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Oral insulin 338 (I338) can safely improve glycaemic
control in insulin-naive patients with type 2 diabetes with no evidence of a
difference compared with insulin glargine. The evidence for its feasibility has
been published for the first time in The Lancet Diabetes &
Endocrinology online Jan. 21, 2019. I338 is a long-acting, basal insulin
analog formulated in a tablet with the absorption-enhancer sodium
caprate.
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Updated AHA/ACC/HRS treatment guidelines for atrial
fibrillation (AF) recommend a newer type of blood-thinning medications,
non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) as the preferred alternative to
warfarin for reducing the risk of stroke associated with AF.
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Sudden cardiac death remains a daunting problem for at
least three major reasons: (i) with a prevalence of 20% of total mortality in
the industrial world it has a major impact on society; (ii) it has devastating
psycho-social effects on the families of the victims who often are still in
their prime; and (iii) it represents an unconquered scientific challenge for
medicine and cardiology.
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Smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol and high BP: one of
the four risk factors is present in 80-90 % in cases of significant CHD and 95%
cases of fatal accidents of CHD.
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Children who spend more time on digital media and screens
at ages 24 and 36 months are more likely to have worse scores on developmental
screening tests at ages 36 and 60 months, as per a study published online Jan.
28, 2019 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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New research suggests that positive personality traits
may help to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes among women. Emerging
evidence shows that depression and cynicism also are associated with an
increased risk of diabetes in addition to the traditional risk factors. In
addition, high levels of hostility have been associated with high fasting
glucose levels, insulin resistance, and prevalent diabetes.
Dr KK
Aggarwal
Padma
Shri Awardee
President
Elect Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO)
Group
Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President
Heart Care Foundation of India
Past
National President IMA
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