Health News: [diabetes ]: Children with fat mothers 'are a third more likely to die before 55'

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Children with fat mothers 'are a third more likely to die before 55' Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 09:10 PM PDT Earlier studies found that babies born to overweight mothers are at greater risk of heart problems, diabetes and obesity, but the new research shows they are also more likely to die young. Continue reading Causes of obesity and diabetes "varied", say Australian researchers Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 09:10 PM PDT The quest to develop a one-size-fits-all therapy to combat obesity is "highly unlikely" to be effective due to the sheer number of rare genetic variants involved, according to the results of a 25-year study into type 2 diabetes. Continue reading Brown has plan to help VA catch up on disability claims Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 09:05 PM PDT More than 25 years after he was exposed to Agent Orange in the Mekong Delta during a second tour of duty in Vietnam, Robert Vermaaten discovered that the chemical defoliant might be the reason he has diabetes. With no history of diabetes in his family, Vermaaten long had wondered why he got it. ... Continue reading India lacks quality medicines, says report Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 08:38 PM PDT New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS): India lacks access to good quality generic medicines for heart problems and non-communicable diseases like diabetes, a report said Tuesday. Continue reading Sanford-Burnham, Pfizer collaborate on diabetes discovery Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 07:43 PM PDT Working to cure a disease that plagues more than one in 10 American adults, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and those at pharmaceutical company Pfizer will begin collaborating to find a new way to combat obesity-related diabetes.         Continue reading Young Diabetes Patients Make Bonds At 'Camp Colorado' Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 07:42 PM PDT This weekend, hundreds of cyclists will hit the road for the annual "Tour de Cure." It's a great ride that raises money and awareness for the American Diabetes Association and benefits programs for patients of all ages. Continue reading Young Diabetes Patients Form Bonds At 'Camp Colorado' Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 07:42 PM PDT This weekend hundreds of cyclists will hit the road for the annual "Tour de Cure." It's a great ride that raises money and awareness for the American Diabetes Association and benefits programs for patients of all ages. Continue reading GPs hand out record 42m drugs for diabetes costing the NHS an EXTRA £250m in less than a decade Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 06:36 PM PDT Official figures reveal a 57 per cent rise from 27.1 million in only seven years in England. In the same period, the cost of the medicines increased by nearly half. Continue reading Grant worth millions awarded for diabetes, obesity research Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 06:28 PM PDT In Kentucky, more than 30 percent of adults and 20 percent of children are overweight or obese. Continue reading Grant worth millions awarded for diabetes, obesity Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 06:13 PM PDT In Kentucky, more than 30 percent of adults and 20 percent of children are overweight or obese. Continue reading

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