Intranasal insulin appears safe and may stabilize beta-cell and immune function in individuals at risk for type 1 diabetes.
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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Elevate Testosterone Levels
Treatment with sildenafil (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis) results in increased levels of testosterone in men with erectile dysfunction (ED). However, increases are more marked with tadalafil.
Read More »Visceral Fat Linked With Metabolic Syndrome
Body fat distribution appears to be more important than obesity itself in determining risk for metabolic syndrome.
Read More »Insulin Pump Comparable to Injection Therapy in Pre-School Children
Glycemic control does not significantly differ between diabetic preschoolers who receive insulin pump therapy and those who receive intensive injection therapy.
Read More »Teens With Insulin Resistance at Risk for High Blood Pressure Later in Life
Insulin resistance during the teen years is an independent risk factor for high systolic blood pressure in adulthood.
Read More »FDA Approves Chip Implant That Can Prevent Treatment Errors
A computer chip that is implanted under the skin won U.S. approval on Wednesday for use in helping doctors quickly access a patient’s medical history.
Read More »No Link Seen Between Antihypertensive Therapy and Diabetes Risk
The risk of type 2 diabetes does not appear to be increased or decreased in elderly hypertension patients who use any of the major classes of antihypertensive medications.
Read More »Abnormal Fasting Plasma Glucose Linked With Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic stroke risk increases by 2.82 times when the fasting blood glucose is greater than 140 mg/dL
Read More »Losartan Plus Ramipril Reduces Blood Pressure in Diabetics With Hypertension
A fixed dose combination of losartan and ramipril showed good to excellent efficacy response in 98% of patients.
Read More »Family Physicians Launch Next Step of Fitness Initiative
AAFP president has lost 50 pounds, focus moves to office staff.
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