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Old Cholesterol Remedy Makes a Comeback

Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

Studies show that adding niacin to a statin can raise HDL’s as much as 35% and reduce triglycerides by 50% and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by 70 percent.

Fasting Glucose Predicts Heart Failure, Death Rate, MI and Stroke, Independent of Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

Fasting Glucose Predicts Heart Failure, Death Rate, MI and Stroke, Independent of Diabetes
An analysis based on the combined interim results from two prospective randomized trials, rates of HF hospitalization over more than two years rose in tandem with baseline fasting plasma glucose levels.

Use Folic Acid to Cut Heart Disease, Say Experts

Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2006

The scientific evidence is strong enough to justify using folic acid as a cheap and simple way of reducing heart disease and strokes, say researchers in this week’s BMJ.

Diabetes Set to Wipe Out Whole Ethnic Populations by End of Century

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

With one in two having diabetes, it could wipe out Maori and Polynesian Islanders by the end of the century, according to an international expert in the disease.

Raised Blood Glucose Levels Cause More Than 3 Million Deaths Each Year

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Higher-than-optimum blood glucose levels are responsible for 21% of deaths from ischemic heart disease and 13% of deaths from stroke worldwide, which, when added to the deaths from diabetes itself, puts this condition in the top five causes of worldwide mortality, accounting for 3.16 million deaths a year, a new study shows.

Ibuprofen Reduces Protective Effects of Aspirin

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified healthcare professionals and consumers that taking ibuprofen for pain relief may interfere with the benefits of aspirin taken for heart disease.

Pioglitazone Demonstrates Significant Improvements in Cardiovascular Outcomes

Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006

Actos® (pioglitazone HCl), an oral antidiabetic medication, demonstrated significant cardiovascular benefits in reducing the risk of heart attack and/or stroke and acute coronary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Reducing Cholesterol Levels Can Reduce Stroke Risk by 16 Percent

Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2006

An international team of researchers has completed a study that demonstrated a 16-percent reduction in secondary strokes and 35-percent reduction in coronary events in patients who previously experienced a stroke or TIA and were given 80 mg of Lipitor®.

Impaired Glucose Tolerance Raises Risk of Stroke in TIA Patients

Posted: Friday, July 14, 2006

Impaired glucose tolerance is independently linked to an elevated stroke risk in non-diabetic patients who have already experienced a TIA or minor stroke.

Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.