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Low blood sugar in hospital linked to higher death risk

Low blood sugar in hospital linked to higher death risk

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) found that diabetics hospitalized for noncritical illnesses who develop hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) during hospitalization have ...


Severe hypoglycemia linked with higher risk of dementia for older adults with diabetes

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Having hypoglycemic (low blood sugar level) episodes that are severe enough to require hospitalization are associated with a greater risk of dementia for older adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the April ...





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Meckel's diverticulum masked by intermittent recurrent subocclusive episodes

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most frequent congenital abnormality of the small bowel and it is often difficult to diagnose. It is usually asymptomatic but approximately 4% are symptomatic with complications such as bleeding, ...


Researchers find startling numbers of active-military personnel engaging in frequent binge drinking

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Binge drinking is common among active-duty military personnel and is strongly associated with many health and social problems, including problems with job performance and alcohol-impaired driving, according to a new study ...


Weight loss reduces incontinence for women

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created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Starting a weight-loss regimen significantly reduces urinary incontinence for women, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of California, San Francisco.


New Mount Sinai research finds 9/11 responders twice as likely to have asthma

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population, according ...


Amazon launches HD movie rental, TV show sales

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it is adding high-definition video to its on-demand service, offering consumers the ability to rent movies and purchase television episodes shown in HD.


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YouTube, Disney close to deal: WSJ

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google-owned YouTube and Walt Disney Co. are close to finalizing a deal to distribute videos from Disney properties on the video-sharing website, The Wall Street Journal online reported on Monday.


Physicians bust myths about insulin

Physicians bust myths about insulin

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes often resist taking insulin because they fear gaining weight, developing low blood sugar and seeing their quality of life decline.


Study outlines strategies to test new payment models for health care

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new RAND Corporation study outlines methods that might be used to test a novel payment system for medical care that would provide doctors, hospitals and other health providers a set fee for treating an ailment such as hip ...


Anxious parents misdiagnose milk formula intolerance

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some parents may be unnecessarily switching infant milk formulas for their healthy infants. A study published in BioMed Central's open access Nutrition Journal, found that many parents misinterpret common baby behaviors as mil ...


Study looks at how mental health care affects outcomes for foster children

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Of the approximately half-million children and adolescents in foster care in the U.S., experts estimate that 42 to 60 percent of them have emotional and behavioral problems. Despite the prevalence of mental health problems ...



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