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Yu Sun, Ya-Hui Chang, Hua-Fen Chen,Ying-Hwa Su, Hui-Fang Su, Chung-Yi Li. “Risk of Parkinson Disease Onset in Patients With Diabetes: A 9-year population-based cohort study with age and sex stratifications,” Diabetes Care, March 19, 2012.
Supplementation with vitamin C may reduce blood pressure, with greater benefits seen among hypertensive people.
Pronounced difference between systolic and diastolic pressure may increase risk of cerebrovascular disease, in older men and women with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Piceatannol blocks cellular processes that enable fat cells to develop, opening a door to novel approaches to control obesity.
Men and women with obstructive sleep apnea are at elevated risk for major depression.
Older adults who remain physically active experience less psychological distress and fewer functional limitations.
People with diabetes may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson's disease, especially at a relatively young age.
Older men and women who regularly practice Tai Chi demonstrate improved expansion and contraction of arteries, as well as improved knee muscle strength.
Spouses of cancer patients are at increased risk for coronary heart disease and stroke.
The most common artificial source of ionizing radiation, dental x-rays are linked to an increased risk of meningioma.
Among adults under the age of 40, skin cancer rates are rising.
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Phosphate, in the inorganic form, is commonly present in many types of fast food. Its consumption can measurably elevate the serum phosphate concentration, which may pose a health risk among patients with compromised kidney function. German researchers report that because inorganic phosphate is entirely resorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, people with renal disease are at increased risk of death...
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A number of recent research studies suggest a link between diabetes and Parkinson's disease, with the two conditions likely sharing some common underlying causes. Yu Sun, from En Chu Kong Hospital (Taiwan), and colleagues assessed data from health insurance claims filed by more than one million Taiwanese adults -- including just over 600,000 with diabetes. The researchers found that over nine years, people with diabetes were more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. They were diagnosed at a rate of 3.6 cases per 10,000 people each year, as compared to 2.1 per 10,000 among people without diabetes. When the researchers factored in age, sex and certain other health conditions, they found that diabetes was still linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's -- especially at a relatively young age. Among women in their 40s and 50s, those with diabetes had twice the risk of Parkinson's that diabetes-free women did. The study authors conclude that: “Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of [Parkinson’s Disease] onset in a Chinese population, and the relation is stronger in women and younger patients.”