Among patients with type 2 diabetes, a daily glass of wine with dinner lowers fasting plasma glucose (FPG), Israeli researchers report in the December issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information
People with low levels of slow-wave sleep (SWS), also known as deep nonrapid eye movement sleep, appear to be at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the December 31st Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Reuters Health Information
New research reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology for January 1/8 indicates that HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is a predictor of coronary risk even in patients with LDL-C below 60 mg/dL. Reuters Health Information
A new specific peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) modulator has demonstrated promise in a French in vitro and in vivo study of mice, according to a report in the November issue of Diabetes. Reuters Health Information
Although several studies have described an association between osteoporosis and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), osteoporosis is not always correlated with the severity of AS, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Rheumatology. Reuters Health Information
Treatment with testosterone can reduce the gain in visceral adipose tissue and loss of skeletal muscle seen in non-obese aging men, according to a report in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
A report in the Journal of the American Dental Association for January clarifies the risk of jaw osteonecrosis associated with bisphosphonates. Intravenous bisphosphonates strongly increase the risk of adverse jaw outcomes, but oral bisphosphonates tend to decrease the risk, the research shows. Reuters Health Information
Statin therapy does not appear to reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with coronary heart disease in general, but does do so in those patients who also have congestive heart failure (CHF), Minneapolis-based researchers report in the December issue of the American Heart Journal. Reuters Health Information
A radiation therapy study shows that adding 4 months of androgen deprivation therapy to external beam radiotherapy dramatically improves some clinically meaningful endpoints in prostate cancer. Medscape Medical News
Obese, relatively young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk for early subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, independent of the presence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and novel inflammatory risk markers, a study shows. Reuters Health Information
