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The number of patients with signs of major distress related to the injections decreased by 53%,
Read More »Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Failure in US Doubled in Last Decade
Between 1990 and 2001, the prevalence of chronic kidney failure in the US rose from 697 to 1424 cases per million population, an increase of 104%, according to a report released Thursday
Read More »Caffeine Before Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Impairs Blood Glucose
Caffeine ingestion negatively affects insulin sensitivity during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).
Read More »Poor Sleep Increases Diabetes Risk
Impaired sleep physiology can have serious long-term health effects and increase the risk of diabetes.
Read More »Effective Remedy for Blood Pressure Drop When Standing Up
One-third were able to stop taking any other orthostatic hypotension medications, and others were able to lower the amount of other drugs needed.
Read More »For Optimal Health, Cut Even More Body Fat
BMIs below 22 are recommended.
Read More »COPD A Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes
“Inflammation plays a key role in COPD and asthma.”
Read More »New Diabetes Drug “Galida” Will Not File For Approval Until 2007
Galida is one of AstraZeneca’s two main drugs in final Phase III tests.
Read More »Hypertension Linked to Cognitive Decline at All Ages
Young adults are as susceptible to longitudinal blood pressure-related decline in cognitive performance as are older adults.
Read More »Diabetes Leads to Disability in Old Age
The risk of incident disability was 47% greater in diabetics than in nondiabetics.
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