Diabetes control a must before heart surgery
Diabetic patients undergoing heart bypass surgery can markedly reduce their risk of serious complications by keeping their blood sugar levels in check before the operation, Argentine researchers reported here at the XXXII Argentine Congress of Cardiology.
The study focused on how well patients controlled their hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, a measure of long-term blood sugar control.
Skin-care industry skipping out on science?
The multi-billion-dollar global cosmetics and skin-care-product industry sometimes is beset by a me-too mindset in which research and development focuses on matching the competition rather than applying sound science to improve products, a scientist told the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
As a result, it could be missing a golden opportunity to provide consumers with more effective products, according to a Stig E. Friberg, Ph.D. a chemist who studies cosmetic ingredients.
Indonesia confirms 2nd bird flu death on Bali
An Indonesian woman from the popular tourist resort of Bali has died of bird flu, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, the second confirmed death from the H5N1 virus on the island.
Joko Suyono of the ministry’s bird flu centre in Jakarta said the woman, who died on Tuesday in a hospital in Bali’s capital Denpasar, tested positive for H5N1 after a second test.
High blood pressure often missed in kids
Most cases of high blood pressure in children and teenagers are not recognized or treated, investigators report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dr. David C. Kaelber and associates reviewed medical records for patients 3 to 18 years of age treated in clinics affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and identified 14,187 patients who had three or more well-child care visits between 1999 and 2006.
