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Study: Rapid bone loss as possible side effect of anti-obesity drug now in clinical trials

An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...

Medical research created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

ACP recommends metformin to treat type 2 diabetes based on CE analysis of oral medications

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have ...

Diabetes created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diet high in processed meat linked to increased diabetes risk in populations with high diabetes rate

(Medical Xpress) -- Diabetes risk is increased in men and women who eat a diet that is high in processed meats, according to a study published online this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  Processed ...

Diabetes created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study identifies novel markers as key indicators of future renal failure in diabetes

Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified two novel markers that, when elevated in the blood stream, can predict accurately the risk of renal (kidney) failure in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts suggest all hospitalized patients have blood glucose levels tested

Hyperglycemia, or having high glucose levels in the blood, is a common, serious and costly health care problem in hospitalized patients. Today, The Endocrine Society released a clinical practice guideline (CPG) providing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DMP for diabetes type 2: Current guidelines indicate some need for revision

On 3 January 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with diabetes ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say

Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures - caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine - in the hope that their baby will be born healthy. But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy ...

Health created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Results of the COBRA trial reported at TCT 2011

A clinical trial of patients with diabetes has demonstrated that cryoplasty post-dilitation compared to conventional balloon angioplasty in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) decreased the risk of in-stent restenosis (ISR). ...

Cardiology created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies agree on the best blood glucose levels for diabetics with kidney failure

Two separate studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week agree that diabetics with kidney failure shouldn't lower their blood glucose levels as much as diabetics without kidney failure.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exenatide (Byetta) has rapid, powerful anti-inflammatory effect, study shows

Exenatide, a drug commonly prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control, also has a powerful and rapid anti-inflammatory effect, a University at Buffalo study has shown.

Inflammatory disorders created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin B derivative helps diabetics with mild kidney disease

A vitamin B6 derivative may help slow or prevent the progression of mild kidney disease in patients with diabetes, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN) ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Successful pregnancy possible after kidney transplant

A new study recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that the ability to successfully carry a pregnancy after kidney transplantation is very high, with 73.5% live birth rates.

Other created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts find continuous glucose monitoring beneficial in maintaining target blood glucose levels

Patients with diabetes face daily challenges in managing their blood glucose levels, and it has been postulated that patients could benefit from a system providing continuous real-time glucose readings. Today, The Endocrine ...

Health created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds aggressive glycemic control in diabetic cabg patients does not improve survival

Surgeons from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, aggressive glycemic control does not result in any significant improvement of clinical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Milk-drinking teens reap health benefits through adulthood: study

Developing healthy habits like drinking milk as a teen could have a long-term effect on a woman's risk for type 2 diabetes, according to new research in this month's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1). R ...

Addiction created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1