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Taking a much higher than recommended dose of the hypertension drug candesartan cilexetil effectively lowered the amount of protein excreted in the urine of patients with kidney disease, according to a new study.

Charles W. Martin, DDS, founded DentistryForDiabetics, a nationwide group of dentists committed to helping those with diabetes. He authored the book Don’t Sugarcoat it: The Story of Diabetes and Dentistry and we are happy that he has joined our editorial staff. Please read his first commentary New Perspectives in Oral …

Physical exercise could improve memory via glucose-lowering. Maintaining blood glucose levels, even in the absence of diabetes, may be an important strategy for preserving age-related memory and cognitive health.

A Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon has found strong evidence that women over 45 are significantly less likely to be placed on a kidney transplant list than their equivalent male counterparts, even though women who receive a transplant stand an equal chance of survival.

Gastric bypass surgery improves insulin sensitivity and glucose transport, according to a report

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.