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Million adults now suffering from diabetes in the U.S.

Jun
12

Date: June 12th, 2018

Diabetes Cases Rapidly Rise in the US

 

The number of adults struggling with diabetes has risen to over 23 million individuals throughout the country, marking a drastic percentage of the overall population.

Research shows that more children are overdosing on opioid

Jun
08

Date: June 8th, 2018

Cases of opioid overdose doubling in kids

In children between ages 1 and 17 and those admitted to health centers and pediatric intensive care units with opioid-related diagnoses from 2004 to 2015, research shows that their numbers doubled to 1,504 clients between 2012 and 2015, from 797 patients between 2004 and 2007 as reported in the Monday journal pediatrics. The researchers explained the increase to have resulted after use of their parents prescribed drugs.

Defected vaccine not responsible for the return of whooping cough

Jun
08

Date: June 8th, 2018

Tainted Vaccine not behind Whooping Cough Return

Whooping cough has been seen to make a comeback within the American population in the last few years, and a section of people have blamed this resurgence on the vaccine used to prevent this infection.

Study shows that type 2 diabetes on the rise among UK children

Jun
05

Date: June 5th, 2018

What is type 2 diabetes?

It was established that a total of 106 cases were recorded between April 2015-April 2016 and this raises a red flag as it remains significantly less common than the reports on type 1 diabetes among youngsters.

What can you do when your child has extreme flare-ups?

Jun
01

Date: June 1st, 2018

Kids’ asthma flare-ups not improved by boosting steroids

Research is disclosing that increasing the dose of steroids temporarily for your kid who suffers from asthma may not cut on the number/frequency of the extreme flare-ups.

Is medication alone helpful in improving pediatric asthma care?

May
29

Date: May 29th, 2018

Personalized assessment can help improve pediatric asthma care

From the study, it also emerged that improved personalized examinations are likely to boost on the accuracy of treatment and also be a plus on Pediatric asthma medication.

Who faces the greatest risk of obesity-related cancer?

May
25

Date: May 25th, 2018

Women with type 2 diabetes risk high obesity-linked cancer

The study also found that women and men also have a big risk of being discovered with cancer years that follow a diabetes diagnosis.

Medpac advises on the need to provide patients with information about post-acute care

May
22

Date: May 22nd, 2018

Disparity in information regarding post-acute care

However, the MedPAC expresses concern that how this should be done has remained a problem.

Clarithromycin risky for patients with heart diseases

May
18

Date: May 18th, 2018

Study reveals that death rate is higher patients with heart disease

The safety statement came at a time when there is significant increase in the risk of cardiac and cerebrovascular events, which can even lead to death after one year. FDA based this recommendation on their reviews of follow-up data from the Large CLARICOR clinical trial that took a maximum of 10 years.

Glucose monitoring devices helpful to people with risky diabetes

May
15

Date: May 15th, 2018

Symptoms of low blood sugar

 Early signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia is a condition in which the sugar level in the blood is lower than the optimum or the required level when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin in the blood hence referred to as low blood sugar. The obvious symptoms of this condition include sweating, shaking, headache, hunger and blurred vision that occurs in the early stages. This condition can lead to death, coma or seizure if ignored.