Diabetes

Diabetes control is more difficult for night-shift workers

People with type 2 diabetes have poorer control over their blood glucose levels when they work the night shift compared with those who work in the daytime or are unemployed, a new study finds. The study results, to be presented ...

Other

Study identifies better blood glucose monitor for burn care

Glucose monitoring systems with an autocorrect feature that can detect red blood cells (hematocrit), vitamin C and other common interferents in burn patients' blood are better for monitoring care, a pilot study conducted ...

Diabetes

Timely augmentation to triple oral antihyperglycemic therapy

The goal of the management of type 2 diabetes is to achieve and maintain blood glucose levels close to the normal range in order to delay or prevent the development of the long-term complications of the disease, such as myocardial ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Common enzyme deficiency may hinder plans to eradicate malaria

In malaria-endemic countries, 350 million people are predicted to be deficient in an enzyme that means they can suffer severe complications from taking primaquine, a key drug for treating relapsing malaria, according to a ...

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