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Glucose Intolerance and Hemosiderosis
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"Iron overload with impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes" CASE REPORT Year : 2006 | Volume : 26 | Issue : 3 | Page : 129-130 Glucose intolerance due to pancreatic hemosiderosis in thalassemic children Nilesh Shewale, Prashant Patil Department of Paediatric, Govt. Medical Collage and Hospital,... more »
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Cognition and Food
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Seniors with type 2 diabetes may experience memory declines immediately after eating unhealthy meal Can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with meal, but healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables is best defense Toronto, CANADA – Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat unhealthy, high- fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but... more »
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Diabetic Deafness
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This should come as no surprise. The first thing they say to look for in sudden hearing loss is excess iron. Iron and diabetes have been closely linked. An NIH clinical trial is recruiting for iron depletion in diabetes. --------------- DGNews Hearing Loss Is Twice as Likely in Adults With Diabetes BETHESDA, Md -- June 18, 2008 -- Hearing loss is about twice as common... more »
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Stopping Sudden Starch Sugar Spikes
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"Flavonoids" Published: 2 hours ago, 12:15 EST, June 16, 2008 Natural plant materials to regulate starch digestion Researchers in Switzerland are reporting discovery of natural plant materials that may regulate starch digestion — slowing down the body's conversion of potatoes, rice, and other carbohydrate-rich foods into... more »
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french journalist seeking interviews
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Hello I am a french journalist working for french TV. I am making a report on the shortage of organs and i would be interesting in meeting and interviewing people who are willing to sell their kidney. I will be in NYC between the 8th and 15th of July. it would be great to meet americans willing to do so during my stay. i would also be interested... more »
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Smoke and Transplants
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[link] In Seattle, a fifty-six-year old man died last Thursday after being refused a liver transplant because he had followed his doctor’s recommendation to use marijuana to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C. From the Associated Press story: His death came a week after a doctor told him a University of... more »
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Iron Chelation and Glucose Metabolism
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Br J Haematol. 2006 Aug;134(4):438-44. Epub 2006 Jul 4.Related Articles, Links Comment in: Br J Haematol. 2006 Oct;135(2):271-2. Effect of enhanced iron chelation therapy on glucose metabolism in patients with beta-thalassaemia major. Farmaki K, Angelopoulos N, Anagnostopoulos G, Gotsis E, Rombopoulos G,... more »
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Kidney Foundation Drops Fluoride Support
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Kidney Foundation Drops Fluoridation Support Fluoride may damage bones of kidney patients The National Kidney Foundation withdrew its support of water fluoridation citing the 2006 National Research Council (NRC) report indicating that kidney patients are more susceptible to fluoride’s bone and teeth-damaging effects.... more »
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Iron In Type 2 Diabetes
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The role of iron in type 2 diabetes in humans. Rajpathak SN, Crandall J, Wylie-Rosett J, Kabat GC, Rohan TE, Hu FB Biochim Biophys Acta 2008 May 3. The role of micronutrients in the etiology of type 2 diabetes is not well studied. Several lines of evidence suggest that iron may a role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.... more »
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Transplant Drug May Prolong Kidney Life
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Source: University of California, San Diego Health Sciences Released: Fri 30-May-2008, 17:00 ET Transplant Research: Drug May Prolong Kidney Life Newswise — New research from the University of California, San Diego Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, shows that the anti- rejection drug sirolimus (brand name Rapamune) may help prolong the... more »
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