Most Drugs Don’t Include Safe Dosing Info for Obese Children
When it comes to medications used by children, few approved drugs include safe dosing information for obese kids.
Single Hypoglycemic Emergency Raises Risk of Death within 3 years for Diabetics, Says Study
Alarming study showed that within three years of a dangerously low blood sugar episode requiring an emergency department visit, one-third of those in the...
Drug Recall: Ranitidine Tablets, 150 mg and 300 mg Recalled Nationwide
Glenmark Pharmaceutical Inc., USA (“Glenmark”) announced on 12/19 the voluntary recall of all unexpired lots of Ranitidine Tablets, 150 mg and 300 mg, to...
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Treatment Guidelines Updated by ACP
The American Academy of Family Physicians has endorsed new guidelines about which medications should be prescribed for the treatment of people living with type...
New Cholesterol Test More Accurate Without Fasting
The newer method for calculating LDL, or low-density lipoprotein, is more accurate and doesn't require fasting before blood is drawn.
Women Who Drink Two-Plus Cans of Soda Pop Per Day at Nearly Twice The...
Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found.
New Blood Pressure Treatment May Be Superior to Current Strategies
Researchers have identified a new anti-hypertensive drug treatment strategy, the first in 15 years, that may offer superiority over existing medications. Researchers at the University...
Most Primary Physicians Can’t Identify All Prediabetes Risk Factors
Study findings may be a wake-up call for primary care providers, the majority of which could not identify all 11 risk factors that qualify patients for prediabetes screening.
Serious Life Events in Childhood Can Triple Risk Of Developing Type 1 Diabetes
New research from Sweden published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that serious life events (SLEs)...
Memory Impairment and Type 2 Diabetes: Exercise Helps
Researchers have found that moderate exercise may improve hippocampal memory dysfunction caused by type 2 diabetes and that enhanced transport of lactate to neurons...
Discovery Details How Obesity Causes Disease – and 2 Ways to Stop It
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to diabetes, clogged...
Heart Benefits from Alcohol: What do People Think?
The public is divided on the heart benefits from alcohol consumption - and a recent study details how perceptions vary between different groups of...
Do Kids Get Good Exercise in Dance Class? Study Says No.
Most parents think that sending their child to dance class provides a good amount of physical activity and exercise. A new study found that...
Late-Night Snacking: Your Fault or Your Brain’s Fault?
Researchers are shedding new light on why you, your friends, neighbors and most everyone you know tend to snack at night. After gobbling the fourth...
Do Fast Food Calorie Labels Help? Study has the Answer.
Researchers from New York University shows whether fast-food menu calorie counts help consumers make healthy choices - or not - in a new study...
Researchers Create Snack Foods With An Extra Dose Of Fiber
A professor is researching how extrusion processing can be used to make fiber-enriched flour taste like the kind used in most cookies and tortillas so that manufacturers can make a more healthful snacking alternative that consumers want to eat.
