Links Explored Between Antidiabetic Meds, Multiple Sclerosis Risk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), exposure to antihyperglycemic medications (A-HgMs) is associated with a decreased risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in those who are younger than 45 years a…
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), exposure to antihyperglycemic medications (A-HgMs) is associated with a decreased risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in those who are younger than 45 years a…
Learn MoreLeg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors know a lot about the best ways to treat heart attacks and strokes, but until now they really didn’t have this kind of information for peripheral artery disease (PAD).Affecting as many as 10 million p…
Learn MoreDoctor’s Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Evaluating a person’s psychological stress can be a good way to gauge their risk of heart and blood vessel disease, new research suggests.And a brief questionnaire could help with the assessment, the study f…
Learn MoreKidney Disease Is Tougher on Men Than Women, and Researchers Now Know Why
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women tend to be better able than men to recover from kidney injury, but why?Apparently women have an advantage at the molecular level that protects them from a form of cell death that occurs in injured kidn…
Learn MoreOverall Cancer Mortality 18 Percent Higher in AI/AN Versus Whites
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overall cancer rates are 2 percent higher and cancer mortality is 18 percent higher for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) individuals compared with White individuals, according to a report published onl…
Learn MoreUltraprocessed Foods Tied to Premature Death
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Consumption of ultraprocessed foods is a significant cause of premature death, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Eduardo A.F. Nilson, Sc.D., from Unive…
Learn MoreWillingness to Use Videohealth Increased During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in willingness to use video telehealth, according to a report published in the November issue of Health Affairs.Shira H. Fischer, M.D., Ph.D., from the RAND …
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