Health
A 'nutty' solution to type 2 diabetes management
Eating nuts every day could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent its complications, according to new research from St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto.
Jul 12, 2011
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Diabetes
Achieving treatment goals in type 2 diabetes can up life expectancy
Reducing glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure (SBP), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and body mass index (BMI) can improve life expectancy (LE) among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Diabetes
Changes observed in HbA1c during ramadan
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, during Ramadan, the greatest change among metabolic parameters is seen for glycemia, according to a study published online May 13 in the Journal of Diabetes Investigation.
May 20, 2015
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Cardiology
Statins associated with lower risk of cardiac events for some patients, not others
Cholesterol-lowering statins were associated with lower risk for major cardiac events in some patients with preexisting ischemic heart disease but not in others, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jun 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic clues link lipoprotein A to prostate cancer risk
A new analysis has uncovered a potential link between higher prostate cancer risk and genetic variants associated with higher bloodstream levels of the cholesterol-transporting molecule lipoprotein A. Anna Ioannidou of Imperial ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Medications
NIH stops clinical trial on combination cholesterol treatment
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial studying a blood lipid treatment 18 months earlier than planned. The trial found that adding high dose, ...
May 26, 2011
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Cardiology
One daily combo pill helps lower heart disease risk in study of underserved patients
Taking one daily pill that combined medications to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol lowered heart disease risk among underserved patients better than taking several separate medications to treat these risk factors, ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Cardiology
Updated cholesterol guidelines offer more personalized risk assessment, additional treatment options
More personalized risk assessments and new cholesterol-lowering drug options for people at the highest risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are among the key recommendations in the 2018 cholesterol guidelines from the American ...
Nov 12, 2018
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Health
Low-carb vegan diet shows similar health benefits to vegetarian diet, study shows
A low-carb vegan diet has the same health effects as a vegetarian diet, but at a much lower cost to the environment, according to new research from St. Michael's Hospital.
Sep 26, 2022
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Cardiology
Early cholesterol treatment lowers heart disease risk: study
Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life, a major study showed Wednesday.
Dec 4, 2019
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