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- Diabetes patients show improvements in disease care
Nineteen percent of diabetes patients in 2010 met or exceeded three measures of good disease care, compared with only 2% in previous decades, according to a study in Diabetes Care. Researchers found nearly 53% of patients attained an A1C of less than 7%, while 51% were able to achieve their blood pressure goals and 56% met their cholesterol goals in 2010. U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News
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- Higher heart risk seen with increased troponin rates in diabetes
More than a fifth of stable diabetes patients examined showed slight elevations in cardiac troponin I levels and had a 50% increased risk of major adverse cardiac events over three years, researchers found. The results, published in Diabetes Care, "imply that any detectable cTnI level should warrant consideration for more globally aggressive risk-reduction efforts, including closer evaluation and long-term monitoring, and such intervention efforts may focus beyond glycemic-control measures," said researcher Dr. W.H. Wilson Tang. Medscape (free registration)
(2/15)
- Study to explore stem cell therapy for diabetic retinopathy
A European Union-supported study will explore the use of adult bone marrow stem cells in treating diabetic retinopathy. Researchers are set to grow the cells in the laboratory and plan to transplant them in patients in an attempt to repair damaged blood vessels and retinas and to restore vision. Human trials are slated to be conducted in Denmark after preclinical tests at several sites in Europe. Diabetes.co.uk (U.K.)
(2/14)
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- Poor stress response may increase obesity risk in children
Children who had higher cortisol levels in response to stressors showed higher BMI and consumed more calories despite the absence of hunger compared with those who only had slightly elevated cortisol rates, a study found. The results in the journal Appetite suggest that children who have a poor response to stress may be at an increased risk of obesity. Yahoo/Asian News International
(2/16)
- Study: Weight-loss program is safe, effective among senior women
Older obese women who underwent a lifestyle intervention had lost as much weight as middle-age participants at six and 18 months, according to a study in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging. Older women did not show higher risk of adverse events than middle-aged women did, researchers noted, and improvements in blood pressure were higher among the older women. DailyRx.com
(2/17)
- Study ties maternal obesity to excessive birth weight
Black women who were obese before they got pregnant and those who gained excess weight during pregnancy were at greater risk of having babies with macrosomia, according to a study in the journal Obesity. Researchers noted that mothers with a BMI of more than 31 had twice the risk of delivering large babies. HealthDay News
(2/14)
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