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Kidney Stone Therapy Increases Risk for Hypertension and Diabetes

Posted: Friday, July 14, 2006

Beware! Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for renal calculi patients may increase the risk of hypertension and diabetes in long-term follow-up.

Diabetes Is The Clinical Equivalant of Aging 15 Years

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Having diabetes can take away 15 years of a persons life. Diabetes is the clinical equivalent of aging 15 years, thrusting men and women with the disease into a high-risk category for cardiovascular disease while still in middle-age.

Children of Diabetics Have Early Artery Disease

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Adult children who have two parents with type 2 diabetes, but who are free from the disease themselves, have early signs of atherosclerosis, the results of a study shows.

Exenatide Reduces Insulin Use in Type 2 Diabetics

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Exenatide therapy results in weight loss and a substantial decrease in insulin doses in some of the most difficult-to-manage patients with type 2 diabetes.

Investigational Drug Produces Significant Weight Loss for Obese

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Investigators reported that — Lorcaserin, an investigational drug for the treatment of obesity, produced weight losses between four and 7.9 pounds (1.8 to 3.6 kg) in a 12-week phase IIb dose-ranging study.

Six Plus Cups of Coffee Helps Keep Diabetes Away

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

Women who drank more than six cups a day of any type of coffee were 33 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Report: Gardenia Fruit Compound Starting Point For Diabetes Therapy

Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006

A Gardenia fruit extract traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms of type 2 diabetes does indeed contain a chemical that reverses some of the pancreatic dysfunctions that underlie the disease, researchers report in the June 7, 2006, Cell Metabolism. The chemical therefore represents a useful starting point for new diabetes therapies, they said.

LDL Cholesterol Below Recommended Levels Is Better

Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006

Lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels substantially below currently recommended levels significantly reduces the chances that people with diabetes and heart disease will suffer a stroke or heart attack, researchers report.

Statins Prevent Cataracts, Also?

Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006

People taking statins to lower their cholesterol may reap another reward. A new study shows the drugs may also reduce the risk for the most common type of cataract by 60%.

Large, Prospective Analysis Links Lack of Sleep to Weight Gain

Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006

Physicians should ask about their patients' sleep and help their patients improve their sleep habits.