Forget Everything You Know About Diets and Healthy Eating
Science now has an explanation for why many of us try out the latest diet only to find that it is not working. A study published in the journal Cell this week, has demonstrated that different people’s bodies respond to eating the same meal very differently – which means that a diet that may work […]
Read MoreCognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Treat Diabetic Neuropathies
Research published this month in the Journal Pain found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help relieve pain for people with painful diabetic neuropathies. This was a randomized, treatment as usual (TAU), controlled, non-blinded intervention pilot study with a 4-month follow-up conducted in a VA Medical Center in Boston. It was hypothesized that participants who […]
Read MorePrimary Care Physicians Play Vital Role in Caring for Diabetes Patients
New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has brought to light the importance of the role of a primary care physician in a population of diabetes patients. Their findings are published current issue of Diabetes Care. Researchers evaluated more than 27,000 patients with diabetes who were cared for in a primary care setting at two […]
Read MoreRegular Physical Activity Can Reduce Risk of Dementia in Older People
A new study published in the journal Stroke reports that older, non-disabled individuals who engage in regular physical activity reduced their risk of vascular dementia by 40 percent and risk of any type of cognitive impairment by 60 percent. The prospective European study included 639 people in their 60s and 70s; 55 percent were women […]
Read MoreWomen Rotating Night Shift Work Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Women who work a rotating (irregular) schedule that includes three or more night shifts per month, in addition to day and evening working hours in that month, may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes when compared with women who only worked days or evenings. Research from Harvard School of Public Health (PLoS) […]
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