Consumer Health: 10 ways to prevent diabetes complications
November is National Diabetes Month, which makes this a good time to learn what you can do to prevent diabetes complications. More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and more than 96 million adults in the U.S. — over one-third — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar. The underlying cause of diabetes varies by… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 25, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Latest Scientific Advances in Hematologic Diseases at ASH 2022 with Clinical and Real-World Data Across Innovative Pipeline and Distinguished Portfolio
RARITAN, N.J., November 3, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson are committed to redefining treatment outcomes in the hematology setting and today announced that abstracts from more than 50 company-sponsored studies, plus more than 20 investigator-initiated studies, will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans from December 10-13, 2022. Janssen’s commitment to advancing an innovative portfolio of therapies for healthcare professionals and patients is evidenced through more than 70 presentations that span clinical studies and r...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Goodbye'Diabetes Insipidus', Hello'AVP-D' and'AVP-R'Goodbye'Diabetes Insipidus', Hello'AVP-D' and'AVP-R '
Confusion with the term ' diabetes mellitus ' , often resulting in patient mismanagement and four reported deaths, has spurred proposed name change by an international panel representing major endocrinology societies.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 24, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Hospital outcomes for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in sepsis and septic shock.
Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality risk. The risk for adverse outcomes in patients with PAH in sepsis or septic shock (SSS) is uncertain.
Methods: Adult patients diagnosed with SSS were identified in the National Readmissions Database over the years 2016-2017. A 2:1 ratio nearest propensity matching method was employed for several demographic, social, and clinical variables. In-hospital outcomes were compared between patients with PAH and those without, using t-test and chi-squared test as appropriate. Patients with cardiogenic shock were excluded. Releva...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Association of diabetes mellitus with gait and falls in community-dwelling older adults: serial mediation of vision and cognition - Han F, Kong X, Lv W, Li S, Sun Y, Wu Y.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with walking performance, but potential underlying mechanisms of this association remain unclear. The present study aims to disentangle the pathways linking DM to gait and falls through the serial ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes mellitus increases the severity of non-fatality injury but not the risk of fatal injury among driver victims of motor vehicle crashes - Chang YH, Hou WH, Li CY.
This study aimed to investigate the levels of injury severity associated with type 2 diabetes among driver victims of MV... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Optimizing Lifestyle Factors May Cut T2DM Risk Despite GDM History
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 -- For women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus, there is an inverse association between number of optimal modifiable factors and an incrementally lower risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 30, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Should Glycemic Targets for Gestational Diabetes Be Changed? Should Glycemic Targets for Gestational Diabetes Be Changed?
Tighter glycemic targets in women with gestational diabetes mellitus do not reduce the risk for a large-for-gestational-age infant but do reduce serious infant morbidity, data indicate.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - September 29, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Post-Transplant Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Kidney Recipients Post-Transplant Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Kidney Recipients
Combined family history and early postoperative plasma glucose, but not glycated albumin, predicted post-transplant diabetes mellitus in kidney recipients in a new study.First Look (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 27, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
History of GDM Tied to Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular Disease Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 -- A history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, according to a review published online Sept. 21 in The BMJ.
Wenhui Xie, from Peking... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 26, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Tighter Glycemic Targets for GDM Not Tied to Lower Risk for LGA Infants
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 -- For women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), use of tighter versus less tight glycemic targets does not reduce the risk for infants being born large for gestational age but does reduce serious infant morbidity,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Obesity, Weight Gain in GDM Pregnancies Linked to ADHD in Offspring
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 -- Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a joint effect of maternal obesity and excessive weight gain (EWG) appears to be associated with an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HBV Status and GDM Prevalence Among Pregnant Women With HBV HBV Status and GDM Prevalence Among Pregnant Women With HBV
How does different status of HBV infection impact the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - August 26, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
U.S. FDA Approves IMBRUVICA ® (ibrutinib) as First and Only BTKi Treatment for Pediatric Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
August 24, 2022 (HORSHAM, PA) – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) for the treatment of pediatric patients one year and older with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy. This milestone marks the first pediatric indication for IMBRUVICA® and the introduction of a new oral suspension formulation for patients ages one to less than 12. IMBRUVICA® is now the first FDA-approved therapy for these younger patients who previously had no approv...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - August 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Comorbidities Up Among Patients With ESRD, Concomitant Psoriasis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 -- For patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), those with concomitant psoriasis are younger and more often have cancer, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease, according to a study published online July 26 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 17, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
