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Blood Pressure Treatment Risk for Diabetic Patients

Blood Pressure Treatment May Harm Diabetic Patients

A new study has produced some alarming results about an increased risk of dying for people with diabetes based on the blood pressure treatment...

Study Finds Hidden Risk Factors for Cornea Condition

A large new study, published in the journal Ophthalmology, reveals previously unknown risk factors associated with keratoconus, an eye condition that causes serious progressive...
Plavix Heart Disease Risk

Blood-thinning Medicine Plavix Doesn’t Change Risk of Death

The FDA has issued a statement about their review of the affect the blood-thinning drug Plavix has on the risk of death in patients...

Doctors Overtreating Seniors for Diabetes and Blood Pressure, Says Study

New studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggest doctors and patients should work together to scale back certain treatments for diabetes and high blood...

Menopause Lowers Good Cholesterol Benefits, Increases Artery Hardening

Good cholesterol (HDL) is supposed to help reduce the risk of heart disease, but a new study shows that women have a higher risk...

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...

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...

Sobering Statistics on Physical Inactivity in the US

The statistics of physical inactivity in the U.S. are staggering and quite the eye opener.   What do a prominent physiologist and two-time survivor of pancreatic...

Recall: Advanced Joint Formula Capsules by G&C Natural Nutrition

G&C Natural Nutrition is voluntarily recalling all lots of it's Advanced Joint Formula capsules due to two undeclared drug ingredients - diclofenac and chlorpheniramine. Consumer...

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...

Supplement Recall: Smart Lipo Recalled due to Undeclared Sibutramine, Desmethylsibutramine, and Phenolphthalein

122 lots of Smart Lipo are being recalling due to potentially life-threatening reactions which are especially dangerous to people with high blood pressure and...

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...

Simple Device for Sleep Apnea Lowers Diabetes Risk

Pre-diabetics are at increased risk for developing diabetes and many also have untreated sleep apnea. There is a simple device that can reduce the...
Staying up late leads to healh problems

Regardless of Lifestyle, Staying Up Late Increases Diabetes Risk

Regardless of lifestyle, people who stay up late face a higher risk of developing health problems like diabetes or reduced muscle mass than those...
Fat Foods and Behavior, Depressions

High Fat Diet Changes Behavior, Literally Messes with Your Head

There is growing concern that diets high in fat might also increase the risk for depression and other psychiatric disorders. Can the consumption of...

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,...