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Importance of A1c Test In Predicting Heart Disease For Diabetics and Non-Diabetics

Posted: Thursday, September 30, 2004

A 1-percent increase in HbA1c predicted an 18-percent increase in risk for total cardiovascular disease and a 28-percent risk for peripheral vascular disease.

Inflammatory Cells Linked to Heart Disease and Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2004

A U.S. study found certain cells in the obese are in an inflammatory state, providing more evidence inflammation is linked to heart disease and diabetes.

Depression Derails Diabetics' Self-care

Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2004

People with diabetes who are depressed are less likely to watch what they eat, to exercise, and to take their medications.
Lin concluded that people with poor diabetes control might be helped "by screening for major depression and treating it effectively, including systematic follow-up."

Diabetes Triples Risk of Heart Failure for Women

Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

"Many of the risk factors we uncovered are, of course, the same ones seen in men," "But what was particularly striking was the risk seen with diabetes. In our analysis, it was a stronger risk factor than having multiple heart attacks" -- probably the strongest predictor in men. Many of the identified risks are modifiable.

FDA Approves Antidepressant Cymbalta (Duloxetine) to Treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain

Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Cymbalta, a balanced and potent serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for pain caused by diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This approval came after a six-month priority review.

Cholesterol Drugs Lower Glaucoma Risk

Posted: Monday, September 20, 2004

Researchers found a 40 percent decrease in glaucoma among long-term statin users". So there are a couple of good reasons to suspect that statins might actually be protective for patients against developing glaucoma, or perhaps in the future against the worsening of glaucoma if someone has already developed it."

Global Study Shows Nine Factors That Identify 90% Of Heart Attack Risk

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

The vast majority of heart attacks can be predicted by nine easily measurable factors, that are the same in every region and ethnic group worldwide. The study found that the two most important risk factors are cigarette smoking and an abnormal ratio of blood lipids (Apolipoprotein B/Apolipoprotein A-1), which together predicted two-thirds of the global risk of heart attack.

Help Is On The Way For Losing Weight And Smoking Cessation

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

First year results of the two year trial Rimonabant In Obesity (RIO, a Phase III clinical study), showed a 3.5 inch reduction in waist circumference, 19 pounds lost, reduced metabolic syndrome 50%, raised HDL 28%. Rimonabant (endocannabinoid) in another study doubled the odds of quitting smoking without weight gain

The Glycemic Index Diet Leads to Weight & Fat Loss

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

New study shows that glycemic index is an independent factor that can have dramatic effects on the major chronic diseases plaguing developed nations - obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Blood Pressure Rates on Rise Again in U.S.

Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2004

The number of American adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure.

A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four