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New Joint Guidelines for CVD and Diabetes from 2 European Associations
Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006
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Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) often appear as the two sides of a coin: on one side, diabetes has been rated as an equivalent of coronary heart disease, and conversely, many patients with established coronary heart disease (65-70 %) suffer from diabetes or its pre-states.
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Americans Unaware of Significance of Triglycerides
Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006
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A survey conducted by the National Lipid Association (NLA) has revealed that 87% of patients are unaware of the importance of high triglycerides in risk of heart disease. Fewer than half say they have discussed the topic with their physicians.
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Small Changes in Diabetes Care Exceeds All Expections
Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006
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A series of fairly low-tech innovations radically transformed diabetes care in a busy family medicine program in just over a year's time, exceeding insurance company pay-for-performance benchmarks.
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Physicians Often Do Not Communicate Important Medication Information
Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006
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Physicians prescribing new medication often do not communicate to patients important details, such as potential side effects, how long or how often to take the drug or the specific name of the medication.
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Understanding Food Nutrition and Reading Food Labels is a Major Challenge for Most People
Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006
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Only 32% of patients could correctly calculate the amount of carbohydrates consumed in a 20-ounce properly labeled bottle of soda that had 2.5 servings in the bottle.
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Many Patients wth Diabetes and Heart Disease Quit Medicine Too Early
Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006
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Two new studies show that nonadherence to medication is common among recent MI patients and in those with diabetes, resulting in higher mortality.
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How to Screen a Community for PreDiabetes & Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, October 05, 2006
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Evaluation of a campaign that screened a community of 95,000 via 530 pharmacies.
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Man Walking To Raise Awareness of Diabetes
Posted: Monday, September 25, 2006
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Andy Mandell has insulin dependent diabetes, but he is not letting that stop him. He wanted to inform people about Type 2 Diabetes, so he went for a walk. He has completed more than 7,650 miles with the last leg of tour ahead of him. He has 10,000 miles to cover.
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Leading US Hospitals Serving Fast Food Sends Mixed Message
Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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It is deplorable for a doctor to lecture a patient on taking more careful precautions against heart disease, while there is McDonald's in the hospital's lobby serving a fried-food lunch."
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Weight Loss Should be the Primary Intervention for Risk of Diabetes
Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006
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In a randomized trial with 1079 participants, for over 3 years it was found that for every 2 pounds of weight loss there was a 16% reduction in risk.
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