Nearly Every State Seeing Large Surge...

Nearly Every State Seeing Large Surge in Diabetes

Asparagus is Latest Weapon in the Fight Against Diabetes...

Asparagus is Latest Weapon in the Fight Against Diabetes as Study Reveals it Controls Blood Sugar

Asparagus could be a powerful new culinary weapon in the fight against diabetes.

Scientists have found regular intake of the increasingly popular vegetable keeps blood sugar levels under control and boosts the body's production of insulin, the hormone that helps it to absorb glucose.

UK consumption of asparagus has soared in recent years to record levels of around 8,000 tonnes a year.

CDC Projects Huge Diabetes Jump in Kids...

CDC Projects Huge Diabetes Jump in Kids, Teens

The number of children and teens with type 1 and type 2 diabetes is expected to spike dramatically in the next 40 years, creating what one expert calls a potential catastrophe for the nation's health care system.

Rates of type 2 diabetes could increase four times over the next 40 years, and rates of type 1 diabetes may triple, the new CDC report says. The CDC's numbers assume that the rate of diabetes will increase over time.

Elevated BP May Prematurely Age the Brain

Having even mildly elevated blood pressure at midlife prematurely ages the brain, a new study shows.

Sleeping Pills Linked to Pneumonia, Study Finds

Common sleeping pills which have been used by more than one million people in Britain may increase the risk of contracting pneumonia and dying from it, a study has found.

Researchers found drugs including diazepam and temazepam were linked with a higher risk of developing the lung infection and further studies on their safety was needed.

Patients who were taking the drugs were also more likely to die from pneumonia if they contracted it, it was found.

Firm Stops Making Generic Lipitor After Recall

After recalling 41 lots of its generic Lipitor -- atorvastatin -- the FDA says Ranbaxy Inc. will stop making the drug "until it has thoroughly investigated" how glass particles got into the medication.

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Linked to Diabetes

Countries that mix high-fructose corn syrup into processed foods and soft drinks have higher rates of diabetes than countries that don't use the sweetener, a new study shows.

Speed Bumps Clue to Appendicitis: Research

Speed bumps may hold the key to a quick diagnosis of appendicitis, doctors have found, after it was found those saying the pain worsened when the car jumped were likely to have the potentially fatal condition.

Doctors found that 97 per cent of people who were later diagnosed with appendicitis, and who travelled over speed bumps to get to hospital, said that the pain had got worse with the jumps.

The small study is published in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal.

Clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis can be difficult and yet it is the most common surgical abdominal emergency to remove the infected organ before it can burst.

Endoscopy Overused in Heartburn Patients

Acid reflux is the most common reason U.S. adults undergo a procedure where a viewing tube is put down their throat. But many people don't need it, according to new advice from one of internal medicine's main professional groups.

New Procedure May Aid Stubborn High Blood Pressure

People who can't get their high blood pressure down with drugs may be helped by a new procedure that deactivates overactive nerves in the kidneys, a small study shows.