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Sugar causes testosterone to plummet

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:35:41 GMT

Sugar causes testosterone to plummet

Sugary foods can cause testosterone levels to drop by as much as 25 percent, regardless of whether a man has diabetes or normal glucose tolerance. The new findings mean that men with low testosterone should have their hormone levels retested after they fast overnight, as eating may transiently lower them, say the researchers.

Previous research showed that a high level of insulin, the hormone primarily secreted after eating, is related to low testosterone levels. Like eating, glucose intake causes blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise, which stimulates the secretion of insulin. In the new study, the researchers examined the impact of a standard dose of glucose on testosterone levels in 74 men.

"More research is needed to find the factor or factors responsible for this drop in testosterone,"

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Diabetes Effects: Short-Term & Long-Term

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:25:41 GMT

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Although there are three types of diabetes, the most common of these is type 2 diabetes (affecting as many as 95% of those who are afflicted). In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas is typically producing adequate insulin for the body’s needs but the body fails to use the insulin efficiently, a diabetes effect that is known as insulin resistance.

Diabetes Effects: An Overview

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:23:33 GMT

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Many people have type 2 diabetes for many years without knowing it. Although many people will experience no symptoms of the disease at all, most people will experience the following effects as a result of type 2 diabetes

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Cure Type 2 Diabetes

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:21:43 GMT

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If type 2 diabetes is left untreated, it can become life-threatening. A cure for type 2 diabetes does not exist, although there are ways to manage the condition – as well as preventative measures to avoid getting diabetes in the first place among those people who have risk factors for the disease.

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Is There A Cure For Type 2 Diabetes?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:19:42 GMT

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Type 2 diabetics are resistant to the effects of insulin, which is a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells for fuel or the type 2 diabetic may not produce enough insulin to maintain normal levels of glucose in the body.

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mediterranean diets

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:04:34 GMT

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The Mediterranean Diet, a healthy lifestyle

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Atkins, weight watchers, detox, macrobiotic…our society is obsessed with healthy food and dieting. But a lot of times these diets are too demanding for our body, or even unhealthy. But what if we tell you that there is diet, a lifestyle even, with nothing but positive effects? Welcome to southern Europe, embrace the Mediterranean way of life!

Experts, nutritionists and scientists all agree: the Mediterranean diet, the typical food of Spain and Greece, is one of the healthiest in the world. Are we ready to talk numbers? You are 30% less likely to develop depression and the risk of cancer is reduced by 22%. It protects you from diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, helps to slow Alzheimer’s, and has a positive effect on children who suffer from asthma and allergies. So what is it exactly that these people eat?

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MJ's father seeking allowence

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:16:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Am surprised MJ didn't leave his dad an allowence!

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Joe Jackson seeks allowance from son's estate

Reuters Photo: Joe Jackson, father of the late Michael Jackson, arrives at the 2009 MTV Video Music...

Joe Jackson, the elderly father of late pop star Michael Jackson, on Friday filed a court petition seeking an allowance from the singer's estate, saying his son had supported him for many years.

The legal filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims Michael Jackson's estate has earned an estimated $100 million since the singer's sudden death on June 25, and administrators expect it to earn $100 million more by the end of the year.

The filing claims Joe Jackson, who suffers from diabetes, was supported by Michael Jackson before his sudden death through payments made to the singer's mother and Joe Jackson's wife, Katherine Jackson, which were passed on to Joe Jackson.

Joe Jackson says his expenses exceed $20,000 per month, but his income from U.S. Social Security is a mere $1,700.

Essential Screening Tests Every Woman Needs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:06:35 GMT

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Slideshow: Essential Screening Tests Every Woman Needs

Breast Cancer

Screening With Mammography

Cervical Cancer

Screening for Cervical Cancer

A Vaccine for Cervical Cancer

Osteoporosis and Fractured Bones

Osteoporosis Screening Tests

Skin Cancer

Screening for Skin Cancer

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension

Cholesterol Levels

Determining Cholesterol Levels

Type 2 Diabetes

Screening for Type 2 Diabetes

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

HIV Screening Tests

Preventing the Spread of HIV

Colorectal Cancer

Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Glaucoma

Glaucoma Screening

Importance of Health Screening

Why Screening Tests Are Important

Getting the right screening test at the right time is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Screenings find diseases like cancer or diabetes early, before you have symptoms, and when they’re easier to treat. Which test you should have depends on your age and your risk factors. Learn more about the screenings your doctor may recommend for you.

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PJs for the Cure

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:59:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Perfect gift for the ones you love.

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Your Dreams

Brooke and her Grandmother

Giovanni

Giovanni was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes one month after his fourth birthday. He has been living with type1 diabetes for over two years. He wears an insulin pump and checks his sugar over ten times a day.

Giovanni loves anything that has to do with art, creating and building. He enjoys building with anything from cardboard boxes to clay. Giovanni may have type 1 diabetes, but type 1 diabetes doesn’t have him!

Elissa

Elissa was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in June 2007 at age 8. She has been supported by friends and family ever since. The family has participated in the JDRF Walk ever since. “Elissa’s Team,” comprised of our family and friends, participates in the JDRF walks anually.

Now, she is 10 years old. She is very active and healthy. With all of our effort, we hope to find a cure for juvenile diabetes soon.

JDRF has been funding research to find a cure, and they’ve had some exciting advances over the years.

Something Scary in the Pantry

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:14:06 GMT

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Your body is probably home to a chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA. It’s a synthetic estrogen that United States factories now use in everything from plastics to epoxies — to the tune of six pounds per American per year. That’s a lot of estrogen.

More than 92 percent of Americans have BPA in their urine, and scientists have linked it — though not conclusively — to everything from breast cancer to obesity, from attention deficit disorder to genital abnormalities in boys and girls alike.

Consumer Reports magazine tested an array of brand-name canned foods for a report in its December issue and found BPA in almost all of them.

The BPA in the food probably came from an interior coating used in many cans.

“The vast majority of independent scientists — those not working for industry — are concerned about early-life low-dose exposures to BPA,”

American Medical Association reported

humans with higher levels of BPA i

increased

cardiovascular disease, diabetes and liver-enzyme abnormalities

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Simple tips to overcome hypoglycemia

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:39:16 GMT

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Simple tips to overcome hypoglycemia

Have you ever experienced or occasionally experience some sort of dizziness, hunger, dizziness, palpitations or trembling, headache and irritability, especially after having completed a meal just a couple of hours before this type of uneasiness?

If the answer for this question is in the affirmative, then there is every possibility that you were running low on blood sugar levels, or Hypoglycemia, at that point of time. There is nothing to panic at these times. Glucose level might have diminished quickly and you should immediately increase your blood sugar level. Some diabetes customers might want to stay away from sweets for the fear of a sharp uptick in blood sugar levels.

Fiber in Fruit May Reduce Diabetes & Arthritis

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:36:09 GMT

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Fibre may keep asthma, diabetes at bay, study finds

SYDNEY (AFP) – An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.

AFP/DDP/File – Harvest labourers sort freshly picked apples at an orchard in Marquardt, eastern Germany in August 2009. …

Scientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research say that fibre not only helps keep people regular, it boosts the immune system so it can better combat inflammatory diseases.

When foods high in fibre, such as dried fruit and beans, reach the gut, bacteria convert them to compounds known as short chain fatty acids. These acids are known to alleviate some inflammatory disease in the bowel.

The research, published in the latest edition of Nature, indicated that diet may have profound effects on immune responses or inflammatory diseases, he said.

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Treating the pain epidemic

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:57:56 GMT

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Chronic pain affects more than 70 million Americans, which makes it more widespread than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. It costs the economy more than $100 billion per year. So why don’t more doctors and researchers take it seriously?

That is the challenge raised by a new report from the Mayday Fund, a nonprofit group that studies pain treatment. The report, which been endorsed by an array of medical groups, advocates a revolution in the training of doctors, the financing of research and the education of law-enforcement officials.

“The fact is that people aren’t getting competent and cost-effective treatment for chronic pain,” said Dr. Russell Portenoy, one of the co-chairmen of the panel that prepared the report.

“Don’t assume that your doctor knows what to do to treat your pain,” Dr. Zeltzer advised patients.

She and the other members of the panel urged better pain-management training in medical schools and more money for pain research

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Capitalism again proves to the the source of the problem

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:30:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This article is a must-read. The unfair capitalist healthcare system causes a glut on doctors in rich areas where they can earn more, and a sparsity in areas where they would earn less, like poor communities. Do people still think that America can get by without reforming Healthcare? Doctor's salaries need to be standardized, so a doctor working in a dirt-poor area of Arkansas is going make the same amount (by scale of skill) as a doctor in Malibu, California. 50 million uninsured Americans, and another 50 million underinsured Americans are too many people to be excluded from proper, complete healthcare. It's criminal, and amoral.

C'mon, all you right-wingers! Don't you think that women and newborn children dying from perfectly preventable causes during childbirth is more important that wondering if federal money is going to perform abortions? Don't you think that people ending up losing limbs or eyesight due to lack of care for their diabetes is more important than getting all work

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SPECIAL REPORT: Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?

WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Nowhere in the United States has more doctors at its beck and call than White Plains, one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.

Doctors have been flocking to the area and surrounding Westchester County since the 1970s, drawn in part by an upper-class clientele who demand top-notch medical care and have the means to pay for it. The county has one of the highest median household incomes in the nation (about $77,000 a year in 2007), and the figures soar above six digits in suburbs like Scarsdale and Chappaqua, which former President Bill Clinton calls home.

Nearly 3,000 miles away, scaring up a doctor in Bakersfield, situated in California's economically battered Central Valley, is a lot harder. In fact, White Plains has more than twice the number of doctors per capita as Bakersfield, where needy patients until recently had to take a 2-hour bus trip to Fresno to see a diabetes treatment specialist.

Missouri Obesity Rates & Diabetes

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:32:03 GMT

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The 10 states whose obesity rates have remained unchanged or decreased since 2008 have seen an average reduction in reported diabetes incidence of 0.3 percentage points. These states -- Delaware, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Louisiana, Virginia, Missouri, Nevada and Florida -- provide examples for future study to learn more about managing diabetes nationally, according to Gallup-Healthways.

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