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FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A form of diabetes caused by malnutrition is significantly different from type 1 or type 2 diabetes and should be considered a distinct form of the disease, a new study says.The findings may prove crucial in developing effective treatments for malnutrition-related diabetes, which is rare in wealthy nations but affects tens of millions of people in Asian and sub-Saharan African countries, according to the researchers.Patients with this form of diabetes are mainly thin, poor teens and young adults who rarely live more than a year after diagnosis. Insulin injections usually don't help and can even cause death from low blood sugar.The disease was first identified nearly 70 years ago, but treatment is unclear due to a lack of research into the...

THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Like fixing a flat on the roadside, a new injectable hydrogel is showing promise as a remedy for worn-down spinal discs -- pumping them back up and relieving chronic back pain.The gel, with the brand name Hydrafil, is injected directly into worn discs using X-rays to guide the needle, said lead researcher Dr. Douglas Beall, chief of radiology services at Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma in Edmond. As outlined in a pilot study,. the gel fills in cracks and tears in the spinal disc, adhering to the disc's center and outer layer."It goes in as a heated liquid that cools off and becomes kind of the consistency of a medium hard eraser," Beall said. "It creates kind of a Fix-a-Flat, filling the disc back up and returning the biomechanical integrity of...

THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- You've added fish to your diet to eat healthy, but now a new study delivers some bad news: Fish lovers may have a slightly increased risk of melanoma.Researchers followed over 490,000 older Americans and found the 20% with the highest intake had about a one-quarter higher risk of developing the disease over 15 years, versus the 20% with the lowest fish consumption.Still, experts stressed the findings show only a correlation, and cannot pin the blame squarely on seafood.An oncology dietitian who was not involved with the study emphasized the "bigger picture."In general, fish is a healthy protein source, often rich in anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids, said Amy Bragagnini, of Mercy Health Lacks Cancer Center, in Grand Rapids, Mich.Because of...

THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Elizabeth Gilberg recently picked up a few new skills.At 50, she's learned to knit and is relearning how to quilt. She took lessons in cross-country skiing and tried her hand at beekeeping. Bike riding didn't go so well, but she's game to keep trying.Like many women whose children have grown, Gilberg, a mother of four, now has more time for herself. The difference is, she wasn't sure she'd live this long."I'm so grateful that I'm still here to have all of this joy every day," she said. "I never thought I'd see my kids graduate high school."Two weeks after giving birth to Grace, her second daughter and fourth child, Gilberg woke up with a terrible headache. That morning in early November, she dropped off her other three...