Rosiglitazone is an anti-diabetic drug belonging to the thiazolidinedione group of drugs. Its major role is in insulin sensitization and making insulin more easily available to the cells . ...
Background The main objective of this study is to keep the risk of complications in patients with diabetes mellitus (microvascular and macrovascular both) at minimum by keeping blood pre...
Objectives of World Diabetes Day 2010 Understand diabetes risks and discern warning signals Be Aware of how to respond and who to approach Educate yourself in dia...
Rosiglitazone is an antidiabetic drug used to treat adult patients with type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise. It is used alone or in combination with other drugs. It is available in ...
Exenatide is a new drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs in adults. Once diagnosed, the patient is advised lifestyle modifications with a sugar- free diet and exe...
An HbA1c threshold of 7·5% may correspond to the lowest death rate. ‘Low and high mean HbA1c values were associated with increased all-cause mortality and cardiac events’ Glycated haemoglob...
Statins are ‘well tolerated and safe drugs’ known for their efficacy in reducing fatal and nonfatal Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) events, strokes, and total mortality. They are the most effec...
More than a billion individuals suffer hypertension, the silent killer . Clinical trials have underlined the significance of antihypertensive drugs. The commonly used drugs to combat hype...
Anti-Obesity Day is observed all over India on November 26 th , 2009 . The initiative seeks to spread the word about the dangers of obesity and the steps to take to cut the flab and stay ...
Be Aware of the risks of diabetes and its warning signs Be Aware of the steps to take in case of diabetes Understand diabetes and take control The World Diabetes Day which ...
There has perhaps been more misinformation written about red meat than any other food. The reason for these myths are unclear but it seems that "meat" as a category often gets lumped togethe...
World Diabetes Day (14 November): Caring for children and adolescents with diabetes The theme of this year’s World Diabetes Day (14 November) is ‘diabetes in children and adolescents...
In a world where nearly 70,000 children are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes each year, making it one of the most chronic diseases during childhood, World Diabetes Day celebrated on Novem...
An innovative way to create awareness on diabetes among school kids is to lace it cleverly with entertainment and make it a fun affair so that the message can get ingrained in the psyche of ...
Medindia spoke to Dr. Vijay Viswanathan , MD, Ph.D, MNAMS, Managing Director of M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Diabetes Research Center at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, a WHO Collaborating ...
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