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Use of electronic health records shows promise for improving care and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, but still has considerable room for improvement….

In a study of more than 4,000 black women in Los Angeles, those who lived in areas with higher levels of traffic-related air pollution were at increased risk of diabetes and hypertension….

In a once weekly injection of exenatide for Drug-Naive Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (DURATION-4) in a 26-week double-blind study they found that exenatide once weekly (EQW) was noninferior to metformin (MET) but not pioglitazone (PIO) and superior to sitagliptin (SITA) with regard to HbA1c reduction at 26 weeks….

Vivus Inc said the FDA has asked the company to remove a contraindication in the proposed label of its obesity drug Qnexa, a move that could help it reach a broader patient population.…

The study findings indicate that medical professionals with normal BMI more frequently reported discussing weight loss with patients than overweight or obese medical professionals….

Two new studies from a team of investigators suggest two possible predictors for the development of metabolic syndrome in children prescribed second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs)….

The study investigated the comparative costs of two different insulin regimens in type 2 diabetes based on data from the GINGER study, which investigated the efficacy and safety of an intensified insulin regimen.…

One holy grail of medical technology research has been the possibility of measuring patients’ blood glucose levels indirectly, avoiding the universally hated needle pricks. Not only will this make millions of diabetics jump with joy, it will certainly increase their testing compliance, leading to better management of the disease.

BioChip to Detect Glucose in Saliva One holy grail of medical technology research has been the possibility of measuring patients’ blood glucose levels indirectly, avoiding the universally hated needle pricks. Not only will this make millions of diabetes patients jump with joy, it will certainly increase their testing compliance, leading …

Our own killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease may inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin.…