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New second-line drug for Type 2 diabetes shows promise
London: Type 2 diabetes patients who don`t respond to metformin, the most widely used medication for the disease, may get significant benefit from a new second-line drug, a new study has claimed. The new drug, linagliptin, results in significantly less weight gain than the most common second-line drugs currently used, and may even carry a [...]
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Menopause before 46 ups heart attack risk
Women who reach menopause before the age of 46 are twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as compared women who go through the change later in life, a new study has revealed. The findings from a diverse group of U.S. women supports results of earlier studies, which had focused only on [...]
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Do you like to sleep all the time?
You could be inviting a host of health problems. Zeenia F Baria tells you more about it… While experts say that an average person needs seven to eight hours of sleep everyday, there are people who suffer from the problem of oversleeping. Hypersomnia is a disorder characterised by excessive sleepiness. One often experiences prolonged night [...]
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Ozone exposure linked to potential heart attacks
WASHINGTON: When exposed to ozone for two hours, young and healthy adult volunteers develop physiological changes associated with cardiovascular ailments, a study has found. Study participants showed evidence of vascular inflammation, a potential reduced ability to dissolve artery-blocking blood clots, and changes in the autonomic nervous system that controls the heart’s rhythm. The changes were [...]
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Increasing demand for olive oil in India, consumption expected to …
The manager of Godrej’s Nature Basket outlet in a well-heeled Juhu neighbourhood in Mumbai has made it a habit to walk down the shopping aisle every six hours. His goal: to check, and when required, quickly replenish fast-disappearing stocks of olive oil on the shelves. It is not uncommon for the occasional sports star or [...]
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Loneliness, living alone tied to shorter lifespan: Study
NEW YORK: People with heart disease who live alone tend to die sooner than those sharing their home with others, according to an international study that looked at more than 44,000 people. Previous studies have linked social isolation to everything from heart attacks to weakened immune systems, but the current study, published in the Archives [...]
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Insulin ‘puts people with diabetes heart disease risk’ myth debunked
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Long-term insulin use does not harm people with diabetes or pre-diabetes or put them at risk of heart attacks, strokes or cancer, a new study has claimed. According to Dr. Hertzel Gerstein, principal investigator of the study from McMaster University, this is contrary to concerns that long-term use of insulin may [...]
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Diabetes: a million not getting all basic checks
But Barbara Young, chief executive of Diabetes UK, said the increase was “much too slow”. She warned: “Stroke, blindness, amputation and heart attacks are just some of the devastating health problems people with diabetes face if their condition isn’t managed properly.” Article source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9329207/Diabetes-a-million-not-getting-all-basic-checks.html
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Can Any Disease Be Cured By A Healthy Diet?
Research shows that a proper diet creates an alkaline pH in the body that fights all disease. WireService.ca Press Release - June 13, 2020 - When you look into other people’s supermarket carts, what they have in it often reflects on what body type they are and what level of health they have. Active and [...]
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Early insulin intake may prevent diabetes, but not heart disorders: Study
CHENNAI: Does long-term intake of a special form of insulin prevent diabetes and heart problems, but cause cancer? The debate has been raging in medical circles for long. Now, an international study involving 12,000 pre-diabetics settles two parts of it, but leaves the other open for further research. Results of ORIGIN (Outcome Reduction with Initial [...]