Insulin and Visually Impaired Patients
How can diabetes educators help visually impaired diabetes patients manage insulin injections?
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
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Communicating Drug Risks to Patients
Besides legal concerns, there are many positive reasons to inform patients about the effectiveness and safety of the drugs they are taking.
Medscape Pharmacists
Medscape Pharmacists
Management of Dyslipidemia in a Patient With Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. Nesto educates readers about CVD risk factors in patients with diabetes, treatment options for mixed dyslipidemia, and efficacy and safety of treatment.
Medscape Cardiology
Medscape Cardiology
NHS Constitution – A Workshop For People Living With Diabetes
The proposed NHS Constitution will affect all of us and it is vital that people living with diabetes have their say. The Constitution will shape the future of the NHS and we need you to get involved. Workshop for people affected by diabetes 8 October in London The workshop will give you the chance to tell the Department of Health what you think. It is open to people with diabetes, parents and carers.
Statins May Impair Muscle Cell Repair and Regeneration
With their antiproliferative effects, high doses of statins reduce the ability of muscle progenitor cells (i.e., satellite cells) to repair and regenerate, according to research reported at the American Physiological Society conference - The Integrative Biology of Exercise V, which wrapped up Saturday in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Reuters Health Information
Reuters Health Information
Bazedoxifene Does Not Adversely Affect Breast Tissue Density or Tenderness
The investigational agent bazedoxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), plus conjugated estrogen (Wyeth's Women's HealthCare) has the same effect as placebo in post-menopausal women.
Reuters Health Information
Reuters Health Information
Transoral Gastric Stapler Safe and Effective for Severe Obesity
An investigational non-surgical intervention that can reduce the size of the stomach by means of titanium staples inserted through the mouth --transoral gastroplasty (TOGA; Satiety Inc.) -- appears to be a safe and effective way to reduce weight in patients with severe obesity.
Reuters Health Information
Reuters Health Information
Diabetic Retinopathy: Cause and Treatment
 | Dr. Armand Daccache with the Yale Eye Center briefly reviews diabetic retinopathy. References and Resources National Eye Institute: Diabetic Retinopathy Views: 43 Rating:  |
Association Between Higher Testosterone Levels And Financial Risk-Taking Behavior
Higher levels of testosterone are correlated with financial risk-taking behavior, according to a new study in which men's testosterone levels were assessed before participation in an investment game. The findings help to shed light on the evolutionary function and biological origins of risk taking.
Retrospective Analysis Of Phase 3 Data Suggest Wyeth’s Investigational Compound Bazedoxifene
A retrospective analysis of Phase 3 two-year data presented at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) suggest that postmenopausal women treated with bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens (BZA/CE) may experience incidence of breast tenderness and abnormal mammograms no greater than those treated with placebo.