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A simple community program has been shown to be effective in preventing excess weight gain with a program based on simple health messages, small changes behavior, and delivered conveniently in a community setting…. 

Women achieved modest changes in their BMI and waist-to-hip measurements with no other lifestyle interventions….

Novo Nordisk presented phase 2 proof-of-concept data for its investigational insulin degludec, an ultra-long-acting basal insulin, which demonstrated the potential to help achieve target glycemic control when used once daily or three times weekly…. 

Patients with hypertension who monitored their blood pressure at home and adjusted their own medication according to pre-agreed rules had greater decreases in BP than those receiving conventional care out to one year, a new randomized study has shown. There were absolute reductions in BP equivalent to 20% stroke risk …

You might be surprised to find the doctor take out a measuring tape and wrap it around your child’s neck to determine risk factors for becoming obese….

Cellular changes in fat tissue play a major role in the development of Type 2 diabetes and may result in the “hyperinflammation” a new study shows…. 

There is substantial regional variation in treatment practices for care of older adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), including receipt of hospice care and discontinuation of dialysis before death, according to a study…. 

A new study finds that, children who regularly sit down to family meals and get plenty of vegetables in their diet tend to be thinner than their peers without such eating habits….  

Effect of the Look AHEAD Study intervention on medication use and related cost to treat cardiovascular disease risk factors in individuals with Type 2 diabetes…. 

Having discovered a dramatic increase of an easy-to-detect enzyme in the red blood cells of people with diabetes and prediabetes, Johns Hopkins scientists say the discovery could lead to a simple, routine test for detecting the subtle onset of the disease, before symptoms or complications occur and in time to …