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After the second year of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), peritoneal dialysis is associated with increased risk of death compared with hemodialysis.

Middle-aged and older Americans who are newly diagnosed with diabetes also appear to have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer.

Maternal hypertension improves neonatal physiology and survival in small for gestational age infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Metformin not sulfonylurea needs to be the first treatment after diet and physical activity for Type 2 diabetes.

British scientists have developed a new treatment that could help obese and overweight people lose weight by making them feel full.

Systematic review supports the hypothesis that habitual coffee consumption is associated with a substantially lower risk of type 2 diabetes.

Obesity and fitness levels have divergent influence over health outcomes, according to the results of two studies published in the Sept. 8 issue of JAMA.

Differences may imply different benefits from treatments targeting blood pressure or insulin resistance in different ethnic groups.

Research into a new treatment for nerve damage caused by diabetes could bring relief to millions of diabetic patients.

26 percent of nursing home residents have diabetes.