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Diabetic Women NOT Getting Birth Control Advice Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Women with diabetes are less than half as likely as non-diabetic women to receive counseling on birth control from their doctors, despite the risk to the baby if a woman with diabetes conceives before optimal blood sugar control is achieved.

Replacing Red Meat With Chicken Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes With Macroalbuminuria Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The withdrawal of red meat from the diet, either by replacing it with chicken or by following a lactovegetarian LPD [low-protein diet], promotes a beneficial effect on renovascular and cardiovascular risk factors associated with DN [diabetic nephropathy] in patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria.

Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.

Some Blood Pressure Meds May Raise Diabetes Risk Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Diuretics and beta-blockers, used to treat hypertension, are associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new findings indicate.

Dairy Products May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Men who have a high dairy intake have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

FDA Approves Pfizer’s New Stop Smoking Drug CHANTIX Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The FDA has approved a stop-smoking drug by Pfizer that satisfies nicotine cravings and diminishes the satisfaction of smoking to prevent relapse, the agency reported.

Painkillers Tied to Risk of Erectile Dysfunction Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Regardless of the reason for taking them, painkillers classified as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) apparently increase the likelihood that middle-aged and elderly men will develop erection difficulties, according to a new report.

Grapefruit Juice Drug Interaction Culprit Identified Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Those dangerous interactions when grapefruit juice is mixed with some drugs are apparently triggered by members of a family of plant toxins called furanocoumarins. Watch for the new Grapefruit juice to hit the supermarket shelves soon.

Novel System Helps Grade Diabetic Foot Ulcer Severity Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

A new wound-based measurement system, the diabetic ulcer severity score (DUSS), helps categorize such ulcers and their likely outcome.

Kidney Patients Warned Away From Potassium Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Many kidney failure patients are increasing their chance of nerve damage in their legs and feet by simply having too much potassium in their diet.

 

 

 

 

 

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