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Just a 1.3-g/day reduction in sodium, translates into a 5-mm-Hg smaller rise in systolic blood pressure. Between the ages of 25 and 55 years, this small reduction would translate into an estimated 150 000 lives saved.

Rosiglitazone Seen No Better than Other Drugs in Diabetic Control

In patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), guideline-based treatment with an antiplatelet agent is as effective with or without the addition of an anticoagulant. However, combination treatment is more hazardous than monotherapy with an antiplatelet, according to evidence from the Warfarin Antiplatelet Vascular Evaluation (WAVE) trial investigators

Concurrent counseling with a dietitian and a physician in an outpatient setting is effective in achieving and maintaining weight loss, according to a new study.

Results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association.

Adoption of 4 healthy lifestyle habits in middle age is associated with a 40% reduction in all-cause mortality and 35% reduction in CVD events within 4 years.

Theresa L. Garnero, ARNP, CDE, returns with a new cartoon. Check it out.

Lisa Long, PharmD. Candidate 2008, University of Florida just finished her endo rotation with me and offers her personal opinion of her favourite insulin pump.

Dr. James R. Bailes’ new book No More Fat Kids, A Pediatrician’s Guide for Safe and Effective Weight Loss, has raised some controversy in the medical community, but I had it reviewed by one of my interns who has a 6 year old child, and to her it made a …

Patients with diabetes, especially women, who take thiazolidinediones (TZDs) may have a 59% increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report.