The need for long term studies to establish the best means of treating Diabetes, was underlined by Prof John Cleland from the University of Hull at the ESC Congress in Munich. Prof Cleland listed the latest treatment available for patients and voiced his concern about the side-effects and efficacy of available anti-diabetic drugs.
Treating Patients with […]

A new universal test to predict the risk of someone succumbing to major
depression has been developed by UCL (University College London)
researchers. The online tool, predictD, could eventually be used by family
doctors and local clinics to identify those at risk of depression for whom
prevention might be most useful.
The risk algorithm, developed by a team led […]

Researchers in Canada working on an international study, discovered that the angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) telmisartan, a newer type of
drug for lowering blood pressure, showed a modest reduction in cardiovascular deaths, strokes and heart attacks in patients with heart problems and
diabetes who can’t tolerate the standard and more widely used angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
The research

Study presented at the 2008 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine
WHAT: "An investigation into the effects of gum chewing on mood and cortisol levels during psychological stress," presented at the 2008 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, found that chewing gum helped relieve