Nearly 90 percent of the study subjects had a history of high blood pressure, but more than 25 percent did not take medication to control it.
Read More »Issue 140 Item 11 McDonalds Fat Lawsuit Chucked! But Hold On!
A Manhattan judge has chucked the Big Mac attack lawsuit brought on behalf of eight tubby teens who sued McDonald’s for making them diabetic or fat.
Read More »Issue 138 Item 12 Inflammation Marker More Likely to Predict Diabetes in Women
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammation marker that has been implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes in Caucasians.
Read More »Issue 139 Item 11 Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitor Getting Closer to Introducti
This noninvasive blood glucose monitor measures concentrations of serum glucose with clinically acceptable accuracy and avoids individual daily calibration.
Read More »Issue 140 Item 10 Clogging of Leg Arteries Overlooked by Primary-Care Doctors
Aggressive treatment to lower blood pressure in diabetics with clogged leg arteries significantly reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes, researchers say.
Read More »Issue 138 Item 11 High Blood Pressure In Kids Predicts Insulin Resistance
Adding exercise and supplements will reduce IR
Read More »Issue 139 Item 10 New Diagnostic Criteria For Gestational Diabetes
Diagnosis should be based on maternal post-natal carbohydrate tolerance.
Read More »Issue 140 Item 9 Soy Comparable to Some Diabetes Drugs
Soy products lowered the women’s blood sugar as much as some prescription diabetes drugs, the researchers say.
Read More »Issue 138 Item 10 Diabetes Preventive Measures Improving, But Still Not Good Eno
According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read More »Issue 139 Item 9 Metformin Linked to Reduced Risk of Mortality
When treatment with metformin was compared to sulfonylurea treatment, study showed a 24.7%, reduction.
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