Thursday, May 31, 2012

DONATING BLOOD LOWERS HEART RISK FOR THOSE WITH OBESITY

Healthday

An interesting finding from this study is that after three weeks of donating blood, those with obesity lowered their systolic blood pressure from 148mmHg to 130mmHg.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

ORAL MINOCYCLINE MAY BE USED TO TREAT DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA

http://www.iovs.org/content/early/2012/05/11/iovs.11-9413.abstract

Conclusions: In this pilot proof-of-concept study of DME, minocycline as primarytreatment was associated with improved visual function, central macular edema and vascular leakage, comparing favorably with historical controls from previous studies. Microglial inhibition with oral minocycline may be a promising therapeutic strategy targeting the inflammatory etiology of DME.