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ACE Inhibitor Drugs Underused In Heart Failure Patients

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Almost a third of heart failure patients face an increased risk of death because they do not receive an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor

Confronting Hypertension In Children As Early as 3-Years of Age

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Under the new guidelines, children once classified as high normal, that is, whose readings were between the 90th and 95th percentile, are now considered prehypertensive. When the high blood pressure is related to excess weight, the report advises, families should be strongly encouraged to change their children's diet and have them become more active.

Diabetic Foot Ulcers Linked With Less Steps

Posted: Monday, August 16, 2004

Diabetics who develop foot ulcers appear to have lower levels of overall activity than their counterparts who do not develop ulceration. "the quality of that activity may be more variable" The more steps taken, the less risk for foot ulcers.

Type 2 Diabetes: Silent Heart Problems

Posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2004

1 In 5 People With Type 2 Diabetes at High Risk for Heart Disease Despite Lack of Symptoms. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes yet, unlike other people, these patients have few symptoms until the advanced stages -- until their first heart attack

A1c Predicts Success of Amputation in Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

In diabetic patients being evaluated for lower extremity amputation, a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) value greater than 10% strongly suggests that a transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) will fail and that a below-knee amputation (BKA) will be required, new research shows. Conversely, values below 7% usually predict success.

Acetaminophen Linked to Decline in Renal Function

Posted: Thursday, August 05, 2004

Higher lifetime use of aspirin and NSAIDs is not associated with renal function decline, but high acetaminophen use may increase the risk of loss of renal function.

Nonadherence A Major Factor in Blood Pressure Control

Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Only about a third of persons with hypertension have controlled blood pressure. Nonadherence to hypertensive therapy is a major factor leading to poor blood pressure control, according to a new report that provides a "conceptual framework of factors affecting medication adherence and subsequent blood pressure control, outcomes, and health care utilization

Pancreas Transplant Cuts Cardiovascular Risks in Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Patients with type 1 diabetes who undergo pancreas transplantation achieve vascular improvements which indicate a reduction in their risk for cardiovascular disease-related events.

Pancreas Transplant Cuts Cardiovascular Risks in Diabetics

Posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Patients with type 1 diabetes who undergo pancreas transplantation achieve vascular improvements which indicate a reduction in their risk for cardiovascular disease-related events

Diabetes UP’S Cancer Death Risk

Posted: Monday, July 19, 2004

New research suggests diabetes increases the risk of death from pancreatic, colon, liver, breast and bladder cancer. Moreover, this holds true even after accounting for obesity, which is common among diabetics and is a well-known risk factor for cancer.