Higher levels of leisure-time physical activity cut the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in people with type 2 diabetes by two-thirds….
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2012
Sleepless Nights Increase Risk for Diabetes
Sleep deprivation can affect insulin resistance….
Read More »Sit and Stand Workstations Cut Health Risks of Sedentary Jobs
Desks that give workers the option of sitting or standing while performing their jobs may help cut health risks associated with sedentary occupations….
Read More »Sulfonylurea’s Cardiotoxicity Probed
The risk of ischemic events may be higher with a specific subclass of sulfonylureas….
Read More »Aspirin Resistance Related to Glucose Control
Aspirin resistance – a concern among patients with type 2 diabetes who may be at high risk of heart disease – may be attenuated by aggressive glucose-lowering therapy….
Read More »Foot Ulceration for Diabetes Patients Doubles Mortality Risk
Diabetic foot ulceration was associated with a nearly 2-fold increased risk for all-cause mortality above that of diabetes alone, according to a meta-analysis of 8 studies….
Read More »Sitting for Too Long Doubles Diabetes Risk
The more time people spend sitting, the greater their risk of diabetes, cardiovascular events, and death….
Read More »Latest Data Shows HRT Cuts CVD by 50 Percent
Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women with a mean age of 50 significantly reduced the risk of the combined end point of mortality, MI, or heart failure….
Read More »Diabetic Macular Edema Responds Best to Ranibizumab
Aggressive treatment with ranibizumab during year 3 may be more effective for diabetic macular edema (DME) than less-intensive treatment, according to 3-year outcomes from an ongoing randomized published clinical trial….
Read More »Epilepsy Drug Shows Weight-Loss
Zonisamide worked for certain obese adults, but not without side effects….
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