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Microalbuminuria in hepatitis C-genotype 4: Effect of pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
CONCLUSION: HCV affected the development of microalbuminuria independent of diabetes or cryoglobulinemia. Combination therapy of pegylated interferon-ribavirin had a positive effect in reducing microalbuminuria.
PMID: 20222166 [PubMed - in process] (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 11:04 AM --
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In vitro activity of tigecycline against patient isolates collected during phase 3 clinical trials for diabetic foot infections
Abstract: The in vitro activity of tigecycline and comparative antimicrobial agents was evaluated against 1828 primary baseline pathogens isolated from 844 patients enrolled in the phase 3 clinical trials investigating the efficacy of tigecycline in diabetic foot infection (DFI). The trials were global, enrolling patients in 30 countries. Tigecycline was active against the most prevalent pathogens in DFI, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates of both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria with 95% of MICs ≤2 μg/mL for the entire collection. The spectrum of activity of tigecycline included important pathogens for DFI, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Bacteroides fragilis......
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 10:32 AM --
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Antepartum and Intrapartum Risk Factors for Neonatal Encephalopathy at Term
In conclusion, 44% of cases of NE following term deliveries can be attributed to a combination of antepartum and intrapartum variables.[...]© Thieme Medical PublishersGet connected:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: American Journal of Perinatology)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 10:23 AM --
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Carrot-And-Stick Health Plans Aim to Cut Costs
Kaiser Health News article tells how workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as diabetes or depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused, including knee replacements, hysterectomies and heart bypass surgery. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 09:57 AM --
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Acute renal dysfunction following hip fracture
Abstract: We investigated the incidence, risk factors and outcome of acute renal dysfunction (ARD) in patients with a fractured neck of femur.170 consecutive patients were prospectively included in the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit database and retrospectively analysed. Historically, lack of consensus definition has hindered accurate reporting of ARD. ARD was defined using the ‘RIFLE’ criteria.27 patients (16%) developed ARD. Risk factors were male sex, vascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and pre-morbid use of nephrotoxic medications (p (Source: Injury)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 09:06 AM --
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Switch to insulin therapy does not reduce rate of UTIs in Type 2 diabetics
There is no evidence that switching from oral treatment to insulin therapy reduces the high rate of urinary tract infections in patients with Type 2 diabetes, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Diabetes)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 08:19 AM --
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Better to Start Metformin Early (CME/CE, with audio)
For newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, waiting until lifestyle measures fail before starting metformin may jeopardize the long-term efficacy of the drug, a large clinical database analysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 08:13 AM --
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Mimetics of hormetic agents: stress-resistance triggers.
Authors: Sonneborn JS
Mimetics of hormetic agents offer a novel approach to adjust dose to minimize the risk of toxic response, and maximize the benefit of induction of at least partial physiological conditioning. Nature selected and preserved those organisms and triggers that promote tolerance to stress. The induced tolerance can serve to resist that challenge and can repair previous age, disease, and trauma damage as well to provide a more youthful response to other stresses. The associated physiological conditioning may include youthful restoration of DNA repair, resistance to oxidizing pollutants, protein structure and function repair, improved immunity, tissue remodeling, adjustments in central and peripheral nervous systems, and altered metabolism. By elucidating common pathways ......
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 07:46 AM --
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Acute exacerbation impairs endothelial function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
CONCLUSION: Acute COPD exacerbation is associated with worsening endothelial function, increasing the risk for cardiovascular morbidity.
PMID: 20215835 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 05:50 AM --
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Survey: Employers Plan To Shift More Health Costs To Workers
News outlets report on new trends in health insurance for employers. The Washington Post: "Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey to be released Thursday. ... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 05:00 AM --
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Growth Of Chronic Kidney Disease Highlights Need For Early Detection, Greater Knowledge Of Treatment Options
As the incidence of diabetes and hypertension continues to grow worldwide - and increasing numbers of patients progressing to kidney disease and kidney failure place a financial strain on public health systems - the need for early patient education about kidney disease and treatment options, including home-based treatments, has become critical... (Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Growth Of Chronic Kidney Disease Highlights Need For Early Detection, Greater Knowledge Of Treatment Options
As the incidence of diabetes and hypertension continues to grow worldwide - and increasing numbers of patients progressing to kidney disease and kidney failure place a financial strain on public health systems - the need for early patient education about kidney disease and treatment options, including home-based treatments, has become critical. More than 240 million people have diabetes and this figure is projected to rise to 380 million by 20251. In the United States alone, 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes resulting in medical and indirect costs (e.g... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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New Alterations Found In Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A study at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) and Trinity College in Dublin demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating insulin resistance and a reduced response to physical exercise... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Access Pharmaceuticals Reports Significant Oral Bioavailability Of Cobalamin(TM) Oral Insulin In Additional Studies
ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP) announced that it has received reports of significant bioavailability of orally delivered insulin in two independently-conducted animal studies. The studies, which confirm earlier findings, were performed as part of on-going work with commercial collaborators that are evaluating Access' Cobalamin™ Oral Drug Delivery Technology... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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New Alterations Found In Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young... (Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Africa: Non Communicable Diseases Recognised As Major Cause of Premature Deaths in Developing Countries
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart diseases, diabetes, cancer and respiratory diseases account for approximately 60 percent of deaths worldwide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)...
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 03:11 AM --
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Epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency sweeping the world
(NaturalNews) There is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency sweeping across our modern world, and it's an epidemic of such depth and seriousness that it makes the H1N1 swine flu epidemic look like a case of the sniffles by comparison. Vitamin D deficiency is not only alarmingly widespread, it's also a root cause of many other serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and heart disease.A new study published in the March, 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that a jaw-dropping 59 percent of the population is vitamin D deficient. In addition, nearly 25 percent of the study subjects were found to have extremely low levels of vitamin D.Lead author of the study, Dr. Richard Kremer at the McGill University Health Center, said "Abnormal levels of v......
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 01:00 AM --
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Vitamin D Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Helps Prevent Diabetes
(NaturalNews) High-dose vitamin D supplements may help increase the body's sensitivity to the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin, thus reducing the risk of diabetes, researchers have found.Insulin resistance (or insensitivity) occurs when the body's tissues stop responding as strongly to the presence of insulin. As a consequence, the cells uptake less sugar from the bloodstream, producing the elevated glucose levels characteristic of diabetes. In the current study, conducted by researchers from Massey University and published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers randomly assigned 81 South Asian women between the ages of 23 and 68 to take either a placebo or 4,000 IU of vitamin D once per day. All participants suffered from insulin sensitivity at the start of the study, but ......
POSTED 03/12/2010 at 01:00 AM --
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Exercising just got easier for busy people, study shows
(McMaster University) Researchers have found that interval training does not have to be "all out" to be effective in helping reduce the risk of such diseases at Type 2 diabetes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 11:00 PM --
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Asymmetric Large-for-Gestational-Age Infants of Type 1 Diabetic Women: Morbidity and Abdominal Growth
Amer J PerinatolDOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249362ABSTRACTWe sought to examine neonatal morbidity in four groups of offspring (asymmetric large for gestational age [LGA], symmetric LGA, asymmetric non-LGA, symmetric non-LGA) exposed in utero to maternal type 1 diabetes, and the association between rate of fetal abdominal circumference growth and asymmetric LGA. We performed a secondary analysis of 302 singleton pregnancies. Neonatal morbidity (respiratory distress syndrome, polycythemia, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, acidosis, and composite morbidity [any of the five]) was assessed. Serial ultrasound examinations after 20 weeks' gestation were available for 35 fetuses. Logistic regression and general linear mixed modeling were used for analysis. Asymmetric LGA infants had 3.5-, 2.2-, and 3.2-......
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 09:11 PM --
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