Archive: 19/07/2016
Adults born with heart disease have increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Children born with heart disease have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes after age 30, according to a new study.
Jul 19, 2016
No significant difference found between glucose-lowering drugs for risk of death
Among nearly 120,000 adults with type 2 diabetes, there were no significant differences in the associations between any of 9 available classes of glucose-lowering drugs (alone or in combination) and the risk of cardiovascular ...
Jul 19, 2016
Buprenorphine implants may be effective relapse prevention tool for adults with opioid dependence
While buprenorphine has long been used to treat adults with opioid dependence, its efficacy can be hindered by lack of adherence to daily, sublingual (beneath the tongue) doses of the medication. New research led by the Icahn ...
Jul 19, 2016
Estimated prevalence of diabetes among adolescents higher than previously reported
In a study appearing in the July 19 issue of JAMA, Andy Menke, Ph.D., of Social & Scientific Systems, Silver Spring, Md., and colleagues estimated the prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adolescents, the percentage of those ...
Jul 19, 2016
Risk of low blood sugar differs among similar diabetes drugs
Adding sulphonylureas (SUs) to metformin remains a commonly used strategy for treating type 2 diabetes, but individual SUs differ and may confer different risks of abnormally low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia. SUs—which ...
Jul 19, 2016
Elderly Japanese most resilient in wake of triple disaster, study finds
Research into the aftermath of the Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear meltdown found that the oldest were least likely to experience a deterioration of existing chronic conditions.
Jul 19, 2016