Sulfonylureas were associated with 36 percent higher odds of complications, while basal insulin was associated with nearly twice the risk of heart disease and stroke complications, investigators found.
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Friday 21 December 2018
Hep C Cases Cluster in States Hit Hard by Opioids
The CDC has estimated that over 2 million Americans were living with hepatitis C between 2013 and 2016. These latest figures show that about 52 percent of those people were living in nine states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina.
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Teething Jewelry Linked to Infant Death
The FDA said it has received reports of infants and children suffering serious injuries due to teething jewelry, including one death. In that case, an 18-month-old child was strangled by his teething necklace during a nap.
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Levaquin, Cipro Tied to Deadly Heart Vessel Tears
The risk for rupture, or dissection, of the aorta, rises with the use of antibiotics in a class known as fluoroquinolones delivered by injection or as a pill. The drugs "should not be used in patients at increased risk unless there are no other treatment options available," the FDA said.
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Recruit Your BFF for This Killer Total Body Workout for Partners—and Get Ready to Sweat
Anna Victoria shows us nine moves that will have you and your workout buddy really feeling the burn.
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