HDL cholesterol greater than 60 mg/dl increases risk of heart attack-ESC Update Vinay Singh singh28 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn increased risk of heart attack and death may be associated with very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or "good" cholesterol, reports a...
Metformin use associated with Vitamin B12 deficiency in elderly Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTVitamin B12 deficiency is common among institutionalized elderly using metformin, finds a new retrospective study in the Archives of Gerontology and...
A rare case of Fournier's Gangrene Hina Zahid27 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTChih-Sheng Huang, M.D. at National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan City, Taiwan has reported a case of Fournier's Gangrene that has appeared in...
Poor sleep may delay wound healing in diabetes patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTAccording to a new study, researchers at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. have found that Poor sleep in type 2 diabetes may lead to slower wound...
Oral semaglutide effective in diabetes with renal impairment: PIONEER 5 trial Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has revealed that based on the results from Phase 3a PIONEER 5 trial, oral semaglutide has hit the mark in the...
Lifestyle changes reduce complications in babies and mothers in Gestational Diabetes Vinay Singh singh23 Aug 2018 7:15 PM ISTLifestyle changes (including as a minimum healthy eating, physical activity, and self-monitoring of blood sugar levels) was associated with possible...
Exenatide+dapagliflozin good treatment option after metformin for diabetes patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Aug 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe combination of exenatide once weekly (QW) plus dapagliflozin produced sustained improvements of systolic blood pressure, weight, and glycemia than...
A case of severe Lipohypertrophy induced by injection Insulin Hina Zahid22 Aug 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr. Stanley Landau, F.C.P.(S.A.) at Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Johannesburg, South Africa has reported a case of severe Lipohypertrophy...
People with low vitamin D3 at high risk of developing diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTPeople with periodontitis (gum disease) who lack vitamin D3 are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a new study...
Milk taken with breakfast beneficial in management of type 2 diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAccording to a new study Milk taken with breakfast lowers blood glucose throughout the day. Therefore a modification in the breakfast routine may...
Weight gain after quitting smoking linked to diabetes: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTA new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that substantial weight gain after smoking cessation is associated with an...
Mushrooms as a prebiotic may lead to new diabetes treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe consumption of white button (WB) mushrooms can result in shifts in the microbiota in the gut, and improved glucose homeostasis via the induction...
