Overweight shoppers who got a flier with health-related information as they entered a grocery store spent about $1.40 on unhealthy snacks, compared with $4.80 spent by those who got a comparison flier without the cues, researchers reported. International Journal of Obesity Sept, 2013 

Diabetes patients whose full-body MRIs showed "vascular changes" had a 20% risk of heart attack or stroke at three years and a 35% risk at six years compared with those whose results did not reveal changes, a study indicated. Scientists found that scanning the body with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Three different types of weight loss interventions were examined for their effects on blood pressure, lipids, glucose, insulin resistance, and inflammation in obese participants….

A few minutes extra of high intensity exercise can have a significant effect on prevention of weight gain….

Eating foods rich in amino and fatty acids may help preserve beta cells for up to two years…. 

Chronic inflammation may be a significant risk factor for both heart disease and diabetes…. 

Diabetes patients are at risk regardless of presence or absence of other risk factors…. 

Pay-for-performance may not be as effective in some ways…. 

Can the use of electronic health records (EHRs) reduce emergency room visits?… 

Findings of a new nationwide population-based cohort study suggest diabetes patients may be at a higher risk of developing peptic ulcer bleeding….