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The popular diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia boost the risk of fracture in older women, according to findings from a new study that echo those of earlier research… 

Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to a study… 

The human skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and researchers, led by Columbia University Medical Center, have further illuminated how bone controls this process…. 

Those with poor oral hygiene had a 70% extra risk of heart disease compared with those who brushed twice a day…. 

A morning urine test is superior to all other tests for detecting declining kidney performance in patients with diabetic kidney disease. “From a clinical point of view, these results are very important, because they imply that collection of first morning voids, which is clearly more convenient than collecting a 24-hour …

The risk of getting diabetes is about 50% in patients with autoimmune forms of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, and psoriatic arthritis, according to a new study….

A simple community program has been shown to be effective in preventing excess weight gain with a program based on simple health messages, small changes behavior, and delivered conveniently in a community setting…. 

There is substantial regional variation in treatment practices for care of older adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), including receipt of hospice care and discontinuation of dialysis before death, according to a study…. 

African Americans with incomes below the poverty line have a significantly higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than higher-income African-Americans or whites of any socioeconomic status….

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….