(MedHeadlines) – A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347 million in 2008, more than double the number …

(MedHeadlines) – Having a lower percentage of body fat may not always lower your risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study by an international consortium of investigators, including two scientists from the …

(MedHeadlines) – New research shows that adolescents and young adults with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes have thicker and stiffer carotid arteries, also known as atherosclerosis, a risk factor for heart attack and stroke in adults. …

Cognitive impairment in older patients battling type 2 diabetes is a troubling but expected effect of the disease but researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada, have just published a report that suggests cognitive damage …

It has been well understood that women with type 2 diabetes who take Avandia or Actos to control the disease are at a higher risk of bone fractures than diabetic men taking the same medications. …

“The genomics revolution is here,” according to Dr. James Meigs and, with it, the hope that medical diagnostics and treatments will be revolutionized accordingly.  Two recently published studies, however, suggest the current means of detecting …

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning today to physicans and diabetic patients about the ReliOn single-dose insulin syringes recently recalled by their manufacturer, Covidien Ltd.  The voluntary recall began on October …

Two servings of fish each week has been found to reduce the risk of kidney damage so often associated with diabetes, according to the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  Diabetic study …

Adults with type 2 diabetes may have some relief coming their way, according to Canadian researchers who’ve recently published their findings in the prestigious medical journal, Lancet.  The study focused on a long-lasting, self-injecting medication, …

Two drugs frequently prescribed to diabetics to aggressively lower blood sugar – pioglitazone and rosiglitazone – have been found to increase significantly the risk of developing heart failure. The two medications, which belong to …