BOSTON -- In Wednesday's medical news, NewsCenter5's Liz Brunner reported on how more children are managing Type 1 diabetes, the results of a new colon cancer study and a drink that could prolong people's lives.

Children And Diabetes

More children with Type 1 diabetes may want to consider using an insulin pump to monitor the disease, according to new research.

The Joslin Diabetes Center followed 161 children and adolescents between 4- and 21-years-old who used insulin pumps. Researchers discovered that with proper training, more than 80 percent of the children were able to use the pumps effectively.

The insulin therapy patients also achieved better glycemic control than the patients who stopped using the pump, researchers said.

Colon Cancer

Colon cancer is more common in men than women, according to new research in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers examined 50,000 patients who had a colonoscopy and found 73 percent more advanced cancerous lesions in men.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt said experts don't know why, but statistics show men have colon cancer more often than women.

"It's clear also from the study that there are women who have colon cancer and colon polyps that require screening as well," said Meyerhardt.

Meyerhardt said the study shows how important it is for everyone to get screened for colon cancer. It's recommended that men and women get a colonoscopy at age 50. People who have an increased cancer risk need are advised to get one sooner.

Drink For Life

A glass of wine could help people live longer, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School.

Researchers gave large amounts of the red wine extract resveratrol to middle-aged mice. Even though the mice continued to eat a high-fat diet, the wine seemed to improve their health and help them live longer, researchers said.

Researchers said it's far too early to tell if this will work in humans, but they are optimistic.

Researchers have linked wine to other health benefits in other studies.