Archive for the ‘Diabetes’ Category
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped one treatment within a large, ongoing North American clinical trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease 18 months early due to concerns about a higher risk of death seen in a trial called the ...
Posted in Diabetes, Heart Attack, stroke | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
A recent study published in the journal, Epidemiology, suggests that people who live in certain neighbourhoods have an increased chance of developing insulin resistance and subsequent type 2 Diabetes. People who lived in neighbourhoods "more conducive" to exercise and healthy diet had less insulin resistance. These ...
Posted in Diabetes, Diet, News, Obesity, Preventative Medicine | 3 Comments »
Monday, December 17th, 2007
A newly developled articial kidney (which performs haemodialysis) which can be worn by patients with end stage kidney disease shows promise according to a recent study published in the journal, Lancet. The device, developed by a physician in California, was tested in 8 patients in the UK for a brief ...
Posted in Diabetes, Nephrology, News, Renal Failure | 1 Comment »