Endocrine System

Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain

ORLANDO — A plant-based diet may help relieve diabetic nerve pain, according to a randomized trial presented here. by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today August 08, 2014 ORLANDO — A plant-based diet may help relieve diabetic nerve pain, according to a randomized trial presented here. In the 15-patient DINE study, patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic […]

Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain

ORLANDO — A plant-based diet may help relieve diabetic nerve pain, according to a randomized trial presented here. by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today August 08, 2014 ORLANDO — A plant-based diet may help relieve diabetic nerve pain, according to a randomized trial presented here. In the 15-patient DINE study, patients with type 2 […]

Tree Nuts Improve Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Medscape Medical News Miriam E. Tucker August 06, 2014 A couple handfuls of tree nuts a day may improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, a new systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. The findings, from a total 450 patients in 11 randomized trials in 5 countries, were published online July 30, 2014 in PLOS Oneby Effie […]

Data Increasingly Support Plant-Based Diet for Diabetes Prevention, Care

Frontline Medical News, 2014 Aug 07, S Worcester NEWS Story Source ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Evidence increasingly supports plant-based nutrition for preventing diabetes or improving outcomes in those with diabetes. The Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2), for example, demonstrated that a plant-based eating pattern – defined as ad libitum whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, […]

Mindfulness Meditation Helped Veterans With Diabetes Management

Frontline Medical News, 2014 Aug 07, NS Miller NEWS Story Source ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – They weren’t asked to sit in the lotus pose or study with the monks. Rather, a small group of older veterans were introduced to simple mindfulness meditation, and in a short period, they began doing a better job of […]

Varying Walking Intensity Improves Type 2 Diabetes Control

Miriam E. Tucker August 04, 2014 Walking at alternating levels of intensity improves insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes, whereas walking at a continuous pace but expending the same amount of energy does not, a new study finds. The results were published online August 4, 2014 in Diabetologia by Kristian Karstoft, MD, of the Center of Inflammation and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, […]

Aromatherapy for stress reduction in healthy adults

Aromatherapy for stress reduction in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials Myung-Haeng Hur Maturitas Articles in Press Received: August 1, 2014; Received in revised form: August 7, 2014; Accepted: August 9, 2014; Published Online: August 20, 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.08.006 Highlights •Stress may lead to physical diseases such as heart disease, […]

Effects of Intensive Glycemic Control on Ischemic Heart Disease

Effects of Intensive Glycemic Control on Ischemic Heart Disease RESEARCH · August 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE To assess whether intensive lowering of glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes affects the risk for ischemic heart disease, investigators compared the outcome of intensive therapy with standard therapy over the course of about 5 years. Adults aged […]

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Potential for primary prevention of Alzheimer’s disease

An analysis of population-based data Sam Norton PhD The Lancet Neurology, Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages 788 – 794, August 2014 Summary Background Recent estimates suggesting that over half of Alzheimer’s disease burden worldwide might be attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors do not take into account risk-factor non-independence. We aimed to provide specific estimates […]

Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Is Over-Diagnosed and Over-Treated

PracticeUpdate Editorial Team July 28, 2014, New York–Results of a systematic review of literature from 1966 of the natural history of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) revealed that the condition is being over-diagnosed and over-treated. The review was presented Sunday at the Fifth World Congress of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) […]

A Very Low Carbohydrate, Low Saturated Fat Diet for Type 2 Diabetes Management: A Randomized Trial

Tay J Diabetes Care. 2014 Jul 28. pii: DC_140845. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract OBJECTIVE: To comprehensively compare the effects of a very low carbohydrate, high unsaturated/low saturated fat diet (LC) to a high-unrefined carbohydrate, low fat diet (HC) on glycemic control and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). RESEARCH DESIGN […]

New Evidence Fuels Concerns About The Safety Of Niacin

Effects of Extended-Release Niacin with Laropiprant in High-Risk Patients The HPS2-THRIVE Collaborative Group N Engl J Med 2014; 371:203-212 July 17, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1300955 BACKGROUND Patients with evidence of vascular disease are at increased risk for subsequent vascular events despite effective use of statins to lower the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level. Niacin lowers the LDL cholesterol […]

Pistachio Nut Consumption Improves Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetes

RESEARCH · July 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study, 30 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) consumed a low-fat control diet with low-fat/high-carbohydrate snacks and a moderate-fat diet containing pistachios (20% of total energy) for 4 weeks each, separated by a 2-week washout. A diet containing pistachios significantly reduced […]

New Study Finds Diabetes Risk Rises With Statin Adherence

Diabetes Risk Rises With Statin Adherence Miriam E. Tucker July 17, 2014 The risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes rises with adherence to statin therapy, providing further confirmation of the previously reported link. However, the benefits of statins still “clearly” outweigh the risks, according to a large new population-based study and analysis. The findings were published […]

Multipronged Lifestyle Change Reduces Cognitive Impairment

Medscape Medical News > Conference News Susan Jeffrey July 16, 2014 COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Results of a randomized trial suggest lifestyle intervention that addresses a variety of risk factors simultaneously can have cognitive benefits for people at risk for cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The 2-year trial, called the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to […]

Reduced HPA Axis Activity in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in chronic multi-site musculoskeletal pain: partly masked by depressive and anxiety disorders – Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 07/15/2014  Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Generaal E, et al. – Studies on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA–axis) function amongst patients with chronic pain show equivocal results and well–controlled cohort studies are rare in this […]

HbA1c – A Modifiable Predictor of Heart Disease

YourHealthDetective.com Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health believe that lowering blood glucose levels could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in both diabetics and non-diabetics. The researchers found that hemoglobin A1c ( HbA1c ) — a measure of long-term blood glucose level — predicts heart disease risk in both diabetics and non-diabetics. […]

Association between class III obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and mortality – Full Text

Association between class III obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and mortality: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies Full Text PLoS Medicine, 07/14/2014  Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Kitahara CM, et al. – The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]>=40 kg/m2) has increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of […]

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