Study Reports Gastric Bypass Surgery Resolves or Improves Diabetes in Most Patients
A study of obese people with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery (LGBP) found that 83 percent of them experienced a resolution of their disease.
Routine Blood Test May Identify People with Pre-Diabetes, Cutting Later Treatment Costs
A simpler form of testing individuals with risk factors for diabetes could improve diabetes prevention efforts by substantially increasing the number of individuals who complete testing and learn whether or not they are likely to develop diabetes.
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Memory Loss in Older People
Older people with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss.
Study: Lower Income Means Higher Risk For Heart Disease
Protein linked to heart disease found to be more prevalent in low-income people, minorities and women; findings may help explain why the poor age faster.
Air Pollution Increases Diabetes Risk, Says New Study
According to researchers, people who are exposed to greater levels of air pollution where they live have a greater risk of developing diabetes, as...
High-Intensity Physical Training Improves Cardiovascular Fitness in Obese Adolescents
After school lifestyle education and physical training programs can benefit obese children and adolescents by altering their body compositions and providing primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Eating Processed Meats, But Not Unprocessed Red Meats, May Raise Risk of Heart Disease...
Researchers have found that eating processed meat, such as bacon, sausage or processed deli meats, was associated with a 42% higher risk of heart disease and a 19% higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
Research Shows Older Children, Adolescents Grew Heavier in Brazil, China, U.S. Over Past 30...
Over the past three decades, the percentage of older children and adolescents who were overweight tripled in Brazil and almost doubled in the United States, according to a new study.
Study: Statins Reduce Risk of Stroke in Heart Patients
Statins can significantly reduce the incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), or all-cause death in patients with severe carotid arterial disease not revascularized, according to a new study.
Overtime Work is Bad for the Heart
Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study.
Too Much ‘Good’ Cholesterol Not So Good, Leads to Premature Death
Researchers were surprised to learn that too much 'good' cholesterol increases a person's risk of dying early, the same result as when their levels...
Study: Obamacare Improving Management of Diabetes and Other Conditions
Study shows major positive benefits from improved diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases, like diabetes, resulting from the expansion of health insurance coverage due...
3 Factors Speed Up the Need for Dialysis in Type 2 Diabetics
Researchers have found 3 risk factors that determine whether a person with type 2 diabetes will need dialysis decades earlier than others. Patients with diabetes...
Study of Adverse Effects of Statins Release: Muscle and Cognitive Problems Listed
Statin Study group cites nearly 900 studies on the adverse effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), a class of drugs widely used to treat high cholesterol.
Class of Arthritis Drugs Won’t Work for Certain Patients
Mayo Clinic research sheds light on why some rheumatoid arthritis patients respond poorly to a certain class of drugs, while others benefit from them. ...
Interfering with Vagal Nerve Activity Prevents Diabetes and Hypertension in Study
Interrupting nerve signals to the liver can prevent diabetes and hypertension in mice, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine.
