Individuals with diabetes and acute coronary syndromes (ACS) such as a heart attack or unstable angina have an increased risk of death at 30 days and one year after ACS, compared with ACS patients without diabetes, according to a study in the August 15 issue of JAMA.
Mouse mammary glands deficient in PPAR?, a nuclear receptor that regulates the storage of fat, produce toxic milk that causes inflammation and baldness in suckling pups, report scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
The number of men in the United States with undiagnosed diabetes has declined sharply over the past 25 years, with Hispanics and African-Americans no longer more likely than whites to unknowingly have the disease, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.
Today’s doctors are trained to take a more “patient-centered” approach toward healthcare. That means educating patients about their conditions, encouraging questions and collaboration, discussing how the condition affects the patient emotionally, and involving patients in treatment decisions.
Skeleton (bones) helps control sugar metabolism and weight, and it is found to be a major determinant of the development of type 2 diabetes, revealed by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center.
Patients who require long-acting insulin to manage their diabetes will benefit from PharmaCare?s coverage for the medication insulin glargine, also known as Lantus, announced Health Minister George Abbott today.
Health Canada is reminding Canadians and health care professionals that lancing devices must be used as directed in order to minimize the risk of transmitting blood-borne pathogens, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C. and HIV.
Today, researchers report for the first time that genetic variants in mitochondria?energy-producing structures harboring DNA that are inherited only from the mother?are directly linked to metabolic markers for type 2 diabetes. The study, which highlights the role of mitochondrial genome variation in the pathogenesis of common diseases, is published online in Genome Research (www.genome.org).
Heart disease hits people with diabetes twice as often as people without diabetes. In those with diabetes, cardiovascular complications occur at an earlier age and often result in premature death, making heart disease the major killer of diabetic people. But why is heart disease so prevalent among diabetics.
At menopause, women lose hormone protection against heart (cardiovascular) and kidney (renal) diseases, and are likely to become obese. A research team has tested the idea that estrogen deficiency in aged females may trigger the development of high blood pressure and obesity.