Metformin lowers risk of knee replacement in obese osteoarthritic patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 Jun 2019 7:20 PM ISTDELHI: Use of metformin -- a drug used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes -- is beneficial for obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA),...
White meat raises LDL cholesterol as much as red meat, finds APPROACH clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Jun 2019 8:30 PM ISTWhite meat raises LDL cholesterol as much as red meat, finds APPROACH clinical trial.A new study has found that even saturated fats from white meat...
Unrecognized heart attack in diabetes patients increases risk of death Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Diabetes has been understood as a multi-organ and a multi-specialty disease. It affects various organs including eyes, nerves, kidney, vessels,...
This green aquatic plant may lower blood sugar in Prediabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Jun 2019 8:28 PM ISTDELHI: A novel green aquatic plant Wolffia globosa Mankai could be a promising potential plant-based protein source to control blood sugar in...
Rare occurrence of acute bilateral cataract in young female patient with diabetes Hina Zahid30 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTIndia: A recent case report published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India describes the case of a female patient with type 1...
Poor blood sugar control tied to low muscle mass in type 2 diabetes patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTJAPAN: Poor blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may increase the risk of sarcopenia -- degenerative loss of skeletal muscle,...
Ayurvedic polyherbal combination (PDBT) for prediabetes may reduce risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Deepanjana Sarkar28 May 2019 8:15 PM ISTA polyherbal Ayurvedic combination of [Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy), Pterocarpus marsupium (Vijayasaar), Gymnema sylvestre (Gurmar), Zingiber...
Low blood sugar during discharge increases death and hospital readmission Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: A nationwide, retrospective cohort study of 843,978 admissions of diabetic patients found that the diabetes patients having low blood sugar...
Pioglitazone an effective option for secondary prevention of Stroke in Prediabetes Hina Zahid27 May 2019 7:20 PM ISTHONOLULU - Pioglitazone has been found effective for secondary prevention in stroke patients with prediabetes. Stroke Patients with Prediabetes...
For healthy weight loss switch over to liquid diet, finds review Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 May 2019 7:02 PM ISTCANADA: If you want to lose weight switch over to liquid meal, is the bottom line of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The review,...
Elevated Blood sugar and High BP increase risk of Heart block: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTElevated Blood sugar and High BP increase risk of Heart block, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.Researchers at UC San Francisco...
Ciprofloxacin linked to sudden hypoglycemia in non-diabetic patients Deepanjana Sarkar26 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTUse of Ciprofloxacin may increase the risk of low blood sugar in patients who do not have diabetes, revealed a study published in the Journal of...
