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New Study Shows No Increased Heart Risk With Avandia

Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Findings from an interim analysis of RECORD (Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of glycemia in Diabetes), shows further proof the safety of Avandia.

Elderly Diabetics Life Expectancy is Reduced

Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

People who develop diabetes late in life often suffer from a range of diabetes-related complications, and their life expectancy is shorter than that of nondiabetic individuals of the same age, a new study shows.

Avandia Tied To 43% Increased Heart Attack Risk In Study

Posted: Friday, May 25, 2007

Analysis reveals Avandia linked to 43 percent increased risk for heart attack and 64 percent greater risk of cardiovascular death.

Diabetes and Heart Failure Is Double Trouble for Older Women

Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows that the effect of diabetes on the severity of illness and risk of death for patients with heart failure is much worse in women than men. The effect is even more pronounced in older patients.

Coronary Calcification Independently Predicts All-Cause Mortality

Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2007

The results of a new study show that, the coronary artery calcification (CAC) score, measured by electron beam tomography, provides incremental information independent of traditional risk factors on all-cause mortality risk.

Diabetics With Cancer Have Less Aggressive Treatment, Worse Survival

Posted: Friday, May 11, 2007

Diabetic patients with cancer are often treated less aggressively and have a worse overall prognosis than those without diabetes.

Mortality Markedly Increased in Children With Celiac Disease

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Long-term all-cause mortality rates among people diagnosed with celiac disease in childhood are threefold higher than population mortality rates.

Diabetes Complications Swelling U.S. Health Costs

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Poorly managed type 2 diabetes costs the U.S. health system an extra $22.9 billion a year. Those costs come from direct medical costs to treat heart, eye, kidney and other serious health problems associated with the disease, diabetes groups reported at a meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

Long-Term Aspirin Use Associated with Reduced Risk of Dying in Women

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Women who take low to moderate doses of aspirin have a reduced risk of death from any cause, and especially heart disease-related deaths, according to a new report.

Can Tight Glucose Control Increase Mortality in Critically Ill Patients?

Posted: Saturday, April 07, 2007

The study showed that "intensively lowering blood glucose to a target of 81 to 108 mg/dL does not benefit critically ill patients and may well increase their risk of…