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Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after gastric bypass surgery, according to a new report.

Hypertension And Kidney Disease: A Marriage That Should Be Prevented is the message for WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2009 and we have a special feature written jointly by Eberhard Ritz representing the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and George Bakris representing the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), the two organizations …

Researchers said the effects can be seen even when levels of blood sugar, or glucose, are only moderately elevated, a finding that may help explain normal age-related cognitive decline, since glucose regulation worsens with age.

Surgery could help them avoid long-term complications of blood sugar disease, scientists say. But changing the diet and increasing physical activity can have the same results. Is this really a magic pill? What happens over time?

The study also showed that combined medical and pharmaceutical monthly costs were 10 percent lower for patients who received one or two periodontal procedures annually.

Recent studies showing that gastric bypass surgery extends the lives of obese patients is forcing surgeons to make tough decisions about who should go under the knife and who shouldn’t.

Psoriasis and metabolic syndrome both are associated with high serum levels of leptin, according to a new report. “Body weight loss could potentially become part of the general treatment of psoriasis, especially in patients with obesity.”

Long-term use of a class of drugs for type 2 diabetes doubles a woman’s risk of breaking a bone, research suggests.

A drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretic thiazides could be the reason why hypertensive patients taking these drugs are at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

New research shows that among the cognitive abilities that are affected by type 2 diabetes, processing speed appears to be the most severely impaired, particularly in patients with undiagnosed disease.