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A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study found that combining linagliptin treatment with a sulfonylurea (SU) in diabetic patients was well tolerated and produced statistically significant and clinically relevant A1c reductions….

Barbers in Texas showed that they can participate in healthcare by helping to screen and reduce blood pressure. A cadre of barbers, true to their healthcare-provider heritage, participated in a hypertension-screening outreach experiment that helped many of their customers with hypertension to get their blood pressures under control….

A novel insulin that releases over several days showed similar efficacy to standard insulin but without an advantage for hypoglycemia in its first full phase III study….

However, as diabetes has surged actual number of cases rose, review of U.S. data found….

Older, more diverse population and longer lifespans contribute to increase….

The use of long-term low-dose aspirin reduced both the incidence and the mortality associated with colorectal cancer, a 20-year follow-up of randomized trials showed.…

There is an association between Type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer (CRC) among men, but not women, according to a published study.…

Many long-term survivors with diabetes show little or no progression of retinopathy after a certain point, and this resistance apparently has nothing to do with glycemic control, a researcher found….

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in Type 1 diabetes….

Resistance exercise (RE) may lower the need for insulin in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.…