/tags/diabetes Diabetes en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:47:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-11/how-one-st-louis-wic-clinic-is-leading-the-way-to-help-breastfeeding-moms In Missouri, most WIC mothers start breastfeeding but stop during the first year. Experts say there needs to be more support for retention because breastfeeding supports public health. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:47:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-11/how-one-st-louis-wic-clinic-is-leading-the-way-to-help-breastfeeding-moms Lilley Halloran /health-science-environment/2023-05-15/mobile-clinic-to-visit-st-louis-area-schools-to-provide-diabetes-care-and-prevention St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine launched a mobile pediatric diabetes bus for students in north St. Louis County to learn about the illness and how to manage it. The Healthy Kids Express Diabetes mobile unit will provide checkups, education about disease prevention and nutrition information to those in areas with high rates of diabetes and childhood obesity. Mon, 15 May 2023 23:06:17 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-15/mobile-clinic-to-visit-st-louis-area-schools-to-provide-diabetes-care-and-prevention Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-22/food-outreach-expands-to-help-veterans-with-uncontrolled-diabetes Food Outreach provides nutritious meals to people living with cancer or HIV. Now the nonprofit is piloting a project to help veterans with uncontrolled diabetes. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:46:42 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-22/food-outreach-expands-to-help-veterans-with-uncontrolled-diabetes Evie Hemphill /coronavirus/2020-12-28/5-times-deadlier-than-flu-covid-19-has-risk-of-long-term-effects-st-louis-va-study-finds COVID-19 is a far deadlier illness than the flu, according to a new analysis from the VA St. Louis Health Care System and Washington University. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:22:08 GMT /coronavirus/2020-12-28/5-times-deadlier-than-flu-covid-19-has-risk-of-long-term-effects-st-louis-va-study-finds Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2019-04-26/cruising-for-a-cause-st-louis-in-line-skater-uses-his-sport-for-good Caleb Smith is 100 miles away from a goal he’s been planning for about a month. It’s a in-line skating challenge that will take him throughout the St.… Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:44:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-26/cruising-for-a-cause-st-louis-in-line-skater-uses-his-sport-for-good Chad Davis /health-science-environment/2019-02-21/new-moms-at-risk-for-postpartum-diabetes-often-arent-tested Pregnancy triggers a cascade of changes in a woman’s body, including, in some cases, a special form of diabetes.Gestational diabetes — which causes high… Fri, 22 Feb 2019 02:42:06 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-02-21/new-moms-at-risk-for-postpartum-diabetes-often-arent-tested Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2018-03-18/software-creates-dashboard-for-diabetes-docs This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 30, 2012 - Some doctors are beginning to discover a downside to electronic health records. Call… Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:56:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-03-18/software-creates-dashboard-for-diabetes-docs Robert Joiner /health-science-environment/2016-05-12/wash-u-research-could-someday-eliminate-need-for-insulin-shots After a meal, your blood sugar tends to rise. When it does, there are cells in your pancreas called beta cells that react by releasing insulin, which… Fri, 13 May 2016 00:37:34 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-05-12/wash-u-research-could-someday-eliminate-need-for-insulin-shots Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2016-01-24/grocery-store-seminars-teach-nutrition-on-a-budget-combat-hunger-in-the-process Christina Popp has a theory about ground beef: It’s more cost effective to purchase a leaner version because most of the fat cooks out.“You have to… Mon, 25 Jan 2016 03:38:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-01-24/grocery-store-seminars-teach-nutrition-on-a-budget-combat-hunger-in-the-process /health-science-environment/2013-04-15/treatments-sought-to-counter-inflammation-in-many-diseases This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 15, 2013 - Inflammation is a major aspect of many chronic diseases, ranging from some heart… Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:46:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-04-15/treatments-sought-to-counter-inflammation-in-many-diseases Jo Seltzer