French researchers report, that with good graft function, islet transplantation can achieve long-term metabolic control in patients with brittle Type 1 diabetes.
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FDA Safety Changes for DiaBeta and Chantix
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved safety labeling revisions to warn of the risk for serious effects from Chantix and DiaBeta.
Read More »Medium to Vigorous Exercise Improves Cardiac Function in Type 2 Diabetes
While an exercise program generally leads to improvements in metabolic function in patients with Type 2 diabetes, it only improves myocardial function when activity is at least moderate to vigorous, according to a new study.
Read More »A Wearable Kidney?
Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients which provides continuous dialysis 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Read More »Comparative Effectiveness Between Drugs Nearer
Having comparative studies between drugs can show which drugs are cost effective. Why pay the price for newer drugs, if the older generic drugs do the same or better?
Read More »Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Smoking Can Lead to Dementia
Middle-aged people who smoke or have high blood pressure or diabetes are more likely to develop dementia later in life, a new study shows.
Read More »Testosterone May Affect Women’s Choice of Risker Careers
High levels of testosterone increases appetite for risk in women: high levels connected to choice of riskier careers.
Read More »Screening for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. L.H. Young and colleagues reported the lack ofutility of MPI for predicting myocardial events in the DIADstudy.1 However, the article contained information that suggestsa simpler and possibly more effective means of predicting cardiovascularevents.
Read More »Pharmacist House Calls Help Keep Heart-Failure Patients out of the Hospital
Collaboration between doctors and pharmacists can reduce medication-related problems and hospitalizations and improve health outcomes in patients with heart failure.
Read More »Letter from the Editor: August 19, 2009, Issue #482
There seems to be a lot going on in the glucose testing world this week in response to the FDA announcing potential problems with strips that use glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinoline quinone (GDH-PQQ) to evaluate levels of glucose in the blood. (See this week’s Item #3.) Multiple companies are sending out …
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