Bad oral health can have a significant negative impact on people’s quality of life. It can also affect other diseases that they may be suffering. But whether oral ill-health causes general health problems…
Headlines such as "Thousands at Risk" are guaranteed to cause worry.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revised the safety labels for statins, widely used anti-cholesterol drugs. They mandated label warnings saying statins may increase the risk of type 2…
Chocolate can be good for you … in moderation.
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People who eat chocolate on a regular basis tend to be thinner, even when they do not exercise more often, a new study claims.
But health experts have warned that the findings of the study, published…
White rice has been a staple in Asian countries for centuries.
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Eating white rice on a regular basis could substantially increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an assessment that reports a greater prevalence of the condition in Asian studies…
No one goes to Paula Deen for health advice.
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I’ll be completely up front. I love celebrity cook Paula Deen. I love the drawl, I love the finger licking, I love her ever-so-slightly inappropriate relationship with her sons. That time she described…
You can use all kinds of iPhone apps to track and improve your health.
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Want to quit smoking, lose weight, manage your diabetes or get a good night’s sleep? No worries. There’s an app for all of that.
But it’s not always clear which medical apps are based on solid evidence…
An analysis of newspaper reporting about sweet drinks found coverage was largely positively oriented.
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Sugary drinks are very popular, almost entirely unnecessary, and contribute to a number of health problems.
Despite such health risks, these drinks are increasingly marketed as healthy with labels highlighting…
Bariatric surgery has a dramatic effect on diabetes and other heart disease risk factors.
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By Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing epidemic worldwide. By 2020, it is expected to be the number one disease in Australia in men and second only to breast cancer in women.
Treating this illness has…
Psammomys obesus or the Israeli sand rat provides an insight into how the thrifty gene hypothesis may work.
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By Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
In the last few decades, the number of people with diabetes has more than doubled globally, making the combination of type 2 diabetes and obesity (known as diabesity) the largest epidemic the world has…
The UN General Assembly will discuss a global approach to combating non-communicable diseases in September.
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Australia has done well by international comparison in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the past fifty years and while there remains much to do, we could play a leading role in the upcoming…
Keeping weight off is much harder than losing weight in the first instance.
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Prevention is the cornerstone of society’s response to the current obesity epidemic. But even if no more people were to gain much more weight, those who are already obese face serious health problems…
Mentally ill Australians have a life expectancy 25 years lower than the rest of the population.
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Almost half of all cigarettes smoked in Australia, the US and the UK are smoked by people with a mental illness. It’s a startling statistic and it paints a grim picture for the physical health of the one…
Even modest weight loss can reduce your risk of developing diabetes.
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By Peter Clifton, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
We’ve come a long way in our understanding of diabetes over the past few decades. Rather than cutting down on sugar, the prevention and management of diabetes hinges on weight control and a balanced diet…
