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About 50 percent of patients with hypertension have adequate control of their blood pressure, meeting a goal of Healthy People 2010, but the rate of hypertension in the U.S. has not decreased in recent years, according to a recent study….

It may seem intuitive that greater amounts of exercise lead to less obesity, but an Indiana University study has found that this conventional wisdom applies primarily to white women….

Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants….

The researchers said their findings highlighted the need for dentists to be part of the diabetes medical team along with doctors, dietitians, nurses and pharmacists working together in the treatment of people with diabetes. Infections increase blood sugars, periodontal disease is an infection, therefore we can assume that treating periodontal …

Patients whose fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-hour plasma glucose levels are both within the normoglycemia range are not necessarily off the hook. If their 2-hour glucose levels are higher than baseline, they’re at increased risk for insulin resistance and cardiovascular death, a new study shows…. 

Scientists from Yorkshire, U.K., have uncovered a new approach that could protect diabetes patients from heart damage linked to long-term treatment with insulin. The finding could change the way patients are treated…. 

In the first study of its type, Australian researchers have shown that healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts, when eating the exact same foods….

In patients with insulin resistance but near-normal glycated hemoglobin levels, pioglitazone (Actos) treatment cut the rate of progression to full-blown Type 2 diabetes by 70% relative to placebo, according to updated results from the ACT NOW study….

The study results establish that lipid-free and lipid-associated apoA-I and apoA-II increase Beta-cell insulin secretion…. 

In patients with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, relatively modest improvements in fitness status significantly reduce mortality risk, according to a study….