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Edema, such as swelling of the legs or fluid in the lungs, is a known side effect of thiazolidinediones. This retrospective study showed that people who take TZDs are 3.6 times more likely to develop diabetic macular edema (DME, a thickening and swelling of the retina due to leaking of …

Choosing the right formula could stave off infant diabetes, according to a new global study. The study showed that if a mother transitions from breastfeeding to “highly hydrolyzed formula,” which is broken down for easier digestion, the infant may have a lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The study, …

Scientists have developed a promising new strategy for treating human type 2 diabetes which affects more than 200 million people worldwide. In a mouse study, scientists at Mayo Clinic Florida showed that a different approach could also be effective for treating diabetes — namely, blocking the breakdown of insulin, after …

Researchers have unexpectedly found evidence that the early stages of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and the accompanying hyperinsulinemia may have favorable effects on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). After analyzing 34,000 men aged 30 and older, they discovered that metabolic syndrome seemed to protect against LUTS. They observed a "marginally …

FDA’s meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials comparing ARBs to other treatment found no evidence of an increased risk of incident (new) cancer, cancer-related death, breast cancer, lung cancer, or prostate cancer in patients receiving ARBs. FDA

The risk of depression among patients with diabetes varies depending on age and type of diabetes according to new research. The study investigated the risk of depression according to diabetes treatment, sex and age in the Norwegian population using data from the National Register of Prescriptions, including people being prescribed …

Transportation For America, a coalition of pedestrian advocates and transportation reform groups, has released their report, Dangerous By Design 2011, naming the most dangerous cities for walking in the USA. They used 10 years of pedestrian fatality data and census data on walking to calculate a Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) …

A biomedical professor has found that onions, green tea and olive leaf extract can fight obesity and its related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and fatty liver, even when a high-fat and high-carbohydrate diet is indulged in. Prof Lindsay Brown, tested a range of foods on rats that were …

Pooled data involving well over a million subjects confirms that diabetes increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), researchers say. “In this study which brought together all of the available evidence, we found that individuals with diabetes had between 30% to 40% greater risk of AF compared with non-diabetics and …

Scientists will mix insulin with Symlin to see if the combination injection works as well at controlling blood sugar levels as separately injected doses of the therapies. One of the biggest barriers to regular control of blood-sugar levels in diabetes patients is an inconsistent treatment regimen due in part to …