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Researchers have homed in on the group B coxsackie viruses….
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Older people who nap longer than 30 minutes are at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes….
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Type 1 diabetes patients were more likely to have had a stroke if they had blood vessel-related kidney and eye damage….
Read More »Saturated Fat Not the Cause of Heart Disease
It is time to bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease, argues Aseem Malhotra, interventional cardiology specialist registrar at Croydon University Hospital in London, in an Observations piece in BMJ….
Read More »Intensive Structured Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Glycemic Control
Noninsulin-treated type 2 diabetes patients may benefit from intensive structured self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG)….
Read More »Link between Alcohol Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome
Increased risk of metabolic syndrome may occur among those who are heavy drinkers….
Read More »Statins May Increase Risk of Cataracts for Older Patients
Several risk factors for CV disease are also risk factors for cataract….
Read More »Diabetes May Increase Esophageal Cancer Risk
Patients with Barrett’s esophagus who also have diabetes are at increased risk for the esophageal disease to progress to dysplasia or cancer….
Read More »A Significant Link to Mortality and BMI
Body mass index was the least predictive risk factor for mortality over 10 years in obese patients who were eligible for bariatric surgery….
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