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Cardiovascular Risk Unchanged With Blood Glucose Over 100mg/dL Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Men with cardiovascular disease may be at considerably increased risk for death even when their blood sugar level remains in the "normal" range

Cocoa Reduces Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

If cocoa retains its flavanols and is proved to have pre-longed health benefits, the ingredient could be used as a method to reduce cardiovascular disease and cance. Flavanols are antioxidant compounds found in unprocessed cocoa, tea, wine and some fruits

High Drop Out Rate for Rimonabant Diet Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

The investigational diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) has staying power for weight loss and slimmer waists, and can improve lipids, but half of the participants dropped out of the study before the 2-year study was completed. So Acomplia, which has been widely touted a revolutionary diet drug, seems stymied by the same problem faced by all diet medications-that patients are unwilling to stick with the drug for the long haul

Medical Groups Issue Guidelines for Improving Inpatient Glycemic Management Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

The release of the new recommendations coincides with the publication of study findings in The New England Journal of Medicine showing that intensive glycemic control in the medical ICU can reduce the morbidity and, in some cases, the mortality associated with hyperglycemia

Rimonabant Lowers Weight, Helps Correct Metabolic Syndrome Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Results from new 2-year study shows the agent also improved cardiometabolic risk factors even more than the amount of weight loss would have predicted

Sexual Function Variable in Women With Type 1 Diabetes Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Women with type 1 diabetes have decreased sexual function and increased sexual distress during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle according to researchers. (The luteal phase is the time period beginning with the day after ovulation and running through the remainder of the menstrual cycle (it ends the day before the next period.)

Stress Echo Predicts Risk in Diabetics and Nondiabetics Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Researchers report that pharmacological stress echocardiography is equally effective in stratifying cardiac risk in diabetes and nondiabetics

Tooth Loss May Associated With Increased Risk for Heart Disease Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Population-based studies show an association between oral conditions (periodontal disease and/or tooth loss) and cardiovascular disease

Whole Grains Good for the Diabetic Heart Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Women with type 2 diabetes who incorporate more whole grains, bran, and cereal fiber into their diets may reduce their risk of heart disease, according to a new study.

Young Type 2 Diabetics at Higher Stroke Risk Posted: Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Their odds of an attack double soon after diagnosis, study finds

 

 

 

 

 

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