PN given alone. We conducted a randomised trial in a university teaching hospital of patients undergoing a 'curative' oesophagectomy for adenocarcinoma. Differences between the two intervention groups were assessed for continuous glucose measurement, insulin sensitivity using insulin tolerance...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report: Diet and Immune Function.
The objective of the workshop was to review this research and to establish priorities for future research. Several of the trials presented at the workshop showed some effect of nutritional interventions (e.g. vitamin D, Zn, Se) on immune parameters. One trial found that increased fruit and vegetable intake may improve the antibody response to pneumococcal vaccination in older people. The workshop highlighted the need to further clarify the potential public health relevance of observed nutrition-related changes in immune function, e.g. susceptibility to infections and infectious morbidity.
PMID: 20211037 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Nutrition)
Influence of fish oil or folate supplementation on the time course of plasma redox markers during pregnancy.
Authors: Franke C, Demmelmair H, Decsi T, Campoy C, Cruz M, Molina-Font JA, Mueller K, Koletzko B
Maternal supplementation with long-chain PUFA, to improve infant neurological development, might cause additional increase of oxidative stress. Pregnant women aged 18-41 years were randomised into one of four supplementation groups. From week 22 on, they received supplements containing either modified fish oil (n 69), 5-methyl-tetrahydro-folate (n 65), both (n 64), or placebo (n 72). Plasma Trolox-equivalent antioxidative capacity (TEAC), concentrations of alpha-tocopherol, retinol, beta-carotene, free thiol groups, uric acid and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) were determined at weeks 20 and 30 and at delivery. The studied antioxidants showed no significant differences bet...
Maternal protein restriction with or without folic acid supplementation during pregnancy alters the hepatic transcriptome in adult male rats.
Authors: Lillycrop KA, Rodford J, Garratt ES, Slater-Jefferies JL, Godfrey KM, Gluckman PD, Hanson MA, Burdge GC
Feeding pregnant rats a protein-restricted (PR) diet induces altered expression of candidate genes in the liver of the adult offspring, which can be prevented by supplementation of the PR diet with folic acid (PRF). We investigated the effect of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on the liver transcriptome in their adult male offspring. Pregnant rats were fed control, PR or PRF diets. Male offspring were killed on day 84. The liver transcriptome was analysed by microarray (six livers per maternal dietary group) followed by post hoc analysis of relative mRNA levels and gene ontology. These results were confirmed for selected genes by real-time RT-PCR. There were 311 genes th...
Sex differences in the effects of maternal vitamin supplements on mortality and morbidity among children born to HIV-infected women in Tanzania.
We examined whether there are sex differences in the effect of vitamin supplements on birth outcomes, mortality and morbidity by 2 years of age among children born to HIV-infected women in Tanzania. A randomised placebo-controlled trial was conducted among 959 mother-infant pairs. HIV-infected pregnant women were randomly assigned to receive a daily oral dose of one of four regimens: multivitamins (vitamins B-complex, C and E), vitamin A plus beta-carotene, multivitamins including vitamin A plus beta-carotene or placebo. Supplements were administered during pregnancy and continued after delivery. The beneficial effect of multivitamins on decreasing the risk of low birth weight was stronger among girls (relative risks (RR) = 0.39, 95 % CI 0.22, 0.67) than among boys (RR = 0.81, 95 % CI 0.44...
Novel findings on the metabolic effects of the low glycaemic carbohydrate isomaltulose (Palatinose).
In conclusion, the study shows that iso is completely available from the small intestine, irrespective of food matrix, leading to a prolonged delivery of blood glucose. Regular iso consumption is well tolerated also in subjects with increased risk for vascular diseases.
PMID: 20211041 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Nutrition)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Lycopene isomerisation takes place within enterocytes during absorption in human subjects.
Authors: Richelle M, Sanchez B, Tavazzi I, Lambelet P, Bortlik K, Williamson G
Lycopene in fruits and vegetables occurs mostly (80-97 %) in the all-E configuration, whereas a considerable proportion of lycopene in the human body is present as Z-isomers. The Z-isomers offer potentially better health benefits and show improved antioxidant activity in vitro when compared with the all-E-isomer. The absorption of dietary lycopene is a complex process involving transfer of the carotenoid from the food matrix into micelles, uptake by enterocytes, packaging into chylomicrons and finally secretion into plasma. Isomerisation could take place at any of these individual steps. By exploiting in vitro and in vivo models, we traced lycopene isomerisation during absorption using various methods to mim...
A health assessment tool for multiple risk factors for obesity: age and sex differences in the prediction of body mass index.
Authors: Chambers JA, Swanson V
The aim was to establish the relative importance of multiple dietary, activity and other risk factors in determining BMI. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 322 adults (71 % female; aged 18-79 years; BMI 16.5-40.9 kg/m2) using a previously developed, psychometrically tested, seventy-three-item questionnaire covering a wide range of obesity risk factors (consisting of five dietary, five activity and seven other risk factor subscales). Outcome was self-reported weight and height for BMI, cross-validated with items on clothes size and perceived need to lose weight. Stepwise regression analysis predicted 25-55 % of the variance in BMI with physical activity participation, current and past dieting behaviour, amount eaten, and age being the most impor...
Comparison of sex hormonal and metabolic profiles between omnivores and vegetarians in pre- and post-menopausal women.
Authors: Karelis AD, Fex A, Filion ME, Adlercreutz H, Aubertin-Leheudre M
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the sex hormonal and metabolic profiles in vegetarians and compare these with the profiles in omnivores. The design of the present study was cross-sectional. The study sample of pre- and post-menopausal women included forty-one omnivores and twenty-one vegetarians. Thereafter we determined: (1) plasma sex hormones, (2) fasting insulin, NEFA as well as apo-A and apo-B, (3) BMI, (4) a dietary profile (3 d dietary records), (5) physical activity and (6) total faecal excretion per 72 h and total urinary excretion per 72 h. Vegetarians showed higher levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), apo-A, total faecal excretion per 72 h and total fibre intake as well as...
Q & A: Almonds for Calcium?
Are almonds a good source of calcium or do they block calcium absorption? (Source: NYT)
Spirulina Improves Antioxidant Status by Reducing Oxidative Stress in Rabbits Fed a High-Cholesterol Diet
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How to Fool Your Taste Bud
I reduce the fat, sugar and salt in a lot of my recipes. To compensate and fool the taste buds, I often put fat, salt and sugar on top of foods. Click to read now (Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians)
Recipes for Health: Winter?s Greens
Looking for new ways to get greens in your diet? An innovative panino and luxurious gratin are among this week?s recipes. (Source: NYT)
Pregnant Women Falling Short On Nutrition
Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study. The research, in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics published by Wiley-Blackwell, found that expectant mothers are eating less than half the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables. And at least one in three put on more than the recommended weight gain for pregnancy... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Dietitians: Hospital Reform Welcome But Governance Must Include Health Professionals From All Sectors
The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) welcomed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposed hospital reform package. But the Association warned that without a multidisciplinary approach to implementing the reforms the Government risked 'missing the mark' in meeting patient needs... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Potential To Improve Children's Diets Without Burdening School Finances While Helping Local Farmers
During the school day, children eat roughly one-third of their nutritional needs while at school. Besides lunch, breakfast and snacks may be served, providing ample opportunities for obesity-prevention strategies by offering more nutritious food... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
ADPH Observes National Nutrition Month With Satellite Conference on Obesity And Overweight
The health risk factors of obesity and overweight in Alabamians will be the focus of a combined satellite conference and webcast March 17 from 2-3 p.m. central time. Excessive weight and obesity are major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, the No. 1 cause of death worldwide... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Gene Site Found For A Children's Food Allergy
Pediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Food Allergy-Related Disorder Linked To Master Allergy Gene
This study further suggests that a suspected so-called master allergy gene may play a role in the development of this rare but debilitating disorder... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Muscle Fat, Decreased Strength In Young People
There's an epidemic in progress, and it has nothing to do with the flu. A ground-breaking study published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had too little Vitamin D in their blood. Nearly a quarter of the group had serious deficiencies (less than 20 ng/ml) of this important vitamin... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Recipe: Creamy asparagus soup
Creamy asparagus soup — one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Dietary starch source influences in growing goats: the intestinal losses of endogenous nitrogen and amino acids.
Authors: Zhou C, Tan Z, Pan Y, Liu S, Tang S, Sun Z, Han X, Wang M
Four goats (20 (SD 2.5) kg) fitted with ruminal, duodenal and ileal cannulae were used in a 4 x 4 Latin square design to estimate the effects of a dietary starch source on the duodenal and ileal flows of endogenous N (EN) and endogenous amino acids (EAA) in growing goats. Goats were fed total mixed rations containing four starch sources (mainly from maize (MR), wheat (WR), paddy (PR) and sorghum (SR) treatments). There were no significant (P>0.05) effects of the dietary starch source on the intestinal flows of EN and EAA. The duodenal flows of EN were 2.40, 2.39, 2.18 and 1.56 g/d for the MR, WR, PR and SR treatments, respectively, as determined by the difference method, and the duodenal flows of EAA were 10.76, 11.2...
Body mass index and the risk of infections in institutionalised geriatric patients.
The objective was to examine the effect of BMI on the incidence of various infectious diseases in institutionalised, geriatric subjects. In a retrospective cohort study we analysed medical records of 619 patients aged 75 years and older (mean age 87.6 (sd 6.4) years) who were treated in a geriatric hospital in Vienna, Austria. The total incidence rate of infection in this population was 0.80 per person-year. The most frequent infections were urinary tract infections (0.30 per person-year), followed by infections of the lower respiratory tract (0.19 per person-year), diarrhoea (0.12 per person-year) and other infections (0.20 per person-year). Incidence risk ratios were obtained by a multiplicative Poisson regression model. There was a J-shaped curve in the incidence of infections recorded ...
Gut microbiota composition is associated with body weight, weight gain and biochemical parameters in pregnant women.
The objective of the present study was to establish possible relationships between gut microbiota, body weight, weight gain and biochemical parameters in pregnant women. Fifty pregnant women were classified according to their BMI in normal-weight (n 34) and overweight (n 16) groups. Gut microbiota composition was analysed by quantitative real-time PCR in faeces and biochemical parameters in plasma at 24 weeks of pregnancy. Reduced numbers of Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides and increased numbers of Staphylococcus, Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli were detected in overweight compared with normal-weight pregnant women. E. coli numbers were higher in women with excessive weight gain than in women with normal weight gain during pregnancy, while Bifidobacterium and Akkermansia muciniphila...
Daidzein-metabolising phenotypes in relation to serum lipids and uric acid in adults in Guangzhou, China.
In conclusion, equol phenotypes might influence cardiovascular risk.
PMID: 20205965 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Nutrition)
Effect of glycomacropeptide fractions on cholecystokinin and food intake.
The objectives of the present study were to manufacture three glycoforms of GMP, minimally glycosylated GMP (3.5 (sd 0.1) % NeuNAc and 1.5 (sd 0.1) % Gal), glycosylated GMP (12.0 (sd 0.3) % NeuNAc and 4.2 (sd 0.2) % Gal) and a GMP-depleted whey protein concentrate, and to assess the effects of these fractions relative to glucose on CCK, subjective measures of satiety and food intake. In a randomised double-blind acute study, twenty overweight/obese males (56.9 (sd 7.2) years, 97.4 (sd 8.1) kg, 31.5 (sd 3.0) kg/m2) were recruited to consume four 50 g preloads (two GMP preparations, GMP-depleted whey and glucose) containing 895 kJ. Blood samples and subjective measures of satiety were collected before and at 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 min after the consumption of preload, and CCK levels wer...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Ageing, chronic alcohol consumption and folate are determinants of genomic DNA methylation, p16 promoter methylation and the expression of p16 in the mouse colon.
In conclusion, ageing and chronic alcohol consumption alter genomic DNA methylation, p16 promoter methylation and p16 gene expression in the mouse colon, and dietary folate availability can further modify the relationship with alcohol in the young mouse.
PMID: 20205967 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Nutrition)
Studies On Nutrients And Gene Expression Could Lead To Tailored Diets For Better Disease Prevention
Personal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on genetics. Researchers at Kansas State University recently published an academic journal article discussing the potential for nutrigenomics, a field that studies the effects of food on gene expression... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Link Between Vitamin D And Skin Cancer
A Henry Ford Hospital study has shown a link between Vitamin D levels and basal cell carcinoma, a finding that could lead researchers to better understand the development of the most common form of skin cancer... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Recipe: Curried cream of tomato soup with apples
Curried cream of tomato soup with apples — one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Throne Speech Demonstrates Commitment To Health, Environment: Canadian Lung Association
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Food of the Month - Cabbage
Most of us associate cabbage with the round, waxy, light-green or purplish "heads" in the grocery store (or the pale shredded bits you see in bagged coleslaw mix). In fact, there are many varieties of cabbage available with differing shapes and colors. For example, savoy cabbage has curly leaves. And two Asian varieties - Napa and Bok Choy - are not round at all, but have elongated shapes with definite leafy parts. Cabbage belongs to the cruciferous family of vegetables, which includes kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower. Click to read now (Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians)
Food Technology Presents: Wellness 10, March 24-25
Food products are evolving to meet the needs of health-conscious consumers who demand new products that aim to promote better health, increase longevity, and prevent the onset of chronic diseases... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Economic analysis of a diabetes-specific nutritional meal replacement for patients with type 2 diabetes.
This study extends nutritional intervention results reported by short-term clinical trials of a diabetes-specific nutritional meal replacement by assessing the ten-year impact of the interventions on patient outcomes and costs compared to usual care. We developed and validated a computer simulation of type 2 diabetes based on published data from major clinical trials. The model tracks patients through microvascular and macrovascular health states and reports cumulative costs and quality adjusted life years. We modeled different scenarios that include a diabetes-specific nutritional meal replacement as part of a structured lifestyle intervention, and also as the only difference between the intervention and usual care treatment groups, and compared them to usual care with diet and physical a...
Composition of weight gain during nutrition rehabilitation of severely under nourished children in a hospital based study from India.
This study examined the composition of weight gain in severely undernourished children who underwent nutrition rehabilitation in a hospital from India. Body composition of 80 severely malnourished children (age 6-60 months) was assessed using skin-fold thickness measurements on admission and after 1 month of supplementary feeding. On admission, children had severe weight and height deficits and were severely wasted. The mean weight for age z score, height for age z score and weight for height z score (WHZ) were -5.0, -4.2 and -4.1 respectively. Children consumed a mixed diet and mean energy intake was 177 kcal/kg/day with a protein energy ratio of 13. Overall, the mean weight gain was 6.1 g/kg/day and fat mass contributed to about 40% of the weight gain. When the composition of weight gain...
Correspondence of two procedures to measure abdominal circumference in a convenience sample of urban, middle-class schoolchildren in Guatemala City.
Conclusion: Reliable NWC and UAC measurements may be obtained by applying a correction term to account for light clothing. Both measurements are applicable methodologies for the collection of data in populations with cultural limitations.
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Dietary patterns by reduced rank regression predicting changes in obesity indices in a cohort study: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.
Conclusions: The results were indicative of a traditional pattern which is dominated in the Tehran region and associated with increase in obesity indices.
PMID: 20199984 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Effect of soy isoflavone extract supplements on bone mineral density in menopausal women: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
This study was conducted to clarify the effect of ingesting soy isoflavone extracts (not soy protein or foods containing isoflavones) on bone mineral density (BMD) in menopausal women. PubMed, CENTRAL, ICHUSHI, CNKI, Wanfang Data, CQVIP, and NSTL were searched for randomized controlled trials published in English, Japanese, or Chinese reporting the effects of soy isoflavone extracts on lumbar spine or hip BMD in menopausal women. Trials were identified and reviewed for inclusion and exclusion eligibility. Data on study design, participants, interventions, and outcomes were extracted. Eleven, seven, five, and five trials were finally selected for estimation of the effects on spine, femoral neck, hip total, and trochanter BMD, respectively. Meta-analysis including data from1240 menopausal wo...
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration of Indigenous-Fijian and Fijian-Indian women.
Conclusion: Mean 25OHD in Fijian women was generally adequate and exceed concentrations reported in Pacific females living in New Zealand.
PMID: 20199986 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Hypovitaminosis D and K are highly prevalent and independent of overall malnutrition in the institutionalized elderly.
Authors: Kuwabara A, Himeno M, Tsugawa N, Kamao M, Fujii M, Kawai N, Fukuda M, Ogawa Y, Kido S, Okano T, Tanaka K
There have been methodological problems for studying hypovitaminosis D and K in the elderly. First, studies were done either by evaluating food intake or measuring their circulating levels, but rarely by both in Japan. In this paper, vitamin D and K intakes and their circulating levels were simultaneously determined. Second issue is whether hypovitaminosis D and K are independent of general malnutrition, prevalent in the elderly. We tried to statistically discriminate them by principal component analysis (PCA). Fifty institutionalized elderly were evaluated for their circulating 25 hydroxy-vitamin D (25OH-D), intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), phylloquinone (PK), menaquinone...
High prevalence of low HDL-c in the Philippines compared to the US: population differences in associations with diet and BMI.
Authors: Rutherford JN, McDade TW, Feranil AB, Adair LS, Kuzawa CW
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in the Philippines, although few studies here have examined the lipid profiles underlying disease risk. The isolated low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) phenotype has been implicated as a CVD risk factor, the prevalence of which exhibits significant variation across populations. To assess population variation in individual lipid components and their associations with diet and anthropometric characteristics, we compare lipid profiles in a population of adult Filipino women (n=1877) to US women participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, n=477). We conducted multiple regression models to assess the relationship between...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Family nutritional support improves survival, immune restoration and adherence in HIV patients receiving ART in developing country.
Authors: Serrano C, Laporte R, Ide M, Nouhou Y, de Truchis P, Rouveix E, Adamou A, Pauly V, Mattei JF, Gastaut JA
In developing countries, access to antiretroviral treatment for persons living with HIV is still in progress. Malnutrition represents another cause of acquired immunodeficiency and premature death. This evaluation program estimated the impact of family nutritional support during the first year of antiretroviral treatment in West Africa's sub-Sahara region. Family nutritional support was proposed to patients with CD-4 cell count <200 /mm3 and/or developing a WHO stage III/IV or with body mass index <18.5 kg/m2 and receiving antiretroviral treatment. Follow-up of 62 patients receiving support was compared to 118 patients who had only received antiretroviral treatment th...
Dietary habits and overweight/obesity in adolescents in Xi'an City, China.
This study explored the association between dietary habits and overweight and obesity in adolescents from Xi'an City, China. A cross-sectional sample of 1804 adolescents was recruited in 2004 from 30 junior high schools in six districts of Xi'an City, northwest China. Weight and height was measured and eating habits assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to identify dietary patterns associated with overweight and obesity and adjusted for socio-demographic factors. Consumption of foods and beverages outside three main meals, and potato chips was more popular in boys than in girls, while girls consumed more fried food and soft drinks than boys. In boys, an increased consumption of soft drinks was associated with increased risk of overweight and obesity...
Maintained total body water content and serum sodium concentrations despite body mass loss in female ultra-runners drinking ad libitum during a 100 km race.
Authors: Knechtle B, Senn O, Imoberdorf R, Joleska I, Wirth A, Knechtle P, Rosemann T
We investigated in 11 female ultra-runners during a 100 km ultra-run, the association between fluid intake and prevalence of exercise-associated hyponatremia in a cross-sectional study. Athletes drank ad libitum and recorded their fluid intake. They competed at 8.0 (1.0) km/h and finished within 762 (91) min. Fluid intake was 4.1 (1.3) L during the race, equal to 0.3 (0.1) L/h. Body mass decreased by 1.5 kg (p< 0.01); pre race body mass was related to speed in the race (r = -0.78, p< 0.05); and change (Delta) in body mass was not associated with speed in the race. Change in body mass was positively (r = 0.70; p< 0.05), and Delta urinary specific gravity negatively (r = -0.67; p< 0.05), cor...
Male ironman triathletes lose skeletal muscle mass.
Authors: Knechtle B, Baumann B, Wirth A, Knechtle P, Rosemann T
We investigated whether male triathletes in an Ironman triathlon lose body mass in the form of fat mass or skeletal muscle mass in a field study at the Ironman Switzerland in 27 male Caucasian non-professional Ironman triathletes. Pre- and post-race body mass, fat mass and skeletal muscle mass were determined. In addition, total body water, hematological and urinary parameters were measured in order to quantify hydration status. Body mass decreased by 1.8 kg (p< 0.05), skeletal muscle decreased by 1.0 kg (p< 0.05) whereas fat mass showed no changes. Urinary specific gravity, plasma urea and plasma volume increased (p< 0.05). Pre- to post-race change (Delta) in body mass was not associated with ? skeletal muscle ma...
Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome among adults in Beijing, China.
This study was performed to investigate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using a large representative sample in Beijing. Data from a total of 16442 adults (6489 men and 9953 women) aged ?18 years from a survey of behavioral risk factors for chronic diseases in Beijing, in 2005, was analyzed. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome increased with age and the age-standardized prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by International Diabetes Federation IDF and National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III ATPIII criteria were 23.2% (24.5% in men and 22.7% in women) and 16.2% (16.1% in men and 16.6% in women), respectively. The metabolic syndrome was higher in semi-urban areas and associated with higher rates of hypertension, central obesity, salt intake and sm...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Folate intake associated with lung function, breathlessness and the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
In conclusion, an inverse association was evident between dietary folate intake and the prevalence of breathlessness for Japanese adults, together with a significant dose-response relationship for the COPD risk. Moreover, increased folate intake might be beneficial to lung function.
PMID: 20199994 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
Health benefits of nuts in prevention and management of diabetes.
Authors: Kendall CW, Esfahani A, Truan J, Srichaikul K, Jenkins DJ
The effects of tree nuts on risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD), in particular blood lipids, have been investigated in a number of studies and the beneficial effects are now recognized. The beneficial effects of nuts on CHD in cohort studies have also been clearly demonstrated. However, while there is also reason to believe the unique micro- and macronutrient profiles of nuts may help to control blood glucose levels, relatively few studies have investigated their role in diabetes control and prevention. Nuts are low in available carbohydrate, have a healthy fatty acid profile, and are high in vegetable protein, fiber and magnesium. Acute feeding studies indicate that when eaten alone nuts have minimal effects ...
The phytochemical composition and antioxidant actions of tree nuts.
Authors: Bolling BW, McKay DL, Blumberg JB
In addition to being a rich source of several essential vitamins and minerals, mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and fiber, most tree nuts provide an array of phytochemicals that may contribute to the health benefits attributed to this whole food. Although many of these constituents remain to be fully identified and characterized, broad classes include the carotenoids, hydrolyzable tannins, lignans, naphthoquinones, phenolic acids, phytosterols, polyphenols, and tocopherols. These phytochemicals have been shown to possess a range of bioactivity, including antioxidant, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and hypocholesterolemic properties. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the carotenoid, phenolic, and tocopherol...
Nuts, inflammation and insulin resistance.
Authors: Casas-Agustench P, Bullo M, Salas-Salvado J
The beneficial effects of nut consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been widely documented. These protective effects are mainly attributed to the role of nuts in the metabolism of lipids and lipoproteins. As chronic inflammation is a key early stage in the atherosclerotic process that predicts future CVD events and is closely related to the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, many recent studies have focused on the potential effect of nut consumption on inflammation and insulin resistance. Through different mechanisms, some components of nuts such as magnesium, fiber, alpha-linolenic acid, L-arginine, antioxidants and MUFA may protect against inflammation and insulin resistance. This review evaluates the epidemiologic and ...
Nuts, blood lipids and cardiovascular disease.
Authors: Sabate J, Wien M
The aim of this paper is to evaluate nut-related epidemiological and human feeding study findings and to discuss the important nutritional attributes of nuts and their link to cardiovascular health. Frequent nut consumption has been found to be protective against coronary heart disease in five large epidemiological studies across two continents. A qualitative summary of the data from four of these studies found an 8.3% reduction in risk of death from coronary heart disease for each weekly serving of nuts. Over 40 dietary intervention studies have been conducted evaluating the effect of nut containing diets on blood lipids. These studies have demonstrated that intake of different kinds of nuts lower total and LDL cholesterol and the LDL: HDL ratio in healthy su...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Nuts and healthy body weight maintenance mechanisms.
Authors: Mattes RD, Dreher ML
Nuts are rich sources of multiple nutrients and phytochemicals associated with health benefits, including reduced cardiovascular disease risk. This has prompted recommendations to increase their consumption. However, they are also high in fat and are energy dense. The associations between these properties, positive energy balance and body weight raise questions about such recommendations. Numerous epidemiological and clinical studies show that nuts are not associated with weight gain. Mechanistic studies indicate this is largely attributable to the high satiety and low metabolizable energy (poor bioaccessibility leading to inefficient energy absorption) properties of nuts. Compensatory dietary responses account for 55-75% of the energy provided by nuts. Li...
Tree nut consumption improves nutrient intake and diet quality in US adults: an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004.
This study determined the association of tree nut consumption and nutrient intake and diet quality using a nationally representative sample of adults. Adults 19+ years (y) (n=13,292) participating in the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used. Intake was determined from 24-hour diet recalls; tree nut consumers were defined as those consuming >=(1/4) ounce/day (7.09 g). Means, standard errors, and ANOVA (adjusted for covariates) were determined using appropriate sample weights. Diet quality was measured using the Healthy Eating Index-2005. Among consumers, mean intake of tree nuts/tree nut butters was 1.19 +/- 0.04 oz/d versus 0.01 +/- 0.00 oz/d for non-consumers. In this study, 5.5 +/- 0.3 % of individuals 19-50 y (n=7,049) and 8.4 +/- 0.6 % of individuals ...
Dietitians: Save Money And The Environment This Clean Up Australia Day
Going beyond environmentally-friendly shopping bags, and paying more attention to what goes in them, can stop food waste and help save the environment. That's the message from dietitians this Clean Up Australia Day (7 March)... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Addresses The School Nutrition Association, Issues Call To Action For Child Nutrition Stakeholders
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the School Nutrition Association and highlighted the Obama Administration's priorities for the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act and issued a call to stakeholders to improve the health and nutrition of our nation's children... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Teens Who Drink Juice Have Healthier Diets, Eat More Whole Fruit
New research published in the March/April issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion shows that teens drinking 100 percent fruit juice have more nutritious diets overall compared to non-consumers... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Supermarket Lighting Enhances Nutrient Level Of Fresh Spinach
Far from being a food spoiler, the fluorescent lighting in supermarkets actually can boost the nutritional value of fresh spinach, scientists are reporting. The finding could lead to improved ways of preserving and enhancing the nutritional value of spinach and perhaps other veggies, they suggest in a study in ACS' bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Gene Lester, Donald J... (Source: Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today)
Recipe: Crab salad
Crab salad — one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Guilty pleasures: Implicit preferences for high calorie food in restrained eating.
Authors: Houben K, Roefs A, Jansen A
In two studies, it was examined whether dietary restraint is associated with stronger positive implicit attitudes toward high calorie food. This hypothesis was tested using unipolar IAT variants that allowed us to separately measure and examine positive and negative implicit associations with high calorie food. In both studies, results showed that restrained eaters do not differ from unrestrained eaters with respect to negative implicit associations with high calorie food. However, dietary restraint does influence the strength of positive implicit associations with high calorie food: When positive implicit associations with high calorie food were measured relative to low calorie food, restrained and unrestrained eaters did not differ with respect to...
Dietary fat modifications and blood pressure in subjects with the metabolic syndrome in the LIPGENE dietary intervention study.
The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of an isoenergetic change in the quantity and quality of dietary fat on BP in subjects with the metabolic syndrome. In a 12-week European multi-centre, parallel, randomised controlled dietary intervention trial (LIPGENE), 486 subjects were assigned to one of the four diets distinct in fat quantity and quality: two high-fat diets rich in saturated fat or monounsaturated fat and two low-fat, high-complex carbohydrate diets with or without 1.2 g/d of very long-chain n-3 PUFA supplementation. There were no overall differences in systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP or pulse pressure (PP) between the dietary groups after the intervention. The high-fat diet rich in saturated fat had minor unfavourable effects on SBP and PP in males.
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What Is Diabetes And How Can You Control It? By ArticleTrader After eating, the food we eat is broken down into sugar (glucose) through the process of digestion. This sugar then enters the bloodstream so that it can be delivered throughout the body, where it is called blood sugar. Insulin, which helps metabolize blood sugar and is made in the pancreas, takes blood sugar from the bloodstream and delivers it into the body's cells. This sugar provides energy to the cells in organs such as our heart, lungs, and kidneys, which help function properly. Type 1 diabetes, also called insulin-dependant or juvenile diabetes, occurs when the pancreas no longer makes insulin. This is because the immune system becomes confused and begins attacking and destroying the cells in the pancreas that produce the insulin. Instead of going into the cells where it is needed, the sugar stays in the blood. Often beginning in childhood, people with Type 1 have to take a least one shot of insulin each day in order to stay alive. The most common kind of diabetes, which often starts in overweight adults with high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, is Type 2 diabetes. Although the pancreas is usually producing enough insulin in Type 2 diabetes, the body does not use the insulin effectively. In this type of diabetes, the cells do not respond to the insulin's attempt to enter with glucose, so in turn, the pancreas produces more and more insulin. Because the cells do not respond, high levels of glucose build up in the blood, causing Type 2 diabetes. Once the pancreas senses that the insulin isn't needed, it eventually stops making it. People with Type 2 often need to take prescription drugs to lower there blood sugar levels. In both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, the sugar stays in the bloodstream rather than going into the cells where it is needed. After it builds up in the blood, it causes the cells to be starved for energy and, after a long time, damage to the blood vessels, nerves, eyes, and kidneys. Type 1 diabetes, which develops very quickly, can be recognized by symptoms including: frequent urination, intense thirst, increased hunger, and weight loss. Type 2 diabetes, on the other hand, develops very gradually without any symptoms at all. Unfortunately, Type 2 is usually only diagnosed after the occurrence of a complication, such as circulation problems, nerve damage, eye problems, or kidney damage. All of these complications are caused by high blood sugar levels; however, most of them can be prevented. The longer these blood sugar levels are elevated, the greater the risk for having complications is. Because high blood sugar levels damage blood vessels, they eventually become thicker
Rates of food sensitivity vary by country: study (Reuters)Reuters - People in Portland are more likely than those in Iceland to be sensitive to certain foods, but reactions to fish, eggs and cow's milk appear rare in both places, new research suggests.Health Highlights: March 11, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk
Factor (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects
how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role
in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers
report.Health Highlights: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP)AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time ? the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.Cost of Junk Food May Influence Consumption (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- When the cost of junk food
increases, people consume less of it, a new study has found.Health Highlights: March 9, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:Adding gluten early may cause constipation in babies (Reuters)Reuters - Giving gluten-containing foods to infants too soon may trigger long-lasting tummy troubles but more study is needed before changing recommendations for parents, Dutch researchers conclude.Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year.Australian researchers say fat is 'sixth taste' (AFP)AFP - It's a theory set to confirm why humans are so fond of fatty foods such as chips and chocolate cake: in addition to the five tastes already identified lurks another detectable by the palate -- fat.
and less flexible. This causes poor circulation which can complicate healing. These high blood sugar levels also cause higher levels of fat in the bloodstream, which clogs and narrows blood vessels. This partial blockage will deprive the heart of necessary nutrients, resulting in a heart attack, heart pain, or a stroke. Because high blood sugars can cause nerve damage, a person with Type 2 may lose feeling in parts of their body or have a painful pins-and-needles-like feeling. can also damage and weaken blood vessels in the retina, which causes them to leak fluid, resulting in a swelling in the eye, which will blur vision. Since the blood vessels are so fragile, they can break open and bleed into the eye, which will cause scar tissue to form, along with the possibility of the retina to break away from the back of the eye, resulting in visual impairment, or even blindness. The blood vessels in the kidneys can also be damaged, preventing it from filtering out the body's waste. The longer the blood sugar levels are left uncontrolled, the greater the amount of kidney damage that can occur. If the kidney damage isn't stopped, a kidney transplant or dialysis machine may eventually be needed. All of these complications can be prevented through vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements, which keep people with healthy and provide powerful tools that prevent the serious complications from occurring. The most helpful nutritional supplement should contain powerful vitamins, minerals, and herbs in a synergistic formula that can lower blood sugars effectively and provide nutrients which people with need. The supplement should be taken twice a day in addition to a high quality multivitamin. Because a diabetic formula is complementary, it means it should be taken in addition to your multivitamin, not as a replacement. Since is a disease that requires active participation, you must be aware of your problem and be in control of it as much as possible. If you use a home glucose monitor to check your blood sugars, you may feel more comfortable checking your glucose levels more often when you first begin the diabetic formula supplement. However, you should always follow your doctor's recommendation as to how often you should check your blood sugar levels. According to most licensed health care practitioners, a good blood sugar range for most people with before a meal is from about 70-150, ideally between 70 and 120. By taking a supplement formulated especially for diabetics, your blood sugars should be right where they are recommended. Successful management means doing lost of positive things, among these include visiting your licensed health care practitioner often, choosing foods wisely and staying active, and taking a diabetic formula supplement, but remember, this diabetic formula supplement is meant to be an addition to a healthy diet, not a substitute. Article Source: http://www.ArticleJoe.com Visit VitaNet Health Foods at vitanetonline.com/, VitaNet sells Doctor's Choice for Glucose Regulation for Diabetics. Link to this site when using article.
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Diabetes Medications Related to an Increased Risk of Falls and Fall-Related Morbidity in the Elderly. - Berlie HD, Garwood CL.
OBJECTIVE: To review literature regarding the effect of diabetes medications as a contributing risk for falls and fall-related morbidity in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes. DATA SOURCES: Primary literature was identified through PubMed MEDLINE (19... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
National Program to Eliminate Diabetes-Related Disparities in Vulnerable Populations
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-DP10-1001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.283Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name HHS-CDC (Source: Grants.gov)
Celiac disease in Brazilian patients: associations, complications and causes of death. Forty years of clinical experience
Conclusions - This experience is similar to those described in the world literature. Celiac disease presents the same characteristics independently of the geographic region. We recommend periodic evaluations, from childhood, independent of the duration of the diet. The key is to establish an interval between evaluations.CONTEXTO: A doença celíaca é uma enfermidade multissistêmica e autoimune que pode se manifestar em qualquer idade, em indivíduos geneticamente predispostos. OBJETIVO: Identificação das associações, complicações e causas de morte em pacientes brasileiros após longo período de acompanhamento. MÉTODOS: Foram estudados retrospectivamente 157 pacientes, 23 adolescentes e 134 adultos, 79,6% do sexo feminino e 20,4% do masculino, 75,8% ao diagnóstico e 24,2% em diet...
Young Type 2 diabetics have impaired mitochondrial response to exercise
Obese individuals who develop Type 2 diabetes early in life are unable to increase their maximal oxygen consumption in response to chronic exercise, which is likely to be due to mitochondrial abnormalities, say investigators. (Source: MedWire News - Diabetes)
Induced effects by Ruta graveolens L., Rutaceae, Cnidoscolus chayamansa McVaugh, Euphorbiaceae, and Citrus aurantium L., Rutaceae, on glucose, cholesterol and triacylglycerides levels in a diabetic rat model
In conclusion the administration of Cnidoscolus chayamansa it exerts hypoglycemic effects in a manner dose-dependent in comparison with both Ruta graveolens and Citrus aurantium. In addition, the plants evaluated induce changes in lipids levels dose-dependent. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia)
The characteristics of elderly burns in Shanghai
This study aims to analyse the epidemiologic characteristics of severe burn in the elderly in Shanghai and to discusses a possible prevention programme for this population.Methods: A retrospective review of all medical records of elderly patients (aged 60 and older) admitted with acute burns to the Burn Center of the RuiJin Hospital between January 1996 and December 2004 was carried out. Patient demographics, etiology of burn, mechanism of injury, burn extent, anatomical areas burned, number of operations, and outcomes were reviewed.Results: A total of 201 (5.8% of hospitalised patients) elderly patients (mean age (±SD) of 69.3±7.1 years (range 60?90 years)) were admitted. Majority of the patients were men (62.2%) and the most common etiologies were flames (52.7%) and scalds (39.8%). T...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Diabetes Experts Call For Early, Integrated Treatment Approach To Help Prevent Complications And Improve Patient Outcomes
Results from a new online survey of more than 300 practicing endocrinologists and family medicine physicians1 show that a large majority of physicians (83 percent)1 indicated that using a team of specialists early in the course of type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment can help prevent serious T2D-related complications. However, more than nine out of 10 physicians (93 percent)1 surveyed do not believe their peers are using this team approach. The online survey was supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and conducted by Sermo... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Diabetes Experts Call For Early, Integrated Treatment Approach To Help Prevent Complications And Improve Patient Outcomes
Results from a new online survey of more than 300 practicing endocrinologists and family medicine physicians1 show that a large majority of physicians (83 percent)1 indicated that using a team of specialists early in the course of type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment can help prevent serious T2D-related complications... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Exploring Diabetes' Link To Eating Disorders
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. Attempts to maintain healthy blood sugar levels and prevent weight gain may suggest an eating disorder when the disease and its treatment are to blame, said Dr. Deborah Young-Hyman, pediatric psychologist at the Medical College of Georgia's Georgia Prevention Institute... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
TaiGen Announces Nemonoxacin (TG-873870) Once-A-Day Oral Dosing In Diabetic Foot Infection Met Primary Endpoints
TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. announced the Phase II trial of nemonoxacin (TG-873870) in Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI) with once-a-day dosing met the primary endpoints and showed promising clinical efficacy and good tolerability. Nemonoxacin is a novel non-fluorinated quinolone that has a broad spectrum of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and atypical pathogens. Importantly, nemonoxacin possesses activities against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant pathogens... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Exploring Diabetes' Link To Eating Disorders
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. Attempts to maintain healthy blood sugar levels and prevent weight gain may suggest an eating disorder when the disease and its treatment are to blame, said Dr... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
TaiGen Announces Nemonoxacin (TG-873870) Once-A-Day Oral Dosing In Diabetic Foot Infection Met Primary Endpoints
TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. announced the Phase II trial of nemonoxacin (TG-873870) in Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI) with once-a-day dosing met the primary endpoints and showed promising clinical efficacy and good tolerability. Nemonoxacin is a novel non-fluorinated quinolone that has a broad spectrum of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and atypical pathogens... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Changing patterns in health behaviors and risk factors related to cardiovascular disease among american indians and alaska natives.
CONCLUSIONS: Diabetes, obesity, and hypertension and their associated risk factors should be studied further among urban, rural, and reservation American Indian and Alaska Native populations, and effective primary and secondary prevention efforts are critical.
PMID: 20220114 [PubMed - in process] (Source: American Journal of Public Health)
The Body's Anticipation Of A Meal Can Be A Diabetes Risk Factor
Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice. When we anticipate or smell a meal, the parasympathetic nervous system triggers salivation and increases insulin production in response to the expectation that glucose will be entering the blood stream. "We think this parasympathetic response is potentially important in type 2 diabetes," said Vann Bennett, the James B... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Cutting Obesity In Black, Latino New Yorkers
A $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded the creation of ORBIT: Obesity Related Behavioral Intervention Trials to focus on reducing obesity and obesity-related deaths in New York City's African-American and Latino communities. "African-Americans and Latinos have been disproportionately affected by the obesity epidemic, and its related risks for diabetes and heart disease," says Dr. Mary Charlson, the center's director, the William T... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
The Body's Anticipation Of A Meal Can Be A Diabetes Risk Factor
Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
A Review of Methods Used in Long-Term Cost-Effectiveness Models of Diabetes Mellitus Treatment
(Source: PharmacoEconomics)
Prediction of wound healing in human diabetic foot ulcers by diffuse near-infrared spectroscopy: A pilot study
In conclusion, evaluation of wounds using NIR may provide an effective measurement of wound healing. NIR spectroscopy can determine wound healing earlier than that visibly assessed by current clinical approaches. (Source: Wound Repair and Regeneration)
Short Term High-Intensity Interval Training (HIT) As Effective As Moderate Long Term Endurance Exercise, Study
The excuse that there is not enough time to exercise effectively is beginning to wear thin according to evidence from a study by scientists in Canada who found that short term high-intensity interval training (HIT) can deliver in significantly less time the same health benefits as moderate long term "endurance" training... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Bone marrow cells produce nerve growth factor and promote angiogenesis around transplanted islets.
CONCLUSION: Bone marrow cells produce NGF and promote angiogenesis. Islet co-transplantation with bone marrow is associated with improvement of islet graft function.
PMID: 20222164 [PubMed - in process] (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG)
Microalbuminuria in hepatitis C-genotype 4: Effect of pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
CONCLUSION: HCV affected the development of microalbuminuria independent of diabetes or cryoglobulinemia. Combination therapy of pegylated interferon-ribavirin had a positive effect in reducing microalbuminuria.
PMID: 20222166 [PubMed - in process] (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
In vitro activity of tigecycline against patient isolates collected during phase 3 clinical trials for diabetic foot infections
Abstract: The in vitro activity of tigecycline and comparative antimicrobial agents was evaluated against 1828 primary baseline pathogens isolated from 844 patients enrolled in the phase 3 clinical trials investigating the efficacy of tigecycline in diabetic foot infection (DFI). The trials were global, enrolling patients in 30 countries. Tigecycline was active against the most prevalent pathogens in DFI, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates of both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria with 95% of MICs ?2 ?g/mL for the entire collection. The spectrum of activity of tigecycline included important pathogens for DFI, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Bacteroides fragilis...
Antepartum and Intrapartum Risk Factors for Neonatal Encephalopathy at Term
In conclusion, 44% of cases of NE following term deliveries can be attributed to a combination of antepartum and intrapartum variables.[...]© Thieme Medical PublishersGet connected:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: American Journal of Perinatology)
Carrot-And-Stick Health Plans Aim to Cut Costs
Kaiser Health News article tells how workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as diabetes or depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused, including knee replacements, hysterectomies and heart bypass surgery. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Chapter 7 - Zygomycosis
This article describes the general characteristics of pulmonary zygomycosis, emphasizing laboratory diagnosis, and illustrates the morphology of some lesions. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia)
Acute renal dysfunction following hip fracture
Abstract: We investigated the incidence, risk factors and outcome of acute renal dysfunction (ARD) in patients with a fractured neck of femur.170 consecutive patients were prospectively included in the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit database and retrospectively analysed. Historically, lack of consensus definition has hindered accurate reporting of ARD. ARD was defined using the ?RIFLE? criteria.27 patients (16%) developed ARD. Risk factors were male sex, vascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and pre-morbid use of nephrotoxic medications (p (Source: Injury)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Chemical and Immunochemical Detection of 8-Halogenated Deoxyguanosines at Early Stage Inflammation [Cell Biology]
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) generates reactive halogenating species that can modify DNA. The aim of this study was to investigate the formation of 8-halogenated 2'-deoxyguanosines (8- halo-dGs) during inflammatory events. 8-Bromo-2'-dG (8-BrdG) and 8-chloro-2'-dG (8-CldG) were generated by treatment of MPO with hydrogen peroxide at physiological concentrations of Cl– and Br–. The formation of 8-halo-dGs with other oxidative stress biomarkers in lipopolysaccharide-treated rats was assessed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and immunohistochemistry using a novel monoclonal antibody (mAb8B3) to 8-BrdG-conjugated keyhole limpet hemocyanin. The antibody recognized both 8-BrdG and 8-CldG. In the liver of lipopolysaccharide-treated rats, immunostaining for 8-halo-dGs, haloge...
Role of Calcium-independent Phospholipase A2{beta} in High Glucose-induced Activation of RhoA, Rho Kinase, and CPI-17 in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Vascular Smooth Muscle Hypercontractility in Diabetic Animals [Signal Transduction]
Previous studies suggest that high glucose-induced RhoA/Rho kinase/CPI-17 activation is involved in diabetes-associated vascular smooth muscle hypercontractility. However, the upstream signaling that links high glucose and RhoA/Rho kinase/CPI-17 activation is unknown. Here we report that calcium-independent phospholipase A2β (iPLA2β) is required for high glucose-induced RhoA/Rho kinase/CPI-17 activation and thereby contributes to diabetes-associated vascular smooth muscle hypercontractility. We demonstrate that high glucose increases iPLA2β mRNA, protein, and iPLA2 activity in a time-dependent manner. Protein kinase C is involved in high glucose-induced iPLA2β protein up-regulation. Inhibiting iPLA2β activity with bromoenol lactone or preventing its expression by g...
Switch to insulin therapy does not reduce rate of UTIs in Type 2 diabetics
There is no evidence that switching from oral treatment to insulin therapy reduces the high rate of urinary tract infections in patients with Type 2 diabetes, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Diabetes)
Better to Start Metformin Early (CME/CE, with audio)
For newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, waiting until lifestyle measures fail before starting metformin may jeopardize the long-term efficacy of the drug, a large clinical database analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Mimetics of hormetic agents: stress-resistance triggers.
Authors: Sonneborn JS
Mimetics of hormetic agents offer a novel approach to adjust dose to minimize the risk of toxic response, and maximize the benefit of induction of at least partial physiological conditioning. Nature selected and preserved those organisms and triggers that promote tolerance to stress. The induced tolerance can serve to resist that challenge and can repair previous age, disease, and trauma damage as well to provide a more youthful response to other stresses. The associated physiological conditioning may include youthful restoration of DNA repair, resistance to oxidizing pollutants, protein structure and function repair, improved immunity, tissue remodeling, adjustments in central and peripheral nervous systems, and altered metabolism. By elucidating common pathways ...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Problem of immortal time bias in cohort studies: example using statins for preventing progression of diabetes
(Source: BMJ Online First)
Acute exacerbation impairs endothelial function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
CONCLUSION: Acute COPD exacerbation is associated with worsening endothelial function, increasing the risk for cardiovascular morbidity.
PMID: 20215835 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)
Survey: Employers Plan To Shift More Health Costs To Workers
News outlets report on new trends in health insurance for employers. The Washington Post: "Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey to be released Thursday. ... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Growth Of Chronic Kidney Disease Highlights Need For Early Detection, Greater Knowledge Of Treatment Options
As the incidence of diabetes and hypertension continues to grow worldwide - and increasing numbers of patients progressing to kidney disease and kidney failure place a financial strain on public health systems - the need for early patient education about kidney disease and treatment options, including home-based treatments, has become critical... (Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today)
Growth Of Chronic Kidney Disease Highlights Need For Early Detection, Greater Knowledge Of Treatment Options
As the incidence of diabetes and hypertension continues to grow worldwide - and increasing numbers of patients progressing to kidney disease and kidney failure place a financial strain on public health systems - the need for early patient education about kidney disease and treatment options, including home-based treatments, has become critical. More than 240 million people have diabetes and this figure is projected to rise to 380 million by 20251. In the United States alone, 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes resulting in medical and indirect costs (e.g... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Access Pharmaceuticals Reports Significant Oral Bioavailability Of Cobalamin(TM) Oral Insulin In Additional Studies
ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP) announced that it has received reports of significant bioavailability of orally delivered insulin in two independently-conducted animal studies. The studies, which confirm earlier findings, were performed as part of on-going work with commercial collaborators that are evaluating Access' Cobalamin? Oral Drug Delivery Technology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
New Alterations Found In Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A study at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and Trinity College in Dublin demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating insulin resistance and a reduced response to physical exercise... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Access Pharmaceuticals Reports Significant Oral Bioavailability Of Cobalamin(TM) Oral Insulin In Additional Studies
ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP) announced that it has received reports of significant bioavailability of orally delivered insulin in two independently-conducted animal studies. The studies, which confirm earlier findings, were performed as part of on-going work with commercial collaborators that are evaluating Access' Cobalamin? Oral Drug Delivery Technology... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
New Alterations Found In Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Africa: Non Communicable Diseases Recognised As Major Cause of Premature Deaths in Developing Countries
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart diseases, diabetes, cancer and respiratory diseases account for approximately 60 percent of deaths worldwide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Australian Health Insurer NIB and Navigenics Team Up to Offer Cut-Rate Genetic Testing to NIB Customers
Australian patients are using an American clinical pathology laboratory for their genetic testing needs
It?s a half-price sale of genetic clinical laboratory tests for 5,000 customers of Australian health insurer NIB. NIB wants to encourage its beneficiaries to screen themselves to identify their genetic tendencies for such conditions as heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, and [...] (Source: Dark Daily)
Epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency sweeping the world
(NaturalNews) There is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency sweeping across our modern world, and it's an epidemic of such depth and seriousness that it makes the H1N1 swine flu epidemic look like a case of the sniffles by comparison. Vitamin D deficiency is not only alarmingly widespread, it's also a root cause of many other serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and heart disease.A new study published in the March, 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that a jaw-dropping 59 percent of the population is vitamin D deficient. In addition, nearly 25 percent of the study subjects were found to have extremely low levels of vitamin D.Lead author of the study, Dr. Richard Kremer at the McGill University Health Center, said "Abnormal levels of v...
Vitamin D Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Helps Prevent Diabetes
(NaturalNews) High-dose vitamin D supplements may help increase the body's sensitivity to the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin, thus reducing the risk of diabetes, researchers have found.Insulin resistance (or insensitivity) occurs when the body's tissues stop responding as strongly to the presence of insulin. As a consequence, the cells uptake less sugar from the bloodstream, producing the elevated glucose levels characteristic of diabetes. In the current study, conducted by researchers from Massey University and published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers randomly assigned 81 South Asian women between the ages of 23 and 68 to take either a placebo or 4,000 IU of vitamin D once per day. All participants suffered from insulin sensitivity at the start of the study, but ...
Cholesterol
Title: CholesterolCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor
Title: Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk FactorCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/11/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome
Title: Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's GenomeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/11/2010 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor
Title: Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk FactorCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/11/2010 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Senior Health General)
Exercising just got easier for busy people, study shows
(McMaster University) Researchers have found that interval training does not have to be "all out" to be effective in helping reduce the risk of such diseases at Type 2 diabetes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Asymmetric Large-for-Gestational-Age Infants of Type 1 Diabetic Women: Morbidity and Abdominal Growth
Amer J PerinatolDOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249362ABSTRACTWe sought to examine neonatal morbidity in four groups of offspring (asymmetric large for gestational age [LGA], symmetric LGA, asymmetric non-LGA, symmetric non-LGA) exposed in utero to maternal type 1 diabetes, and the association between rate of fetal abdominal circumference growth and asymmetric LGA. We performed a secondary analysis of 302 singleton pregnancies. Neonatal morbidity (respiratory distress syndrome, polycythemia, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, acidosis, and composite morbidity [any of the five]) was assessed. Serial ultrasound examinations after 20 weeks' gestation were available for 35 fetuses. Logistic regression and general linear mixed modeling were used for analysis. Asymmetric LGA infants had 3.5-, 2.2-, and 3.2-...
Diabetes Link to Eating Disorders
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. (Source: Disabled World)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Glycemic index diet: A helpful tool for diabetes?
Some people with diabetes use the glycemic index (GI) as a guide in selecting foods. (Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Diabetes and Cognitive Decline: Investigating the Potential Influence of Factors Related to Health Disparities
Discussion: Findings suggest that factors related to health disparities may influence cognitive outcomes among older adults with diabetes. (Source: Journal of Aging and Health)
[Viewpoint] The role of academic health science systems in the transformation of medicine
The challenges facing the health of communities around the world are unprecedented, and the data are all too familiar. For 5 billion people living in developing countries, environmental factors and inadequacies in hygiene, economic development, and health-care access are the main causes of shortened life expectancies. Improvements in health status, including reductions in infant mortality and declining incidence of infectious diseases, are being met by the new epidemics of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. (Source: LANCET)
Dietary fat and bile juice, but not obesity, are responsible for the increase in small intestinal permeability induced through the suppression of tight junction protein expression in LETO and OLETF rats.
Conclusion:
Excessive dietary fat and/or increased levels of luminal bile juice, but not genetic obesity, are responsible for the increase in small intestinal permeability resulting from the suppression of TJ protein expression. (Source: Nutrition & Metabolism)
Use of pegaptanib for recurrent and non-clearing vitreous haemorrhage in proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Authors: D Hornan, N Edmeades, R Krishnan, J Khan
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Further evidence that mutations in INS can be a rare cause of Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)
Conclusion:
Mutations in INS can be a rare cause of MODY and we conclude that screening for mutations in INS should be recommended in MODYX patients. (Source: BMC Medical Genetics - Latest articles)
Clinical Trial Summary: Assessment on the Prevention of Progression by Rosiglitazone on Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Patients With Cardiovascular History (APPROACH)
The goal of the trial was to evaluate treatment with rosiglitazone compared with glipizide among patients with type 2 diabetes. (Source: Cardiosource)
Age influences glucose handling in acute phase of STEMI
Older patients have higher glucose levels and worse glycemic control in the early phase of ST-elevation myocardial infarction than younger patients, although insulin resistance does not vary by age, Italian researchers have shown. (Source: MedWire News - Diabetes)
Metformin and reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in diabetic patients with chronic liver disease
Previous studies have reported the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To explore the relationships among DM2, antidiabetic therapy and HCC risk. We recruited 610 HCC patients compared with 618 matched cirrhotic patients and 1696 Controls. The odds ratio (OR) for HCC in diabetic subjects treated with insulin, sulphonylureas and metformin was calculated. DM2 prevalence was 31.2% in HCC, 23.3% in cirrhotic patients and 12.7% in Controls (P (Source: Liver International)
Diabetic Nephropathy Classification Developed
A new consensus on the classification of type 1 and type 2 diabetes-related nephropathy, dividing
diabetic nephropathy into four hierarchical glomerular lesions with varying degrees of severity, may aid
international clinical practice, according to an article published online Feb. 18 in the Journal of the American
Society of Nephrology. (Source: Modern Medicine)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Leptin Shows Advantages Over Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes
The ability of leptin to restore hemoglobin A1c to normal in mice with diabetes (along with its
additional benefits relating to body fat and cholesterol) suggests that the hormone may have a role in treating
type 1 diabetes mellitus in humans, and may have both short- and long-term advantages over insulin monotherapy,
according to research published online March 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Molecular mechanisms of enhanced wound healing by copper oxide-impregnated dressings
Copper plays a key role in angiogenesis and in the synthesis and stabilization of extracellular matrix skin proteins, which are critical processes of skin formation. We hypothesized that introducing copper into wound dressings would enhance wound repair. Application of wound dressings containing copper oxide to wounds inflicted in genetically engineered diabetic mice (C57BL/KsOlaHsd-Leprdb) resulted in increased gene and in situ up-regulation of proangiogenic factors (e.g., placental growth factor, hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha, and vascular endothelial growth factor), increased blood vessel formation (p (Source: Wound Repair and Regeneration)
Teaching energy metabolism using scientific articles
This work describes the use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) applied to the biochemistry class for undergraduate, first-year medical students at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The course focused on the integration of energy metabolism, exploring metabolic adaptations in different physiological or pathological states such as starvation, diabetes, and exercise. The VLE was designed to combine online activities with traditional course content and presented guided inquiry-based activities to assist in the use of original scientific articles as educational resources. Based on the analysis of a semi-open questionnaire, the results provided evidence that the VLE encouraged students' engagement in activities and improved feedback. The results also suggested that guided inquiry-ba...
Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress and Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes
Am J Nephrol 2010;31:342–352 (DOI:10.1159/000297290) (Source: Karger Publishers)
Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows. (Source: Reuters: Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Big First Trimester Weight Gain Ups Diabetes Risk
Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Page: Diabetes and Pregnancy (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Comorbid Diabetes and Depression Increase Dementia Risk
Patients with diabetes and major depression have a markedly increased risk of developing dementia compared with their counterparts with diabetes alone. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
FDA Says No "Clear Connection" Between Bisphosphonate Use and Femur Fracture Risk
FDA Says No "Clear Connection" Between Bisphosphonates, Femur Fracture Risk Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor
A gene mutation could trigger key insulin reaction in some, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes, Genes and Gene Therapy, Taste and Smell Disorders (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Metabolic disease prevention and suppression of fat accumulation by Salacia reticulata
In this study, we attempted to
clarify the antiobesity mechanism and the safety of S. reticulata in vivo and in vitro. We gave ordinary MF feed, alone or mixed with S. reticulata (0.3 or 1.0%), to Tsumura Suzuki obesity diabetes (TSOD) mice (spontaneous obese type II diabetes model mice) and Tsumura
Suzuki non-obese (TSNO) mice (the corresponding reference animals), ad libitum for 2 months. As compared with the TSNO control
mice, the TSOD control mice became obese due to fat accumulation and developed various signs of metabolic diseases. The TSOD
mouse group receiving S. reticulata showed the following effects: suppression of body weight increase and fat accumulation, alleviation of abnormal lipid metabolism
and abnormal glucose tolerance, and suppression of intrahepatic fat accu...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Diagnostic and prognostic testing to evaluate coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes mellitus
Abstract Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus
(DM). In recent years, the strategies for treatment of CAD in DM have undergone much evolution. Currently, all patients with
DM, regardless of symptoms or diagnosed CAD, are treated aggressively for CAD risk factor reduction. In this clinical climate,
the ability to specifically identify patients with disease that will benefit from more aggressive and invasive therapies remains
a challenge. In this article we review the current literature on diagnostic and prognostic utility of conventional non-invasive
modalities for assessment of CAD in patients with DM, as well as on novel and emerging methods for CAD risk stratification.
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Pregnancy characteristics and maternal breast cancer risk: a review of the epidemiologic literature
Abstract The short- and long-term effects of pregnancy on breast cancer risk are well documented. Insight into potential biological
mechanisms for these associations may be gained by studying breast cancer risk and pregnancy characteristics (e.g., preeclampsia,
twining), which may reflect hormone levels during pregnancy. To date, no review has synthesized the published literature for
pregnancy characteristics and maternal breast cancer using systematic search methods. We conducted a systematic search to
identify all published studies. Using PUBMED (to 31 July 2009), 42 relevant articles were identified. Several studies suggest
that multiple births may be associated with a lowered breast cancer risk of about 10?30%, but results were inconsistent across
18 studies. The maj...
Utilities and disutilities for attributes of injectable treatments for type 2 diabetes
Discussion The three injection attributes were associated with small utility shifts in the expected directions. Dose frequency appears
to be the most important of the three attributes from the patients? perspective. The vignette-based SG approach was feasible
and useful for assessing added utility or disutility of injection-related attributes associated with treatments for type 2
diabetes.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s10198-010-0224-8Authors
Kristina S. Boye, Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis IN USALouis S. Matza, United BioSource Corporation Center for Health Outcomes Research 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600 Bethesda MD 20814 USAKimberly N. Walter, United BioSource Corporation Center for Health Outcomes Research 7101 Wisconsi...
Enhanced expression of naofen in kidney of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: possible correlation to apoptosis of tubular epithelial cells
Conclusions These data suggest that naofen expression may be upregulated by hyperglycemia, with possible correlation to apoptosis of tubular
epithelial cells and thereby to diabetic nephropathy.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10157-010-0276-1Authors
Yuko Sato, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology Nagakute Aichi-gun Aichi 480-1195 JapanGuo-Gang Feng, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology Nagakute Aichi-gun Aichi 480-1195 JapanLei Huang, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology Nagakute Aichi-gun Aichi 480-1195 JapanJun-Hua Fan, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya A...
Two single descriptors of endothelial polymegethism and pleomorphism
Conclusions Two single quantitative parameters of endothelial polymegethism and pleomorphism (POLi and PLEi respectively) have been derived
from the data obtained with a commercial non-contact specular microscope. These parameters have been demonstrated to identify
differences between the corneal endothelium of diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory CorneaDOI 10.1007/s00417-010-1337-6Authors
Jose Manuel González-Méijome, University of Minho Clinical & Experimental Optometry Research Lab, Department of Physics (Optometry), School of Sciences Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga PortugalJorge Jorge, University of Minho Clinical & Experimental Optometry Research Lab, Department of Physics (Optometry), School of Sciences Campus de Gualtar...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Cholesterol, Diabetes Medications Top List of Prescription Drug Expenses for Medicare Recipients
Metabolic agents make up nearly one quarter of all purchases by those aged 65 years and older. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Long-Acting Insulin Analogs May up Risk of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children
Use of insulin glargine or detemir rather than NPH insulin does not reduce the risk of ketoacidosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and in fact may increase the risk, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Overview on practices in thalassemia intermedia management aiming for lowering complication rates across a region of endemicity: the OPTIMAL CARE study
This study provides evidence that calls for prospective evaluation of the roles of transfusion, iron chelation, and hydroxyurea therapy in TI patients. (Source: Blood)
Adherence Studies in Adolescents with Chronic Kidney or Urologic Diseases, or Diabetes (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DK-10-004 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Food and NutritionHealthCFDA Number: 93.847Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate instit...
World Kidney Day Podcast
The focus on diabetic kidney disease for World Kidney Day 2010 brings awareness of the magnitude of the problem and ramifications for global health for people with diabetes and kidney disease. It is therefore time to act and act urgently. It is time for strategies that prevent diabetes and its sequelae. It is time for programs for health care workers to diagnose and treat people with diabetic kidney disease. It is time for governments to pass legislation to enable the diabetes pandemic to be controlled. After all, diabetic kidney disease, like the epidemics of infectious diseases that have long dominated public health agendas, is potentially preventable. Indeed, March 11, 2010 is time to act on diabetic kidney disease and to commit to sustaining that action long after World Kidney Day.
Li...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
2009 H1N1 Influenza and its Impact on People with Chronic Medical Conditions: Questions and Answers
The January 12, 2010 National Influenza Vaccination Week Webinar featured Dr. Nicole Lurie with the US Department of Health and Human Services; Dr. Anthony Fiore with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Otis Webb Brawley with American Cancer Society; Christine Tobin with American Diabetes Association; and Mary Partridge with the American Lung Association. (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)
Metabolic Meds Top Medicare Drug Spending
Metabolic drugs (MedPage Today) -- namely cholesterol and diabetes meds -- account for the greatest Medicare prescription expenses, researchers say. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Protect Your Kidneys by Controlling Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetic Kidney Problems, Kidney Diseases (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Foods high in meat and fat confer increased risk for diabetes in all ethnic groups
Foods high in meat and fat appear to confer an increased risk for diabetes in all ethnic groups, whereas the effects of other dietary patterns vary by gender and ethnicity, say US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Diabetes)
Descending Necrotising Mediastinitis, A Fatal Disease to Keep in Mind
We report an unusual case of primary retropharyngeal abscess complicated by descending necrotising mediastinitis and bilateral empyema in a 56-year-old diabetic man. The diagnosis of descending necrotising mediastinitis (DNM) was established by the characteristic findings on computed tomography. The patient was treated by cervicotomy and staged bilateral posterolateral thoracotomy. (Source: Heart, Lung & Circulation)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Platelet Function Profiles in Diabetes Mellitus Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Taking Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Conclusions: In DM patients with coronary artery disease taking maintenance aspirin and clopidogrel therapy, impaired renal function is associated with reduced clopidogrel-induced antiplatelet effects and a greater prevalence of HPPR. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Determinants of Coronary Calcium Conversion Among Patients With a Normal Coronary Calcium Scan: What Is the ?Warranty Period? for Remaining Normal?
Conclusions: Among individuals with CAC = 0, conversion to CAC >0 is nonlinear and occurs at low frequency before 4 years. No clinical factor seems to mandate earlier repeat CAC scanning. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Single and unhappily married men are at 64% higher risk of dying from stroke
Men who were single in the 1960s were 64% more likely to suffer a fatal stroke over the next three decades than their married counterparts.The risk of fatal stroke was also 64% higher in men who reported dissatisfaction with their marriages than in men who rated their marriages as successful.That figure is comparable to the risk of fatal stroke faced by men with diabetes.References:Single Men Have Higher Risk of Stroke. WebMD.Image source: CT scan slice of the brain showing a right-hemispheric ischemic stroke (left side of image). Wikipedia, GNU Free Documentation License.
Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow on Twitter and Buzz, and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images)
Medical care costs among patients with established cardiovascular disease.
CONCLUSIONS: The economic burden of providing care to patients with CVD may be substantially greater than current American Heart Association estimates. Although several comorbid conditions undoubtedly contribute to these costs, avoidance of secondary CVD hospitalization may be the key to substantially reducing healthcare consumption.
PMID: 20205493 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The American Journal of Managed Care)
Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later.
Authors: Atkins RC, Zimmet P
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New cholesterol drug tested
Conclusion
This is an important and well-conducted trial, which has demonstrated the potential of a drug, eprotirome, to lower cholesterol levels. However, conclusions about the effects of this drug should not be made too prematurely and much further research is needed:
So far, use of the drug alone has not been compared to statin treatment. In this trial eprotirome or inactive placebo was only ever given in addition to people?s long-term statins. Therefore no comparison of cholesterol-lowering effect of each of the treatments alone can be made.
Only a small number of people were included in the trial: 47 on the 25microgram dose, 46 on 50micrograms, and 44 on the 100microgram dose of eprotirome. These groups of participants are too small to draw any conclusions on the safety or eff...
Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality News And Numbers: High Cholesterol, Diabetes Lead Drug Spending For The Elderly
Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 - about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers... (Source: Cholesterol News From Medical News Today)
The American Diabetes Association Encourages Community Organizations To Join The Movement To Stop Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association announced today their efforts to further engage community organizations across the country in raising awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications through the Association's Stop Diabetes movement. The American Diabetes Association is rolling out a Stop Diabetes Community Outreach Toolkit to help community and faith-based organizations, health clinics, libraries, hospitals, fraternal groups and corporations raise awareness of diabetes risk factors among their constituents... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality News And Numbers: High Cholesterol, Diabetes Lead Drug Spending For The Elderly
Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 - about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers. Metabolic drugs, which are used to lower cholesterol levels, keep diabetes under control and for weight and thyroid problems, topped the list of the five leading categories of drugs purchased by the elderly... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Glycated Hemoglobin Tests See Increasing Use
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing is one of the success stories of point-of-care diagnostics, and an area that will experience higher growth rates than other POC tests as a result of expert recommendations, new cases and booming mail-in test sales, according to the new report "Point-of-care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads," by healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information. The test measures glucose attached to the blood protein hemoglobin, a well-established analyte related to the long-term evaluation of blood sugar control... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
The American Diabetes Association Encourages Community Organizations To Join The Movement To Stop Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association announced today their efforts to further engage community organizations across the country in raising awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications through the Association's Stop Diabetes movement... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Glycated Hemoglobin Tests See Increasing Use
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing is one of the success stories of point-of-care diagnostics, and an area that will experience higher growth rates than other POC tests as a result of expert recommendations, new cases and booming mail-in test sales, according to the new report "Point-of-care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads," by healthcare market rese... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Recent Studies Link Obesity To Food Allergies
First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" Campaign tells us that about 32 percent of children and teens (or 25 million) are obese or overweight. It revealed those extra pounds put them at greater risk of developing debilitating and costly diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and may also cause them to lead a two to five year shorter life than their parents... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Recent Studies Link Obesity To Food Allergies
First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" Campaign tells us that about 32 percent of children and teens (or 25 million) are obese or overweight. It revealed those extra pounds put them at greater risk of developing debilitating and costly diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and may also cause them to lead a two to five year shorter life than their parents... (Source: Allergy News From Medical News Today)
No mortality benefit in reducing HbA1c below 9%
There is little to gain in terms of reduced mortality from continually lowering HbA1c targets in patients with type 2 diabetes, a Dutch study has concluded. (Source: Pulse)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Revascularization for coronary artery disease in diabetes mellitus: Angioplasty, stents and coronary artery bypass grafting
Abstract Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are prone to a diffuse and rapidly progressive form of atherosclerosis, which increases
their likelihood of requiring revascularization. However, the unique pathophysiology of atherosclerosis in patients with DM
modifies the response to arterial injury, with profound clinical consequences for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI). Multiple studies have shown that DM is a strong risk factor for restenosis following successful balloon
angioplasty or coronary stenting, with greater need for repeat revascularization and inferior clinical outcomes. Early data
suggest that drug eluting stents reduce restenosis rates and the need for repeat revascularization irrespective of the diabetic
state and with no signifi...
Clinical outcomes in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with drug-eluting stents: results from the first phase of the prospective multicenter German DES.DE registry
Conclusion Data collected in DES.DE revealed that despite the use of DES the risk of myocardial infarction, death, and thrombotic events
remains higher in diabetic patients.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00392-010-0136-8Authors
Ibrahim Akin, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock School of Medicine Divisions of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine I, Intensive Care Unit Ernst-Heydemann-Str. 6 18057 Rostock GermanyAlexander Bufe, University of Witten/Herdecke Department of Cardiology, Helios Clinic Wuppertal Wuppertal GermanySteffen Schneider, Heart Center Ludwigshafen Department of Cardiology Ludwigshafen GermanyHolger Reinecke, University Hospital Münster Department of Cardiology Münster GermanyLars Eckardt, Univ...
Oligodeoxynucleotide IMT504 induces a marked recovery in a streptozotocin-induced model of diabetes in rats: correlation with an early increase in the expression of nestin and neurogenin 3 progenitor cell markers
Conclusions/interpretation IMT504 induced a marked recovery of STZ-induced diabetes that correlated with early production of progenitor cell markers,
such as nestin and NGN3.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00125-010-1694-zAuthors
M. S. Bianchi, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME-CONICET) Buenos Aires ArgentinaA. Hernando-Insúa, Immunotech Buenos Aires ArgentinaN. A. Chasseing, Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME-CONICET) Buenos Aires ArgentinaJ. M. Rodríguez, Fundación Pablo Cassará Buenos Aires ArgentinaF. Elías, Fundación Pablo Cassará Buenos Aires ArgentinaN. Lago, Gema Biotech Buenos Aires ArgentinaJ. Zorzopulos, Immunotech Buenos Aires ArgentinaC. Libertun, Institute of Biology and Experimenta...
Copper(II)-selective chelation improves function and antioxidant defences in cardiovascular tissues of rats as a model of diabetes: comparisons between triethylenetetramine and three less copper-selective transition-metal-targeted treatments
Conclusions/interpretation TETA may limit the cardiac and renal/vascular damage inflicted by diabetes through its actions to reinforce antioxidant defence
mechanisms, probably acting through selective chelation of ?loosely-bound?/chelatable Cu(II). It may also improve heparan
sulphate homeostasis and bolster antioxidant defence by increasing vascular extracellular superoxide dismutase activity. Urinary
albumin/creatinine ratio might prove useful for monitoring TETA treatment.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00125-010-1698-8Authors
J. Lu, University of Auckland School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science Private Bag 92019 Auckland New ZealandD. Gong, University of Auckland School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science Private B...
Frequent napping linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults
A study shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Cardiac Catheterizations: Too Many Performed?
Title: Cardiac Catheterizations: Too Many Performed?Category: Health NewsCreated: 3/11/2010 10:14:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/11/2010 10:14:51 AM (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
Glycemic index diet: A helpful tool for diabetes?
Some people with diabetes use the glycemic index (GI) as a guide in selecting foods. (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
New alterations found in young adults with type 2 diabetes
(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A study at the IRB Barcelona and Trinity College in Dublin demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating insulin resistance and a reduced response to physical exercise. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Insurers Test Health Plans that Stress Patient Choices
Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as diabetes or depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused, including knee replacements, hysterectomies and heart bypass surgery. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
New alterations found in young adults with type 2 diabetes
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A new study demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating insulin resistance and a reduced response to physical exercise. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Diabetes' link to eating disorders explored
(Medical College of Georgia) Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Body's anticipation of a meal can be a diabetes risk factor
(Duke University Medical Center) Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Depression plus diabetes may = dementia
SEATTLE, March 10 (UPI) -- Diabetes combined with depression increases dementia risk, University of Washington researchers found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Measurement of Adiponectin Production from Differentiated Metabolic Stem Cells
Horm Metab ResDOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248304AbstractTo treat metabolic syndrome, fat tissue dysfunction should be corrected rather than controlling conventional risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. For this purpose, accumulating evidence suggests increasing plasma adiponectin levels can be a key treatment strategy, especially in setting of food or drug selection. Here we report that adipocyte precursors obtained from several sites of fat tissue, which we call Metabolic Stem Cells (MSC), could be used as a novel screening system to identify adiponectin enhancing drugs or food for individual patients. MSC were prepared from fat tissues collected from 29 patients. They were differentiated in cultures into mature adipocytes. The time course of adiponectin produc...
Management of dyslipidemia in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a major complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and this is partly due to associated abnormalities
of plasma lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Although glycemic control improves plasma lipoprotein abnormalities and may have
an independent benefit on cardiovascular risk reduction, the magnitude of this benefit is less than cholesterol lowering therapy.
Current treatment guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia in people with type 2 diabetes are based on the results of
cardiovascular outcome clinical trials. Primary emphasis of treatment should be on lowering LDL-C to < 100 mg/dl with statins.
If cardiovascular disease is present, then high dose statins should be used, and an optional LDL-C goal < 70 is recommended.
If tri...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Opposing effects of dietary sugar and saturated fat on cardiovascular risk factors and glucose metabolism in mitochondrially impaired mice
Conclusions Taken together, our results suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction may cause sucrose to become a multifunctional cardiovascular
risk factor, whereas low-sugar diets high in saturated fat may prevent weight gain without improving glucose metabolism.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ContributionDOI 10.1007/s00394-010-0100-4Authors
Doreen Kuhlow, University of Jena Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition 07743 Jena GermanyKim Zarse, University of Jena Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition 07743 Jena GermanyAnja Voigt, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke Department of Clinical Nutrition 14558 Nuthetal GermanyTim J. Schulz, University of Jena Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition 077...
Erratum to: Assessing the effect of interaction between an FTO variant (rs9939609) and physical activity on obesity in 15,925 Swedish and 2,511 finnish adults
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ErratumDOI 10.1007/s00125-010-1709-9Authors
A. Jonsson, Lund University Department of Clinical Sciences?Diabetes and Endocrinology, CRC, Malmö University Hospital MAS Malmö SwedenF. Renström, Umeå University Hospital Genetic Epidemiology and Clinical Research Group, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Medicine Clinic Level 4, Stair B Umeå 901 87 SwedenV. Lyssenko, Lund University Department of Clinical Sciences?Diabetes and Endocrinology, CRC, Malmö University Hospital MAS Malmö SwedenE. C. Brito, Umeå University Hospital Genetic Epidemiology and Clinical Research Group, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Medicine Clinic Level 4, Stair B Umeå 901 87 SwedenB. Isomaa, Folkhälsan Genetic Institute Helsinki F...
Ablation of AMP-activated protein kinase ?1 and ?2 from mouse pancreatic beta cells and RIP2.Cre neurons suppresses insulin release in vivo
Conclusions/interpretation Inhibition of AMPK activity within the beta cell is necessary, but not sufficient for stimulation of insulin secretion by
glucose to occur. AMPK activation in extrapancreatic RIP2.Cre-expressing cells might also influence insulin secretion in vivo.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00125-010-1692-1Authors
G. Sun, Imperial College London Section of Cell Biology, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Exhibition Road, South Kensington London SW7 2AZ UKA. I. Tarasov, Imperial College London Section of Cell Biology, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Sir Alexander Fleming Bu...
ZenBio Licenses An Important Cell Line From Harvard To Drive Metabolic Disease Research
ZenBio announce that they will be a commercial source for the popular murine 3T3-L1 cell line, which has been fundamental in metabolic disease research for 30 years. Originally derived from Swiss mouse embryo tissue by Dr. Howard Green of the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School, the 3T3-L1 system has been pivotal in advancing the understanding of basic cellular mechanisms associated with diabetes, obesity and other related disorders... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
An observational study of type 2 diabetes within a large Australian tertiary hospital pediatric diabetes service
Conclusions: At present, T2DM in youth remains a low burden on our services. Patients with this diagnosis, however, have significant problems that present a major challenge to the development of effective management strategies. (Source: Pediatric Diabetes)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Comparison of Humalog Mix 50 with human insulin Mix 30 in type 2 diabetes patients during Ramadan
Conclusion: Changing to humalog Mix 50 during Ramadan resulted in improvement in glycaemic control without increasing the incidence of hypoglycaemia. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)
Identification of bioactive compounds from flowers of black elder (Sambucus nigra L.) that activate the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) [ggr]
Obesity is one of the predisposing factors for the development of overt Type 2 diabetes (T2D). T2D is caused by a combination of insulin resistance and [bgr]-cell failure and can be treated with insulin sensitizing drugs that target the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) [ggr]. Extracts of elderflowers (Sambucus nigra) have been found to activate PPAR[ggr] and to stimulate insulin-dependent glucose uptake suggesting that they have a potential use in the prevention and/or treatment of insulin resistance. Bioassay-guided chromatographic fractionation of a methanol extract of elderflowers resulted in the identification of two well-known PPAR[ggr] agonists; [agr]-linolenic acid and linoleic acid as well as the flavanone naringenin. Naringenin was found to activa...
Varying recurrence rates and risk factors associated with different definitions of local recurrence in patients with surgically resected, stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of different definitions of local recurrence on the reported patterns of failure and associated risk factors in patients who undergo potentially curative resection for stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC).The study included 306 consecutive patients who were treated from 2000 to 2005 without radiotherapy. Local recurrence was defined either as "radiation" (r-LR) (according to previously defined postoperative radiotherapy fields), including the bronchial stump, staple line, ipsilateral hilum, and ipsilateral mediastinum; or as "comprehensive" (c-LR), including the same sites plus the ipsilateral lung and contralateral mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. All recurrences that were not classified as "local" were considered to be distal....
NHS Diabetes publishes new guidelines on the management of patients with diabetes
Source: NHS Diabetes
Area: News
NHS Diabetes have published a range of new publications at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference (please see links below for access to the guidelines):
. Hospital management of hypoglycaemia in adults with diabetes mellitus . Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group: The Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults . Safe and Effective use of Insulin in Hospitalised Patients . Emotional and Psychological Support and Care in Diabetes Report from the emotional and psychological support working group of NHS Diabetes and Diabetes UK . Self monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes . Diabetes - put your feet first. Top tips: foot care information for people with diabetes (So...
No association between thiazolidinedione exposure and DME
Exposure to thiazolidinediones is not associated with increased risk for diabetic macular edema in patients with Type 2 diabetes, suggest study results. (Source: MedWire News - Diabetes)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Thiazolidinediones Not Linked to Diabetic Macular Edema
In patients with type 2 diabetes, thiazolidinedione exposure is not associated with an increased risk
of diabetic macular edema. In addition, an intravitreous dexamethasone drug delivery system shows promise in the
treatment of persistent diabetic macular edema, according to research published in the March issue of the Archives
of Ophthalmology. (Source: Modern Medicine)
In Vitro Potential of Ascophyllum nodosum Phenolic Antioxidant-Mediated α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase Inhibition
This study suggests a nutraceutical potential of A. nodosum based on phytochemical antioxidant and antihyperglycemia activities. (Source: Journal of Food Science)
Diabetic macular oedema: physical, physiological and molecular factors contribute to this pathological process
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is an important cause of vision loss in patients with diabetes mellitus. The underlying mechanisms of DMO, on both macrocellular and microcellular levels, are discussed in this review. The pathophysiology of DMO can be described as a process whereby hyperglycaemia leads to overlapping and inter-related pathways that play a role not only in the initial vascular events, but also in the continued tissue insult that leads to chronic DMO. On a macrocellular level, DMO is believed to be in part caused by alterations in hydrostatic pressure, oxygen tension, oncotic pressure and shear stress. Three key components of the microvascular pathways include angiogenic factor expression, inflammation and oxidative stress. These molecular mediators, acting in conjunction with ...
3D-QSAR Studies on a Series of 5-Arylidine-2, 4-Thiazolidinediones as Aldose Reductase Inhibitors: A Self-Organizing Molecular Field Analysis Approach.
Authors: Thareja S, Aggarwal S, Bhardwaj TR, Kumar M
Aldose Reductase (AR), the key enzyme of the polyol pathway catalyzes the reduction of glucose to sorbitol using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate as an essential cofactor, has been demonstrated to play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. Self Organizing Molecular Field Analysis (SOMFA), a novel three-dimensional quantitative structure activity relationship (3D-QSAR) method has been used in present case to study the correlation between the molecular properties and the aldose reductase inhibitory activities on a series of 5-arylidine-2, 4-thiazolidinedione. SOMFA calculations for both shape and electrostatic potentials were carried out. The master grid maps derived from the best model has been us...
Diamyd Medical: Diamyd US Phase III Study Well Under Way
Diamyd Medical (STO:DIAMB)(Pink Sheets:DMYDY) announces today that one hundred study participants have been included in the ongoing US Phase III study, DiaPrevent. The global Phase III program with the company's lead drug candidate Diamyd® has thereby enrolled more than 430 children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Europe and the USA. One hundred patients are now enrolled in the company's US Phase III study called DiaPrevent at 33 diabetes centers throughout the USA and more sites will be added... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Diamyd Medical: Diamyd US Phase III Study Well Under Way
Diamyd Medical (STO:DIAMB)(Pink Sheets:DMYDY) announces today that one hundred study participants have been included in the ongoing US Phase III study, DiaPrevent. The global Phase III program with the company's lead drug candidate Diamyd® has thereby enrolled more than 430 children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Europe and the USA... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)
Existence of pyogenic spondylitis in Modic type 1 change without other signs of infection: 2-year follow-up
Abstract The relationship of Modic change to pain and inflammation remains to be unclear. Recently, some authors have reported that
Modic type 1 signals are closely related to infection. However, if the patients do not have severe back pain, fever, or an
abnormal blood profile, it is difficult to distinguish between common Modic change and infection. The purpose of this study
was to examine the prevalence of pyogenic spondylitis in patients who showed Modic type 1 change without other signs of infection.
Seventy-one patients with Modic type 1 change were evaluated (average age 55, 32 males and 39 females). X-ray and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) were performed to investigate low-back pain and leg pain. Body temperature was measured and blood
analysis (including white bl...
IL-2 and IFN-gamma in the retina of diabetic rats
Conclusions Immunoregulatory cytokines belonging to the Th-1 group (IL-2 and IFN-gamma) were increased in the retina of experimental diabetic
rats. Moreover, the nitrotyrosine formation (as an expression of increased NO production) was significantly elevated in the
diabetic retina, supporting the concept of an inflammatory element in the development of diabetic retinopathy.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Basic ScienceDOI 10.1007/s00417-009-1289-xAuthors
Siv Johnsen-Soriano, Bifurcación Pio Baroja-General Avilés Fundación Oftalmológica del Mediterráneo (FOM) s/n 46015 Valencia SpainMaría Sancho-Tello, Bifurcación Pio Baroja-General Avilés Fundación Oftalmológica del Mediterráneo (FOM) s/n 46015 Valencia SpainEmma Arnal, Bifurcación Pio Baroja-Genera...
Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration with a variable ranibizumab dosing regimen and one-time reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy: the TORPEDO trial at 2 years
Conclusion Combined PDT and ranibizumab injection the same day was well tolerated in all patients. Eighty-four percent of patients had
stable or improved vision at month 24.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Retinal DisordersDOI 10.1007/s00417-009-1256-6Authors
Leigh Spielberg, University Hospital Leuven Department of Ophthalmology Kapucijnenvoer 33 3000 Leuven BelgiumAnita Leys, University Hospital Leuven Department of Ophthalmology Kapucijnenvoer 33 3000 Leuven Belgium
Journal Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental OphthalmologyOnline ISSN 1435-702XPrint ISSN 0721-832X (Source: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology)
San Antonio heart study diabetes prediction model applicable to a Middle Eastern population? Tehran glucose and lipid study
Discussion and conclusion The American SAHS was a prediction model for diabetes with good discrimination in an Iranian target population after calibration.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00038-010-0130-yAuthors
Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences P.O. Box 19395-4763 Tehran Islamic Republic of IranFarzad Hadaegh, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences P.O. Box 19395-4763 Tehran Islamic Republic of IranAzadeh Zabetian, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Ce...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Role of C-Reactive Protein in Contributing to Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Syndrome
Abstract Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased propensity for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Low-grade inflammation
is characteristic of metabolic syndrome. C-reactive protein, the best characterized biomarker of inflammation, is also an
independent predictor of future cardiovascular events. This review outlines the role of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
in contributing to increased cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome by inducing endothelial cell dysfunction and activating
monocytes.
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11883-010-0098-3Authors
Sridevi Devaraj, University of California Davis Medical Center Laboratory for Atherosclerosis and Metabolic Research 4635 2nd Avenue, Research 1 Building, Room 3000 Sacramento CA 95817 USASimona Va...
Inhibition of JAK/STAT signaling pathway prevents high-glucose-induced increase in endothelin-1 synthesis in human endothelial cells
Abstract Emerging evidence demonstrates the involvement of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disorders associated
with diabetes mellitus. The molecular mechanisms accountable for the increased production of ET-1 are not completely defined.
The Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway is an essential pathogenic
mechanism leading to endothelial cell dysfunction. Our aim has been to investigate the role of JAK/STAT in the regulation
of ET-1 synthesis in human endothelial cells (EAhy926 cells line). EAhy926 cells were exposed to normal (5 mM) or high (25 mM)
glucose concentrations in the presence/absence of various JAK/STAT inhibitors. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction,
enzyme-linked...
Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Does Not Affect Childhood BMI
While treatment of gestational diabetes markedly reduces macrosomia at birth, it does not reduce the infant's risk of a high body mass index (BMI) in early childhood. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Thiazolidinediones Don't Cause Macular Edema: Study
Thiazolidinediones don't seem to cause macular edema in type 2 diabetics, the ACCORD Study Group reports. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Adherence Studies in Adolescents with Chronic Kidney or Urologic Diseases, or Diabetes (R01)
Request for Applications from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
Nitric oxide reduces SLC29A1 promoter activity and adenosine transport involving transcription factor complex hCHOP-C/EBP{alpha} in human umbilical vein endothelial cells from gestational diabetes
Conclusion
The hCHOP–C/EBP complex down-regulates SLC29A1 expression in an NO-dependent manner in HUVECs from gestational diabetes. (Source: Cardiovascular Research)
Mitigating the Cardiovascular Risk of Anemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and CKD: Does Darbepoetin Help? The TREAT Trial
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical Trial ReportDOI 10.1007/s11892-010-0098-2Authors
Christi Hayes, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine 450 Clarkson Avenue Box 50 Brooklyn NY 11203 USAAnis Alam, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine 450 Clarkson Avenue Box 50 Brooklyn NY 11203 USAJulie Black-Peart, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine 450 Clarkson Avenue Box 50 Brooklyn NY 11203 USASamy I. McFarlane, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Division of Endocrinolo...
Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Cancer
Abstract Epidemiologic studies have proposed a link between obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. The pathophysiologic mechanisms involved
in the development of type 2 diabetes, namely hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, have also been implicated in cancer
development. Patients with type 2 diabetes are reported to have a worse response to cancer chemotherapy, have more complications,
and have a poorer prognosis than patients with cancer without diabetes. Studies also have reported that insulin, insulin secretagogues,
and metformin may have effects on tumor growth. Given the escalating worldwide prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes,
their relationship to cancer has generated great interest and research across many fields of medicine.
Content Type Journal Artic...
Usefulness of Vegetarian and Vegan Diets for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
This article reviews observational studies and intervention trials on such diets, and discusses their efficacy, nutritional
adequacy, acceptability, and sustainability. Research to date has demonstrated that a low-fat, plant-based nutritional approach
improves control of weight, glycemia, and cardiovascular risk. These studies have also shown that carefully planned vegan
diets can be more nutritious than diets based on more conventional diet guidelines, with an acceptability that is comparable
with that of other therapeutic regimens. Current intervention guidelines from professional organizations offer support for
this approach. Vegetarian and vegan diets present potential advantages in managing type 2 diabetes that merit the attention
of individuals with diabetes and their caregiver...
Overview of the importance of glycaemic control for cardiovascular events in the in-and out-patient setting
Abstract Worldwide prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the adult population is increasing and when explicitly searched within specific
groups of patients, as those presenting cardiovascular disease (CVD), dysglycaemia is detected in about three-quarters of
the patients. Dysglycaemia alone is a major risk factor for microvascular and macrovascular complications that impair quality
of life and diminish survival. The coexistence of CVD and dysglycaemia in the same individual increases its cardiovascular
risk considerably. Since a significant proportion of dysglycaemic individuals develop vascular damage and the disturbed glucose
metabolism remains undetected until the first cardiovascular event, there is imperative need for improved strategies for glucometabolic
health assessm...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography immediately after chemoradiotherapy predicts prognosis in patients with locoregional postoperative recurrent esophageal cancer
Conclusions FDG-PET performed even <7 days after chemoradiotherapy predicts prognosis in patients with postoperative recurrent esophageal
cancer.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10147-010-0044-yAuthors
Keiichi Jingu, Tohoku University School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8574 JapanTomohiro Kaneta, Tohoku University School of Medicine Department of Diagnostic Radiology Sendai JapanKenji Nemoto, Yamagata University School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology Yamagata JapanKen Takeda, Tohoku University School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8574 JapanYoshihiro Ogawa, Tohoku University School of Medicine Department of Rad...
Serum Cyfra 21.1 and galectin-3 protein levels in relation to immunohistochemical cytokeratin 19 and galectin-3 expression in patients with thyroid tumors
Conclusions While CK19 and gal-3 are accurate as tissue markers, their serum levels could not be used as reliable markers for identification
of thyroid malignancy or in thyroid cancer follow-up. On the other hand, a tendency toward higher serum levels of Cyfra 21.1
in the small number of PDTC patients examined adds weight to previous reports postulating a role for cytokeratins in predicting
a high degree of malignancy.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00432-010-0838-3Authors
Tijana I?i?, University of Belgrade Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, INEP Banatska 31b 11080 Zemun, Belgrade SerbiaSvetlana Savin, University of Belgrade Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, INEP Banatska 31b 11080 Zemun, Belgrade Ser...
L-Arginine in pregnant scleroderma patients
Abstract Systemic sclerosis (SSc) pregnant women show a high frequency of premature births and occurrence of renal crisis. Some evidences
showed the role of L-arginine in the prevention and treatment of preeclampsia. Here, we report our experience on the effect of L-arginine treatment in four consecutive SSc pregnant women. Two patients, who have planned the pregnancy, were treated with
oral L-arginine; both delivered healthy babies without any prenatal complications. The other two, with high risk of pregnancy complications
because of severe lung involvement and type 1 diabetes, respectively, underwent i.v. L-arginine: patient 3 had a premature delivery of a 2-kg healthy baby, while patient 4 developed preeclampsia and, at the 28th
week, delivered a 1,050-g girl. The neonate...
Late mortality in pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma
Abstract Ten year survival rates for patients with craniopharyngioma vary from 24 to 100%. A review of the database of all children
diagnosed with craniopharyngioma in British Columbia (BC) revealed that several patients died >10 years after diagnosis. This
retrospective study investigates the causes and timing of deaths and reports the overall survival in this population based
group of patients. A chart review was conducted on all patients aged <17 years, diagnosed in BC with craniopharyngioma between
1967 and 2003. Imaging studies were reviewed by a neuroradiologist. All deaths in the province are reported to a central agency,
which allowed identification of patients who died after being lost to clinical follow up. Forty-one patients were identified
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