Microalbuminuria may predict renal and cardiovascular disease in patients with hypertension but without diabetes, according to the results of a study….
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Diabetes Costs More than $218 Billion and Expected to Rise
Medical costs and reduced work productivity associated with diabetes cost the U.S. over $218 billion in 2007, researchers said….
Read More »Aerobics Trumps Walking for Health Benefits
When it comes to selecting the best exercise for fitness, aerobic exercise provides better health benefits than walking, according to a new study….
Read More »Nocturnal Hypoglycemia Frequent & Prolonged with Intensive Treatment
Nocturnal hypoglycemia occurred during 8.5% of nights during 12 months of continuous glucose monitoring for children and adults with Type 1 diabetes, leading researchers to conclude that the occurrence of nocturnal hypoglycemia is frequent and prolonged in intensively treated patients….
Read More »Common Diabetes Drug Linked to Vitamin Deficiency
Patients treated over long periods with metformin, are at risk of developing vitamin B12 deficiency which is also likely to get worse over time, according to a study….
Read More »Weight Watchers Meetings Reduce Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
The 57 million Americans currently living with “pre-diabetes” could benefit from a group weight loss program, like Weight Watchers, according to a new study published in American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine….
Read More »GFR Associated with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
The estimated GFR, but not the stage of diabetic nephropathy graded by the urinary albumin excretion, is associated with the carotid intima-media thickness in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study….
Read More »Fifty Percent of Hypertensives in Control, Prevalence Not Decreasing
About 50 percent of patients with hypertension have adequate control of their blood pressure, meeting a goal of Healthy People 2010, but the rate of hypertension in the U.S. has not decreased in recent years, according to a recent study….
Read More »Leisure-Time Physical Activity Benefits Some More than Others
It may seem intuitive that greater amounts of exercise lead to less obesity, but an Indiana University study has found that this conventional wisdom applies primarily to white women….
Read More »Letter from the Editor #522
There are winds of change in the Pharma business that are going to affect the way things get done. Last week Pfizer announced they were going to eliminate 6,000 jobs and eight manufacturing plants. And while drug prices made their steepest gain in almost a decade, the current business model just …
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