Doctors subconsciously favor whites over blacks, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that may explain widespread racial disparities in health care in the United States.

Sanofi-aventis announced last week, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Apidra(R) (insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection) to improve glycemic control in children (4 years and older) with diabetes.

Clocks spring ahead and fall back when adjusting in and out of daylight saving time. A study published on Wednesday finds that heart attack rates do the same.

Up to 70% of people with diabetes have hypertension (high blood pressure). Now, new research suggests that blood sugar (glucose) levels that aren’t well regulated could be the reason. For each 1% HbA1c increase was associated with a 25% greater risk of hypertension.

This study examined the association between access to health care and three classifications of diabetes status: diagnosed, undiagnosed, and no diabetes.

Vitamin K supplementation for 36 months at doses attainable in the diet may reduce progression of insulin resistance in older men, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.

More than one dozen cases of liver failure and death were reported in patients taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Avandia (rosiglitazone), advocacy group Public Citizen said on Thursday in a petition calling for a ban of the drug.

Slowing the heart rate with beta blockers in people with hypertension is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and death, a new systematic review shows]. Furthermore, the slower the heart rate, the greater the risk.

An experimental procedure could help high-risk people lose weight, and cut their chances of developing Type II diabetes, without going under the knife.

Keeping it simple, can reduce the cost to treat diabetes significantly.