For patients with atrial fibrillation, taking adjusted-dose warfarin reduces the risk of stroke by approximately 60%, and antiplatelet agents reduce the risk...
Not unlike a prizefighter battered and bruised, rosiglitazone (Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline) continued to take it on the chin this week, with a new analysis from A...
As the rosiglitazone (Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline [GSK]) controversy continues, some policy implications of the whole affair, focusing on reform of the FDA, have...
Outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in women have improved more in those with diabetes than in those without diabetes, researchers report....
In patients with type 1 diabetes, adiposity is associated with increased risk of developing calcified coronary arteries but inversely related to severity of...
Results of the PREDICTIVE 303 Study, evaluating the efficacy of insulin determir (Levemir; Novo Nordisk), show that the long-acting basal insulin analog...
The angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) telmisartan may prevent the transition from incipient to overt nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes, according...
The glycemic load of a diet influences the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly in people who are overweight and obese, investigators in the...
Therapy with either a statin or fibrate protects against the development of nerve damage in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to the results of...
According to a study presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2007 Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL, the growing prevalence and incidence of type...
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus 30 years of age and older who are receiving glucose-reducing treatment should also receive prompt intensive prophylactic...
Clinicians should not be afraid of intensifying treatment in diabetic patients with inadequately controlled glucose levels because the subsequent risk of...
In diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease, higher levels of hemoglobin A1c correlate with increased severity of arterial disease. "An association...
The US government's Hospital Compare website [1] has been updated to let consumers see how risk-adjusted 30-day mortality outcomes for heart failure and MI at...
The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medical Products (EMEA) did discuss the weight-loss drug rimonabant (Acomplia, Sanofi Aventis) at its June meeting...
Obesity, an important risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, ventricular dysfunction, and a host of other...
A bid by generic drug maker Apotex to render invalid the patent on Sanofi-Aventis/Bristol-Myers Squibb's Plavix (clopidogrel) has been rejected. On June 19,...
In the last three decades, all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality has decreased in men with diabetes, whereas no significant drop occurred in women...
Among diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions, the risk of restenosis is lower when drug-eluting stents are used than when bare-metal...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients who also have obesity hypoventilation syndrome may have nocturnal oxygen desaturation despite continuous positive airway...
Three cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk equations -- Framingham, SCORE, and DECODE -- do not provide reliable CVD-related mortality estimates in patients with...
The availability of simvastatin as a generic drug for patients with high cholesterol levels expectedly put the heat on atorvastatin (Lipitor), Pfizer's...
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has released a compendium of risk- adjusted short-term outcomes and hospital-payment figures for CABG and cardiac-valve...
Measurements of central aortic pressure using a noninvasive monitor are more closely associated with vascular disease, as detected by carotid ultrasound, than...
According to the authors of the current study, although major depression affects only 1% to 2% of the elderly population, 12% to 20% report significant...
Diabetes mellitus is linked to depressive symptoms in well- functioning older adults, according to the results of the Health, Aging, and Body Composition...
A new review of the safety of statins has concluded that these drugs are well tolerated, with their main adverse effects ¡X myopathy and rhabdomyolysis ¡X...
A promising new device can objectively assess upper-extremity symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with more than 80% accuracy, rivaling that of...
Results from a phase 2 clinical study indicate MK-0974 appears to treat migraines in a majority of people, potentially providing an alternative strategy for...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a safe and effective treatment for morbid obesity in adults age 65 and older, according to the results of a...
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