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Patients with arthritis and diabetes caught in a conundrum
Arthritis affects 21% of the population and the most common cause of disability in the United States.
Diabetes affects 7% of the American population–nearly a third unaware that they have the [...]
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0 Comment » Painkiller abuse less than 3% in chronic pain patients
Strict government oversite of opioid medications force physicians to balance the needs of their patients with demands from the government for better control of opioid medications. Fifty years ago cancer patients [...]
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Chronic Pain Diabetic eye disease responds better to meds than laser treatment
One of the complications from diabetes is blindness known as diabetic macular edema (DME). DME is characterized by swelling of the central portion of the retina (or macula) at the [...]
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Diabetes Alzheimer’s risks differs by sex
Men and women differ on their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
French researchers studied nearly 7,000 people over 65 years from the general population of 3 French cities. None of the [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Alzheimer’s - diabetes link found
Why diabetic patients are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease has not been understood. Researchers believe they may have identified the diabetes - Alzheimer’s connection.
David R. Schubert, PhD, professor Cellular Neurobiology [...]
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Faster Dementia decline linked to incontinence medication
Among nursing home residents the 2 most common medical conditions are dementia and urinary incontinence; often they coexist. The problem is that the drugs used to treat each condition are [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Increased bone fractures with diabetes drugs
A relatively new and effective class of oral antidiabetic agents, thiazolidinediones, have gained in popularity and widely used to treat diabetic patients with insulin resistance. Two of the more popular [...]
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Diabetes Parkinson’s patients benefit from cell-based therapy
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive brain disorder that affects motor skills, which worsen as the disease advances. It is thought that in the early stages of the disease the [...]
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Parkinson Have you been misdiagnosed?
After a visit to the doctors office you want to believe that his or her diagnosis is accurate because it means you now have a path for recovery. The question [...]
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Medical Issues Alzheimer’s treatment may be counter indicated for other forms of dementia
Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe various cognitive degenerative diseases. A common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. A relatively rare hereditary form of dementia is frontotemporal dementia (FTD) [...]
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