Study Shows Drug For Treating Type-2 Diabetes May Limit Heart Disease Risk
A drug used to treat high blood sugar in people with type-2 diabetes also may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Study Shows Patients Taking Lipitor Show Significant Cardiovascular Benefit
Preliminary results showed diabetic patients who took the cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor had significantly fewer heart attacks, strokes and surgical procedures compared to patients who received placebo.
Aspirin As Effective as Ticlopidine in African American Stroke Prevention
Results show that aspirin can be as effective as ticlopidine for prevention of a second stroke in African Americans.
Study Finds Statins Would Cut Heart Attacks and Strokes by One Third in People...
Doctors should routinely consider giving cholesterol-lowering statins to anyone with diabetes who has a substantial risk of a heart attack or a stroke, according to recent findings.
Diabetes, Hypertension in Pregnancy Can Raise Heart Disease Risk, say Pittsburgh Researchers
Women who have pregnancy-related high blood pressure conditions or diabetes can develop heart disease risk factors as soon as two years after giving birth.
Obesity is a Family Illness: Research Offers Clues on How to Stop the Cycle
The first step in addressing the obesity epidemic is to teach parents of young children how to eat right, according to new research published in Preventive Medicine.
Cooking Oil to Fight Fat and Cholesterol?
Study of new blend of cooking oil that enables people to heighten their metabolism, lower their cholesterol and, in some cases, lose weight.
FDA Alerts Consumers and Health Professionals to Recall of Counterfeit Lipitor
FDA announced a recall of three lots of 90-count bottles of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor.
Obesity in Preschool? It’s Not Unusual, UB Study Finds
Children are becoming obese as young as 3 years old, and obese 10-year-olds are showing abnormal liver function and abnormally high insulin levels, which may lead to type 2 diabetes.
Study: Type 1 Diabetics Can Get ‘Double Diabetes’ From Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is likely a major cause of heart disease in people with type 1 diabetes.
Gastric Emptying For Specific Foods May Be A Key To Managing Deadly Illnesses In...
Physiologists has produced evidence that the gastric emptying, or nutrient absorption, for specific foods, may hold the answer for dietary management of deadly illnesses.
Study: Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Diabetes in Most Patients
97 percent of patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery for obesity had resolution or improvement of their type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Study Questions Claim That Diabetics Are Less Likely to Recognize Signs of Heart Attack
Some studies have suggested that people with adult onset Type 2 diabetes are also less able to detect a critical heart attack warning sign.
Derivative of the Green Tea Leaf May Help With Metabolic Syndrome X
Metabolic Syndrome X is the term used to describe a group of heart disease risk factors.
Diabetes Among Siblings, Obesity: Risk Factors For Heart Disease
Two important risk factors for metabolic syndrome, family history of Type 2 diabetes and obesity, are independent predictors of heart disease.
Silent Strokes Increase Odds of Devastating Strokes
People who have had silent strokes, which have no symptoms, are 8 to 12 percent more likely to have a major debilitating stroke within the following year.
