Doctor gender may matter in spotting heart disease
A doctor’s gender could determine how early heart disease is detected in women, researchers said Thursday.
A study of how physicians make decisions found women doctors focused less on age than their male counterparts, potentially overlooking an important risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Uterus lining involved in obese women’s infertility
The lining of the uterus or “endometrium” appears to play a small but significant role in reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish researchers report.
The findings, they say, show that overweight and obese women undergoing infertility treatment with donor eggs should try to lose weight before becoming pregnant, which will give them the best chance of a good outcome.
Drug combo works synergistically in type 2 diabetes
In people with type 2 diabetes, the combination of two anti-diabetes drugs—sitagliptin and metformin—improves blood sugar control in a synergistic fashion, a study shows.
In type 2 diabetes, a person becomes less sensitive to the effects of insulin, a hormone that helps the body use sugar for fuel. The drug metformin works by making the body more responsive to insulin, while the drug sitagliptin works to boost the body’s ability to lower elevated blood sugar levels.
