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Results from the first study that compares failure rates of Metformin in real-world setting are out.

A new drug, eprotirome, has been shown to significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people.

Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young….

Hyperglycemia is a major risk factor for both the microvascular and macrovascular complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This review summarizes the cardiovascular results of large outcomes trials in diabetes and presents new evidence on the role of hyperglycemia, with particular emphasis on postprandial hyperglycemia, in adverse cardiovascular outcomes …

The Senate delayed the effective date of a 21.2% Medicare pay cut for physicians until October 1, 2010.…

Measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose, according to a new published study.

The collection of symptoms that is the metabolic syndrome — insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and a greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke — are all related to obesity, but, according to a new review in the March 9th issue of the Cell Press publication “Trends in …

A new intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) study has found that the metabolic syndrome is associated with accelerated plaque progression, but this is attributed to the individual component risk factors rather than the presence of the syndrome itself.

Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 — about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers.

Drinking coffee cuts diabetes risk, new research confirms, but you may need to enjoy your java with lunch if you want to get any benefit.