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Many people who take aspirin for a heart condition appear to have an unexpectedly high risk of serious cardiac problems when they stop the medication, even on a doctor’s order.

Obesity in younger adults causes the usual course of type 2 diabetes to be more aggressive and makes them 14 times more likely to have a heart attack and 30 times more likely to have a stroke.

Study supports previous reports on the protective effects of whole grains on the risk of developing diabetes.

Physicians should use TZDs with caution in patients with heart failure, [and] remain vigilant for manifestation of heart failure in those receiving these drugs.

First prospective, randomized study to confirm the hypothesis that high postprandial glucose levels contribute to cardiovascular disease.

A synthetic form of “good cholesterol” has been shown to quickly shrink blockages clogging coronary arteries, offering for the first time the possibility of a drug that could actually rapidly reverse heart disease.

Latest COMET Trial Data Stir Continued Debate on Comparison

Two analyses now show that 80%-90% of CHD patients—and 95% of those with fatal CHD events—have at least one of four major risk factors (smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, or diabetes).

More than one in four people with controlled diabetes are affected by slow passage of food out of the stomach into the intestines. Many diabetics also experience common symptoms of indigestion. However, the two conditions are not related.

A new no-calorie fat substitute is being tested in several food laboratories, and the product’s maker hopes it could eventually be used to slash calories in everything from cookies to burgers.