Diabetic retinopathy could be associated with poorer memory and diminished brain power in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research announced this week at Diabetes UK’s Annual Professional Conference.
The study looked at 1,066 people with Type 2 diabetes aged between 60 and 75 years. Participants completed seven tests looking at memory, logic and [...]
Definition
2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) is a substance made in the red blood cells. It controls the movement of oxygen from red blood cells to body tissues. 2,3-DPG testing is done to help investigate both a deficiency in red blood cells (anemia) and an unexplained increase of red blood cells, called erythrocytosis.
Purpose
Hemoglobin, the protein in the blood that [...]
Those extra pounds can damage just about every system in your body. Take heart. Some of this damage is reversible or can at least be slowed by just losing 10 to 20 pounds.
If you are overweight or obese, you are at higher risk for:
Type 2 diabetes.
Heart disease and stroke.
Cancer.
Osteoarthritis.
Gallstones.
Infertility.
Sleep apnea.
Type 2 diabetes
Ninety percent of people [...]
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Halogenated hydrocarbons are usually volatile, and exposure can be through ingestion or inhalation. They are lipid soluble and can pass through the blood-brain barrier. Most will depress the central nervous system (CNS) when acute exposures are high.
Carbon tetrachloride: Individuals can be exposed to carbon tetrachloride through consumption of contaminated drinking water. Although transient, low-level [...]
Worldwide, it’s an obsession. You’ll find weight control messages on the front page of nearly every magazine on the newsstand. The basic idea is clear: you can lose weight through diet and exercise. However, putting this rule into practice requires patience and a period of trial and error, especially when it comes to exercise. You [...]
Despite decades of warnings from doctors and the U.S. Government, nearly one in four Americans still smoke cigarettes regularly. Millions of people have quit since the government first reported a link between smoking and lung cancer in 1964, but many people continue to smoke and thousands of young people start smoking every month.
Smoking facts you [...]
As parents we often wish that it would be great if we could determine the gender of our baby. There are many families out there who have been desperately seeking to have a boy after several births of girls in their household and vice versa. People do not realize that they are able to determine [...]