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Diabetes Drug Lowers Cardiovascular and Kidney Complication Risk

For the first time, a large clinical trial showed across-the-board cardiovascular benefit of a common diabetes drug, a much-needed outcome for people with type...
Journal of Medicinal Food

Black Raspberry Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Syndrome

Researchers investigated short-term effects of black raspberry on arterial stiffness - an indicator of cardiovascular disease - on people with metabolic syndrome. Researchers investigated short-term...
Metformin Cuts Risk of Heart DIsease Death

Study Finds Best Diabetes Drug for Lowering Heart Disease Death Risk

The most commonly prescribed stand-alone drug for type 2 diabetes reduces the relative risk of dying from heart disease as much as 40-percent more...

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...

Breakthrough Finding: Targeting Beclin-1 May Combat Diabetic Heart Disease

At least 60% of people with diabetes die because of heart disease and cardiovascular complications. A new finding has discovered why - and have...

Popular Diabetes Drugs May Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease

Study by The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research looked at more than 160,000 diabetes patients and found a reduction in incidence of...

Lixisenatide, a New Diabetes Drug, Had No Increase in Cardiovascular Risk

Cardiovascular safety of a new glucose-lowering drug, named Lixisenatide, has been observed by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers. An international, multidisciplinary team including investigators from...

Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Every Day Linked to Fatty Liver Disease

A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Find out which drinks they tested and what they found...

Higher Cardiovascular Death Risk for People with Metabolic Syndrome

About 22.9 percent of adults in the United States have metabolic syndrome and a new study shows that they are more likely to die...
Tim Byers, M.D., M.P.H. Colorado University Cancer Center associate director for cancer prevention and control.

Research Shows Link Between Diabetes, Heart Disease and Cancer

There are a number of risk factors shared between diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and several different types of cancer. In a major symposium at the...

High Fructose Consumption by Adolescents May Put Them at Cardiovascular Risk

Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report.

Heart Disease Will Shorten Lives of Today’s Teens

A new study that takes a complete snapshot of adolescent cardiovascular health in the United States reveals a dismal picture of teens who are likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today.

Increased Risk of Heart Disease for Arthritis Sufferers

A new study showed that the risk of cardiovascular disease for people with RA is due to disease-related inflammation as well as the risk factors which affect the general population.

Prolonged TV Viewing Linked to Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease

According to a new study, prolonged TV viewing was associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and premature death.

Analysis of New Data Confirms Bisphenol A Link to Diseases Like Diabetes

Researchers have found more evidence for a link between Bisphenol A exposure (BPA, a chemical commonly used in plastic food containers) and cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Fat in the Liver, Not the Belly, is a Better Marker for Disease Risk

New findings suggest that it's not whether body fat is stored in the belly that affects metabolic risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides and cardiovascular disease, but whether it collects in the liver.