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Frequent doctor visits helped diabetes patients lower their high blood pressure to normal quicker, according to a large study….

The BodyMedia® FIT System The BodyMedia® FIT System measures calories and activity throughout the day. That includes time at the gym or exercise class, but it also counts the calories burned while shopping, playing with the kids, doing household chores, and sitting at the movies. In other words you measuring your life! …

A marked deterioration of glycemic control has been reported in some patients treated with certain statins….

With a month to go before rosiglitazone (Avandia) makes its reappearance in front of an FDA review panel, a surprising study in The Lancet, suggests that half-doses of rosiglitazone/metformin may help prevent progression to diabetes, with results showing a 66% relative risk reduction…

Reducing the consumption of beverages that contain added sugar can lower blood pressure, but not only because it may reduce body weight, according to a prospective cohort study that also found no influence on BP from caffeine or consumption of diet soft drinks….

A new scientific statement on the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes recommends that low-dose aspirin is “reasonable” in those with no history of vascular disease but who are at an increased 10-year risk of cardiovascular events…. 

The study shows that individuals with both diabetes and the Haptoglobin (Hp) 2-2 genotype can benefit from using Vitamin E, increasing life expectancy by 3 years….

After years of research and anticipation, insulin pills that could make it easier for millions of patients worldwide to manage their diabetes are moving ahead in clinical trials.…

If your patients are pregnant, they can’t eat for two. New research suggests that women who gained more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy had fatter children who were much more likely to develop heart disease risk factors by age 9…. 

Among obese white men, those with diabetes are more likely than those without to have high-grade prostate cancer discovered on prostate biopsy, according to researchers….