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21Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Type 1 Diabetes Cases Set to Double Worldwide by 2040

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Worldwide, the number of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is on track to double to more than 17 million by 2040, according to a new study.An estimated 8.4 million people were living with the condition worldwide last year, according to study results published September 13 in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Another 3.7 million people would have been alive last year if type 1 diabetes hadn’t prematurely ended their lives, the study also found.The study results suggest that this disease — which used to be called juvenile diabetes — is no longer predominantly a childhood condition. Half the new cases diagnosed last year were found in people older than 39. And far more new cases got diagnosed in adults — 316,000 — than in children and adolescents — 194,000.This suggests…

21Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

A Q&A on Tirzepatide (Mounjaro), a Novel Diabetes Drug, With the ADA’s Dr. Robert Gabbay

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Tirzepatide, a drug approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, could be on its way to becoming a new drug to treat obesity as well, now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted it a Fast Track designation.Marketed for type 2 diabetes as Mounjaro, the drug can lead to dramatic weight loss and a significant reduction in A1C, or average blood sugar levels, in people with type 2 diabetes. Mounjaro is now commercially available for that group, says Maggie Pfeiffer, the associate director of Lilly Diabetes Communications (Eli Lilly and Company manufactures the drug). This once-weekly injection was approved by the FDA as a new class of medication for people with type 2 diabetes on May 13, 2022.On October 6, 2022, Eli Lilly announced in a…

21Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Global Rates of Liver Cancer Could Rise by More Than 50 Percent by 2040

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Primary liver cancer was among the top three causes of cancer death in 46 countries in 2020, and the number of people diagnosed with or dying from primary liver cancer per year could rise by more than 55 percent by 2040, according to a new global analysis. To avoid this increase, countries need to lower the annual rate of liver cancer incidence and death by at least 3 percent, according to the findings, published on October 5 in the Journal of Hepatology.“Liver cancer causes a huge burden of disease globally each year,” senior author Isabelle Soerjomataram, MD, PhD, deputy branch head of cancer surveillance for the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, said in a release. “It is also largely preventable if control efforts are…

21Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Hot Flashes Most Likely to Send Women to Seek Treatment, According to Poll

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Hot flashes are the most commonly cited reason for seeking menopause treatment, and the impetus for more than 3 out of 5 women to talk to their healthcare provider, according to a new poll of 601 women conducted by Everyday Health in October 2022. If you’ve ever experienced a hot flash yourself, it’s not hard to understand why it was voted most likely to send women to the doctor, says Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, medical director of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and director of the Office of Women’s Health at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.“Hot flashes can be incredibly disruptive; some women literally have to stop what they are doing to get past it,” says Dr. Faubion. On top of being extremely uncomfortable, they’re unpredictable, she adds.“Bothersome” doesn't begin to describe…

21Feb 2023 by

Depreciable Property: Meaning, Overview, FAQ

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It is determined based on the depreciation system (GDS or ADS) used. Enter the basis for depreciation under column (c) in Part III of Form 4562. For information about how to determine the cost or other basis of property, see What Is the Basis of Your Depreciable Property? Qualified rent-to-own property is property held by a rent-to-own dealer for purposes of being subject to a rent-to-own contract. It is tangible personal property generally used in the home for personal use. It includes computers and peripheral equipment, televisions, videocassette recorders, stereos, camcorders, appliances, furniture, washing machines and dryers, refrigerators, and other similar consumer durable property. For other related persons (for example, two corporations, an individual and a corporation, a grantor and fiduciary, etc.), see Nondeductible Loss in chapter 2 of Pub.To…

21Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

New Study Questions Effectiveness of Colonoscopies

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Colonoscopy screenings prevent just 1 case of colon cancer for every 455 people who undergo this invasive test, in which a camera is snaked through the intestines, according to a new study that calls into question the benefit of the procedure.For the study, researchers randomly selected about 28,000 adults in Poland, Norway, and Sweden to undergo colonoscopies and compared colon cancer diagnoses and deaths with a randomly selected control group of about 56,000 people who didn’t get these screenings. Over a median follow-up period of 10 years, there were 259 cases of colon cancer detected in the group invited to get colonoscopies and 622 cases in the control group.At 10 years, the group invited to get colonoscopies had an 18 percent lower risk of colon cancer and a 10 percent…

21Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Candy-Colored Fentanyl May Trick Young Kids Into Accidental Overdoses This Halloween

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Every trick-or-treater has been warned at some point not to eat candy from strangers — at least until a parent can check their Halloween haul to make sure none of the sweets have been tampered with. This year, however, parents have something even more sinister to watch out for: the potential that what looks like candy is actually a lethal street drug.The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning parents to watch out for so-called “rainbow fentanyl,” brightly colored versions of the street drug that’s 50 times more potent than heroin. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl — about as much as a dozen grains of salt — can be a lethal dose, according to the DEA.“Rainbow fentanyl — fentanyl pills and powders that come in a variety of bright colors, shapes,…

21Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Later Meals Increase Hunger, Decrease Calories Burned

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Dining later in the day may make it harder to resist eating too much food and more difficult to burn off all the calories you consume, according to a new a study that offers fresh insight into why skipping breakfast or late-night snacking might contribute to obesity.Even though eating snacks after dinner has long been linked to an increased risk of obesity, less is known about exactly why consuming food too close to bedtime might cause people to gain weight. For the new study, scientists set up a lab experiment to see how changing when people ate — but not what they ate — might impact three factors that can play a role in body weight and the risk of obesity: food cravings and appetite, the ability to burn calories,…

20Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Drinking 2 to 3 Cups of Coffee Linked to Heart Benefits and Longevity

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New research suggests that there may be heart-health and mortality benefits from drinking all different types of coffee — not only regular ground coffee, but instant and decaf as well. The findings were published on September 27 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day was associated with equivalent reductions in the incidence of cardiovascular disease and death from cardiovascular disease or any cause, said study author Peter Kistler, MBBS, PhD, head of clinical electrophysiology research at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, in a press release. “The results suggest that mild to moderate intake of ground, instant, and decaffeinated coffee should be considered part of a healthy lifestyle.”For most of us, this is welcome news — about 3…

20Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Loneliness and Unhappiness May Age You More Than Smoking

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Surrounding yourself with people who help you feel good about your life may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about ways to lengthen your lifespan. But a new study suggests focusing on happiness and social connections may be one great way to boost longevity.For the study, researchers examined data on almost 12,000 adults 45 and older who participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. All of the participants provided blood samples, detailed medical histories, and information on their social circumstances and mental health. Scientists then used all of this data to predict which factors might make the biggest difference on longevity using a so-called “aging clock,” a statistical model for assessing biological rather than chronological age.Psychological factors such as being lonely or…