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Toddlers are increasingly being treated for diabetes

Toddlers are increasingly being treated for diabetes and high blood pressure amid soaring obesity rates – while more teens are suffering from knee problems and gallstones Diabetes appointments where obesity is a factor have soared since 2014Over one fifth of children are overweight or obese when they start school READ MORE: Obese GP refuses to […]

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New blood test can save bowel patients the agony of chemotherapy

New blood test can save bowel cancer patients the agony of unnecessary chemotherapy Bowel cancer patients are offered surgery and chemotherapy during treatment Some 16,000 undergo unnecessary chemotherapy to improve survival chances  Bowel cancer patients could be spared from chemotherapy thanks to a blood test that can identify whether surgery alone will tackle their tumour. […]

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Bariatric Surgery Cuts Risk for Obesity-Related Cancers: Study

For years evidence has pointed to multiple health benefits associated with bariatric surgery, including improvements in diabetes, sleep apnea, and blood pressure. Now researchers are adding cutting cancer risk by more than half to the list. A retrospective, observational study of patients with obesity at 47 US healthcare organizations found that over 10 years, 4% […]

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Can an Endoscopic Procedure Treat Type 2 Diabetes?

An investigational outpatient endoscopic procedure may help eliminate the need for insulin in people with type 2 diabetes, early research suggests. Called re-cellularization via electroporation therapy (ReCET), the technology, manufactured by Endogenex, uses a specialized catheter to deliver alternating electric pulses to the duodenum to induce cellular regeneration. This process is thought to improve insulin […]

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Public health official urges people to be vigilant of scabies

Scabies: Get to know the symptoms and treatments While there has been a “low incidence” of the infectious disease in some parts of the country, scabies is still raising some concern. Mr Lines said: “In Norfolk, we’re fortunate to have a very low incidence of scabies.” However, he cautioned: “We have seen cases of scabies […]

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OCT Plus Risk Factors Improves Dementia Detection

When screening patients for dementia, incorporating standard retinal imaging into an assessment of traditional risk factors for the disease can improve detection of cognitive decline, investigators from the United Kingdom have reported. The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking systemic disease and the eye —a field of research called “oculomics.”  “We show […]

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Study finds the metabolic regulator MYC is defective in obesity

Research led by Maynooth University and published today in the journal Science Signaling has found that the protein MYC is essential for MAIT cell growth, proliferation, metabolism and function. The latest findings are of critical importance to the study of MAIT cells and the development of metabolic disease such as obesity. A team of researchers […]