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The FDA has approved the statin for reducing the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and revascularization procedures in individuals who have normal low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels. The new labeling, recommended by an FDA advisory panel late last year, also marks the first time that a drug label will include an …

Vinegar could be easily used as a complementary food (e.g., in a salad dressing) to reduce hyperglycemia….

Lispro comes out ahead with lower A1c results, but….

Sitagliptin was non-inferior to metformin in improving HbA1c in treatment-naive patients with Type 2 diabetes….

There is growing evidence that periodontitis may affect general health. This study by university researchers from the Netherlands was assigned to explore the robustness of observations that periodontal therapy leads to the improvement of glycemic control in diabetic patients….

One out of every five U.S. teenagers has a cholesterol level that increases the risk of heart disease, federal health officials reported, providing striking new evidence that obesity is making more children prone to illnesses once primarily limited to adults….

Therapy with exenatide plus rosiglitazone offset the weight gain observed with rosiglitazone, and elicited an additive effect on glycemic control, with significant improvements, researchers from the Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX found in a new study….

By Sheri Colberg, PhD, FACSM As a diabetes researcher and exercise expert, I appreciated the overall message of the episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" about the diabetes problem that aired on February 4, 2010, titled "America’s Silent Killer: Oprah and Dr. Oz Want to Save Your Life." Americans need …

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Ten-year follow-up of diabetes incidence and weight loss in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study.…