Ezetimibe, a new cholesterol absorption inhibitor, appears safe and effective for lowering low density lipid cholesterol and improving other key lipid parameters.  Carlos A. Dujovne,

Peripheral thyroid hormones T3 and T4 as well as thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are moderately elevated in obese children, according to a recent report. Weight

Treatment with coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) may help adults with type 2 diabetes to stabilize blood glucose levels and lower their blood pressure, study findings indicate.

Eating nuts and peanut butter has been associated with lowered risk of type 2 diabetes in women during 16 years of follow-up in a large

Patients with Crohn’s disease, who frequently have reduced bone mineral density, have a high prevalence of osteoporotic vertebral fracture, according to a report in the

German researchers have shown that a single genetic risk factor could be responsible for around 15% of all cases of type 2 diabetes. According to

Healthcare groups from 14 nations have formed a new organisation with the goal of developing international guidelines to harmonise clinical practice standards and general healthcare.

בעבר נחשבו מזיקים בגלל שהם עשירים בשומן; המומחים מזהירים: לא להתחיל לזלול צנצנות של חמאת בוטנים; למרות שהמחקר האמריקאי עסק רק בנשים, החוקרים קובעים: הוא

NICE , רשות הבריאות הבריטית, הפיצה הנחיות לשימוש בתכשיר glitazone לטיפול בחולי סוכרת סוג 2. ההמלצות מבוססות בין היתר גם על ניתוחים כלכליים-רפואיים. מומחי ה-

Many postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, but who are otherwise healthy, have undiagnosed skeletal disorders, researchers report. But such disorders can be diagnosed with simple inexpensive

Vaginal rings that deliver progesterone and estradiol may be a new method for giving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and improving compliance, researchers report. “This study

Both insulin aspart and insulin lispro, rapid-acting insulin analogs, control postprandial blood glucose in type 1 diabetic patients, according to a report in the November

Researchers from South India describe a “familial clustering” in retinopathy secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus. They observed a more than three-fold higher prevalence of

Insulin pump therapy is an effective alternative for type 1 diabetic children, according to a report in the October issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.

Exercise capacity is a strong predictor of future mortality in healthy women irrespective of age and other cardiovascular risk factors, according to data presented here

Increasing folic acid intake to lower concentrations of homocysteine would significantly reduce the risk for ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis and stroke, according to

Treating diabetic patients with the cholesterol-lowering drug niacin does not result in increased heart attacks or mortality, despite historical evidence that niacin raises blood sugars.

שעון דיגיטלי מיוחד מודד את רמות הסוכר בדם אצל חולי סוכרת, ללא צורך בדקירה; המכשיר, המעביר פולסים חשמליים דרך העור, מאפשר מדידות סוכר בתדירות של

Aerobic exercise appears to improve insulin sensitivity and lower blood pressure without a reduction in plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels among older hypertensive females. Fourteen

Autologous cell transplantion may benefit ischemic hearts and legs, according to three presentations on Nov. 18 at the American Heart Association’s 75th Scientific Sessions held