Alcohol-Induced Sodium Sensitivity May Increase Blood Pressure
Alcohol-induced sodium sensitivity may be one of the mechanisms underlying the association among heavy alcohol consumption, alcohol withdrawal, and high blood pressure.
Study Says: Eat Out, Get High Blood Pressure
Read the results of the first ever study to show a link between eating out and high blood pressure, or hypertension. A recent study on...
Study: Study Shows Relationship Between Oral And Cardiovascular Health
New research is reinforcing the longstanding belief that a connection exists between periodontal disease, or severe gum inflammation, and cardiovascular disease.
Researchers See New Mechanism for Resolving Diabetes
After gastric bypass surgery, the small intestine changes the way it processes glucose and helps to resolve type 2 diabetes.
Onion Extract Lowers High Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Levels When Combined with Metformin
According to a new study, the extract of onion bulb strongly lowered high blood glucose and total cholesterol levels when given with the antidiabetic...
Study Overcomes Stroke Care’s Biggest Travesty
Only a tiny percentage of stroke victims who could be saved from death or lifelong disability by the quick delivery of emergency therapy actually get the right treatment in time.
Taking Statins Before Aneurysm Repair Improves Outcomes
According to research published in Vascular, patients taking cholesterol-lowering statins before endovascular aortic aneurysm surgery are more likely to survive. Rupture of an abdominal aortic...
Insulin Sensitivity Better in Women Than Men Thanks to PTEN Protein
It's long been known that obese men are more likely to develop type two diabetes than obese women. Find out how a certain protein,...
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.
First Study To Show Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-Diabetes Intervention
Study is the first to show that it would be cost-effective for society to try to prevent diabetes in people with a condition known as "pre-diabetes," or impaired glucose tolerance.
Stem Cells Discovery to Treat Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Stem cells could address diabetes-related circulation problems, including peripheral artery disease (PAD), and prevent other health problems and amputation.
Insulin May Prevent Thrombosis Leading to Heart Attack and Stroke
Study Suggests Insulin May Have Potential to Prevent Thrombosis Leading to Heart Attack and Stroke, Reduces factors promoting clotting, platelet aggregation
Low Birthweight Link to Diabetes: Opportunity to Rescue Insulin-Making Cells and Thwart Future Onset
Common condition that leads to low birthweight babies may predispose the infants to obesity and diabetes.
Cooking Sweet Corn Boosts its Ability to Fight Cancer and Heart Disease
Hurrah for hominy. Cooking sweet corn, whether you cream it, steam it or keep it on the cob, unleashes beneficial nutrients that can substantially reduce the chance of heart disease and cancer.
Sex and BMI Used to Avoid Harmful Type 2 Diabetes Side Effects
By using sex and BMI, doctors can help people with type 2 diabetes improve control of blood sugar and help avoid damaging side-effects.
ACP Says That Many Diabetics Should Be Taking Statins
ACP: All people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, and all people with diabetes and any other risk for cardiovascular disease, should be taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins.
