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Study examines whether testosterone may help prevent diabetes

Study examines whether testosterone may help prevent diabetes

75th birthday comes with sweet birthday gift

During the course of the study, researchers identified whether the participants developed cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure) or metabolic syndrome.

Getting into a healthy beat for Heart Month

The foods you choose to eat (and how much you intake) can affect other preventable risks like cholesterol levels, blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.

Savings seen on diabetes supplies, other equipment

Starting July 1, diabetes patients will get blood sugar testing supplies through a new national mail order program.

FDA panel backs novel diabetes pill from J&J

A panel of federal health experts has ruled that an experimental diabetes drug from Johnson & Johnson is safe and effective, though lingering safety questions must be tracked in long-term studies.

Follow these tips for safely commuting to work on a bike

If you commute by car, there may be more to worry about beyond the price of gas: Commuting by car, rather than by bike or foot, could increase your risk of diabetes, hypertension and obesity,...

Many fail to see the obesity link

Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health?

If you're looking to shrink, just get moving

"Given that approximately two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight due to excess body fat, we want to offer clear, evidence-based exercise recommendations that will truly help...

Diabetes becoming major threat in Mexico

They attribute changes to powerful snack and soft drink industries, newly sedentary ways of living, and a genetic heritage susceptible to diabetes, a chronic, life-threatening illness.

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WASHINGTON: Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss options

More important, research shows weight-loss surgeries can reverse Type 2 diabetes in patients...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill.: Abbott Laboratories recalls blood glucose meters

Abbott says customers with the meter should contact its diabetes care customer service or...

Walgreen clinics expand care into chronic illness

Cases of diseases such as diabetes are growing and the U.S. population is aging.

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Yes I Can, Yes I Will

moment was when I discovered that my cholesterol levels are too high and that I'm a pre-diabetic.

Are Sedentary Jobs to Blame for Americans' Obesity?

That's a prescription for Diabetes 2.

Is Vivus a Buy at These Prices?

Its drug, Qsymia was approved by the the United States Food and Drug Administration for the...

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Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics

"The findings will help physicians inform treatment plans for patients with diabetes."

High Blood Sugar May Add to Alzheimer's Risk: Study

Previous research has suggested that diabetes may be a risk factor for Alzheimer's, but...

Risks of Eating Too Quickly

Various studies suggest that those who eat quickly tend to have an increased incidence of reflux...