http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSun, 07 Sep 2008 9:01:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35307/diabetes-linked-to-arsenic-in-tap-water.html?refid=rss_all_defaultArsenic in the drinking water of millions of Americans may be contributing to the diabetes epidemic, Bloomberg reports. Researchers found that people with high levels of arsenic in their urine were nearly four times more likely to have type 2 diabetes. Higher rates of diabetes occurred even with trace amounts of arsenic and levels that meet US legal standards.http://www.newser.com/story/35307/diabetes-linked-to-arsenic-in-tap-water.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 0:09:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34182/brewhaha-over-coffee-muddies-health-facts.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCoffee’s health risks and benefits have been widely debated, often with contradictory “facts” emerging simultaneously—but can they all be right? Yes, Jane Brody writes in the New York Times . For instance, below 550 milligrams of caffeine, beverages are not diuretic (though they are beyond that); and while caffeine causes blood pressure to spike temporarily, long-term hypertension among coffee-drinkers is no more likely.http://www.newser.com/story/34182/brewhaha-over-coffee-muddies-health-facts.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 05 Aug 2008 9:35:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33754/diabetic-moms-linked-to-birth-defects.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMothers who have diabetes before they are pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects, the AP reports. A CDC study investigating birth abnormalities found more than 40 types of defects affecting the internal organs and spine that were significantly more common in children of diabetic mothers.http://www.newser.com/story/33754/diabetic-moms-linked-to-birth-defects.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 30 Jul 2008 12:18:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33433/more-kids-take-grown-up-drugs-in-obesity-fight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDoctors are prescribing drugs to more and more children to treat conditions related to obesity, the New York Times reports. Data released by pharmacy plans show that medication for Type 2 diabetes has seen the biggest increase—151% from 2001 to last year. And this month, a pediatricians group recommended cholesterol-lowering drugs for kids as young as 8.http://www.newser.com/story/33433/more-kids-take-grown-up-drugs-in-obesity-fight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 26 Jul 2008 12:19:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31634/vitamin-ds-grade-a-or-incomplete.html?refid=rss_all_defaultVitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," has been getting plenty of good press lately, leading some to ask why more people aren't guzzling it to help stave off heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. But as the government looks to update its guidelines, many experts warn that bombarding people with the vitamin could be dangerous as well, the Washington Post reports.http://www.newser.com/story/31634/vitamin-ds-grade-a-or-incomplete.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 04 Jul 2008 7:08:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30804/24m-americans-diabetic-cdc.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAlmost 8% of the US population has diabetes, the government reported today. About 24 million Americans suffer from type-1 or -2 diabetes, an increase of 3 million since 2005, Reuters notes. Another 57 million Americans are pre-diabetic, a condition of insulin insensitivity that predisposes them to type-2 diabetes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.http://www.newser.com/story/30804/24m-americans-diabetic-cdc.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 24 Jun 2008 13:14:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29428/blood-sugar-control-can-kill-diabetics.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIntensive blood sugar control can actually provoke heart attacks and strokes in some diabetes patients, USA Today reports. Scientists canned one US study 4 months ago after high-risk diabetes 2 subjects died more often under aggressive treatment. In another study, blood-sugar control helped their kidneys, but failed to stop heart-related deaths.http://www.newser.com/story/29428/blood-sugar-control-can-kill-diabetics.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 06 Jun 2008 17:50:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26767/big-butts-are-healthy-study-finds.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe kind of fat found in the hips and buttocks may actually help fight diabetes, a result that surprised Harvard doctors performing the research that produced the finding. Although belly fat is known to raise the risk of diabetes, subcutaneous fat injected into the abdomens of mice actually increased their sensitivity to insulin and even helped them lose weight, Reuters reports.http://www.newser.com/story/26767/big-butts-are-healthy-study-finds.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 07 May 2008 6:12:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26492/bypass-surgery-shows-promise-as-diabetes-fix.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIntestinal bypass surgery—a variation on the gastric surgery used to combat obesity—is showing surprising and promising results in treating diabetes, the Washington Post reports. Cutting out some of the intestine but sparing the stomach, the procedure is  producing full remission in a high percentage of cases, allowing patients to go off all medication.http://www.newser.com/story/26492/bypass-surgery-shows-promise-as-diabetes-fix.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 04 May 2008 7:47:57 CDT