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Resuming smoking after stroke can increase risk of mortality

Patients who resume smoking after a stroke increase their risk of death by three-fold, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Professor Furio Colivicchi from San Filippo Neri Hospital.

28 Aug 2012

Disruption of circadian rhythm can inhibit blood vessel growth in the body

Disruptions to the circadian rhythm can affect the growth of blood vessels in the body, thus causing illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer, according to a new study from Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

28 Aug 2012

Personalized antiplatelet treatment leads to better outcomes in patients undergoing PCI

Personalized antiplatelet treatment leads to better outcomes than standard antiplatelet treatment in patients undergoing coronary stent implantation, according to results from the MADONNA study presented at ESC Congress 2012.

28 Aug 2012

Janssen licenses rights to Depomed's Acuform gastric retentive drug delivery technology

Depomed, Inc. today announced that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has licensed rights to Depomed's Acuform gastric retentive drug delivery technology.

28 Aug 2012

Study explains how breast milk fosters colonies of microbiotic flora in a newborn's intestinal tract

The benefits of breast milk have long been appreciated, but now scientists at Duke University Medical Center have described a unique property that makes mother's milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from infections and illnesses.

28 Aug 2012

America Stem Cell commences ASC-101 Phase I/II study in hematologic malignancies

America Stem Cell, Inc. announced today the initiation of a single-center study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center evaluating ASC-101 in dual-umbilical cord transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancies.

28 Aug 2012

Short sleep duration linked to more aggressive breast cancers

Lack of sleep is linked to more aggressive breast cancers, according to new findings published in the August issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment by physician-scientists from University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University.

28 Aug 2012

Insulin glargine retards progression of atherosclerosis in high-risk people

A sub-study of the Outcome Reduction with an Initial Glargine Intervention (ORIGIN) trial, designed to investigate the effect of insulin glargine and omega-3 fatty acids on atherosclerosis progression, has found that, compared to standard care, only insulin glargine (a long-acting insulin) had a "modest" statistically non-significant reducing effect on the primary outcome of rate of change in maximum carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) at 12 carotid sites.

27 Aug 2012

Study explores gender-related differences in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure

Women with acute heart failure have similar in-hospital mortality to men but are less treated in the real world, according to results from the global ALARM-HF registry presented today at the ESC Congress 2012. The findings were presented by Dr John T. Parissis from Greece.

27 Aug 2012

Spironolactone should be considered as a treatment option in hypertensive patients with DHF

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists should be considered as a treatment option in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart failure, said Professor Burkert Pieske presenting results today of the Aldosterone Receptor Blockade in Diastolic Heart Failure (Aldo-DHF) study at ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Patients with psoriasis are at high risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus

Patients with psoriasis are at high risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Renal denervation safe and effective in patients with treatment resistant hypertension

Renal denervation leads to significant and sustained blood pressure reduction for up to 18 months in patients with treatment resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Belly fat linked with increased risk of cardiovascular death in normal weight individuals

Normal weight individuals who carry weight concentrated in their belly have a higher death risk than obese individuals, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

27 Aug 2012

Genzyme receives Refuse to File letter from FDA for LEMTRADA

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced it has received a Refuse to File letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for the approval of LEMTRADA (alemtuzumab) as a treatment for relapsing multiple sclerosis.

27 Aug 2012

Mexican-Americans with ancestral links have higher insulin resistance levels

Mexican-Americans with an ancestral link to Amerindian tribes were found to have higher insulin resistance levels, which is an indication of several chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, according to research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

26 Aug 2012

Research roundup: Who do patients seek for primary care?; Treating kids with antipsychotics

n order to find out what kind of doctor patients were visiting for primary care service, researchers analyzed the frequency in which patients visited generalists and specialists in 1999 and 2007 by using a nationally representative sample of outpatient visits.

26 Aug 2012

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Resuming smoking after stroke can increase risk of mortality

Disruption of circadian rhythm can inhibit blood vessel growth in the body

Personalized antiplatelet treatment leads to better outcomes in patients undergoing PCI

Janssen licenses rights to Depomed's Acuform gastric retentive drug delivery technology

Study explains how breast milk fosters colonies of microbiotic flora in a newborn's intestinal tract

America Stem Cell commences ASC-101 Phase I/II study in hematologic malignancies

Short sleep duration linked to more aggressive breast cancers

Insulin glargine retards progression of atherosclerosis in high-risk people

Study explores gender-related differences in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure

Spironolactone should be considered as a treatment option in hypertensive patients with DHF

Patients with psoriasis are at high risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus

Renal denervation safe and effective in patients with treatment resistant hypertension

Belly fat linked with increased risk of cardiovascular death in normal weight individuals

Genzyme receives Refuse to File letter from FDA for LEMTRADA

Mexican-Americans with ancestral links have higher insulin resistance levels

Research roundup: Who do patients seek for primary care?; Treating kids with antipsychotics

Children with obesity face increased risk for gallstones

Understanding photoreceptor proteins could lead to cancer drug therapy

Statins reduce pancreatitis risk

Vandetanib shows efficacy in thyroid cancer

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