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Coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in women may be increased at lower glucose levels than in men.

Taranabant, a novel cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor inverse agonist, induces weight loss by reducing appetite by reducing caloric intake by 22% and increasing energy expenditure and fat oxidation, according to a compilation of research data from a new study.

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said on Monday it was halting development of its AERx inhaled insulin product and will lay off most of the approximately 300 company employees working on the product.

Generex Biotechnology Corporation announces it will begin marketing their Oral-lyn Insulin, which gets absorbed through the inner lining of the mouth.

Patients with diabetes fare better in family practices that employ a nurse practitioner than in practices with a physician’s assistant or those without a mid-level provider, investigators found.

A compound formed during insulin production and once dismissed as irrelevant in diabetes may be a key to preventing the complications that make type 1 diabetessuch a serious disease.

Do we actually practice what we preach? I find myself telling my patients to do a simple activity like "curls with a water bottle" while they are watching TV, but I never do it, do you? Motivational Tips to Keep Yourself Fit: Part 3 is the next segment in Dr. …

Statins — the best-selling class of cholesterol-fighting drugs — should be considered as standard therapy for all diabetics, apart from children and pregnant women, results saw a 10% drop in death and a 21% drop in strokes and heart attacks.

A researcher at the University of Virginia Health System is demonstrating why so many people with diabetes may have heart disease.

Eli Lilly and Company announced that the FDA has approved Cialis(R) (tadalafil) for once daily use (2.5 mg and 5 mg), an oral medication taken once per day to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). When Cialis for once daily use is taken daily, men can attempt sexual activity at anytime between …