Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease affecting approximately 7% of the US population. Diabetes is categorized into two classes: Type 1, or insulin dependent diabetes, and Type 2, or adult onset diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone necessary for the metabolism of glucose. Type [...]
Author Archives: Michelle Desjardins
November is American Diabetes Month!
November 2, 2009 – 10:42 am
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
October 13, 2009 – 9:06 am
You may have noticed the NFL players wearing their pink gloves and shoes for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But did you know that breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American women? It is caused by abnormal cell growth in the breast tissue, usually beginning in the milk-producing ducts. The abnormal growth [...]
Eat Less, Move More
August 31, 2009 – 8:57 am
Research has shown that portion control may be the most effective form of dieting when you take into account longevity and sustained weight loss and management. The reason, according to Dr. Everett Logue et al. in Obesity (http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v12/n9/full/oby2004187a.html) may be that portion control is an easier behavioral target than planned exercise. Although increasing consumption of [...]
August is National Psoriasis Awareness Month!
August 10, 2009 – 3:03 pm
Currently 4% of women enrolled in the Illinois Womens Health Registry suffer from this skin condition that causes itchy or sore red patches of skin with silvery scales.
Psoriasis occurs when the normal life cycle of skin cells is accelerated by the immune system, causing buildup of dead skin cells, which form the thick, silvery scale-like [...]
Institute Supports Cervical Cancer Campaign
July 24, 2009 – 11:36 am
Yesterday, the Institute for Women’s Health Research co-hosted a luncheon with the Chicago Foundation for Women and the National Council of Women’s Organizations featuring the Pearl of Wisdom™ campaign to promote awareness and prevention of cervical cancer. Speakers included Dr. Marie Savard, ABC News Medical Contributor; Susan Scanlan, Chair of the National Council of Women’s [...]
