September 22, 2020
Individuals With Diabetes Have Increased Risk for Falls
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with diabetes have an increased risk for falls, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held virtually from Sept. 21 to 25. Nicklas H. Rasmussen, from the Steno Diabetes Center at the North Jutland Aalborg University...
Pregnancy May Delay Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy is associated with a delay in the onset of multiple sclerosis by more than three years, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Neurology. Ai-Lan Nguyen, M.B.B.S., from the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia, and colleagues investigated the association of pregnancy with time to...
Loneliness a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in Diabetologia. Ruth A. Hackett, Ph.D., from King’s College London, and colleagues used data from 4,112 diabetes-free participants (mean age, 65.02 years) participating in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing to...
Rates of Recurrent MI Declined Among U.S. Women and Men
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — From 2008 to 2017, there were decreases in the rates of recurrent myocardial infarction (MI), recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) events, heart failure hospitalization, and all-cause mortality in both men and women, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Circulation. Sanne A.E. Peters, Ph.D., from The...