Height MattersShorter People May Be at a Greater Risk of Type 2 Diabetes ...are obese (overweight compared to their height), an addition of every 10 cm in height lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes by 36% for men and by 30% for... By Anubhuti Matta
Hard TruthNew Study Links Type 2 Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction ...of Exeter and the University of Oxford, looked at data from more than 220,000 men, 6,000 of whom experienced erectile dysfunction. The researchers looked at the relationship between metabolism and... By Anubhuti Matta
Everyone ChillPolio Type 2 Hasn’t Re‑emerged. And Polio Vaccines Aren’t Contaminated. ...were just older versions that targeted all three types of polio, even type 2, instead of the more modern vaccines that target only types 1 and 3. There’s no harm... By Liesl Goecker
diabetesRethinking Diabetes as Five Diseases, Not Just Two, Will Enable Better Treatment ...that often accompany diabetes, which the team used to define the new categories: Group 1: Severe autoimmune diabetes. This type would correspond to Type 1 diabetes and a rarer subtype,... By Angelina Shah
Storm In A TeacupWHO Reassures Parents: Botched Polio Vaccines in Three Indian States Pose No Threat to Kids ...Type 2 and Type 3 of the polio virus. Over time, the Type 2 strain of polio was declared globally eradicated, and WHO eventually recommended phasing out Type 2 vaccine... By Angelina Shah
New DevelopmentsA Roundup of the Latest Breastfeeding Research ...gestational diabetes A study of 4,400 women followed for more than 20 years suggests breastfeeding for a longer period of time could help women diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy... By The Swaddle Team
Sweet TruthIndia Reduces Its Individual Sugar Consumption by 2 kgs Per Year ...High levels of sugar intake can lead to accumulation of body fat, which can contribute to insulin resistance, and eventually type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a serious and... By Anubhuti Matta
Fishing For BenefitsUntrending: Are Omega‑3 Supplements Good for You? Yes, Actually. ...effect on blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes any effect on cancer, either prevention or treatment any effect on autism symptoms any effect on cognition in elderly... By Liesl Goecker
Bad Ads95% of Kids’ Apps Contain at Least One Type of Advertising, Says Study ...commonly downloaded apps marketed to or played by children ages 5 and under contain at least one type of advertising. The study was led by University of Michigan C.S. Mott... By The Swaddle Team
babiesCord Blood: Private vs Public Banking ...processing fee, usually in the range of Rs 20,000, after which you have the option of annual installments or a deposit of Rs 40-60,000. It’s a great deal of money... By Kamala Thiagarajan
Pasta For TwoEating a Lot of Gluten During Pregnancy May Increase Kids’ Diabetes Risk ...rye, and barley and is thought to influence the development of type 1 diabetes. Earlier tests on animals without gluten intolerance found a gluten-free diet during pregnancy almost completely prevented... By The Swaddle Team
diabetesEffectiveness of India’s Top‑Selling Diabetes Medications in Question ...as ‘the diabetes capital of the world,’ with 60 million of its population affected by type 2 disease. Two-thirds of all diabetes drugs sold in India are what is known... By The Swaddle Team
foodYou Can Have Enough to Eat And Still Be Malnourished ...such as chromium are essential in regulating blood sugar, and help insulin transport glucose into cells. Indians who were obese and suffering from type 2 diabetes had 20 to 40%... By The Swaddle Team
momsWhy Some Women Have Difficulty Losing, Gaining Weight ...diabetes. Cruelly, the gene is sex specific: Men with the same variation of the gene have much less-heightened fat storage and diabetes risk. And some women with the variation are... By The Swaddle Team
Fire Down BelowEverything You Need to Know About Genital Herpes ...and more manageable. There are two types of genital herpes, type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Type 1 is a strain that mostly appears as sores around the mouth,... By The Swaddle Team
Calm DownDesigner Babies Are Far From Reality, Even After the Gene‑Edited Babies in China ...complex diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease that are caused by multiple genes, fears of engineering babies with high IQ or athletic prowess emerged. The same issues... By A Cecile JW Janssens, The Conversation
BuzzkillBy 2030, 40 Million People With Diabetes Will Not Be Able to Access, Afford Insulin Treatment ...treatment; anyone with type 1 diabetes, also known as childhood diabetes, requires insulin, but the medication may or may not be required for people with type 2 diabetes. Type 2... By The Swaddle Team
Shooting BlanksStudy Finds 15% of Infertile Men May Have Undiagnosed Prediabetes ...too low to be full-fledged type 2 diabetes, but too high to be considered normal. Unchecked by diet and lifestyle changes, prediabetes often develops into type 2 diabetes. Indians may... By Liesl Goecker
