Diabetes
Charcot foot operations help diabetes patients walk normally again
A growing number of diabetics are being diagnosed with a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.
May 29, 2015
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Diabetes
Pilot clinical study to test 'Sugar' diabetes app
An advanced smartphone application developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to help people with diabetes better manage their weight and blood sugar level and assess the status of chronic foot ulcers, is entering a pilot ...
Apr 14, 2015
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Diabetes
Podiatry services manage diabetes fallout
A Fremantle-based study has revealed the incidence of foot ulceration in patients with type 2 diabetes has remained stable over the past 15 years, due to community and hospital-based improvements in foot care.
Apr 8, 2015
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PET/MR can effectively diagnose cause of unclear foot pain
A single scan could diagnose the cause of foot pain better and with less radiation exposure to the patient than other methods, according to a study in the March 2015 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Imaging with ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Diabetes
New drug delivered through a skin patch shows promise in healing diabetic foot ulcers
A foot ulcer is typically a painful inconvenience to most people, but to a person with diabetes it could mean an infection, or worse, an amputation. But a research team at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Diabetes
Loss of sensation in the feet of diabetes patients linked to cardiovascular disease, say researchers
Experts have discovered that loss of sensation in the feet, a result of diabetes, may be a predictor of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and strokes.
Aug 6, 2014
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Medical research
Global study to help improve quality of life for patients with diabetes
Researchers at the Manchester Royal Infirmary's Diabetes Centre and Vascular Surgery Department together with microbiologists from The University of Manchester have recruited the first patient into a global study evaluating ...
Apr 8, 2014
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Medical research
Stem cells inside sutures could improve healing in Achilles tendon injuries
Researchers have found that sutures embedded with stem cells led to quicker and stronger healing of Achilles tendon tears than traditional sutures, according to a new study published in the March 2014 issue of Foot & Ankle ...
Mar 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tissue repair drug helps heal diabetic foot ulcers
Patients were twice as likely to have a diabetic foot ulcer heal within eight weeks when they were treated with a tissue repair drug versus a placebo, according to new research accepted for publication in the Endocrine Society's ...
Feb 25, 2014
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Health
Foot study may impact design of running shoes
(Medical Xpress)—New insights into how foot muscles support the arch of the foot could spark a change in the design of running shoes, following a study led by The University of Queensland.
Feb 7, 2014
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