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2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007
4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?
A Fat That May Keep You Thin
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death in Kids
Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages
Americans Get Failing Grade on Diabetes Awareness
Among Obese Diabetics, Sleep Apnea May Be Common
Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Ankle-Arm Blood Pressure Test Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Anti-Aging Drug Closer to Reality
Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Ease Back Pain
Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke
Antidepressants May Prevent Depression After Stroke
Antioxidants Blunt Exercise Benefit, Study Shows
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes
Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
Autism May Be Linked to Mom's Autoimmune Disease
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Beta-Blockers Tied to Higher Cataract Risk
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blood Pressure Drug Shows Promise for Marfan Syndrome
Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke
Blood Rush to the Brain When Angry Is a Good Sign
Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight
Blood-Sugar Spikes Send Testosterone Levels Down
Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes
Body Clock, Blood Sugar Control Seem Linked
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Cell Conversion Shows Promise for Diabetes Treatment
Cell Discovery May Bring Science Closer to Diabetes Cure
Cellular Protein Yields Clues to Diabetes, Alzheimer's
Chamomile Tea May Ward Off Diabetes Damage
Chicken Soup May Lower Blood Pressure
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
Chromosome Linked to Diabetics' Heart Risks
Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Combat Exposure Tied to Chronic High Blood Pressure
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks
Cornflakes, White Bread Could Boost Heart Risk
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Cost of Diabetes Care Has Doubled
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
Cycloset Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Diabetes and Depression Go Hand-in-Hand
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diabetes Linked to Depression During and After Pregnancy
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation
Diabetes Might Help Spur Hearing Loss
Diabetes Seems to Heighten Glaucoma Risk
Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow
Diabetic Eye Problem Linked to Heart Failure
Diabetics Face Doubled Risk of Heart Attack
Diet Key to Diabetes Risk
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study
Dietary Changes Shield Latino Teens From Diabetes
Dietary Fiber Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication
Discovery May Pave Way to Better Diabetes Care
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Doctor-Patient Talk May Help Blacks With Hypertension
Doctors Spending More Time Now With Patients
Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes
Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease
Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics
Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage
Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Effect of Strict Diabetes Control on Heart Still Unclear
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Enriched Cocoa Improves Blood Flow in Diabetics
Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
Fat-Cell Protein May Reduce Diabetes Risk
FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
FDA Wants New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks
Fetal Gene May Contribute to Diabetes Risk
Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger
Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research
Finding Out How Flavonoids Protect the Heart
Fitness a Key Element in Determining Male Diabetic's Longevity
Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact
Food as Medicine?
For Young Adults, Borderline High Blood Pressure a Threat
Fructose Boosts Blood Pressure, Studies Find
Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure
Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate
Gender Disparities Persist in Treatment of Stroke
Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance
Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure Discovered
Gene May Be Key to Pregnancy Complication
Gene Variant Boosts Risk for Stress-Related Ischemia
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
Genes That Control Body's Salt Levels Are Identified
Genes Yield Clues to High Blood Pressure
Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions
Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen
Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
Genetically Engineered Mice Regenerate Beta Cells
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Glucose Challenge in Pregnancy Could Predict Heart Disease
Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure
Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor
Gum Care Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes and Its Complications
Happy Marriage, Happy Heart
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Tip: Women and High Blood Pressure
Health Tip: Blood Pressure Too High?
Health Tip: Check Blood Pressure at Home
Health Tip: Having High Blood Pressure
Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome
Health Tip: High Blood Pressure While You're Pregnant
Health Tip: Symptoms of Diabetes
Health Tip: Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
Health Tip: When You're Diabetic and Sick
Healthier Neighborhoods Help Keep Diabetes at Bay
'Healthy Fat' Chemical Aids Body's Metabolism
Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows
Heart Disease Risks Hit Boys in Teens
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply
Heart Risk Can Be Predicted Without Lab Tests
Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier
High Blood Pressure Likely in Alzheimer's Offspring
High Blood Pressure Runs in Families
High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors
High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease
High Co-Pays Keeping Chronically Ill From Their Meds
High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
High Resting Heart Rate Spells Trouble for Women
High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods
Higher Blood Sugar Could Impair Thinking
High-Salt Diet Dampens Effects of Blood Pressure Drugs
HIV Patients May Have Stiffer Arteries
Home Blood-Pressure Monitoring Recommended
Hormone Could Improve Diabetes Treatment
Hormone Lowers Glucose Levels in Mice
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best
Hypertension May Hit Black Males Earlier
Hypertension Might Hinder Thinking
Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries
Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk
Immunoglobulin Can Predict Some Diabetic Complications
Injected Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease
Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes
Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease
Islet Cell Transplants Aid Type 1 Diabetics
It Pays to Eat Less as You Age
Key Blood Test Protein May Not Cause Heart Disease
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes
Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight
Know Your Odds for Heart Failure
Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure
Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most
Laughter Can Boost Heart Health
LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics
Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
Less Intensive Treatment Given Diabetic Women With Heart Disease
Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 Years
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Lifestyle May Counter Blood Pressure Genes
Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Little Steps Add Up to Major Reductions in Blood Pressure
Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best
Lung Capacity Declines Faster With Diabetes
Magnesium May Lower Risk for Some Strokes in Male Smokers
Making Obese Mice Slim, Without Diet or Exercise
Many Diabetics Don't Get Necessary Blood Pressure Treatment
Many Who Should Use Statins Don't
Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Marathoners Go the Distance on Heart Health
Mature Mouse Cells Reprogrammed to Stem Cell-Like State
Mediterranean Diet May Be Best for Type 2 Diabetes
Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes
'Mediterranean'-Style Diet Best for Blood Sugar Control
Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure
Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely
Metabolic Syndrome May Raise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Micardis Given Wider Approval
Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives
Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk
Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
Moderate Aerobic Exercise Lowers Diabetics' Liver Fat
Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age
More Stroke Victims Get Clot-Busting Therapy
More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs
More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk
Most Adult Americans at Some Risk for Heart Disease
Most Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Lack Vitamin D
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia
Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster
Music Hath Charms to Calm Hypertension
Nasal Insulin Won't Shield At-Risk Kids From Diabetes
Neck Fat a Measure of Heart Risk
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes
New Noninvasive Device Could Control Diabetes
New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds
New Vaccine May Help Type 1 Diabetics in Future
Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics
Newer Blood Pressure Drug No Better Than Placebo in Preventing Stroke
Newer Blood Tests May Not Improve Heart Risk Assessment
NFL Players Not at Increased Heart Risk
Nicotine May Help Spur 'Prediabetes'
Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought
Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Might Curb Depression in Heart Patients
Omega-3, Some Omega-6 Fatty Acids Boost Cardiovascular Health
Once-Daily Insulin Shot Proves Effective in Study
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control
One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease
Optimism About Heart Risk Pays Off
Out-of-Control Blood Sugar May Affect Memory
Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Pancreatic Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells
People Over 60 at Risk for 'Silent Stroke'
Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments
Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity
Poor Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens
Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination
Preeclampsia Linked to Cardiovascular Problems After Pregnancy
Premixed Insulin May Offer Better Blood Sugar Control
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled
Productivity Takes a Hit From Obesity, Diabetes
Prolonged Fasting Boosts Risk of Rare Stroke
Proper Sleep May Help Clear Arteries
Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC
Red-Grape Compound May Improve Diabetes
Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
Research Seeks Cause of Preeclampsia
Research Shows Why Statins Don't Work for Everyone
Researchers Identify New Genetic Links to Psoriasis
Researchers Use Gene to End High Blood Sugar in Mice
Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk
Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health
Rising Blood Sugar May Harm the Aging Brain
Risk Score May Predict Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Saliva Test Could Monitor Type 2 Diabetes
Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients
Scientists ID Gene Regulating Blood Glucose Levels
Scientists Learn How Cancer Drugs Cause Hypertension
Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History
Severe Menopause Symptoms Raise Heart Risks
Sex Hormone Protein May Predict Type 2 Diabetes
'Silent Strokes' Strike One in 10 Healthy People
Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Death, Especially for Men: Report
Sleep Disorders Put Stroke, Blood Pressure Patients at Risk
Smog Tougher on the Obese
Smoking, Hypertension Each Account for 1 in 5 U.S. Deaths
Social Stress Sends Body Fat to the Stomach
Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease
Some Sweeteners Inhibit Enzyme Tied to Type 2 Diabetes
Sporadic Spikes in Blood Pressure Hike Chances of Hypertension
Stars Strut Catwalk for Women's Heart Health
Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior
Strict Blood Sugar Control Lowers Heart Risks in Diabetics
Studies Affirm Value of Healthy Lifestyle
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Study Details Look at Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
Study Questions Screening for Leg Vessel Blockages
Study Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging Form of Diabetes
Subtle Nervous System Problems Signal Stroke Risk
Sunlight, Vitamin D May Cut Kids' Diabetes Risk
Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans
Testosterone Therapy May Help Men With Heart Failure
Tight Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Long-Term
Tight Management of Type 1 Diabetes Worth the Effort
Too Few Americans Aware of 'Pre-Diabetes'
Too Few Understand Diabetes' Dangers
Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
Too-Low Blood Pressure Can Also Bring Danger
Tracking Top Number in Blood Pressure May Be Enough
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated
Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure
Two-Drug Combo May Lower Diabetics' Kidney Risk
Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage
Type 1 Diabetes Rates Rising Among European Children
Type 2 Diabetes Drug May Increase Fracture Risk
U.S. Heart Attacks Becoming Less Severe
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
Under-the-Skin Blood Sugar Monitor Boosts Diabetes Control
Unhealthy Meals Dull Older Diabetics' Memory
Uric Acid May Help Spot Diabetic Kidney Disease Early
Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase
Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says
Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk
Vending Machines Found in Most Middle Schools
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Vitamin C Might Help Lower Hypertension
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Heart Risk Factors in Kids
Vitamin D Deficit Could Lead to Heart Woes
Waist-Hip Ratio Good Gauge of Obesity in Elderly, Study Shows
Warfarin Safer Than Heparin for Some Strokes
Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics
Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
Weight-Loss Aids Bought on Internet Might Harm Your Heart
Weight-Loss Surgery Safe, Effective Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Wheat Consumption May Contribute to Diabetes
When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER
When the Heart Stops Beating
Whole Grains Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Whole Grains, Bran May Fight Hypertension in Men
Why Watching TV Sports Increases Heart Attacks
Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension
Women Smokers Prone to Dangerous Blood Vessel Condition
Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks Quickly
Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work
Young Black, Hispanic Women Tend to Develop 'Love Handles'
Young Vets With PTSD More Prone to Heart Risk Factors