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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

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Combo of diabetes meds may increase risk of death

October 03, 2008
Researchers say the combination of two classes of Type 2 diabetes drugs--metformin and sulfonylurea--may increase the risk of hospitalization and death. The new study, published in Diabetes Care came after experts analyzed the results of nine studies. They found that the combination of the two classes increased the risk of mortality by 19 percent and the risk of hospitalization or death because of cardiovascular disease by 43 percent. Read more »

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How Does Vascular Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

...Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's and is... Read more »

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ACCORD and ADVANCE again
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...ADVANCE. Both studies involved people who have both type 2 diabetes and high risk of... Read more »

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Blocked Arteries and Low Cholesterol: Now What?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...and appears years after exposure. The most common types of radiation that cause this are for... Read more »

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Getting To The Heart Of The Rheumatoid Arthritis-Cardiovascular Disease Controversy
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...arteries.   An ideal study would look at the different types of rheumatoid arthritis... Read more »

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Blood pressure an indicator for type 2 diabetes in women
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...blood pressure and blood pressure progression and type 2 diabetes development. During the 10... Read more »

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...dandruff weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes high cholesterol high blood pressure male-pattern baldness or thinning hair... Read more »
ADHD and Cardiovascular Risk
...stimulant medication. If you have any of these conditions, you should tell your physician before using this type of medication. In addition, you should discuss with your doctor if you have high... Read more »
Migraine Medications: Preventive, Abortive, and Rescue
...or if you can't take the abortive medications. Most rescue medications are pain medications. Other types of medications are also used to help get through a Migraine by reducing nausea and... Read more »
Migraine Abortive Telcagepant Performs Well In Trials
...MK-0974, an investigational oral calcitonin gene-related pepitide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, a new type of Migraine abortive. That medication has now been named telcagepant, and is showing... Read more »
More Research Links Migraine With Aura and Stroke in Women
...don’t know… If the increased risk of stroke that Migraine presents applies equally to all types of Migraine, i.e., Migraine with aura, Migraine without aura, etc.If the ... Read more »

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