Endobarrier The Endobarrier is a plastic tube inserted down the throat and through the stomach that tricks the body into feeling full. Held in place by a tiny spring, the Endobarrier sits in the duodenum — the entrance from the stomach to the small intestine — and also stops fats, …

Low-Dose Folic Acid Cuts Homocysteine Levels: A low dose of folic acid roughly equal to the added intake from food fortification policies in the U.S. and elsewhere lowered homocysteine levels as effectively as doses two to four times higher, a randomized trial showed. Over 26 weeks, daily doses of 0.2, …

Women with Both Diabetes and Depression at Higher Risk of Dying from Heart Disease, Other Causes: Compared with women who did not have either condition, those with depression had a 44% increased risk of death, those with diabetes had a 35% increased risk of death and those with both conditions …

Walking Speed Associated with Survival in Older Adults: Longevity may vary widely in older adults. One 80 year old may have 20 years of life ahead and another just a few years. This becomes important when physicians assess ongoing treatment plans and care goals for their older patients. A new …

Participating in diabetic group visits (DGVs) helped patients with Type 2 diabetes to control their condition….

A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor’s office….

Study results may point way to effective weight-loss maintenance….

The study demonstrated the long-term beneficial effect of metformin in non-obese (BMI < 25 kg/m2) diabetic patients….

A new treatment for obesity and diabetes could save enough money to have a sizeable impact on the economy, a surgeon claims….

A grain-based vegetarian diet may be better than a meat-based diet in terms of holding down phosphorus levels in patients with CKD….