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Research Background and Rationale At the end of December 2019, pneumonia of unknown origin was detected in the hospitals of Wuhan city, China, and reported to the WHO country office for the first time [1-3]. After a few days, the Chinese government has confirmed the human-to-human transmission of
Significance The obesity epidemic is a worldwide public health problem. Recent data indicate that over 650 million adults around the world (~13%) are considered obese. Obesity is one of the major risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and 90% of T2D cases are attributable to excess fat
Overview of research design:Newly diagnosed T2DM patients who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be divided into a triple oral combination group (study group) or a premixed insulin treatment group (control group). Blood glucose of these two groups will be recorded during 12 weeks of
Hypoglycemia elicits a multifaceted hormonal response that helps restore glycemic levels to normal. As blood glucose levels start to fall, insulin secretion ceases. At the top of this hierarchy of counterregulatory responses are glucagon and epinephrine which are the two principal hormones that act
BACKGROUND:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive age women with a prevalence as high as 15% using Rotterdam diagnostic criteria.1 PCOS is a heterogeneous clinical disorder characterized primarily by chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism.2 A
Adherence to lifestyle modifications including increased exercise and healthy diet improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, few have investigated the combined effects of these lifestyle changes on maintenance of glycemic control while decreasing the usage of
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE About 50% of patients with heart failure have a normal ejection fraction (HFNEF). Although traditionally considered a more benign disorder than the related heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF), the mortality figures for patients with HFNEF and HFREF are now
Chronic illnesses, such as asthma, diabetes, heart failure, and hypertension, represent a significant burden of disease Chronic diseases also impose huge costs on the health care systems responsible for managing them as well as their significance for those affected.
Non-pharmacological treatment is
Introduction:
Major hepatectomy lead to significant postoperative anatomical and physiological changes. The liver dictates the systemic metabolic environment and helps maintain homeostasis. When segments of liver are removed, it is challenged to regenerate and restore cellular volume, as well as
This project will be conducted on type 2 diabetic patients. Patients meeting eligibility criteria will be randomized to SC or the CALM-D condition, which includes diet and exercise counseling and coping skills training that in part is intended to facilitate medication adherence. Both CALM-D and SC
From 1st February 2006 till 31st December 2008, 800 cases of diabetes mellitus who attended the diabetes clinic constituted the subjects for the present study. Majority of the subjects were from the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). UP is the fifth largest state of India, Lucknow being the capital of UP.
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND: In recent years, the need to achieve increasingly ambitious therapeutic goals for dyslipidemias has prompted the search for more potent pharmacological agents to lower circulating atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations and enhance reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). While
STAMPEDE (also known as MRC PR08) is a multi-arm multi-stage (MAMS) randomised controlled trial recruiting in the UK and Switzerland. It aims to evaluate multiple therapeutic strategies in the management of high-risk locally advanced and metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer. Each novel treatment