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The longer you spend sitting in traffic, the higher your risk of a heart attack.

Teaching companies how to increase physical activity, host nutrition seminars and offer healthier lunch options.

Among patients with type 2 diabetes, cognitive function is impaired and mood state deteriorates during acute hyperglycemia.

Elevated plasma FFA levels have been shown to account for up to 50% of insulin resistance in obese patients with T2DM.

Intranasal insulin appears safe and may stabilize beta-cell and immune function in individuals at risk for type 1 diabetes.

Treatment with sildenafil (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis) results in increased levels of testosterone in men with erectile dysfunction (ED). However, increases are more marked with tadalafil.

Body fat distribution appears to be more important than obesity itself in determining risk for metabolic syndrome.

Glycemic control does not significantly differ between diabetic preschoolers who receive insulin pump therapy and those who receive intensive injection therapy.

Insulin resistance during the teen years is an independent risk factor for high systolic blood pressure in adulthood.

A computer chip that is implanted under the skin won U.S. approval on Wednesday for use in helping doctors quickly access a patient’s medical history.