Heart Surgery Linked To Raised Blood Sugar
Research by the University of Michigan Health System shows that almost half of patients going through heart surgery may need to be treated temporarily for diabetes using insulin. This is because the stress of surgery will cause blood sugar to go sky-high. This phenomenon, known commonly as stress-induced hyperglycemia, is often seen in other stress-related [...]
Surprise! Surprise! American Kids Are Getting Thinner These Days!
Not really. What is true is that after a 25-year period, statistics are finally showing that the percentage of obese or overweight American Kids has levelled off, when it was initially increasing.
Detail: According to studies by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2003 – 2004 and 2005 – 2006 about 32 [...]
