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First year results of the two year trial Rimonabant In Obesity (RIO, a Phase III clinical study, showed a 3.5 inch reduction in waist circumference, 19 pounds lost, reduced metabolic syndrome 50%, raised HDL 28%. Rimonabant (endocannabinoid) in another study doubled the odds of quitting smoking without weight gain.

The vast majority of heart attacks can be predicted by nine easily measurable factors, that are the same in every region and ethnic group worldwide

New study shows that glycemic index is an independent factor that can have dramatic effects on the major chronic diseases plaguing developed nations – obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

A rare swelling of the brain that is nonetheless the most common diabetes-related cause of death for children with the disease could be caught earlier – if practitioners learn to recognize key signs.

A new finding of elevated G proteins and related receptors, will help to explain the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease seen in the diabetes population.

Physicians need to provide adequate resources for their patients with metabolic syndrome to improve compliance to diet and exercise regimens.

Diabetes is an undetected and silent threat for many people who develop heart disease, according to new research reported on last Monday, one in five had previously undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.

The federal advisory panel was offering its final recommendations for making the government’s food pyramid a better guide to proper eating.

Moderate wine drinkers with systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 158, 139, or 116 mm Hg had significantly lower risks of death from all causes by 23%, 27%, and 37%.

As we have seen, the power of relaxation therapy has many benefits. Some of these include: