Even patients with such high-risk features as diabetes or renal compromise showed highly significant drops in CV mortality or heart-failure hospitalizations from treatment with eplerenone (Inspra, Pfizer) in EMPHASIS-HF.…

Patients with type 1 diabetes have been offered new hope as scientists test a drug that could save them from a lifetime of injections.…

A novel cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor, dalcetrapib, raised HDL cholesterol without any safety concerns in phase IIb dal-VESSEL trial, but it remains to be seen whether that boost in HDL will improve clinical outcomes….

An innovative pharmacy coaching program from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio has helped a number of patients better manage diabetes and hypertension.…

A team of researchers has discovered why some obese people develop chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and others do not.…

Since we are coming up on our first year of bringing you our Diabetes Clinical Mastery Series, I spent some time looking over your reading trends and habits and found that the Homerun Slides are by far the most frequently visited destination. This week we are starting a new series …

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mr. LOQ self-referred to a diabetes center. “I have a horrible burning feeling in my feet especially at night. I have had diabetes for a while and find it hard to …

This week we begin a new five-part Homerun Slides series on Pathophysiology in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes focusing on Newer Agents, including Bromocriptine….

Two of the riders in this year’s US Pro Challenge on Sanofi’s Team Type 1 have type 1 diabetes and are doing quite well. To find out what happened in the stage 3 time trials see USA PRO CHALLENGE –Team Type 1 – Update. This week a family friend called …

  Wednesday Fabio Calabria went down in an accident early in the race and was left with a bad road rash and bruising to his upper torso. But unlike his teammate Daniele Callegarin who ended up in the hospital for face and hand surgery he was able to get up …