New findings report that endocannabinoids act directly on taste receptors on the tongue to enhance sweet taste.

The FDA has completed its review of the possible link between ezetimibe (Zetia, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals), the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin (Vytorin, Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals), and an increased risk of cancer and cancer-related deaths. It concludes that the ezetimibe is likely safe.

The ADA will publish the new guidelines in the January issue of Diabetes Care. The A1c blood test may catch Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes sooner, with no fasting.

Despite the drop in fatalities from diabetes over the past decade, patients with lower incomes appear to be dying at a much higher rate than wealthy ones, a new study shows.

Adults with Type 2 diabetes who have major depression face a greater risk for life-altering microvascular and macrovascular complications regardless of their self-care habits or the degree to which their disease is controlled, according to a study.

Pediatric researchers have found that a gene already implicated in the development of Type 2 diabetes in adults also raises the risk of being overweight during childhood. The finding sheds light on the genetic origins of diabetes and may present an avenue for developing drugs to counteract the disease, which …

With the passing of the new healthcare reform bill, prior existing conditions such as diabetes will not prevent people from getting coverage.

Adults who used an electronic lock-out system to reduce their television time by half did not change their calorie intake but did expend more energy over a three-week period.

South Dakota State University research showed an intervention strategy based on the Native American spiritual concept of the Medicine Wheel brought positive changes for diabetes patients….

Dramatic weight loss proves to be an effective method for improving moderate-to-severe sleep apnea in obese men, with the greatest benefits seen in men with severe sleep apnea, according to a study.