In a cross-sectional study from the 2004 and 2007 Australian National Drug Strategy Household (NDSH) surveys, respondents were questioned about their current and past drinking, the presence of formal diagnosis for specific diseases (heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cancer, anxiety, depression) and self-perceived general health status. The sample sizes for the 2004 and 2007 NDSH surveys were 24,109 and 23,356, respectively. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Disease’
Decrease In Alcohol Consumption With The Development Of Disease
Saturday, November 27th, 2010
Abbott Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Study Of Low Dose Atrasentan For Treatment Of Diabetic Kidney Disease
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced positive results from a Phase 2 dose-ranging study of atrasentan, a highly selective endothelin A receptor antagonist in development to help slow chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy (diabetic kidney disease). Study results suggest that atrasentan, used in conjunction with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors, may reduce albuminuria (presence of (more…)
A Child’s Waist Size May Be the Best Forecaster of Adult Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes
Friday, October 15th, 2010A child’s waist circumference may be the best predictor of the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life‚ according to a study of 2‚188 Australians who were followed for an average 20 years from childhood.
The study’s first tests were conducted when participants were between the ages of seven and 15 years; tests included body–mass index‚ waist and hip circumferences, ‚and skin–fold measures. In adulthood‚ (more…)
Diabetes: Mining The ‘Wisdom Of Crowds’ To Attack Disease
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Crowdsourcing, the act of contracting out problems to large groups rather than tapping individual experts, has solved puzzles in fields such as marketing, engineering and computer software. But can the wisdom of crowds help cure disease?
A large, multidisciplinary panel has recently selected 12 pioneering ideas for attacking Type 1 Diabetes, ideas selected through a crowdsourcing experiment called the Challenge in which (more…)
Type 2 Diabetes And Insulin Resistance Linked To Higher Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Individuals with Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease because they are more likely to develop plaques in the brain associated with Azheimer’s, says a new report published in the medical journal Neurology , issued August 25th, 2010. Insulin resistance is one stage before diabetes, when insulin becomes less effective in reducing blood sugar levels.
Study author (more…)