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Liraglutide appears to control glucose levels as well as does glimepiride when given with metformin, with the added benefit of weight loss, a new phase III trial has concluded.

President wants to computerize the nation’s health care records in five years. But the plan comes with a hefty price tag, and specialized labor is scarce.

Sleep apnea very common in people with diabetes and it’s treatment can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease.

Xenotransplants may soon be a reality. A $2.5 million “pig palace”, housing and breeding facility in Australia to be completed in April.

A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet improves glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetics, which allows some patients to reduce or eliminate their medication, according to results of a new study.

Gastric bypass surgery improves insulin sensitivity and glucose transport, according to a report

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is significantly more common in obese children with habitual snoring vs nonobese snoring children, according to the results of a study.

Gestational diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes, and ethnicity and socioeconomic status appear to considerably influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, researchers report

Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after gastric bypass surgery, according to a new report.

In the Oslo Youth Study, childhood physical fitness has some inverse associations with obesity and blood pressure in early adulthood but much less so in middle age, according to the results of a study reported this month.