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A new study suggests that taking statins is associated with a 39% reduction in risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Top 10 Diagnoses in Family Practice Office Visits in 2001 % of Office Visits Hypertension NOS 8.4% Diabetes Mellitus, Uncomplicated 3.4% Chronic Sinusitis NOS* 2.8% Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections NOS* 2.7% Bronchitis NOS* 2.4% Hyperlipidemia NEC**/NOS* 2.2% Acute Pharyngitis 2% Depressive Disorder NEC** 1.8% Routine Medical Exam 1.8% Otitis …

Light drinking, has preventive effects on atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic subjects.

Can the differences in the way healthcare is delivered in the U.S. and Canada make a difference in the outcomes?

The type of fat you eat can turn you into a pear or an apple shape

Increased contact time increases the benefits and effects outcomes.

Islet antibody testing could prevent complications by initiating insulin treatment much earlier.

Prescribing statins for people with type 2 diabetes irregardless of cholesterol levels. These findings should tear up the rule-book on statin prescribing,” says Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet. “This marks a major conceptual shift in our understanding of the prevention of heart disease.”

Overall, 26 percent of U.S. men and 28 percent of U.S. women already are obese by about age 36, according to a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study of adult weight gain among different ethnic groups, races and sexes.

The benefits of a free choice, but sensible, diet combined with intense exercise are demonstrated in a group with diabetes.