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It’s a silent epidemic that affects millions of Americans. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a life-threatening illness that can often be treated successfully if found early, and can be detected at an early stage using simple, inexpensive blood and urine tests. According to DNA physicians, tracking your “kidney number” is …

By Sheri Colberg, PhD, FACSM A few years ago it was announced that sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits were poised to overtake smoking as the leading cause of preventable death — yes, preventable. Are your patients aware that exercise is likely the best "medicine" that they will ever come across …

Tamsulosin: Generic Version of Flomax This alpha blocker used to treat an enlarged prostate (BPH) is used by many of our patients and generated over 1.9 billion dollars in sales for manufacturer Astellas Pharma, Inc., and their U.S. partner, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. The drugmaker Ranbaxy is shipping to pharmacies as …

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), even at levels considered in the “normal” range, emerged as an independently significant predictor of heart-disease events, stroke, and death over more than a decade in an analysis from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. The risks of incident diabetes, coronary heart disease events, and death were …

An immediate-release form of the antidiabetic agent metformin has a dead fish odor that may cause patients to stop taking the drug, clinicians warned….

Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers, according to a new report. 

Most people are not aware whether they are pre-diabetic and most who know they are, are not doing anything about it, say U.S. health officials. And from the ARIC study, those with prediabetes are found to be at risk for cardiovascular disease with an A1c above 5%.

The FDA warned 17 food makers — including POM and Nestle — that their “misleading” product labels violate federal law. The warning letters say the firms face having their products pulled from grocery shelves if they don’t make changes….

Lower glucose thresholds for gestational diabetes called for by an international consensus panel may double and possibly even triple the number of women diagnosed. 

The FDA and manufacturer of the HomeChoice and HomeChoice PRO dialysis systems have notified patients of a class I device recall — the FDA’s most serious — after a number of reported injuries and one death….