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Global positioning tracker may better gauge severity of peripheral artery disease

[News : Health & IT]
05-Feb-2008 21:29:45
A space-based technology may provide an inexpensive and more reliable way to gauge the walking capacity in many patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), whose clogged leg arteries cause them severe pain when they walk, according to a report in ...

High Blood Pressure is Result of Excess Weight in Half of Overweight Adults

[News : Blood Pressure]
15-Jan-2008 22:53:47
Italian researchers have found that as many as 50 percent of overweight men and women with high blood pressure may have hypertension as a result of being overweight, and not obese.    The researchers reported the study at the Amer ...

Risk of type 2 diabetes may be increased by lack of deep sleep

[News : Diabetes]
15-Jan-2008 22:47:39
Scientists from the University of Chicago suggest that not getting quality sleep may increase a person's risk of developing diabetes. The researchers say a disturbed night's sleep may lead to high blood sugar levels, weight gain and, eventually, even ...

Scientists discovered an association of restless legs syndrome and cardiovascular disease in the Sleep Heart Health Study

[News : Blood Pressure]
05-Jan-2008 22:11:11
American scientists evaluated the cross-sectional association between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large community-based sample of middle-aged and elderly subjects.  Methods: This is a cross-sectio ...

Comorbid diabetes eliminates gender gap in IHD mortality

[News : Diabetes]
04-Jan-2008 16:28:23
In people with ischemic heart disease (IHD), diabetes mellitus is a stronger predictor of mortality in women than in men, a large population-based study suggests. The study also found that comorbid diabetes eliminates the usual gender gap in IHD mort ...

Bayer Diabetes Care is recalling certain lots of test strips

[News : Diabetes]
27-Dec-2007 15:17:08
U.S., December 21, 2007. Bayer Diabetes Care has initiated a voluntary market recall of test strips (sensors) used exclusively with the Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter. In the course of its routine quality control monitoring processes the Company ...

BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered, researchers suggest

[News : Body Weight]
21-Dec-2007 16:01:41
  DALLAS — Dec. 18, 2007 —  UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.The stud ...

American Diabetes Association Applauds Congressional Reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program

[News : Diabetes]
20-Dec-2007 12:49:23
Alexandria, VA (Vocus) December 19, 2007 -- The American Diabetes Association today applauds Congress for passing reauthorization for the Special Diabetes Programs (SDP), included in the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007. The reautho ...

Portopulmonary Hypertension: Bosentan Could Give A Survival Advantage

[News : Blood Pressure]
17-Dec-2007 22:30:12
The term portopulmonary hypertension refers to the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with liver disease and portal hypertension. Approximately 1-2% of patients with chronic liver disease develop portopulmonary hypertens ...

Needle-free diabetes pump tested

[News : Diabetes]
17-Dec-2007 22:11:53
Patients with Type 1 diabetes in Cornwall have been trialling a new treatment for the disease.  The treatment involves an insulin pump that mimics the body's pancreas and does away with the need for injections.  Some patients using the new ...
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