DALLAS, May 28, 2020 -- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects American Indians and Alaska Natives at approximately three times the rate of white Americans and is closely linked to the disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes, according to the American Heart Association Scientific Statement "Cardiovascular Health in American Indians and Alaska Natives," published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation. Continue reading →

Thomas suffered a stroke at the beginning of April, at a time when the dramatic scenes in Italian intensive care wards shocked the German public and restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus were starting to impact everyday life. He is 50 years old and at high risk of suffering a stroke. Having survived a heart attack at the age of 45, five years later he was still smoking, still overweight with high blood sugar levels Continue reading →

By JAY REEVES and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press May 29, 2020, 8:30 AM 6 min read 6 min read HAYNEVILLE, Ala. -- Sparsely populated Lowndes County, deep in Alabama's old plantation country, has the sad distinction of having both the states highest rate of COVID-19 cases and its worst unemployment rate Continue reading →

In Australia, more than 1.1 million people currently have type 2 diabetes. A host of potential complications associated with the disease mean a 45-year-old diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will live on average six years less than someone without type 2 diabetes. Continue reading →

If theres one symptom thats become synonymous with COVID-19, its the cough. Its not surprising, then, that many of us think of COVID-19 as strictly a respiratory illness: One that infects your lungs and airways and causes, among other symptoms, a cough. So why, then, are some people with COVID-19 reportedly having strokes or suffering heart failure? Continue reading →

If you have not noticed, it has been a war out there for a decade. Continue reading →

Tribune News Service Chandigarh, May 28 Not even a single healthy person was among the 40 Covid-19 deaths in Punjab. Continue reading →

Research links the two diseases, a double whammy that raises even more health risks, but survivors can manage the chronic condition. Thats when DeSantis, then age 48, began taking steroids to keep nausea at bay while undergoing chemotherapy to treat stage 3c endometrial cancer. It seemed crazy that I was getting bigger while feeling sick and having little appetite, yet I seemed to gain weight overnight, she says Continue reading →

INGELHEIM, Germany & INDIANAPOLIS, US--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today announced an academic research collaboration with the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) on a new trial, EMPACT-MI (EMPAgliflozin for the prevention of Chronic heart failure and morTality after an acute Myocardial Infarction). The collaboration will investigate whether empagliflozin can improve outcomes and prevent heart failure in adults with and without diabetes who have had an acute myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack. This randomized clinical trial will be conducted, analyzed and reported in partnership with the DCRI, with Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly providing funding. Continue reading →

The globalthyroid function test marketwas valued at approximately US$ 1.3 Bn in 2018. It is projected to register a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 5% from 2019 to 2027, according to a new report published by Transparency Market Research (TMR)titled Thyroid Function Test Market Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 20192027. Continue reading →