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In this week’s Homerun Slides, we continue our exploration of the positive effects of Ranolazine, which is used to treat angina, and then begin to focus in on therapies for type 2 patients with cardiovascular concerns… To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part …

Rudy Bilous, MD, FRCP Richard Donnelly, MD, PHD, FRCP, FRACP The vast majority of cases of diabetes in children are type 1, caused by autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancre­atic islets. A steady increase in the incidence of type 1 dia­betes has been reported worldwide (average increase 2.5-3% per year …

Change Talk: Childhood Obesity is a role-play simulation where you take the role of a healthcare provider and engage in a practice conversation with a virtual mother and her child. Through the conversation, you learn to apply Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques to help them identify motivation for change, supporting them …

Can metformin reduce the risk of cancer for those with type 2 diabetes?… In previous studies, metformin has been shown to decrease the risk of cancer in type 2 diabetes. A recent meta-analysis showed a 34% reduction in the incidence of any cancer and a 33% reduction in cancer mortality; …

The women also experienced reduced beta cell function…. Researchers from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, assessed associations between dietary intake and rates of change in insulin resistance and β-cell function in Hispanic women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Sixty-two nondiabetic Hispanic women with pregnancies complicated by GDM …

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we focus in on the specifics of the drug, Ranolazine, which is used to treat angina, and its effects on patients with diabetes… To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part 14 Other sets in this series: Diabetes Mellitus …

Healthy behaviors including weight control, moderate physical activity, and minimizing TV watching can avert up to 73% of CHD cases among women over 20 years… Overall mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the United States have declined in recent decades, but the rate has plateaued among younger women. …

Women with post-traumatic stress disorder are nearly twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with women who don’t have PTSD…. 

In this week’s Homerun Slides, we review the positives and negatives of sulfonylureas, comparing them with some of the newer medications available including incretins… To download these slides in PowerPoint (.ppt) format, use this link: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part 13 Other sets in this series: Diabetes Mellitus 101 for Cardiologists, Part …

Nearly 600,000 cancer cases in the UK could have been avoided in the last five years if people had healthier lifestyles according to Cancer Research UK…. Overall, experts say that more than four in 10 cancers could be prevented by changes to lifestyle. With health services already overstretched and people …