People looking to lose those extra pounds have been told for decades that dieting together with exercise will bring about the best results. Not so, says new research.

Johns Hopkins brain scientists have hit on how and why some powerful drugs used for treating mental illnesses cause patients to gain so much weight that they often develop life-threatening complications such as diabetes and heart disease.

Putting a nurse in charge of care for people with diabetes sharply reduces their need for urgent and emergency care, and reduces costs, a new study shows.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has designed a classification system for foot infections in patients with diabetes to provide better outcomes for these patients.

Preliminary results from a phase III withdrawal-design trial with lacosamide in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy show that lacosamide was statistically significant over placebo in reducing pain scores. SCHWARZ PHARMA plans for regulatory submission during the second half of 2007

In adults with type 2 diabetes, retinopathy is associated with an increased risk of dying within a given period of time, independent of glucose control, a study shows.

HDL-C and body weight increased and remained elevated for the duration of the study.

Periodontitis — an infection of the gums that destroys the tissue and bone supporting the teeth — is associated with the development of kidney disease and end-state renal disease (ESRD) in patients with type 2 diabetes, doctors report.

Merck & Co. announced last week that the FDA has accepted for review the use of Januvia as an adjunct to diet and exercise, in combo with metformin as initial therapy and also an add on to sulfonylureas with and without metformin in combination.

Many pharmaceutical agents are known to cause impaired glucose tolerance and, occasionally, diabetes. Because some of these agents are widely used (e.g., thiazides, niacin), medication-associated hyperglycemia is not uncommon, especially in high-risk patients.  Glucocorticoids can produce hyperglycemia by several mechanisms. Insulin resistance in the liver and muscle is a well-recognized …