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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.

Omega-3 EPA Linked to Heart Disease Protection

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

People with high cholesterol levels and taking statins reduced their frequency of major cardiac events by about 20 per cent when supplemented with the omega-3 of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), researchers have reported.

Garlic is NOT Likely to Lower Cholesterol

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Earlier evidence suggested that garlic modestly lowers cholesterol...but newer, better designed studies challenge this.

Replacing Red Meat With Soy Improves Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2007

Soy as a replacement for red meat in a DASH eating plan had beneficial effects on features of the metabolic syndrome, soy-nut being more effective than soy-protein.

Benefits of Chromium Picolinate In Diabetes Management

Posted: Thursday, February 08, 2007

In a peer-reviewed analysis, it was shown that chromium picolinate has a positive effect in improving glycemic control and lipids in Type 2 diabetes.

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.

Clinical Trials of Polypills for CVD Begin

Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007

Polypill will contain aspirin, lisinopril, simvastatin, and atenolol, and will cost 2 dollars a month.

Alternate-day Dosing of Statins in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Dyslipidemia

Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Alternate-day dosing of atorvastatin could be an effective and safe alternative to daily-dosing in some type 2 diabetic patients.

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.

WelChol Improves Glycemic Control and Cholesterol in Uncontrolled Type 2’s

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

This is the first study ever to evaluate WelChol in combination with insulin, and it demonstrated A1C reductions of 0.5%