Change your lifestyle - New Straits Times

A healthy diet is crucial to good health. The sharp rise in the number of heart-related diseases, diabetes and obesity is alarming. But they all can be avoided if only we learn to stay healthy and eat right. KASMIAH MUSTAPHA reports. Too much fatty ...

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News Review from Harvard Medical School – Obesity Surgery For ... - InteliHealth

Gastric bypass surgery may help teenagers with type 2 diabetes. A small study compared 11 teens who had the surgery with 67 teens who didn't. Those who had the surgery lost about one-third of their body weight. Those who didn't lost almost no weight ...

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More diabetes coverage - Toronto Star

There came a time, eight years ago, when Kathy Nelson could no longer watch type 2 diabetes ravage her community, taking down friends and family. It’s not entirely clear why they’re more vulnerable, but certain ethnic groups are more likely to ...

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Obesity Crisis Looms - Officials - Caymen Net News

Recent observations by the Health Services Authority (HSA) point to a looming crisis of obese children in the Cayman Islands. “From the annual health screening on school entry level children and those in transition from lower to middle school, the ...

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Insulin Pumps and Young Children - Medscape News

Editor's Note: This question applies to type 1 diabetes, and this Ask the Expert series focuses on the use of insulin in type 2 diabetes. However, we received so many versions of this question from readers that we asked one of our panelists to answer ...

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Mediterranean Eating: A Myriad of Benefits - InteliHealth

The Mediterranean Diet refers to the traditional eating habits of individuals who live in countries around the Mediterranean Sea — Italy, Greece and Spain to name a few. This eating style emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes ...

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World's 'oldest' mom now wants a son - Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Blessed with a girl child at an unbelievable age of 70, Rajo Devi of Alewa village in Jind district of Haryana, is turning a wee bit too ambitious. She wants a second child. "I would love to have a boy as well and complete the family ...

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