Obese patients face an increased rate of recurrence and overall burden of atrial fibrillation, according to a report in the December 31, 2010 online American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
Bromocriptine is a sympatholytic D2-dopamine agonist that has been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Does it also protect the patient from cardiovascular complications? Diabetes Care
Starting a prescribed smoking-cessation program during hospitalization for other causes and continuing the program after discharge results in high smoking-cessation rates at 1 year. Medscape Medical News
In middle-aged adults, elevated 2-hour blood glucose levels were associated with decreased risks for multiple and osteoporotic fractures, independent of age, body mass index, and smoking. Medscape Medical News