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Increased risk of diabetes appears in women with sleep problems

Written by | 2 Feb 2016

by Bruce Sylvester: Women who have problems sleeping are at an increased risks of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers reported on January 28, 2016 in Diabetologia.

Meta-analysis suggests need for wider use of blood pressure-lowering drugs

Written by | 7 Jan 2016

by Bruce Sylvester: No matter what their blood pressure is at the beginning of treatment, blood pressure-lowering drugs should be offered to all persons at high risk of… read more.

Viagra ups insulin sensitivity in prediabetes

Written by | 4 Jan 2016

by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with sildenafil, marketed as Viagra and other trade names, appears to improve insulin sensitivity in persons with prediabetes, as well as lowering a biological… read more.

World Health Matters – China: Most stroke patients have hypertension

Written by | 18 Dec 2015

by Gary Finnegan: Around three quarters of stoke patients in China have hypertension, according to data presented at the 26th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology.

Diabetes-related amputations reduced since 1990s

Written by | 10 Dec 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Diabetes-related amputations have declined significantly since the mid-1990s, researchers reported in November, 2015 in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

AHA 2015: Women need more awareness of cardiovascular disease risks

Written by | 9 Dec 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: While heart disease and stroke are the greatest killers of women in the U.S., most women there claim to have no personal connection to cardiovascular… read more.

AHA 2015: Exercise in short bursts better for Type 2 diabetes

Written by | 4 Dec 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: When compared to 30 minutes of low-intensity exercise, short-bursts of high-intensity exercise significantly improve cardiometabolic and fitness measures in persons with newly diagnosed Type 2… read more.

Bedtime dosing of blood pressure drugs reduces diabetes risk

Written by | 2 Nov 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Blood pressure drug dosing at bedtime instead of  in the morning not only lowers blood pressure during sleep but significantly reduces the risk of type… read more.

EMA Highlights: Green light for new medicines

Written by | 13 Oct 2015

by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency’s key committee approved a total of 19 new medicines at its meeting in late September – the highest number of products… read more.

Body fat, not BMI, tied to foot pain

Written by | 5 Oct 2015

An increase in fat mass index (FMI), but not body mass index (BMI), was associated with both prevalent and future foot pain, a large community-based study showed.

Intermittent, intense exercise benefits heart abnormalities in people with type 2 diabetes

Written by | 14 Sep 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: High intensity intermittent exercise improves both heart structure and glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported on Sept. 9, 2015 in Diabetologia.

Insulin pump reduces mortality from cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes

Written by | 3 Sep 2015

by Bruce Sylvester: Persons with type 1 diabetes and who use an insulin pump have achieved half the mortality risk from cardiovascular disease compared to take those multiple… read more.

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