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According to a new study, preliminary research suggests that higher than normal levels of the protein albumin in urine is associated with an increased risk for blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or lungs (venous thromboembolism; VTE).

If you want the current information on the H1N1 (Swine Flu), the CDC just issued a report with all the current, accurate and updated information, H1N1 Update

Last week at The American College of Physicians Internal Medicine 2009 Conference everyone in hospital medicine seemed excited about inpatient glucose control. The NICE-SUGAR study drove interest and in a session on Friday morning Dr. Gregory A. Maynard, FACP, University of California, San Diego, weighed in on the subject.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Astra Zeneca reported last week that the FDA has determined it needs additional time to complete the review of the new drug application for Onglyza (saxagliptin)…

Results of a new study recently published suggest an association between aspirin use and a decreased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes…

Think of it as product guarantees by the drug industry. This new contract promotes medication adherence to better control blood sugar levels for people with Type 2 diabetes…

Women who reported a lifetime history of more than a year of breast-feeding were 20 percent less likely to have diabetes, 12 percent less likely to have hypertension, 19 percent less likely to have high cholesterol and 9 percent less likely to have had a heart attack or a stroke…

A THIRD of all Type 1 diabetics were initially misdiagnosed as having the more common Type 2 or some other illness, a study shows, and it’s a mistake that can be deadly…

Fructose appears to pose more problems with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and visceral adipose tissue in heavy patients than its companion sugar glucose…

Metformin decreases the rate of conversion from prediabetes to diabetes…