Diabetes News

Store sales of zero- and low-calorie soda fell almost 7 percent in the past year, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Nielsen scanner data analyzed by Wells Fargo.

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often been stuck in the past, even as smartphones have zoomed ahead on hardware and software.

DOHA: Obesity, one of the pressing challenges being discussed at the World Innovation Summit for Health 2013, is raising a lot of concerns as the leading cause of diabetes and heart disease, say experts.

The Tama-Toledo Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary had a party in honor of the late Grand Madam President Verna Funke on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the local Club rooms.

Federal regulators expressed concern that a new diabetes drug being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca may have risks that outweigh its benefits.

TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2013 -- Better diabetes treatment has slashed rates of complications such as heart attacks, strokes and amputations in older adults, a new study shows.

If you Google it, there are like a thousand sites and publications offering tips for staying healthy during the holidays.

Scientists have 'significant concerns' over the risk to pregnant women after finding high lead levels in a wide range of teas sold in Canadian grocery stores.

It may now be easier than ever to diagnose diabetes, which means catching the disease earlier for a lot of people.

The research, published in the online issue of Cancer Cell , found that when the NCOA5 gene, present in both men and women, was altered in male mice to a deficient level, a spontaneous reaction occurred producing cells that can lead to hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer found to be two-to-four times more prevalent in men than women.

Playing "active" computer games can help people with type-2 diabetes better control their blood sugar, a medical trial has indicated.

With Type 2 diabetes, there's too much sugar in the blood, but the drugs used to treat that problem sometimes work too well, leaving patients with dangerous hypoglycemia.

Eighteen different grades of maple syrup are displayed in East Montpelier, Vt. Vermont lawmakers are considering whether to drop the state's traditional maple labeling system in favor of an international one.

The Health Information Resource Center announced the winners of its 15th annual Web Health Awards this past week.

A new, free diabetes education and support group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Hy-Vee Club Room at the Fairfield Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , diabetes affects 25.8 million Americans.

Dr. Martin D. Fried explains how kids may have hypoglycemia and which snacks could be used to treat hypoglycemia.

Staff at three local Tesco stores swapped trolleys for trainers at the weekend, to take part in a festive sponsored cycle ride covering a distance equivalent to the journey from north Norfolk to Lapland.

The once-sedentary Ruben credits his rigorous workouts on "The Biggest Loser" for giving him the stamina to finish the race.

Mark Sahadi makes a point in a diabetes support class. He says he learns something each week that helps him understand both mental illness and diabetes.