New CPR Devices Approved by FDA May Increase Heart Attack Survival
The FDA approved the ResQCPR System, devices for first responders that may improve a cardiac arrest patient's chance of surviving. The U.S. Food and Drug...
Losing 30-Minutes of Sleep Could Lead to Weight Gain and Diabetes
Someone that loses as little as 30-minutes of sleep per day can be on the road to obesity and metabolic disorders, like diabetes, according...
Anti-Diabetic Drug May Reduce Post-Stroke Brain Damage
Scientists have discovered a new potential therapy that may reduce brain damage following stroke in type 2 diabetic patients. The suggested drug, linagliptin, is...
Diabetics with Cancer: Get Your Act Together or Sugar Levels Will Kill You Before...
Diabetics are at a higher risk of getting cancer and uncontrolled high blood sugar is more likely to kill them and impairs their immune...
Yale Researchers Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease Using Banned Weight Loss...
Did Yale researchers really discover a way to reverse type 2 diabetes, along with fatty liver disease, using a banned agent that had been...
FDA Expands the Approved Use for Lucentis to Treat Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with...
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and is a leading cause of blindness in adults in the United States. According to...
Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Driven by Added Fructose: Mayo Clinic Urges Drastic Reductions
Recent studies have shown that added sugars, particularly those containing fructose, are a principal driver of diabetes and pre-diabetes, even more so than other carbohydrates.
Experts Recommend Weight Loss Drugs, Surgery in Addition to Lifestyle Changes
The Endocrine Society issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on strategies for prescribing drugs to manage obesity and promote weight loss.
American Diabetes Association Changes Guidelines for Statin Use for Diabetics to Prevent Heart Disease
The American Diabetes Association is recommending a less stringent diastolic blood pressure target for people with diabetes and that all people with diabetes take either moderate or high doses of statins.
ADA Lowers BMI Cut Point for Screening Asian Americans
The ADA is lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes.
For Type 2 Diabetics: Increased Risk of Death Linked to Insulin Dosage
Researchers were able to show a correlation between patients treated with a higher dosage of insulin and a raised risk of cancer development, heart attacks and stroke.
Diabetic Patients at Risk From Even Mild Coronary Artery Disease
According to a new long-term study, diabetic patients with even mild coronary artery disease face the same relative risk for a heart attack or other major adverse heart events as diabetics with serious single-vessel obstructive disease.
Study: Routine Imaging Screening of Diabetic Patients for Heart Disease Not Effective
According to a major new study, routine heart imaging screenings for people with diabetes at high risk to experience a cardiac event, but who have no symptoms of heart disease, does not help them avoid heart attacks, hospitalization for unstable angina or cardiac death.
Study: Sunshine May Slow Weight Gain and Onset of Diabetes
Exposure to moderate amounts of sunshine may slow the development of obesity and diabetes, a study suggests.
Higher Risk of Developing Atherosclerosis Among Diabetic Men with Low Testosterone
Men who have low testosterone and Type 2 diabetes face a greater risk of developing atherosclerosis - a condition where plaque builds up in the arteries - than men who have diabetes and normal testosterone levels.
Pesticide Exposure in Womb Linked to Slow Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes
The study is the first to show that developmental exposure increases the risk of females later developing metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that include increased body fat, blood glucose, and cholesterol.
