A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a direct link between insulin — a hormone long associated with metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes — and core body temperature.
Read More »Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better than Low-Fat at Reducing Heart Risks
A moderate-fat diet may work better than a low-fat regimen for people suffering from metabolic syndrome, a collection of conditions putting them at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, new research finds.
Read More »New Sugar Blockers (SGLT Inhibitors) Next New Class for Fighting Diabetes
The latest results from a clinical trial with a SGLT Inhibitor demonstrates the major opportunity for this unique molecule to have an impact on treating diabetes. But even with this new class of drugs to fight diabetes, unless the patient is educated, they are still doomed for failure.
Read More »Highest Rates of Obesity, Diabetes in the South, Appalachia, and some Tribal Lands
Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nation′s highest rates of obesity and diabetes, according to estimates released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What are the percentages in your neighborhood?
Read More »Niacin Outperforms Ezetimibe as Add-On to Statin Therapy
Combination therapy of a statin plus niacin is superior to that of a statin plus ezetimibe among long-term, high-risk statin users, according to research reported at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2009.
Read More »Physician-Pharmacist Team Improves Blood Pressure Control
Patients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated without this collaborative approach, according to a report in JAMA.
Read More »Alcohol Cuts CHD Risk in Men
Consumption of alcohol in almost any quantity is associated with a nearly one-third reduction in the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) — at least in men, a large Spanish study confirmed.
Read More »Another New Class of Hypoglycemics (Sugar Substitutes) Shows Positive Results
Spherix, Inc., a provider of technical and regulatory consulting services to food, supplement, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, announced positive interim Phase 3 clinical results for the planned review of the NEET (Naturlose, [D-tagatose]).
Read More »Hyperuricemia Linked to Diabetes Development in Young Adults
Hyperuricemia in young adults was linked to a significant, roughly twofold increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes during the subsequent 13 years in an observational study with nearly 5,000 participants.
Read More »ADA Launches New Website — Diabetes.org
To meet the changing needs of people affected by this growing epidemic, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has launched a completely redesigned https://www.diabetes.org in English and Spanish.
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