When Seth Pilkington, 29, of Clinton, was diagnosed with diabetes, he decided he wouldn’t stop running marathons or let the disease take over his life. Now Pilkington not only has a running partner, but also a best friend who helps him keep his blood sugar levels on track.
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An increasing number of Americans are turning to their local pharmacy when it comes to diagnosing certain health conditions.
With the many do-it-yourself screening kits now available, people can test their own blood or urine for a number of ailments. Many are doing so with the advice of their physician. Others are doing it out of...
SAN LUIS, Ariz. — Several dozen residents of this southwestern Arizona community crowd a seminar room to hear Dr. Bonifacio Gonzalez Castro, vice-director of the general hospital just across the border, talk about how to manage diabetes.
As he starts, Gonzalez removes his glasses and asks in Spanish: “Are a few of you diabetic?”
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Ever since scientists started talking about the potential of embryonic stem cells, curing Type 1 diabetes has been a dear dream.
When researchers announced in 1998 that they had derived stem cells from human embryos, their landmark report flagged Type 1 as a disease that might be treated by stem cell transplants.
In the run-up to...
Pregnant women sacrifice many of life’s simple pleasures — caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine — in the hope that their baby will be born healthy.
But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy can have lasting consequences that emerge decades after the child leaves the hospital. Studies are finding that...
