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Diabetics suffer switching to adult care

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 8 Apr 2013

Adolescent type 1 diabetes patients face greater risk for heart attacks, strokes, blindness and kidney failure later in life if their transition from paediatric to adult care is… read more.

Kidney disease significantly increases risk of premature death in Type 2 Diabetes

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 5 Apr 2013

By Bruce Sylvester – Even with good clinical management of type 2 diabetes, the risk of premature death increases significantly with the onset of kidney disease, researchers reported… read more.

WBC play key role in controlling RBC levels

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 21 Mar 2013

Researchers have found that macrophages that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body’s red blood cells (RBCs)…. read more.

ACE inhibitor enhances pain-free walking and physical functioning in patients with peripheral artery disease

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 13 Mar 2013

Taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester – Patients experiencing intermittent claudication, pain in the calf while walking, who were treated… read more.

Insomnia link to increased risk of HF

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 8 Mar 2013

People who suffer from insomnia appear to have an increased risk of developing heart failure, according to the largest study to investigate the link. The study followed 54,279… read more.

New ‘Google Map’ of human metabolism

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 6 Mar 2013

Building on earlier pioneering work by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an international consortium of university researchers has produced the most comprehensive virtual reconstruction of… read more.

New 'Google Map' of human metabolism

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 6 Mar 2013

ADHD takes toll well into adulthood

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 5 Mar 2013

The first large, population-based study to follow children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood shows that ADHD often doesn’t “go away,” and that children with ADHD are… read more.

UK in heart attack blood test trial

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 28 Feb 2013

Patients at Manchester Royal Infirmary are playing a vital role in an international trial to find out if a blood test can accurately confirm a heart attack within… read more.

Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased deaths after heart attacks

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 26 Feb 2013

Air pollution contributes to an increased number of deaths among patients who have been admitted to hospital with heart attacks, according to a study published online today in… read more.

COPD patients at risk of dangerous bacterial infections

Written by Lorraine Carolan | 26 Feb 2013

It is well known that COPD patients run a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections. However, a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows that they are… read more.