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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

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

Understanding photoreceptor proteins could lead to cancer drug therapy

How does a plant know when to sprout a leaf, fold its petals or bloom? Why do humans experience jet lag after a trip abroad?

24 Aug 2012

Vandetanib shows efficacy in thyroid cancer

The tyrosine kinase inhibitor vandetanib could significantly extend progression-free survival in patients with locally advanced or metastatic differentiated radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer, show results of a small phase II randomized trial.

24 Aug 2012

Radiating fears over diabetes in childhood cancer survivors

People who undergo pancreatic irradiation during childhood cancer therapy are at an increased risk for developing diabetes later in life, report researchers.

24 Aug 2012

Pre-emptive therapy better than valacyclovir prophylaxis in treating CMV in transplant recipients

Waiting to treat the commonest viral infections in transplant recipients until they reach a certain threshold is better than prophylactically treating all recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

24 Aug 2012

Diabetes journal reports results from novel experimental therapy

Results from a novel experimental therapy for Type 1 diabetes that boosts parts of the healthy immune system are reported today in the scientific journal Diabetes.

24 Aug 2012

Viewpoints: Cantaloupes and food safety; Diversity in health incentives

People don't ordinarily think of cantaloupes as killers, but over the last two summers 32 Americans have died after eating contaminated pieces of the popular fruit. ... Government is hyper-vigilant about terror attacks and problem airliners, which is good, but not so much about food - at least if you judge by the time it's taking the Obama administration to release new rules intended to prevent exactly the sort of food-borne outbreaks cantaloupes have caused.

24 Aug 2012

Researchers create new type of biosensor that can detect glucose in saliva, tears

Researchers have created a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations of glucose in saliva, tears and urine and might be manufactured at low cost because it does not require many processing steps to produce.

24 Aug 2012

Women with heart attack symptoms receive lower quality of care than men

A new study published recently in the American Journal of Medicine, conducted by researchers in the Cardiac and Vascular Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center, found there was significantly lower quality of care and worse outcomes in women compared to men - particularly young women under age 35 who had heart attack symptoms.

23 Aug 2012

Diabetes risk may be higher in childhood cancer survivors who received radiotherapy

Childhood cancer survivors who underwent radiotherapy treatment that exposed their pancreas to radiation may be at higher risk of developing diabetes in later life, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology.

23 Aug 2012

Newly discovered on/off switch in enzymes may help battle fat-related disease

Enzymes involved in breaking down fat can now be manipulated to work three times harder by turning on a molecular switch recently observed by chemists at the University of Copenhagen. Being able to control this chemical on/off button could have massive implications for curing diseases related to obesity including diabetes, cardio vascular disease, stroke and even skin problems like acne. But the implications may be wider.

23 Aug 2012

Downward trend for heart failure in Canada

The incidence of heart failure in Ontario, Canada, substantially decreased between 1997 and 2008, a study suggests.

22 Aug 2012

Common diabetes treatment may cause bladder cancer

A commonly used diabetes treatment may increase patients’ risk for bladder cancer, show US study findings.

22 Aug 2012

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

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

Mexican-Americans with ancestral links have higher insulin resistance levels

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

Understanding photoreceptor proteins could lead to cancer drug therapy

Vandetanib shows efficacy in thyroid cancer

Radiating fears over diabetes in childhood cancer survivors

Pre-emptive therapy better than valacyclovir prophylaxis in treating CMV in transplant recipients

Diabetes journal reports results from novel experimental therapy

Viewpoints: Cantaloupes and food safety; Diversity in health incentives

Researchers create new type of biosensor that can detect glucose in saliva, tears

Women with heart attack symptoms receive lower quality of care than men

Diabetes risk may be higher in childhood cancer survivors who received radiotherapy

Newly discovered on/off switch in enzymes may help battle fat-related disease

Downward trend for heart failure in Canada

Common diabetes treatment may cause bladder cancer

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