If you are under age 60, you may not yet have drafted the necessary documents designating someone to make medical decisions if you ever become mentally or physically incapacitated. But the legal battle over whether to disconnect the feeding tube that was...
Philip Greenland's 89-year old mother had been hospitalized after a fall, and there were indications she might have fractured a...
In light of the recent revelations about the harmfulness of the prescription drug rofecoxib (Vioxx) and other painkillers, drug companies have come...
Alternative or complementary medicine treatments should be held to the same standards as conventional medicine, suggests a new report conducted by the...
In a recent sampling, nearly 42% of US patients were receiving prescriptions for drugs that had "black-box" warning labels. The...
A study has found that walking downhill increases glucose tolerance (a person's ability to use blood sugar) by 25%, compared...
Diabetic nursing home residents are much more likely to have dangerous falls than those who do not have diabetes. researchers report. The...
Only one-third of the 18 million Americans who have type 2 diabetes can successfully control their blood sugar, according to a discouraging...
Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits I-) for babies. Along with providing optimal nutrition, breast milk also provides compounds that boost...
Breast-feeding can lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to recent research. The Study Scientists have suspected that breast-feeding might...
Animal research suggests that a naturally A produced estrogen hormone known as estradiol might help protect against diabetes by preventing the death...
People who consume one or two standard alcoholic drinks per day approximately 30% less likely develop type 2 diabetes than people who...