We all know the importance of brushing our teeth and flossing, but there’s a lot of misinformation when it comes to our oral health resulting in a waste of money, gum disease, tooth loss and more. To clear up the confusion, Dr. Susan Maples, author of Blabber Mouth! 77 Secrets Only Your Mouth Can […]
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Inside our bones there is fat. Diabetes increases the amount of this marrow fat. And now a study from the UNC School of Medicine shows how some diabetes drugs substantially increase bone fat and thus the risk of bone fractures. The study, published in the journal Endocrinology, also shows that exercise […]
Washington, DC – People who developed Type 2 diabetes tended to take more antibiotics in the years leading up to the diagnosis than people who did not have the condition, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. A person develops diabetes, which is characterized by high […]
Cancer is the number one cause of death for Alaska Natives, with an average of 177 Alaska Native cancer deaths and more than 400 new cases of cancer diagnosed each year. In order to better understand the impact of cancer in Alaskan communities, the Alaska Native Tumor Registry released a 45 year report on the cancer […]