Chinese herbs may benefit diabetics

WASHINGTON – A new study has found that emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that could reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes.

The study showed that giving emodin to mice with diet-induced obesity lowered blood glucose and serum … Original article on : Chinese herbs may benefit diabetics.

Diabetes risk in kids ‘ups risk for weak bones’

Washington, August 17 (ANI): A new study has found that children who are at risk for diabetes before they reach puberty are also at risk for weak bones.

The Medical College of Georgia study is the first to suggest the association between weaker bones and type 2 diabetes risk in children.

The study of 140 … Read : Diabetes risk in kids ‘ups risk for weak bones’.