Diabetes
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Fitness Curbs Mortality in Men With Diabetes
Major Finding: Among men with diabetes, physical fitness decreased mortality risk by 43% in those with (and by 41% in those without) left...
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More Than Half of Diabetic Men Are Aspirin Resistant
Major Finding: Some 53% of 142 men with type 2 diabetes had aspirin resistance. Data Source: Findings are based on a supplementary analysis of...
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Sulfonylureas May Pose Increased Mortality Risk
Major Finding: Type 2 diabetic patients on glipizide, glyburide, or glimepiride all had a greater than 50% increased all-cause mortality risk...
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Tracking System Proposed for Medical Devices
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Post-MI Rehospitalization Rate Has Not Declined Since 1987
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GSK Pays $3 Billion to Settle Drug Promotion Charges
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Despite Cardiac Concerns, FDA OKs Obesity Drug Lorcaserin
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Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Equivalent MI Predictors
Major Finding: In 4 years of follow-up, the MI rate was 18.5 per 1,000 person-years in patients with a history of MI, 5.4 per 1,000 person-years...
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ORIGIN: Glargine Doesn't Cut Cardiac Events
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Three Glargine Studies Find No Link to Cancer
Major Finding: When comparing glargine to other insulins, the relative risks for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer never exceeded 1.6, and...
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SEARCH Turns Up More Diabetes in Youth
Major Finding: From 2001 to 2009, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes rose 23% among American youth aged 20 years and younger.