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A diabetes blood sugar test . (photo credit:REUTERS)

Medical Patch to Burn Fat without Diet or Exercises

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- US researchers from the universities of Columbia and North Carolina have developed medicated skin patch that can burn the body fat. These patches were first tested on over-obese mice. The study published on the university’s electronic website explained that...

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Diet Coke cans. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Artificial Sweeteners May Lead to Weight Gain

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- Artificial sweeteners or sugar alternatives added to dozens of food and medical products, from cough syrups sold without a medical prescription, to sugar-free diet cokes, may cause weight gain, according to a recent study. The study said consuming drinks with...

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Medical Program to Release Stress May Help Reduce Diabetes Risk

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- US researchers in Pennsylvania have developed a medical program to reduce anxiety through meditation and body awareness. Eight weeks later, researchers concluded that the program not only reduces stress, but could also lower blood sugar. Dr. Nazia Raja-Khan...

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Diabetes educator Cornelia Cristofor teaches how to perform a blood sugar test at the Nicolae Paulescu National Institute for Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases in Bucharest, November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

Stop Diabetes Before It Begins

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2017 | Health

Millions have prediabetes and don’t know it. Here is why it’s important to find out and act to lower your diabetes risk. An estimated one out of three American adults is prediabetic, which means blood sugar levels are higher than normal but below the...

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A patient takes a blood glucose test during an event aimed to help people with diabetes to cope with their illness at Saint Luka diagnostics medical center in Sofia, November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Vitamin A Linked to Diabetes, New Study Suggests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 15, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

London – A team of researchers suggested that vitamin A plays a major role in improving the insulin producing β-cell´s function, despite that former studies didn’t show any link between this vitamin and diabetes. Researchers from the Lund University, University...