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Clocks spring ahead and fall back when adjusting in and out of daylight saving time. A study published on Wednesday finds that heart attack rates do the same.

Up to 70% of people with diabetes have hypertension (high blood pressure). Now, new research suggests that blood sugar (glucose) levels that aren’t well regulated could be the reason. For each 1% HbA1c increase was associated with a 25% greater risk of hypertension.

This study examined the association between access to health care and three classifications of diabetes status: diagnosed, undiagnosed, and no diabetes.

Vitamin K supplementation for 36 months at doses attainable in the diet may reduce progression of insulin resistance in older men, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.

More than one dozen cases of liver failure and death were reported in patients taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Avandia (rosiglitazone), advocacy group Public Citizen said on Thursday in a petition calling for a ban of the drug.

Slowing the heart rate with beta blockers in people with hypertension is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and death, a new systematic review shows]. Furthermore, the slower the heart rate, the greater the risk.

An experimental procedure could help high-risk people lose weight, and cut their chances of developing Type II diabetes, without going under the knife.

Keeping it simple, can reduce the cost to treat diabetes significantly.

Pauline Dowe, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, Florida A&M University, looks at the latest trend in medicine, E-Prescribing. Medicare has mandated it and medical professionals seem to either love it or hate it. Read her review of the pluses and minuses and you can decide if it is good or bad.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) have issued an updated consensus statement on the management of hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.