Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that certain T cells require input from monocytes in order to maintain their pro-inflammatory response in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study also showed, for the first time, how a loss in homeostasis in this group of T cells most likely promotes chronic inflammation associated with T2D…
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BUSM Researchers Uncover Cellular Mechanism Responsible For Chronic Inflammation, Type 2 Diabetes
December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Team-based Approach To Patient Care Shows Success In Fight Against Depression With Diabetes, Heart Disease
December 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Many people in the U.S. have multiple common chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, which complicates health care needs. When depression coexists with diabetes, heart disease, or both, health outcomes are often less favorable…
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Pathogenic Attacks On Host Plants Have Medicinal Research Implications
December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Two Kansas State University researchers focusing on rice genetics are providing a better understanding of how pathogens take over a plant’s nutrients. Their research provides insight into ways of reducing crop losses or developing new avenues for medicinal research…
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Embarrassing Bodies – Bowl Problems – IBS
December 28, 2010 By 25 Comments
Claire gives Dr Pixie a stool sample which is normal. Dr Pixie thinks her bowl problems are down to IBS or irritable bowl syndrome.
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New Clues Uncover How “Starvation Hormone” Works
December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers may solve a 17-year-old mystery about how the so-called “starvation hormone” affects multiple biological systems, including preventing insulin sensitivity and promoting cell survival…
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Nursing Case Management Affects Outcomes Of High-Risk Patients With Diabetes
December 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Patients with diabetes who follow a self-care regimen generally have success in controlling their disease…
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The Sage Group Reports That In 2010 Approximately 3 Million People In Western Europe Suffer From Critical Limb Ischemia
December 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A recent analysis published by THE SAGE GROUP concluded that 3 million people in Western Europe have critical limb ischemia (CLI). Reflecting the aging population, this number is projected to grow to 4 million by 2030…
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December 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Placebos work — even without deception
(PhysOrg.com) — For most of us, the “placebo effect” is synonymous with the power of positive thinking; it works because you believe you’re taking a real drug. But a new study rattles this assumption.
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Placebos work even when people know they are fake
The mind really does possess its own healing power, according to a study that found dummy pills work even when patients know they are fake.
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Canadian Institut Rosell agrees probiotic deal with Probi
A spokesman for Probi told NutraIngredients-USA: “ The former agreement was coming towards an end. Both parties saw the opportunity to continue growing the business.
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Iluvien For Diabetic Macular Edema Turned Down By FDA
December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Investigational drug Iluvien (fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema cannot be approved in its present form, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) wrote in its Complete Response Letter (CRL). Illuven is the result of a collaboration between pSdivida Corp. and Alimera Sciences Inc…
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Mayo book underscores doctors’ growing interest in folk remedies
December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mayo book underscores doctors’ growing interest in folk remedies
Mayo book underscores doctors’ growing interest in folk remedies
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Dummy drugs ‘alleviate conditions’
Dummy drugs can work even when patients know they contain nothing more active than sugar a study has revealed.
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