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Age does not appear to significantly increase the risks associated with having weight loss surgery.…

Worse glycemic control correlated with slower wound healing in patients with diabetes.  Every 1% increase in HbA1c was associated with -0.028 cm2 decrement in the daily change in wound area.…

Despite repeated calls over the years by public health officials for people to increase exercise and physical activity, Americans are walking and cycling only a little more now than they were a decade ago.…

Colesevelam (Welchol,) might not be a first choice for many clinicians in the treatment of type 2 diabetes; however, a post hoc analysis of 3 large randomized controlled trials reveals that it might be a good option as an add-on therapy for patients with both type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol.…

Two phase 3 studies have found that a combination of naltrexone SR/bupropion SR can produce significant weight loss in overweight and obese women, regardless of menopausal status.…

A review of official reports of bad drug reactions is revealing more signs that people taking the diabetes drug Actos® are at higher risk of developing bladder cancer.…

Structured exercise programs comprising aerobics, resistance training or both helps people with Type 2 diabetes control blood sugar levels, and although physical exercise advice by itself does not appear to make any difference, when combined with dietary advice it does.…

Researchers found that people with low salt intakes were more likely to die of heart disease than people with higher salt intakes. But Harvard nutrition experts say the study is inaccurate and misleading….

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition with the drug ramipril reduced the rate of renal events among patients with proteinuria in all body mass index (BMI) strata, but the effect was greater among obese patients.…

A mobile-phone-based remote patient monitoring system helped patients with Type 2 diabetes and uncontrolled hypertension get their blood pressure (BP) under control.…