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A large nationwide study that includes neurologists from Mayo Clinic has found that blacks are substantially less likely than whites to know that they have atrial fibrillation or to use warfarin, the most common treatment for the condition. Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, significantly increases risk of stroke. Warfarin …

A Henry Ford Hospital study finds women with Type 2 diabetes who take a commonly prescribed class of medications called TZD’s to treat insulin resistance may be at a higher risk for developing bone fractures within 1 year of taking the medication.…

Data increasingly supports an association between rs6822844 at the IL2-IL21 region and multiple autoimmune diseases in individuals of European descent. A number of autoimmune diseases share susceptibility genes, pointing to similar molecular mechanisms.

Risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among patients with Type 2 diabetes prescribed oral antidiabetes drugs: retrospective cohort study using UK general practice research database….

    “Managing Type 1 Diabetes: A guide for kids and their families“ With this Iphone/Ipod Touch Application specifically designed for kids with Type 1 diabetes, children with Type 1 diabetes will have fun while learning how to monitor and manage their condition.  This free, innovative application uses content developed …

  By Sheri Colberg, PhD, FACSM   Why are today’s youth so inactive? Aren’t kids supposed to be the ones who run ahead and wait for us slowpokes to catch up? Adults may unconsciously be even more of the problem than being poor role models.

Two FDA reviewers have recommended that the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) be pulled from the market because of its link to major cardiac events….

Pregnant women who gain weight rapidly during the early stages of pregnancy are at higher risk for gestational diabetes, a new study found….

Current and former patients treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet to control multiple, daily and severe seizures can be reassured by the news that not only is the diet effective, but it also appears to have no long-lasting side effects, say scientists….

Amylin and Takeda announce decision to advance development of pramlintide/metreleptin combination treatment for obesity….