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Raising HDL Limits Plaque Progression & Reduces Risk of Cardiac Events

Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005

For the first time it has been shown that both raising HDL stops plaques in the arteries from getting larger and also prevents heart events. Until this study no previous study has focused on both.

Diabetes, High Glucose Levels Linked to Cancer

Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

Elevated glucose levels appear to raise the risk of several major cancers.
The findings suggest that hyperinsulinemia underlies the association

Obese Heart Failure Patients Fare Better Than Lean Counterparts

Posted: Thursday, January 20, 2005

New research indicates that among heart failure patients, having excess body weight is associated with a lower risk of death than being normal weight.

Blood Pressure Study Halted Due to Success

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Hypertensive patients taking a combination of an ACE inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker are much less likely to experience an MI or stroke than are those on a beta-blocker and diuretic.

Depression Increases Insulin Resistance, Diabetes in Middle-Aged Women

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Results of a new study provide more evidence that depression influences glucose metabolism and risk of diabetes. The incidence of diabetes was highest in African-American women in the 3 years of follow-up and was more than twice that of white women.

Few Americans Aware They Have Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys.
Ten to 20 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease but most don't know it.

Few Americans Aware They Have Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys.
Ten to 20 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease but most don't know it.

Brain Enzyme Links Diabetes to Alzheimer's

Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

The risk of Alzheimer's disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are "resistant" to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
New research suggests that a decreased level of an enzyme that breaks down insulin -- insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) -- in brain tissue is the missing link between the two disorders

Diabetics With Mental Disorders at Increased Risk for Diabetic Complications

Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Diabetics with mental disorders do not have as good blood sugar control as diabetics without mental illness and are more likely to suffer one or more diabetes complication

Diabetes in Midlife Linked to Later Dementia

Posted: Thursday, December 09, 2004

Middle-aged people with diabetes are nearly three times more likely to develop dementia in old age than people without diabetes.