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Study Tests Depression Treatment for Diabetes Patients

...hed studies have shown that depressive symptoms in diabetics are associated with worsened blood glucose levels, diabetes complications, increased functional disability, worsened adherence to diabetes regimen, higher ambulatory care costs, and increased mortality. The study looked at type 2 diabetes patients ...

Diabetics in Nursing Homes Need Improved Care

... as diabetes rates increase, the number of elderly diabetics in nursing homes will also increase. The mission of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine is innovative learning, focused research and compassionate care for Ohio and beyond. Each year more than 100 osteopathic physicians graduate from OU...

Diabetes Drug Dramatically Boosts Potency of Platinum Chemotherapy

...vandia, enhances insulin receptors' sensitivity in diabetics whose pancreas secretes too little insulin. It was approved in 1999 for use by patients with type 2 diabetes to help control blood sugar levels. An estimated 5 million people in the U.S. take Avandia or a similar drug, piozitaglone, which is sold as ...

Diabetic Death Rate Drops in Men but Remains Unchanged for Women

The death rate among US diabetics between 1971-2000 fell significantly for men, but remained unchanged for women, said a medical study Tuesday that did not seek the cause of the gender disparity . The Epidemiology and Statistics Branch of the Division of Diabetes Translation at th...

Even Pre-diabetes can Kill, Australian Study Says

...his week. Canadian researchers found that Type Two diabetics had double the risk of having a stroke in the first five years of diagnosis....

Diabetes may Lead to More Complications

... individuals without diabetes. Studies show that diabetics do worse after being hospitalized for stroke, heart attack and heart surgery, but little is known about their outcomes after trauma. Rehan Ahmad, D.O., and colleagues at the Penn State College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershe...

Flavonoids In Orange Juice Make It A Healthy Drink, Despite The Sugar

...c load of sugars, appears to be a healthy food for diabetics due to its mother lode of flavonoids, a study by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo has shown. The study appeared in the June 2007 issue of Diabetes Care. Flavonoids suppress destructive oxygen free radicals -- also known as reactive ...

Functional Food What is That, Ask First

...ape seed extract claiming to protect the retina in diabetics and cranberry chewing gum to prevent gum disease. So it goes and constantly expanding. But experts are warning that the actual benefits of these foods could be dubious and hence suggest consumers to be wary of falling prey to aggressive brand adver...

Diabetics Risking Health by Using Alternative Medications Without Consultation

A large number of diabetics are risking their health by using over the counter...ountries, the review suggested that nearly half of diabetics supplemented their conventional medicines with some form of alternative therapy. Elderly women wh...

India's Share in Global Diabetes Research is One Percent

... (2,77,781)". It is estimated that the number of diabetics in India is likely to increase from the present 49.8 million to 69.9 million by 2025. But, no clear picture of the prevalence of diabetes in various parts of India is available. "The limited data available from India showed no clear trends. Surely,...

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