Diabetes Patients Improve Quickly With Monthly Care, Study Says
From LA Times
Diabetics who receive regularly scheduled monthly care to learn how to improve their health have a more rapid recovery compared with similar patients who receive only sporadic healthcare visits, according to new research.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Fewer Diabetes Patients Lose Limbs
From Medpage Today
Patients with diabetes are less likely to face foot or leg amputations than they once were, although they're still at higher risk of losing a limb tha...Full story
Brown Fat - Keeps You Warm And Keeps You Slim
From Medical News Today
People with more brown fat seem better able to stay warm when it is cold, Canadian researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. They...Full story
Appetite Accomplice: Ghrelin Receptor Alters Dopamine Signal...
From Medical News Today
New research reveals a fascinating and unexpected molecular partnership within the brain neurons that regulate appetite. The study, published by Cell ...Full story
Counseling Helps Patients With Diabetes Reach Goals Faster
From Medscape Today
Regularly scheduled lifestyle counseling in real-world settings motivates patients with diabetes to achieve targeted average blood glucose (A1C), bloo...Full story
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Leo Pharma's Picato gel Approved for Topical AK Therapy
From DermWire
Picato gel (ingenolmebutate 0.015%, 0.05%, Leo Pharma) received FDA approval last week for thetopical treatment of actinic keratosis (AK)the first top...Full story
Resveratrol: Pilot Study Supports Cardio-Metabolic Benefits
From Nutra Ingredients
Daily supplements of resveratrol for one month may improve sensitivity to insulin and reduce the spike in blood sugar after a meal, suggest new data f...Full story
Exercise Stimulates Cell's Housekeeping Process
From Yahoo News
A mouse study has provided the first evidence that exercise stimulates autophagy, a process by which a cell responds to starvation and other stresses ...Full story
Use Of Iodinated Contrast Media In Imaging Procedures Appear...
From Medical News Today
Exposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function, and increased risk of developing hypert...Full story
How Estrogen Influences Mood Changes In Women
From Medical News Today
Women's emotional responses can vary significantly premenstrually. They may become depressed or grumpy during menstruation or the premenstrual phase, ...Full story
Monday, January 23, 2012
Coffee Prevents Type 2 Diabetes? Decaf is Fine Too.
From Smart Planet
Your early cups of coffee may now do more than simply clear the morning haze. According to a group of Chinese researchers, a few cups of coffee per da...Full story
Diet and Weight Loss More Likely With a Good Night's Sleep
From Emax Health
Getting a good nights sleep may be important for anyone trying to diet for weight loss. A new study shows lack of sleep activates an area of the brain...Full story
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Cancer
From Montreal Gazette
The most widely prescribed drug to treat Type 2 diabetes might also help prevent colon cancer in those who are considered at high risk, suggests new r...Full story
Parent Fears May Block Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monito...
From Medscape Today
Parents' fear of hypoglycemia may have blunted the benefit of continuous glucose monitoring in a recent trial in children with type 1 diabetes, resear...Full story
Red Wine Versus White Wine - Comparison Of Effects On Hormon...
From Medical News Today
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) prevent the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and could play a role in the development of breast cancer. This study of ...Full story
Friday, January 20, 2012
Pollution Linked to Diabetes Risk for Black Women
From Diabetes.Co.Uk
A new study from the United States has revealed that black women face a higher risk of developing diabetes and elevated blood pressure if they live in...Full story
Prevalence of Prediabetes High in Patients on Antipsychotics
From Medscape Today
More than a third of psychiatric inpatients on antipsychotic drugs meet American Diabetes Association criteria for prediabetes, according to a recent ...Full story
Reproducibility of Albuminuria in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects
From Medscape Today
Measurement of urinary albumin excretion (UAE) shows important intra-individual variability suggesting the need for multiple assessments. This study a...Full story
Statins Associated With Significant Increase in Diabetes Ris...
From Medscape Today
Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus, research shows. New data from the Women's H...Full story
Fenofibrate Safe in Type 2 Diabetes and Moderate Renal Impai...
From Medscape Today
Fenofibrate is safe to use in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment, researchers say. Fenofibrate's propensity to elevate plasma...Full story
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