News tagged with diabetes patients
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Doctors who share patients may provide lower cost care
Patients with diabetes or congestive heart failure who receive care from doctors with high levels of patient overlap have lower total health care costs and lower rates of hospitalization, according to a new ...
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Aug 01, 2012 |
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Drug prescribing system could boost patient safety
(Medical Xpress) -- Research led by the University of Birmingham has shown that a specialised drug prescribing system could help to prevent a repetition of the notorious 2002 killings of elderly patients by nurse Colin Norris.
Medications
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Good long-term limb salvage for diabetic foot patients
(HealthDay) -- For patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), long-term limb salvage is favorable; however, long-term survival remains poor, particularly for those with peripheral artery disease (PAD) or chronic ...
Diabetes
Jul 29, 2012 |
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Claims data reveals patients at post-op infection risk
(HealthDay) -- Claims data can be used to accurately identify rates and risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) following spinal surgery, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Spine.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 13, 2012 |
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A weak heart produces a poor appetite
Heart-brain-stomach link of major importance for diabetes and heart failure discovered: as a recent study by the MedUni Vienna has demonstrated, the hormone BNP, generated by the heart, also has an appetite-inhibiting ...
Diabetes
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Social networking evaluated to improve diabetes management
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine are evaluating a new social media tool called Wellaho to treat patients with type I and II diabetes. The clinical trial will study whether the use of ...
Diabetes
Jul 12, 2012 |
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Correlates of diabetic foot complications identified
(HealthDay) -- For patients with diabetes, increased poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) immunoreactivity, reduced abundance of type 1 procollagen, and impaired skin structure correlate with foot complications, according ...
Diabetes
Jul 08, 2012 |
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Above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of death: study
An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death.
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Jul 06, 2012 |
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Antibodies reverse type 1 diabetes in new immunotherapy study
Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have used injections of antibodies to rapidly reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop the disease. Moreover, ...
Diabetes
Jul 05, 2012 |
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Linagliptin noninferior to glimepiride in type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay) -- A new drug for type 2 diabetes causes significantly less weight gain and may carry lower risks for hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), heart attack and stroke than standard medications, a new study indicates.
Diabetes
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Experimental drug helps diabetes patients lose weight
An experimental drug helped significantly more overweight patients with diabetes shed pounds, compared with placebo, a new study finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.
Medications
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Physical fitness may improve survival among diabetes patients with heart dysfunction
Being physically fit may improve survival rates among diabetes patients with a particular type of heart abnormality, a new study determines. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in ...
Diabetes
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Common diabetes drugs associated with increased risk of death
Compared to another popular drug, three widely used diabetes medications are associated with a greater risk of death, a large new analysis finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting ...
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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Type 2 diabetes cured by weight loss surgery returns in one-fifth of patients
A new study shows that although gastric bypass surgery reverses Type 2 diabetes in a large percentage of obese patients, the disease recurs in about 21 percent of them within three to five years. The study results will be ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Research: Many programs to help diabetics manage their health do work
A new study has found that programs aimed at helping people prevent or manage diabetes are most successful if they are directed at the patient or the health care system. Programs aimed at physicians were only successful for ...
Diabetes
Jun 22, 2012 |
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