![Treatment with sulfonylureas (ATP-sensitive potassium [KATP] channel blockers) may inhibit the neuroprotective effects of KATP channel activation and increase the risk of stroke](https://www.ehealth-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/18120-1.jpeg "Sulfonylureas May Inhibit KATP Channel Neuroprotection")
Sulfonylureas May Inhibit KATP Channel Neuroprotection
Treatment with sulfonylureas may increase the risk of stroke mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
Lifestyle Intervention Before Infertility Treatment No Benefit
Lifestyle intervention preceding infertility treatment doesn't up vaginal birth rates in obese women
Major Stroke May Be Prevented by Taking Aspirin After TIA
Researchers find risk is reduced by as much as 80 percent
Visual Impairment Expected to Rise Significantly by 2050
Aging boomers will trigger a doubling of blind or visually impaired people in next three decades
CDC: Many Aquatic Facilities Closed Due to Safety Violations
Facilities cited most often for improper pH, lack of safety equipment, inadequate disinfectant levels
ASCO: Phase I Cancer Drug Trials Benefit From Precision Medicine
Better outcomes for patients whose treatment is selected based on molecular characteristics of tumor
Overweight Colorectal CA Patients Display Better Survival Odds
Overweight, but not obese, patients found to be less likely to die
Dietary Fat Intake in Adolescence May Affect Breast Density
Higher amounts of unhealthy fats tied to greater breast density
CDC: New Method of Identifying Pregnant Women With Zika Virus
Registries will track those who show lab evidence of infection, whether or not they ever had symptoms
Self-Measured Waist Circumference Often Falls Short
Clinically important false-negative rate for self-measured waist circumference
