Many chains, including Starbucks, Panera and McDonald’s, have already begun posting nutritional information on their menus, well ahead of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to do so. Technomic conducted a survey of restaurant consumer attitudes and found that 65% favor such labeling in restaurants, with the strongest demand for listing …

Diabetes is running at record levels worldwide and half the people estimated to have the disease are, as yet, undiagnosed, according to a new report. The number of people living with diabetes is now put at 371 million, up from 366 million a year ago, with numbers expected to reach …

"We found that children whose primary care arrangement between 1.5 and 4 years was in daycare-center or with an extended family member were around 50% more likely to be overweight or obese between the ages of 4-10 years compared to those cared for at home by their parents. This difference …

A recent landmark decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) represents an important first step toward addressing one of the great ironies of American health care….

We have known that people with diabetes are at risk for depression, but now we are seeing that those with depression are at greater risk for diabetes….

Letting patients email their clinician and access their records online was associated with more, not fewer, telephone calls, office visits, and clinical services in general….

A drug that was initially used to treat insulin resistance in diabetes patients has shown promise as a way to improve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s sufferers….

Patients with type 1 diabetes displayed a greater risk for developing chronic liver disease, including a fourfold prevalence for cirrhosis, compared with the general population….

People with diabetes may have a higher risk of hearing problems than those without the disease….

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca stated they have received approval from the European regulators for the first in a new class of diabetes medicines that work independently of insulin to control blood sugar….