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Vanessa White at the Radio 1 studios
Vanessa White wears a striped top, a denim jacket and black leggings at the Radio 1 studios - vote on celebrity fashion, style and red carpet looks in GLAMOUR.COM’s Dos and Don’tsContinue reading...
Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman shopping in West Hollywood
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For Diabetes: BP, Cholesterol Key v. Heart Disease
Jan. 28, 2013 -- People with diabetes who want to lower their risk of heart attack and stroke should focus on controlling their blood pressure and ''bad'' cholesterol, according to a new study of more than 26,000 patients.
Controlling both these risk factors, the researchers found, made patients less likely to be hospitalized for heart attacks or strokes than those who only controlled blood sugar during the six-year follow-up.
"It's not that blood glucose is not important. It's that low-density cholesterol and blood pressure control are more important if cardiovascular disease is what you are trying to prevent," says Gregory A. Nichols, PhD, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.
The study is published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
More than 18 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Those with type 2 diabetes (in which the body doesn't make enough insulin or use it properly) have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
To minimize the risk, research suggests, those with diabetes should control not only blood sugar levels but also their LDL or ''bad" cholesterol and their blood pressure.
However, Nichols says, he is not aware of any study that looked at the contribution of these risk factors to heart attack or stroke risk among people with diabetes.
For the new study, the researchers calculated all patients' average values on systolic blood pressure (the upper number of the reading), cholesterol, and blood sugar levels.
"There were actually eight different possible categories," Nichols says. These ranged from having none of the risk factors under control to having all of them under control.
Guidelines suggest that systolic blood pressure in those with type 2 diabetes should be less than 130.
"LDL ideally is less than 100 [mg/dL] and A1c [a blood sugar measure] is less than 7%," Nichols says.
Next, they looked at whether the patients had a hospital admission with a diagnosis of heart disease or stroke. During the study, 1,943 patients were hospitalized for those reasons.
Those who were in the hospital were on average 65 years old. Those who were not were on average 58.
Nichols looked at the risk factor status of all patients.
Mollie King at the Radio 1 studios
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Holly Fulton Talks Gritty, Sexy Fashion For LFW
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Football Players and Concussions: Prevention, Effects, and More
What's being done to protect football players from concussions and their effects.
When a football player suffers a concussion during a game or in practice, whether they're a pro or a student, it's serious business. And the sport is taking it seriously.
Doctors, coaches, and researchers are focused on the damage concussions can do to football players’ brains as a result of the many tackles they endure.
What should be done when a football player (or any other athlete) has a suspected concussion? Read expert advice on immediate treatment and when the player can return to training and competition.
Football Concussions: What to Do
© 2011 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.Research shows that athletes who have repeated concussions are more likely to get long-term brain damage, including a condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease that mimics dementia.
Former NFL players who have had CTE include the late Junior Seau, Chris Henry, and Dave Duerson.
In a concussion, the brain shakes so forcefully that it hits the inside of the skull. That injures the brain.
Symptoms of a concussion can include:
loss of consciousnessdrowsinessconfusionheadachenausea or vomitingblurred visionloss of memory of events surrounding the injury.If a concussion leaves someone unconscious for more than a few minutes, the concussion is clearly serious. But sometimes even seemingly mild concussions can do damage.
"A minor hit on the field can take a long time to recover," says Mark Lovell, PhD, founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Sports Medicine Concussion Program.
How many concussions are too many? That may be the wrong question.
"It's not as simple as how many concussions someone's had -- it's total brain trauma" that matters, says Boston University neurosurgery professor Robert Cantu, MD, who is a senior advisor to the NFL's Head, Neck, and Spine Committee.
"Linemen who've had almost no concussions have the majority of cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, because on every play they get their brains rattled, trying to block with their head," Cantu says.
In 2011, the NFL set rules to determine whether an athlete who’s taken a powerful hit and sustained a concussion will be benched or sent back into the game.
The guidelines include checking the player's symptoms, attention, memory, and balance, starting immediately, on the sidelines.
"It incorporates the most important aspects of a focused exam, so that injury is identified, and athletes with concussion and more serious head and spine injury can be removed from play," says Margot Putukian, MD, chair of the return-to-play subcommittee of the NFL's head, neck, and spine committee.
No athlete should be allowed to participate in sports if he or she is still experiencing symptoms from a concussion, according to the American Academy of Neurology. And before they go back to play, they should first see a doctor who's had proper training to make sure they're ready.
That often doesn't happen, though. Many concussions go unreported. Athletes are often eager to get back in the game. They may think they feel fine, or at least good enough.
Mia Wasikowska at the Stoker junket in LA
Mia Wasikowska wears a colour blocked Marc by Marc Jacobs dress at the Stoker junket in LA – vote on celebrity fashion, style and red carpet looks in GLAMOUR.COM’s Dos and Don’tsContinue reading...
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