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Washington, Sep 02 (ANI): A new study has concluded that older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they’re in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more rigid cognitive processing than those without these problems.
These three health factors stood out [...]
Sep 2, 2010
Abstract.  (Source: Journal of Internal Medicine)
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Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Men who are chronic insomniacs or sleep for short durations are at an increased risk of death, says a new study.
“We believe that cumulatively these findings will increase the awareness among physicians and scientists that insomnia should be diagnosed early and treated appropriately,” said principal investigator Alexandros N. Vgontzas at Penn [...]
Sep 1, 2010
Authors: G Yang, C Pan
& J Lu (Source: International Journal of Impotence Research)
Sep 1, 2010
In patients with long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes and peripheral neuropathy, a red, hot, swollen foot without open ulceration should raise the suspicion of Charcot neuroarthropathy, an often-overlooked diabetic foot complication. The authors discuss key diagnostic features and how to differentiate this condition from cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and other conditions. They review key elements of the workup and emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and prompt treatment to preserve a functioning foot. (Source: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine)
Sep 1, 2010
CONCLUSION: Hospitalized adults with H1N1 influenza infection are relatively young, and a significant number require treatment in the ICU. Among the patients who require ICU admission, most develop acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome and require mechanical ventilator support. (Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings)
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London, Sep 1 (IANS) Men with severe insomnia are four times more likely to die early, a new research says.
Researchers followed 741 late middle-aged men over 14 years, four percent of whom had chronic insomnia.
Those men who suffered from insomnia were 4.3 times more likely to have died over that period than the others, [...]
Sep 1, 2010
Conclusion. Basal RAS activity influenced cerebral activity. Low RAS was associated with more pronounced cortical activation in all glycaemic conditions. High RAS was associated with pituitary activation during hypoglycaemia and post-hypoglycaemia, and this was associated with a greater growth hormone response. (Source: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System : JRAAS)
Sep 1, 2010
Summary (Source: International Journal of Andrology)
Sep 1, 2010
Conclusions: Insomnia with objective short sleep duration in men is associated with increased mortality, a risk that has been underestimated.
Keywords: Insomnia, short sleep duration, mortality, population-based study (Source: Sleep)
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