Fresh vision for glaucoma treatment

DON’T BLINL: Joseph Nazarian performs an eye test at Nazarian Optometrist, Wespoint, as part of a pilot program for diabetes and glaucoma. Picture: Isabella Lettini Eye patients in serious need of treatment are jumping the queue thanks to an innovative approach being trialled in Blacktown.

The Telomere Effect

Might there be a unifying element to our biology and the health and longevity effects induced by our behaviors and environment ? Not a theory of everything but a way of tying together the complex parts of human lives and wellbeing that not only is heuristic but clearly points the way to having a longer and healthier life? That is what you will be treated to in The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer. This is no snake oil.

Every meal triggers inflammation that may protect us

London, Jan 22 – Every time we eat food, it may trigger an inflammatory response that acts as a protective mechanism to fight the bacteria consumed along with the food, a study has found. The findings showed that this inflammatory response, which acts as a protective mechanism, fails in overweight individuals leading to diabetes.

Lawsuit says housing authority discriminated against family

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A federal lawsuit accuses a housing authority in northeastern Ohio of wrongly discriminating by denying a family housing on the basis of disability.Cleveland.com reports the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Youngstown filed the suit last week against the Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority in Warren.A message seeking comment was … (more)

Obesity Claims For Youth Are Rising Dramatically

A patient takes a blood glucose test during an event aimed to help people with diabetes to cope with their illness at Saint Luka diagnostics medical center in Sofia, November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov Youth insurance claims for obesity increased 154 percent between 2011 and 2014, according to a recent study from FAIR Health.

Every meal triggers inflammation

When we eat, we do not just take in nutrients – we also consume a significant quantity of bacteria. The body is faced with the challenge of simultaneously distributing the ingested glucose and fighting these bacteria.

Hoyek foundation is a Charitable organization

CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, January 14, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOYEK FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL LAUNCH FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES Coral Springs – New nonprofit organization, Hoyek Foundation, announces official launch of their foundation, a foundation devoted to providing financial resources for people living with Type 1 Diabetes who are struggling to afford medications and treatments, as well as raising awareness for the cause with donating, fundraising, and volunteering opportunities. Hoyek Foundation is spreading awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and reducing the financial burden.

Michael T. van der Veen Named to National Trial Lawyers List of Top 25 Motor Vehicle Attorneys

The Law Offices of Michael T. van der Veen is pleased to announce that its founder, Michael T. van der Veen, was named to the National Trial Lawyers List of the Top 25 Motor Vehicle Attorneys. The Law Offices of Michael T. van der Veen is pleased to announce that its founder, Michael T. van der Veen, was named to the National Trial Lawyers List of the Top 25 Motor Vehicle Attorneys.

How surgical weight loss is saving lives

Weight loss surgery is known to help people battling severe obesity lose weight, but it also saves lives by helping patients defeat diseases associated with obesity. Studies show that weight loss surgery helps resolve many weight-related health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heartburn and sleep apnea, said Dr. Hamilton S. Le, medical director of the INTEGRIS Weight Loss Center.

Cellect Receives Patent Notice of Allowance from US Patent &…

Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. , a developer of stem cells isolation technology, announces today that it has received a formal notice of allowance around a key method of treatment patent from the United States Patent & Trademark Office. The allowed claims relate to the engineering of regulatory immune cells with enhanced apoptotic activity to be used for immunomodulation for treating or preventing immune related disorders.

Joe’s Health Calendar

… include: Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Overview; Healthy Eating and Physical Activity; Diabetes Medications; and Heart Health and Diabetes. Registration is required. Phone (209) 944-8355 . Diabetes can be managed successfully. Let us walk with you on …

Things you didna t know were bad*Jan. 11, 2017, 10:11 PM Ast

The majority of women seem to be aware of the usual things that are dangerous to their female parts – like multiple sexual partners, sticking random items “up there,” and not getting regular pap smears. But, as a gynaecologist, I see a spectrum of other conditions and habits that many women have no clue are having a negative effect on their vaginal health.

How do higher deductibles impact care for chronic disease?

Out-of-pocket costs with high deductible health plans may discourage some poor and chronically ill patients from getting needed care, a U.S. study of diabetics suggests. Researchers examined data on about 12,000 people with diabetes who enrolled for one year in health insurance plans with annual deductibles of no more than $500, then switched for two years to plans with a deductible of at least $1,000.

South Waco Community Center to host diabetes prevention, management program

The City of Waco Parks and Recreation Department will host For Your Family, a diabetes prevention and management program by the American Diabetes Association, at the South Waco Community Center. The program will be held from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. every Wednesday, Jan. 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1. Sessions will include a variety of health-related topics, healthy culinary demonstrations and interactive physical activities.

Low-calorie sweetener use in kids jumps 200%, study finds

The consumption of low-calorie sweeteners jumped a whopping 200% among children and 54% among adults from 1999 to 2012, according to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on Tuesday. “We were somewhat surprised,” said Allison Sylvetsky, assistant professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, who was lead author of the study.

Sydney toddler becomes youngest child to receive blood from her own …

Toddler, 20 months, becomes youngest child in the world to receive blood from her own UMBILICAL CORD to stop diabetes – after it was stored to treat her sister for the same disease A Sydney toddler whose umbilical cord blood was stored to help treat her sister’s Type 1 diabetes has had it reinfused after showing signs of the disease herself. Lucy Hinchion, aged 20 months, on Friday became the youngest child in the world to receive her own cord blood to help prevent or delay the chronic condition’s onset, as part of a five-year study at The Children’s Hospital in Westmead.

Manage Your Pet’s Diabetes with Home Care

… disease is on the rise among dogs and cats. While a diagnosis of diabetes requires lifestyle changes and heightened health monitoring, your pet can still live a happy, healthy life when you work together with your veterinarian to provide proper …

News flash: why some refined carbs may be good for us

Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Refined carbs aren’t exactly health heroes and are often accused of raising the risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.