Pistachios Deter Obesity and Diabetes: Researchers are parading pistachios as a way to moderate sugar consumption. Pistachios are one of the healthiest nuts for weight management with about 170 calories and 13 grams of fat per...

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"A doctor can always bury his mistakes. An architect can only advise his client to plant ivy." …………….Frank Lloyd Wright  

I was having a conversation with a group of interns and residents last week and we were talking about diabetes and obesity. One of the older residents who has children made the case that because of safety issues our kids get driven...

A continuation of last week's case study, Part B: John Eckersly is a 61 year-old man who is a new patient. He works as a researcher and his only compliant is that he has gained 20 lbs over the past 25 months. He is...

Comparison of Physician Workforce Estimates and Supply Projections: Estimates of physician supply in the United States have been based on data that may overestimate the number of older physicians in the...

Treats Can Defeat the Object of Exercise: 14 minutes lifting weights equals one cappuccino (108 calories). 55 minutes of stretching equals a 50 gram energy bar (185 calories). 7 minutes of the stair climber at 3mph,...

Young Women More Susceptible to the Swine Flu: The study found that 29 people (17%) died -- most within the first 14 days after becoming critically sick. Twenty-one (72%) of those who died were female. As to why women are...

Three years into a six-year study and researchers have reported that the standard treatment for patients with Type 2 diabetes may have to be turned on its head.

Last week, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced that its diabetes drug dapagliflozin, in combination with metformin, significantly reduced levels of glycosylated hemoglobin in Type 2 diabetes patients as...

High-dose atorvastatin may reduce the incidence and recurrence of foot ulcers in diabetic patients, according to a new report.

Women with metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy have a higher risk for preterm birth, according to study findings.

In some HIV-infected patients, using glycated hemoglobin (A1c) to monitor glucose levels will underestimate the degree of glycemia, and fructosamine may be a better target researchers report. 

Emergency department patients with diabetes who said they had a primary care provider had better glycemic control than patients who did not have a primary care provider, according to the results of an observational...

Diets high in animal protein or just total protein are associated with an increased diabetes risk.

A naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat diet....

Extreme obesity and a greater burden of chronic disease are linked to higher mortality rates after bariatric surgery. according to the results of a prospective study.

"Superfood" supplements, thought to help fight cancer, may increase the risk of developing diabetes and even shorten lifespan, scientists have revealed.