High Cholesterol Linked to Tendon Problems and Pain
If you have high cholesterol, then you may be at a higher risk of developing tendon problems, low level inflammation and pain. High levels of...
For Type 2 Diabetics, Wine Improves Sugar Control, Cholesterol and Heart Health
Drinking a glass of red wine every day as part of a healthy diet can help patients with type 2 diabetes improve cardiac health...
Higher Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk for 3 Million U.S. Kids
A Wake Forest study found that the children showed early signs of heart disease and diabetes, with the differences most notable in boys. More than...
Diabetes Linked to Brain Tangles, Separate from Alzheimer’s Disease
People with type 2 diabetes have double the risk of developing dementia, and this new development shows how the diseases may be linked without...
Walking Restores Vascular Health Damaged by Prolonged Sitting
Vascular function is impaired when a person sits for hours, but walking after a prolonged period of sitting can restore vascular health. Learn more...
Risk of Diabetes Begins at Birth Among South Asians
The risks of developing type 2 diabetes for South Asians - long known to suffer from substantially higher rates of diabetes and heart disease...
Common Chemicals Linked to Rising Diabetes, Obesity and more
A scientific statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals finds that they are so common that nearly every person on Earth has been exposed. Emerging evidence ties endocrine-disrupting...
Want Better Diabetes Care? Find a Family Health Team, Says Study
According to a study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, a shift to family health teams results in improved diabetes care. It also helps...
High Risk of Fracture in People set to Double by 2040
Within just a few decades, more than 300 million men and women worldwide will be at high risk of fracture, especially in Asia. This...
Air Pollution Causing Increase in Heart Disease Deaths
Toxic, aerosolized fine particles in the air we breath are linked to an overall increase in risk of death, especially relating to heart and...
Urgent Medical Device Correction for HeartMate II from Thoratec
Thoratec has recently received reports of patients experiencing advisory alarms for expired System Controller backup batteries. Three patients were unable to connect their pump...
Better Detection and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Using UWF Imaging
Damage in retinal periphery closely matches loss of blood flow in people with diabetes and a different imaging test may aid in earlier detection...
Recall: Medistat RX Recalls Sterile Drug Products
All non-expired drug products produced for sterile use and distributed nationwide by Medistat RX are being recalled due to possible contamination, which put patients...
Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells Could Be Suffocated by Diabetes Drug Metformin
New discovery could be used to develop treatments that stop the pancreatic cancer stem cells using oxygen and prevent cancer returning after conventional treatment. Cancer...
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...
Surgery Better for Long-Term Type 2 Diabetes Control than Standard Therapy
New study compared the effectiveness of metabolic or bariatric surgery with standard diabetes treatments, along with wide range of outcomes, such as cholesterol, cardiovascular...
