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A colony of stem cells extracted from human embryos has been grown in a British laboratory for the first time. What it could mean for patients with Type 1 diabetes.

The metabolic syndrome is associated with a twofold increase in the risk for myocardial infarction and stroke.

Every 2-point increase in adherence corresponded to a 33% reduction coronary heart disease mortality and a 24% reduction in cancer mortality.

Nineteen billion cost for peripheral neuropathy, most of it preventable with early diagnosis and treatment.

Screening discovers 33% of undetected patients with hypertension, diabetes and kidney dysfunction.

Diabetic neuropathy is underdiagnosed in everyday clinical practice, according to a study of 7,378 patients assessed at more than 2,000 primary care physician offices and endocrinology clinics.

People with diabetes who consume up to seven alcoholic drinks per week have a 35% reduction in all-cause mortality, compared with diabetics who abstain.

Patients who received acarbose were 49% less likely than others to develop heart disease or related problems

The federal government should put money behind a recently launched national walking program, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, day.

Use of antibiotics, especially penicillin, is associated with a decreased risk of stroke.