Type 2 diabetes, previously called adult-onset diabetes or non-insulin-dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes develops when there’s a problem in the way the body makes or uses insulin, which is a hormone released by …
Before people develop type 2 diabetes, a lifelong disease marked by high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood, they almost always have a condition known as “pre-diabetes.” This occurs when blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not …
Residents of 160 islands that comprise Okinawa, Japan, are more likely to reach 100 years of age than people living anywhere in the world. We know from research that it is not a “longevity gene.” Okinawans who move away and …
Cooper University physicians are urging people to get vaccinated against influenza this year, citing the nationwide trend of fewer people getting shots in recent years.
According to reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), confusion about …
Heart disease and stroke are the nation’s number one and number three killers, respectively, with stroke being the leading cause of disability.
Learn about the factors that increase your chances for cardiovascular disease and what you can do about them. …
Before you dip into that stash of Halloween candy hanging around the house or at the office, consider this: One “fun size” Baby Ruth candy bar contains 130 calories and seven grams of fat.
Eat four of them, and you’ve …
If breast cancer survivor Janet Knowles had to sum up in one sentence her sentiments for her doctors and nurses at the Cooper Cancer Institute, she said it would be this: “Thank you for giving me back the joy of …
A rheumatologist is a physician who specializes in the treatment of arthritis and other rheumatic (inflammatory) diseases that can affect the joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, muscles, skin and other tissue and internal organs. In addition to completing medical school and …
When doctors factor how at-risk a woman is for breast cancer, they traditionally take two elements into account: age and family history. Now they’re looking at a third element: mammographic density of breast tissue.
According to a recent study in …
Many school-age children suffer silently over problems or difficulties at school. Whether academic, social or emotional, school-related problems can trouble, worry and negatively impact children without them ever saying a word.
That’s why it’s important for parents to establish and …