Almond, Soy Drinks Can Be Called Milk, FDA Proposes
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Plant-based beverages that use oats, soy, almonds, cashews, and other products instead of dairy can continue to call themselves milk. The U.S. Foo...
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Evidence Found of Causal Link for Multisite Chronic Pain and MS, RA
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Multisite chronic pain is causally associated with a higher risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but not with other au...
Risk for Prediabetes, Diabetes Increased for Those Delivering Large Infants
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Having a large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant is associated with an increased risk for being diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes 10 to 14 years...
More Physical Activity Cuts Hospitalizations for Common Conditions
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of physical activity are associated with lower risks for hospitalization for nine of the 25 most common reasons for hospitalization, a...
Pioglitazone Use Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk in T2DM
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), pioglitazone use is associated with a reduced risk for dementia, especially in those with a history of i...
Transcendental Meditation Helps to Alleviate Burnout in Academic Physicians
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a viable and effective intervention to decrease burnout and depression among academic physicians, according to a...
Many Children Not Eating Enough Vegetables, Consuming Too Many Sweet Drinks
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many children do not eat fruit or vegetables daily and regularly consume sugar-sweetened beverages, according to research published in the Feb. 1...
Exploring the Link Between Severe Hypoglycemia and Dementia
The risk for dementia associated with hypoglycemia was consistently more than doubled in both mid-life and late-life cohorts. The association between severe hypoglycemic episodes and ...
Drugs With Low Clinical Benefit Show Higher Direct-to-Consumer Spending
WEDNESDAY Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among the top-selling U.S. drugs, those with lower added clinical benefit ratings and higher total drug sales have higher manufacturer spending on...
Prior Paid Medical Malpractice Claims Predict Future Claims Risk
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A single prior paid medical malpractice claim is associated with substantial, long-lived higher future claim risk, according to a study published...
Phthalate Exposure May Increase Diabetes Risk in Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Certain phthalate metabolites are associated with an increased incidence of diabetes in women, especially among White women, according to a study p...
>60 Percent of Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Have Overweight, Obesity
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of overweight and obesity in adults with type 1 diabetes are similar to rates in the general population, while those with type 1 diabetes are...
10 Percent of New Drugs Approved Without Meeting Primary Efficacy End Points
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 2018 to 2021, 10 percent of drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were based on pivotal studies with null findings for one o...
ChatGPT Scores Close to Passing U.S. Medical Licensing Exams
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new artificial intelligence system, ChatGPT, scores at or around the passing threshold for the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, according to a study p...
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Implementation Linked to Drop in BMI z-Scores
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA), which strengthened nutritional standards of school-based meals, was associated ...
[The "other" incretin - the therapeutic rediscovery of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide].
Among the two incretins that strongly stimulate insulin secretion and are also involved in its physiological regulation in type 2 diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) has been the focus ...
Being Married Linked to Lower HbA1c in Adults Older Than 50 Years
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Marital relationships are associated with lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels for men and women older than 50 years of age, regardless of spo...
Preventive Value of Aflibercept Questioned in NPDR Without CI-DME
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with aflibercept versus sham, initiating aflibercept only if vision-threatening complications develop, yields anatomic improvement but no ...
Alcohol Brief Intervention Can Improve Health Outcomes in HTN
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An alcohol brief intervention (BI) in primary care can improve health outcomes for adults with hypertension, according to a study published online J...
Cancer Mortality Rates Increased for Older Seniors With T2DM
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For people with type 2 diabetes, cancer mortality rates are increased for those aged 75 and 85 years and with specific cancers, according to a study ...
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