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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.

The risk of type 2 diabetes does not appear to be increased or decreased in elderly hypertension patients who use any of the major classes of antihypertensive medications.

Ischemic stroke risk increases by 2.82 times when the fasting blood glucose is greater than 140 mg/dL

A fixed dose combination of losartan and ramipril showed good to excellent efficacy response in 98% of patients.

AAFP president has lost 50 pounds, focus moves to office staff.

Live report from the AAFP annual meeting in Orlando, FL Diabetes kills one American every 3 minutes according to Dr. Jeffrey Unger of the Chino Medical Diabetes Intervention Center, in Chino, CA. That’s more than AIDS and breast cancer combined.

Live report from the AAFP annual meeting in Orlando, FL

Live report from the AAFP annual meeting in Orlando, FL

Tailoring Therapy for Overweight or Obese Patients- is a continuation of Dr. James W. Anderson’s, recently prepared overview of Combination Approaches to Weight Management. This week he helps us design a workable program for Overweight or Obese Patients

Very few patients remain insulin independent beyond 4 years after transplantation.