Adherence to medication, measured by prescription drug claims data, is associated with intermediate clinical outcomes and may therefore be useful in clinical practice.
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PPARs in atherosclerosis: the clot thickens
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European study indicates that it’s never too late to get benefit from physical activity,
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Mean plasma glucose concentrations increased by 0.5 mg/dL for each cigarette smoked per day.
Read More »Mortality Increased For Diabetics With Heart Failure Using Insulin
Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) and insulin-treated diabetes have about a fourfold greater risk of dying compared with non-diabetic HF and non-insulin treated diabetic HF patients.
Read More »Nonstop Monitoring Helps Glycemic Control in Diabetics
Less Hypoglycemia with the use of a continuous glucose monitoring system.
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Excess weight can take years off your life despite exercise.
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Older people can benefit greatly from exercise, especially to reduce their risk for developing metabolic syndrome.
Read More »Light Alcohol Consumption Increases Hypertension Risk if Outside Of Meals
New study alerts drinkers that a habit of drinking outside of meals may be setting them up for high blood pressure.
Read More »Pioglitazone and Metformin Similarly Effective in Reducing HbA1c
Pioglitazone and metformin as monotherapy for type 2 diabetes are similarly effective in reducing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), but they have different effects on fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and plasma lipid levels.
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