Fitness and Health

Diabetes Part IV

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:47:00 +0000

Other Specific Types of Diabetes Mellitus* I. Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) This subgroup is a relatively rare monogenic disorder characterized by non–insulin-dependent diabetes with...

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Diabetes Part III

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:19:00 +0000

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus* This represents a heterogeneous group of conditions that used to occur predominantly in adults, but it is now more frequently encountered in children and adolescents. More...

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Diabetes Part II

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:53:00 +0000

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus* This form of diabetes is immune-mediated (i.e. caused by the immune system destroying pancreatic B cells) in over 90% of cases and idiopathic (i.e. from unknown cause) in...

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Diabetes Part I

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:43:00 +0000

This is a very broad subject so I plan to write this in several parts. For starters, I'm going to write down the nomenclature generally followed by clinicians at present so that it would be easier to...

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About Getting a Second Opinion

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:59:00 +0000

Seeking a second opinion from another doctor is quite common today. This practice is especially wise more so before one undergoes an operation or a special treatment. But the problem with this...

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Some Fishy News

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:23:00 +0000

I just read a rather nice article regarding omega-3 fatty acid (O3FA), which states that it is now being endorsed for use by the American Heart Association (AHA) as an aid in the secondary prevention...

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Exercise: How and Why We Should Do it

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:32:00 +0000

There have been many misconceptions and misinterpretations regarding exercise and its benefit to our health. Some of those include the belief that only lively activity (read: hard core workouts) can...

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