Treating people with normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol but elevated levels of C-reactive protein with statins would be cost-effective, researchers said, but they suggested that the practice could strain healthcare resources….

A program of counseling with extended follow-up in conjunction with self-monitoring and goal-setting is the best approach to affecting sustainable lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA)….

Obese patients lost similar amounts of weight over two years with either a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet, but the latter had a more favorable effect on HDL cholesterol, data from a randomized trial showed….

A new study suggests that disparities in cardiovascular disease risk in the US are due less to race or ethnicity than to socioeconomic status…

A group of elite long-distance runners had less body fat, better lipid profiles, and better heart rates than people being tested for cardiac disease, but, paradoxically, the runners had more calcified plaque in their heart arteries, according to a new study…

With over 30% of U.S. adults obese, the significant adverse health effects of obesity (including heart disease and diabetes) are widespread throughout the country. Two published studies shed light on behaviors regarding food choices and good nutrition and report on how nutritional labeling and point-of-purchase signs are influencing healthy food …

Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) — a major risk factor for stroke — according to new research… 

According to new research, people suffering from diabetes-related foot ulcers show different rates of healing according to the way they cope and their psychological state of mind….

There has been a lot of activity at the AADE 37th Annual Meeting this past week. With over 3,000 of America’s most knowledgeable diabetes caregivers in attendance it is hard to imagine that so many patients never get the care that they need. With this in mind there was a …

At the 37th Annual AADE meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Edward Shahady, who developed the Florida Academy of Family Physicians’ “Diabetes Master Clinician Program,” discussed methods used to improve diabetes care.