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Patients want easy access to any notes their doctor has recorded about them, and they want the right to let others view their medical information, according to a pair of U.S. studies, which surveyed more than 37,000 patients and more than 170 primary care doctors. Advocates of open-access medical records …

In the latest results, dapagliflozin improved control when glimepiride was added. Through 48 weeks, dapagliflozin plus glimepiride reduced HbA1c levels by 0.37% to 0.70% compared with placebo plus glimepiride. There were also sustained reductions in fasting plasma glucose and post-prandial glucose and small reductions in total body weight (1.3 to …

Two take-outs a week are enough to increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease, research shows. Young adults were more likely to have hidden health problems if they treated themselves to fast food on a twice-weekly basis, the study found. Additionally, women appear to be more susceptible to the …

According to a new study which reviewed 84 brands of children’s breakfast cereals, two thirds of them contain more added sugar by weight than is recommended by the US government. The Environmental Working Group analysis found that only 1 in 4 children’s cereals meet all of the group’s recommendations, which …

An estimated 9.3 million American adults lost health insurance coverage as a result of increased unemployment during the recession of 2007-09. The newly published study found that roughly nine times as many Americans lost health insurance coverage in the recession of 2007-09 as in the previous recession of 2001. It …

Low-dose supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids may protect patients with diabetes and a history of myocardial infarction from ventricular arrhythmia-related events, new data from the Alpha Omega Trial suggest. 1,014 patients aged 60 to 80 years with diabetes were randomly assigned to consume one of four margarines supplemented with daily …

A new study has claimed that having diabetes could heighten the chances of the recurrence of bladder cancer, as well as promoting its progression. The research argued that diabetes could be an independent predictor of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) recurring or progressing. The study which involved 251 patients found …

Two thirds involve just a handful of anticoagulants and diabetes medications according to a study. The study, by researchers from the CDC, singles out 4 drugs and drug classes: warfarin, oral antiplatelet medications, insulins, and oral hypoglycemic agents. Alone or together, they account for 67% of emergency ADE hospitalizations of …

Patients are looking for doctors who will check up on them and offer guidance between office visits according to a new report, “A Fragile Nation in Poor Health,” a look at why patients don’t follow their doctors’ treatment plans and what solutions are available to the healthcare community. Eighty-three percent …

Diabetes drugs with rosiglitazone are now available only through certified mail-order pharmacies. Doctors wishing to prescribe the drugs and patients planning to continue taking them should enroll in GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia Rosiglitazone Medicines Access Program. As of November 18, Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate), Avandamet (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin hydrochloride), and Avandaryl (rosiglitazone …