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Metabolic syndrome boosts risk of other health issues for men  -  Mar 22, 2008
Thaindian.com,The syndrome is defined by 3 of 5 criteria; waist circumference greater than 102cm, high triglycerides or HDL, glucose intolerance or high BP.

Incidence of diabetes studied  -  Feb 27, 2008
Hindu,The IGT incidence rate is arrived at by looking at the number of healthy people (in 1996) who have now developed glucose intolerance.

Study Indicates Metabolic Syndome Increases Risk of Other Health ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Newswise (press release)It is defined by 3 of 5 criteria; waist circumference >102cm, high triglycerides or HDL, glucose intolerance or high BP. The metabolic syndrome increases

Hepatic Glucose Sensing via the CREB Coactivator CRTC2  -  Mar 6, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)...enzyme O-GlcNAcase blocked effects of glucose on gluconeogenesis, demonstrating the importance of the HBP in the development of glucose intolerance.

Maternal Diabetes Causes Damage To Offspring's Beta Cell Functions  -  Mar 7, 2008
Medical News Today,...diabetes increases the risk for many ailments in the woman's adult offspring, including obesity, glucose intolerance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Use of Protein - Diabetes Treatment  -  Mar 2, 2008
Best Syndication,As a patient's weight rises, so do her insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, lipid levels, and blood pressure. When outlining weight loss goals for your

Miscellaneous Supplements-Sports  -  Feb 26, 2008
American Chronicle,Further, the administration of glutamine to lipid-based TPN can prevent glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Author has an experience of more than 4

Couple of cups of green tea before exercise could help burn fat  -  Mar 1, 2008
HULIQ,The beverage can also improve insulin sensitivity and glucose intolerance, meaning it could have the potential to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Lifestyle changes improve health  -  Mar 19, 2008
Capital News 9,In adults, it includes increased waist size, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low levels of good cholesterol and glucose intolerance.

Pants too tight? It's your testosterone  -  Mar 18, 2008
TODAYonline,...his doctor before he took a blood test, which revealed he had glucose intolerance and high cholesterol, bordering on hypertension — all signs of TDS.

Workouts boost function of insulin-making cells  -  Mar 7, 2008
Reuters...are currently in progress to evaluate further exercise training effects on beta cell function in age-related glucose intolerance," the researchers note.

High fat, high fructose may damage the liver quickly  -  Mar 17, 2008
Food Consumer,Tetri said "It took only four weeks for liver enzymes to increase and for glucose intolerance -- the beginning of Type 2 diabetes -- to begin.

Patient records hide thousands of undiagnosed diabetics  -  Feb 24, 2008
Healthcare Republic (press release),...electronic patient records collected from UK GP practices suggests that around 1 per cent may have undiagnosed diabetes or glucose intolerance.

DNA and Mitochondrial Time Bombs: Uranium and Mercury  -  Mar 3, 2008
Natural News.com,About 80% of pancreatic cancer patients have glucose intolerance or frank diabetes. This observation has led medical scientists to believe that pancreatic

Metformin reversed weight gain from certain antipsychotic drugs  -  Mar 3, 2008
Endocrine Today,...that use of these medications may also be related to potentially serious adverse metabolic effects, such as hyperlipidemia and glucose intolerance.

Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women  -  Mar 2, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),ENPP1 has been associated with insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and a risk of developing type-2 diabetes. In certain people, it is associated with

Doctors Offer Tips For Getting Good Night's Sleep  -  Feb 27, 2008
KDKA,...hours of sleep that your body mass index increased," Dr. Shade said, "you had a higher risk of glucose intolerance, and possibly diabetes later on.

Can Exercise Help Alleviate Parkinson's Symptoms?  -  Feb 25, 2008
TheDenverChannel.com,Insulin resistance and glucose intolerance are highly prevalent following a stroke, contributing to these patients' worsening cardiovascular disease after

Why diabetis scares even nondiabetics  -  Feb 4, 2008
Manila Bulletin,...that occurs in pregnant women, but usually goes away after the baby is born), glucose intolerance and physical inactivity," shared Dr. Augusto Litonjua.

Reverse Prediabetes with Better Eating Habits and Supplements  -  Feb 13, 2008
Natural News.com,High insulin levels point to insulin resistance, a characteristic of glucose intolerance, which hamstrings the body's ability to properly use the hormone to

Rate of gestational diabetes rises sharply in Utah  -  Feb 4, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,The percentage of Utah mothers with gestational diabetes, or glucose intolerance diagnosed during pregnancy, more than doubled between 1997 and 2006,

ASCO GU 2008 - Metabolic Syndrome In America: Implications For ...  -  Feb 17, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),It is defined by 3 of 5 criteria; waist circumference >102cm, high triglycerides or HDL, glucose intolerance or high BP. The metabolic syndrome increases

Are you on the path to diabetes?  -  Jan 24, 2008
Kansas City Star,It sometimes is called glucose intolerance or impaired glucose tolerance or borderline diabetes. Prediabetes is a more accurate term for someone who doesn't

The Latest Word on Vitamin D  -  Feb 16, 2008
RedOrbit,...your risk of rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, glucose intolerance, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, and type 2 diabetes.

Gene Linked To Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women  -  Feb 6, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ENPP1 has been associated with insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and a risk of developing type-2 diabetes. In certain people, it is associated with

Theratechnologies Presents Additional Results From its Tesamorelin ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),...lipodystrophy is characterized by a change in the distribution of adipose tissue (fat containing tissue), dyslipidemia and glucose intolerance.

Don't let heart disease spread from generation to generation  -  Feb 13, 2008
Cape Cod Times,Glucose intolerance or diabetes - Get control, keep control. "If a patient has had a cardiac event, you can [potentially] have two generations of

Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2008  -  Feb 3, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,ENPP1 has been associated with insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and a risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Insofar as low birth weight and pre-term

Study identifies key factor that links metabolic syndrome  -  Feb 7, 2008
Science Centric,Metabolic syndrome is a collection of medical problems related to insulin resistance, including obesity, glucose intolerance, hypertension,

Putting on Pedometer Helps Walkers Shed Pounds  -  Jan 24, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Those coping with type 2 diabetes or glucose intolerance may also reap related health rewards, Richardson's group noted. "There are other things you can

Misconceptions about conception  -  Feb 11, 2008
Daily Camera,And women with pre-diabetes glucose intolerance can have disrupted ovulation. (Conceptions) You have had a heart attack or liver or kidney failure. TRUE.

Insulin resistance means a poorer response to anti-HCV therapy in ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
Aidsmap,Treatment with anti-HIV therapy has been associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance , glucose intolerance and type-2 diabetes.

BEYOND THE HIGHLIGHTS: We’re seeing the tip of the bioethics iceberg  -  Jan 23, 2008
Weekly Almanac,I followed up some of the other links he sent me and found that researchers are looking at hGH for other approved uses, like treating glucose intolerance

POSITION STATEMENT: Glucose Intolerance in Polycystic Ovary ...  -  Dec 4, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Objectives: Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk for developing glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Smoking Linked to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes  -  Dec 12, 2007
Medscape (subscription)..."Active smoking could be independently associated with glucose intolerance, impaired fasting glucose, and type 2 diabetes; smoking may therefore be a

Smoking Increases the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus  -  Dec 19, 2007
Medi News Direct,This probably suggests that not all mechanisms of glucose intolerance are affected by smoking. Further studies focusing on the mechanisms, types of tobacco

Smoking Associated With Increased Risk Of Diabetes, Study Finds  -  Dec 11, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...and have suggested that smoking could be independently associated with glucose intolerance, impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes,

Breast Cancer Spread by Blocking Tumor-Killing Gene, Study Says  -  Dec 9, 2007
Bloomberg...breast cancer and tumors where there's a great risk of fatality, it would be a small price to pay to shrink the tumor and get some glucose intolerance.

Kimberly Garrison | Sour side of a sweet experience: Pregnancy and ...  -  Dec 20, 2007
Philadelphia Daily News,BMIs [body mass index] and poor nutrition, we are seeing an increase in patients with glucose intolerance requiring more than dietary management alone.

Kaiser Permanente and Discovery Health Team Up to Fight Childhood ...  -  Dec 11, 2007
CNNMoney.com...children including recommended screening procedures and appropriate medical tests for the onset of conditions like diabetes and glucose intolerance.

Amarin Commences First Clinical Trial in Cardiovascular ...  -  Nov 29, 2007
CNNMoney.comThey include: - Obesity - Dyslipidemia - Elevated blood pressure - Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance. People with metabolic syndrome are at

High Glycemic Index Foods May Increase Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in ...  -  Dec 4, 2007
Medscape (subscription)A positive association between carbohydrate intake and glucose intolerance has been reported in prospective studies, and refined carbohydrates have been

Type 2 Diabetes Best Controlled by Caveman Diet  -  Dec 6, 2007
NewsMax.com,...according to the researchers, “had increased blood sugar after carbohydrate intake (glucose intolerance), and most of them had overt diabetes type 2.

Biomedical institute to focus on research  -  Dec 14, 2007
Peninsula On-line,DOHA • Diabetes, hypertension, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, obesity, cancer, children's health and infectious diseases and neurological

Kaiser, Discovery Channel Launch TV Program to Fight Childhood Obesity  -  Dec 12, 2007
Associated Content,The program also includes recommendations for medical tests and screening processes for diabetes and glucose intolerance, diseases linked to obesity.

Theratechnologies Estimates the Market Size for HIV-Associated ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
Earthtimes,...lipodystrophy is characterized by a change in the distribution of adipose tissue (fat containing tissue), dyslipidemia and glucose intolerance.

Intake of Sugar Sweetened Beverages Linked with Alzheimer's – Study  -  Dec 10, 2007
Nutrition horizon (press release),Compared to the control mice with no sucrose added in the water, the sucrose group gained more body weight and developed glucose intolerance,

Ways to reduce the risk of Metabolic Syndrome  -  Dec 6, 2007
American Chronicle,Abdominal obesity (excessive fat tissue in and around the abdomen), insulin resistance or glucose intolerance (the body can’t properly use insulin or blood

Sleep Debt  -  Nov 30, 2007
Christian PostStudies have found that higher levels of glucose intolerance, a pre-diabetic condition, are associated with sleep deprivation. Sleeping problems occur in

DR. HOOK- Losing it: Obesity promises diabetes epidemic  -  Nov 29, 2007
The Hook,Fifty-four million Americans have glucose intolerance (pre-diabetes), so can you say, "Hindenburg"? There's gong to be an explosion of diabetes in this

What Men Eat Affects Cancer, Health  -  27 Nov 2007
NBC5.com,Ketosis is said to increase insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. Insulin resistance is one of the risk factors for the development of coronary artery

got git?  -  Nov 13, 2007
Deccan Herald,...git or glucose intolerance is a pre-diabetes state where the blood glucose level is higher than normal but not high enough as in diabetics. pre-diabetes is

ceapro signs agreement with gamma-dynacare medical laboratories ...  -  Nov 14, 2007
Market Wire (press release)...if glucose intolerance is identified, early type 2 diabetes is preventable. in december 2006, the united nations called for concerted international action

leptin: could it be the connection between obesity and diabetes?  -  Nov 9, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),...but, oddly enough, the mice without the leptin receptors developed glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, both of which are way stations on the

ceapro: rapid diabetes risk assessment test now in production  -  Nov 13, 2007
Market Wire (press release)...incidences of diabetes - much of which can be avoided - early and regular testing for glucose intolerance is now easier and more pleasant. manufacturing

diabetes on border continues to rise  -  Oct 31, 2007
El Paso Times,...or other pacific islanders are at high risk. gestational: most common among women during pregnancy. it is a form of glucose intolerance and is common

grillo: obesity associated with cancer risk  -  Nov 16, 2007
Daily Camera,...such as increased glucose intolerance and higher insulin levels, are being investigated as potential contributing factors (see, for example,

free medical check-ups at city centre in dubai  -  Nov 3, 2007
Dubai City Guide,...high blood pressure, elevated insulin and/or glucose intolerance. men and women with cardio metabolic risk clusters are at a high risk of cardiovascular

esf to launch programme to tackle metabolic syndrome  -  Nov 14, 2007
Cordis News,...insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and high blood pressure. these conditions can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes and raise the risk of

europe takes aim at major metabolic disease with systems biology ...  -  Nov 14, 2007
innovations report,...associated with type ii diabetes, the most common form of diabetes in the western word; weight gain; glucose intolerance; high blood pressure;

aspire plans events to mark diabetes day  -  Nov 12, 2007
Gulf Times,...and qatar has among the highest incidence of diabetes in the region, with one in three qatari adults suffering from diabetes, or glucose intolerance,

aspire/ international diabetes federation/ qatar diabetes association  -  Nov 12, 2007
SFCPressPoint (press release),...with one in three qatari adults suffering from either diabetes or glucose intolerance, a condition that dramatically predisposes them to develop

extra diabetes checks  -  Nov 11, 2007
The Press,...women who present for their initial ante-natal tests (usually after 10 weeks) will be offered two additional blood tests to detect glucose intolerance

acomplia proven to significantly reduce visceral fat  -  Oct 29, 2007
ArabianBusiness.com (press release),...the primary endpoint of the study, conducted on 526 obese patients that suffer from either glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes, low levels of hdl

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