A history of type 2 diabetes is not associated with more aggressive prostate cancer, but it does predict worse long-term survival from the disease.
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That’s 3 Extra Miles a Day. Pedometers may help couch potatoes get sorely needed exercise.
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Those in the Byetta group lost about 5 pounds, whereas patients in the insulin glargine group gained about 4 pounds.
Read More »Higher Doses of Acetaminophen and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatories,Increases Ris
Higher Doses of Acetaminophen and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatories,Increases Risk of Hypertension in Women According to two prospective cohort studies, those women that used higher doses then 500ng per day of acetaminophen and similar doses of ibuprofen, ,independently increased the risk of hypertension.
Read More »FDA Broadens Liver Warning for Cymbalta
Patients With Liver Disease May Risk Further Liver Damage, Says FDA.
Read More »Beta-Blockers Are Poor Choice for Hypertension
Investigators report that beta-blockers are no better at preventing heart attacks in patients with hypertension than other agents, and are less effective at preventing strokes.
Read More »Cleansing the Bowel for Colonoscopy May Harm the Kidneys
Patients having a colonoscopy often object to the bowel prep most of all, and now it appears that there’s another good reason to dislike it.
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According to the results of the study, men with type 2 diabetes should have testosterone levels measured more frequently.
Read More »Vitamins and Minerals Can Help in Diabetic Nephropathy
Vitamins C and E and mineral supplementation appear to improve glomerular renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Read More »Music Makes You Exercise 20% Harder and Burn More Sugar!
LISTENING to a fist-pumping rock song may appear no more than a welcome distraction from aching muscles on a jog round the park or a trip to the gym. But it could also significantly enhance performance by 20%
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