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An Important Endorsement For Medicinal Marijuana

Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2008

The endorsement, which comes in the form of a 13 page statement documenting the history of medicinal marijuana use, the current understanding of it, and the obstacles being faced in developing the subject further.

Accord Study Stops Intensive Diabetes Management Due To Increase in Deaths

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

Treating to normal blood sugars may cause an increase in death.

Steno-2 Study Finds Aggressive Diabetes Therapy Lowers Death Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2008

People with type 2 diabetes who are already showing signs of some kidney damage may be able to significantly lower their risk of death by treating multiple risk factors at once.

Resistance to Aspirin Increases Cardiovascular Event Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Patients ostensibly resistant to aspirin face significantly increased rates of life-threatening cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis has found.

Study Shows That Diabetes Costs USA More Than Wars and Disasters

Posted: Friday, February 01, 2008

Uncontrolled diabetes wreaks havoc on the body, often leading to kidney failure, blindness and death. A new study shows that the nation's unchecked diabetes epidemic exacts a heavy financial toll as well: $174 billion a year, a 32 percent increase from 2002.

Study Finds Further Association Between Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Friday, February 01, 2008

A new Mayo Clinic study found that 40 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are diagnosed with diabetes prior to their pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

Rates of Diabetes Among Older Americans Increased 23%

Posted: Friday, February 01, 2008

The annual number of Americans older than 65 newly diagnosed with diabetes increased by 23 percent between 1994 to 1995 and 2003 to 2004, according to a new report.

Decrease All-Cause Mortality by 70% with Increased Fitness

Posted: Friday, February 01, 2008

One of the largest studies ever to link exercise capacity to mortality risk should motivate physicians to pay as much attention to patients' exercise capacity as they do other major risk factors, researchers say.

Diabetes A Stronger Risk Factor For Death In Women than In Men

Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Eighteen years of follow-up shows that men are twice as likely to die from heart disease as women. However, this gender gap is markedly reduced when only patients with diabetes are considered.

Key to a Long Life - Staying Active and Drinking Moderately

Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Both physical activity and a moderate alcohol intake are important to lower the risk of fatal ischemic heart disease (IHD) and all-cause mortality, a new study shows.