Resources

Executives promote drug to treat pain in diabetic patients, rather than perform the clinical studies needed to prove the medicine was safe for such patients.

Significant Improvement Seen in a Leading Indicator Of Cardiovascular Disease

People without a high school education were at risk of dying an average 9 years earlier than high school graduates, while blacks were at risk of dying almost 2 years earlier than their white counterparts.

The C-reactive protein (CRP) level is a stronger predictor of first cardiovascular events than is the LDL cholesterol level, according to a report in the November 14th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Officials from the VHA Health Foundation announced Monday a plan aimed at stemming rising diabetes rates in Hispanic and American Indian children.

Family physicians can learn to identify patients with obvious retinopathy with the right equipment, but they still need to refer patients with diabetes to eye care specialists.

An Appetite stimulant from the brain is the answer.

Available data suggest that low-grade chronic inflammation not only reflects the underlying macrovascular disease but is also actively involved in the initial and advanced status of atherogenesis.

Researchers are reporting that an inexpensive blood test for a protein linked to artery disease may be better than a cholesterol test at predicting a person’s risk for a heart attack or stroke.

Study shows that changes in plasma ET-1 levels may precede vascular complications associated with hypertension and diabetes.