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A new study has shown that doctors should cautiously prescribe intensive treatment for lowering glucose in type-2 diabetics for reducing heart complications. The study was conducted by a French team of researchers, led by Catherine Cornu at the Louis Pradel Hospital in Bron, France, and was published in the British Medical Journal. It showed that [...]
According to new research appearing in the Journal of Dental Research’s July issue, dental visits can help in identification of diabetes and pre-diabetes in people who are unaware of the condition. A research team at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine conducted the study for developing and evaluating an identification protocol for high blood sugar [...]
Daily consumption of nuts could assist in controlling Type 2 diabetes and preventing its complications, says a new study that appeared in the Diabetes Care online journal.
Scot Simpson, a researcher from the University of Alberta, has recently authored a new study focusing on the administration of Aspirin to prevent the onset of cardiovascular complications among people with diabetes.
Metformin, the drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, has a newfound therapeutic benefit—not just for diabetics alone, but for adolescent women who are at high risk for developing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This is according to a new study published in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM).
The life expectancy of the diabetics between 1965 and 1980 was found to be 68.8 years in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. Compared to the people diagnosed with diabetes between 1950 and 1964, there was an improvement of 15 years.
A retrospective study has suggested that individuals with diabetes might just be cured after a weight loss operation. Furthermore, the study has explained that 8 out of 10 patients can do well without anti-diabetic medications following a gastric bypass surgery.
New research has found an experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes that has cured almost 80% diabetic mice included in the study. The findings provide possible hope of curing a condition that affects 3 million American.
According to a new study, men with preexisting prostate cancer have more risk factors in developing diabetes if they are given with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). ADT is prescribed among prostate cancer patients to inhibit the effect of male hormones that enhance the malignant spread of cancer cells.
Among dialysis patients with diabetes, the conventional monitoring test to measure glucose is not as effective as it seems. This is according to a recent study conducted at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Anascorp® antivenom has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a
Vascular damage can be caused by a lot of midlife risk factors, like hypertension,
Tenex, an antihypertensive drug, has been suggested for use with Attention Deficit
Kidney diseases are no rare conditions. After all, the kidneys can be affected by
Children, particularly infants, who live in “moldy” households, are at increased risk
Diagnosing rapidly and accurately is vitally important during a flu outbreak, however,
To drink is to keep the body hydrated and maintain the natural fluid balance. However,
Laughter may not be the best medicine after all, at least not in all cases. It is
If our body is not able to properly get rid of fluids, it gets negatively affected by the
In the UK, 70% of eight-month-olds consume more salt than the maximum recommended intake,
