NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As HbA1c levels rise, cognitive function falls in patients with type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pulse pressure can be used to screen patients with chronic kidney disease to identify those with coronary artery calcification who need further evaluation,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – One reason that African Americans have high rates of renal failure is that earlier, treatable stages of kidney disease are not being recognized…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prevalence of obstetric complications resulting in severe maternal morbidity — particularly pulmonary embolism and need for blood transfusions — increased significantly in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite frequent insulin use, glucose control is “suboptimal” among patients hospitalized in US academic medical centers, according to a study published in the…
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) appear to have a significantly higher risk of becoming clinically depressed than healthy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Consistent with findings from animal studies, data from human subjects suggest that acute MI mobilizes a rare population of very small embryonic-like stem…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The incidence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is increased somewhat in patients with diabetes, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Diabetes Care…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intensive treatment to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduces carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a secondary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A 2.5-mg dose of terbutaline at bedtime appears to prevent hypoglycemia during the night in patients with aggressively treated type 1 diabetes, without…