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International Expert Committee Recommends A1c Test to Diagnose Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

An international expert committee assembled by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) is recommending the A1c assay as the new test for the diagnosis of diabetes.

Overall Cardiovascular Safety of Rosiglitazone Confirmed in 5½ Year Study

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Scores comparable to standard therapy on heart attacks, strokes and CV death but doubled incidence of heart failure warrants monitoring by physician.

Meta-Analysis of Use of Aspirin to Prevent a First Heart Attack

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Lancet has published a meta-analysis of the six large-scale randomized clinical trials of aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among over 95,000 apparently healthy men and women worldwide.

Low Glucose Levels Do Not Explain Excess Deaths in ACCORD Trial

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

A1c of less than 7% is not a predictor of mortality risk in Type 2 diabetes and the converse is true in that higher A1cs do increase the risk of mortality. For every 1% higher A1c level above 6%, the risk of death increases by 20%.

Best and Worst Countries for Life Expectancy

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

What is the life expectancy for a child born in the U.S in 2007?

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Reverse Heart Failure

Posted: Friday, May 29, 2009

Because of the lack of available hearts for transplantation, in addition to excessive medical costs, many people are living with dysfunctional, or "failing" hearts. A new stem cell treatment, involving injection of bone marrow stem cells into skeletal muscle, appears to help reverse heart failure by repairing cardiac tissue.

Walnuts Found to Benefit Diabetes Control

Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A new study has found that keeping the diet for Type 2 diabetes under control gets a lot of help from including daily amounts of foods with the right kind of fats such as walnuts.

ROADMAP Study Demonstrates Significant Reduction of Early Kidney Disease in Type 2s

Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

ROADMAP is the first-ever, large-scale clinical trial, being conducted in 19 European countries to evaluate whether the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) olmesartan medoxomil can prevent the onset of microalbuminuria in patients with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

Intensive Medical Intervention Successful in Primary Care Setting for Obese Patients

Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Patients with extreme obesity achieved 8.3% weight loss after 2 years of intensive medical intervention compared with 0.5% in a control group, according to new research.

Lyrica Significantly Reduced Peripheral Nerve Pain

Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Patients suffering from post-traumatic peripheral nerve pain treated with Lyrica® (pregabalin) capsules CV experienced significantly reduced pain compared to those taking placebo, according to new data.