May 15th 2024
New analyses show adults aged ≥65 years old are at about 30% increased risk of hypertension when diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.
Dave Dixon from Virginia Commonwealth University: No Magic Pill in Treatment of Obesity
Despite recently approved medications showing improvement over previously used diet pills and other treatments there is still no medicinal cure for obesity and the best hope for patients in many cases is lifestyle changes.
Dave Dixon from Virginia Commonwealth University: Anti-Obesity Agents Provide Some Hope for Patients
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved some new tools in the fight against obesity. While they provide some help for patients looking to lose weight there are also side effects which doctors and patients patients to consider.
Do Depression, Lack of Vitamin D, Increase MS Risk?
April 11th 2016Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients at diagnosis have a higher rate of comorbid conditions -- including depression and diabetes Canadian researchers found.The intriguing question is whether such conditions put people at higher risk of MS.