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Many popular packaged foods in the EU contain too much fat, sugar, salt and too little fibre
A large number of food products frequently sold on the EU market contain too much sugar, salt, fat, and not enough fibre.
Evaluating blood flow is key to early diagnosis and treatment for people with critical limb ischemia
Non-invasive techniques and devices for assessing blood flow and other diagnostic considerations for people with critical limb ischemia are addressed in a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation.
New hormone injection aids weight loss in obese patients
An injection has helped reduce body weight and glucose levels in patients with diabetes and obesity in four weeks.
Starting with less-invasive procedures to restore leg blood flow as good at avoiding amputation as starting with open surgery
Less-invasive procedures to open severely-clogged leg arteries were as good at helping people survive and avoid amputation as more invasive open surgeries, according to a study reported in Circulation:Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
Diabetes increases the risk of heart failure more in women than men
Diabetes confers a greater excess risk of heart failure in women than men, according to new research in Diabetologia - the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is associated with a 47% excess risk of heart failure in women compared to men, whilst type 2 diabetes has a 9% excess risk of heart failure for women than men.
Diabetes medications masking surgical complication
A new class of diabetes medications is masking the potentially dangerous condition of ketoacidosis at the time of surgery. Testing for acid load in the blood of diabetes sufferers who are taking gliflozin medications is needed in order to avoid complications associated with ketoacidosis.
