A clustering of cardiovascular risk factors that define the metabolic syndrome in children is strongly associated with adult metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Reuters Health Information
Candesartan and amlodipine are similarly effective in preventing cardiovascular events in high-risk hypertensive patients, the results of a study published in the February issue of Hypertension suggest. However, candesartan is more effective for the prevention of new-onset diabetes. Reuters Health Information
New research indicates that a glycated albumin assay is more accurate than standard HbA1c testing in assessing glycemic control in diabetic hemodialysis patients. Reuters Health Information
The findings of a new study, according to the researchers, provide "definitive evidence" that human embryonic stem cells can be used to create glucose-responsive, insulin-secreting cells. Reuters Health Information
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for desmopressin acetate nasal spray, injection, rhinal tube, and tablets (DDAVP), and sitagliptin phosphate tablets (Januvia). Medscape Medical News
The cognitive dysfunction that can occur in patients with diabetes appears to result from increased levels of the adrenal steroid cortisol, the results of an animal study suggest. Reuters Health Information
High body mass index (BMI) is strongly associated with increased stroke mortality among overweight and obese men; but no association was seen between BMI and stroke mortality in lean men, according to findings of a large study conducted in China. Reuters Health Information
New research suggests that levothyroxine therapy alone can achieve normal T3 levels in most patients who have undergone near-total or total thyroidectomy. Reuters Health Information
A higher resting heart rate in middle age is among factors associated with diabetes claims and mortality from diabetes in older age, researchers report in the February issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
Danish researchers have identified a link between type 2 diabetes in adults and gestational or type 1 diabetes in their mothers. Reuters Health Information