If you have diabetes, high cholesterol and high triglycerides, pay attention.  A diet abundant in fish, borage and flax seed oils is associated with lower rates of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.  Such...

Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine (hormonal) disorder. Most often, symptoms first appear in adolescence, around the start of menstruation. However, some women do not develop symptoms until their early to mid-20's. Although PCOS presents early in life, it persists...

Alpha-lipoic acid is a vitamin-like substance that is often described as "nature's perfect antioxidant". First of all, alpha-lipoic acid is a very small molecule that is efficiently absorbed and easily crosses cell membranes. Unlike vitamin E, which is primarily fat-soluble,...

Diabetic Ketoacidosis: As Dangerous as it Sounds: Knowing What Diabetic Ketoacidosis is and How to Prevent it Can Save You a Trip to the Hospital When you have diabetes, it's crucial to make sure there's enough insulin in your body....

There are certain vitamins for autism that you should consider giving your child if you find that he displays autistic symptoms. Many parents have reported improvements in their child with adding specific vitamins, on top of eliminating gluten and casein...

The brain and visual system, while accounting for only about 2% of your body's weight, use up to 25% of your nutritional intake. So it isn't surprising that nutrition plays a vital role in eye health and prevention of vision-related...

Heart disease is the major cause of death for people with diabetes. All people with diabetes have an increased chance of developing heart disease; in fact, they're two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than someone who...

M&A, Financial Reports and Funding Premier, a provider of health care supply chain and performance services, has acquired Healthcare Insights, a developer of financial management software, for $65 million. Mobile EHR vendor drchrono has raised $2 million in a funding...

More Vaccines. More Infant Deaths Pentavalent vaccine has killed at least 26 infants in five nations. Quinvaxem, the pentavalent vaccine, is also the cause  of infant deaths in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Pakistan, and India. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy almost lost...

Diabetic Neuropathy can affect virtually every part of the body. Diabetic nerve damage eventually affects some 65 percent of people with diabetes. As with other diabetes complications, poor blood glucose control lies at the root of neuropathy. As average glucose...