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Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) have a lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus as well as median fasting blood glucose (FBG) and body mass index (BMI) up to 5 years prior to diagnosis, according to a study, indicating the influence of metabolic factors on the risk of GCA.

Dietary markers, such as animal protein intake, appear to contribute to depression and anxiety in individuals with comorbid obesity, reveals a study.

Laser acupuncture, when combined with supplementation with calcium and fluoride-containing vitamin D, appears to increase forearm bone mineral density and reduce wrist pain in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.

SARS-CoV-2 infection puts individuals at increased risk of developing diabetes, contributing to between 3 percent and 5 percent excess burden of diabetes at a population level, as reported in a study.

The implementation of a coordinated, multifaceted intervention helps increase the prescription of three groups of evidence-based cardiopreventive therapies in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study.

Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) tends to elevate the risk of first-time hospitalization for heart failure (HF) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a study has shown. In addition, those with advanced age, elevated haemoglobin (Hb) A1c levels, and new users are particularly at higher risk.