Diabetics are encouraged to engage in healthy lifestyle practices such as exercise and healthy eating habits. These measures will help in blood sugar control and thereby prevent various complications of the disease. Much research has been done to find out the best dietary strategy to help diabetics gain a better control over their sugar [...]
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Low Glycemic Index Diet and Diabetes
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Childhood Obesity And Its Possible Consequences
Sunday, October 18th, 2009Posted by: Maria/ MD Health Forum.com Team
When I was young, I envied chubby kids because of the attention that got from most adults. Those kids were considered cute and healthy, while the skinny kids, like myself, were called names. I was a weakling in everyone’s eyes, ironically, I rarely got sick. [...]
Impact of Human Error on Patient Safety
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Hospitals have a duty to provide patients with the safest possible conditions in emergency departments to reduce the likelihood for errors and injury to patients in this rather busy environment. When relatives bring their loved ones to the ER, they trust health care professionals to provide them with utmost care and don’t [...]
Continue readingMetformin reduces risk of pancreatic cancer
Monday, August 24th, 2009Scientists from the University of Texas found that metformin, a widely used antidiabetic drug, can reduce the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 62 percent. The study appears in the August 1 issue of Gastroenterology.
Previous studies show that antidiabetic drugs have various effects on cancer. To find out the [...]
HIV Patients’ Increased Susceptibility to Tuberculosis: A Mystery No More
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as a global burden. It is the most common opportunistic infection affecting HIV-positive people. Having HIV increases one’s risk to develop TB by up to 50 times. Out of 9.27 million cases of TB in 2007, it is estimated that 1.37 million were HIV positive. A [...]
Continue readingPotential risks from the side effects of dementia drugs
Saturday, June 6th, 2009A new study suggests that the adverse effects of some dementia drugs could be placing the elderly patients at risk. Cholinesterase inhibitors (Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl) have been proven effective in managing some symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Medical professionals are aware of the possible side effects of this class of [...]
Continue readingFirst Swine Flu DNA Test: Unveiled and Delivered
Monday, May 11th, 2009A team of genetics experts in Southampton have produced swine flu real-time PCR kit, the world’s first DNA test for influenza A(H1N1). The first shipment of rapid-results tests has been sent to Mexico and various territories to aid the authorities in monitoring the number of suspected cases.
The test kit [...]
A study to determine the power of exercise against breast cancer
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009The WISER (Women in Steady Exercise Research) Sister trial aims to find out whether women at high risk of breast cancer can use exercise to significantly decrease their likelihood for developing the disease. WISER Sister will be conducted by researchers from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. This study is based on [...]
Continue readingExtreme Pain in Back
Saturday, April 4th, 2009Q: We have a family member that has extreme pain in their back. They are always depressed always screaming and yelling and is never happy. Their always hold grudges. Does this cause their back
to hurt more. How can the rest of the family get them help and the family member help. The household
is very unhappy [...]
