Drugs as Good as Surgery for Diabetics with Heart Disease

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Diabetes, Heart Disease: Drugs vs. Surgery

webmd.com — “For people with diabetes and stable heart disease, drug therapy works just as well as immediate bypass surgery or angioplasty to open clogged arteries, a study suggests.View full resource at webmd.com

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Diabetes, Heart Disease: Drugs vs. Surgery: For people with diabetes and stable heart disease, drug therapy work.. http://tinyurl.com/m727nv

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Adding Surgery to Meds May Help Diabetics With Heart Disease - Drugs.com MedNews

drugs.com — “Using surgical procedures to open clogged arteries in addition to standard drug therapy seems to work better at maintaining good blood flow in diabetics with heView full resource at drugs.com

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Adding Surgery to Meds May Help Diabetics With Heart Disease: TUESDAY, Nov. 16 -- Using surgical procedure... http://bit.ly/cYY3Fe #drug

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Meds as good as surgery for diabetics with heart disease - USATODAY.com

rssfeeds.usatoday.com — “Prompt bypass surgery holds no advantage over intensive drug therapy in many patients with type 2 diabetes when it comes to dying from strokes or heart attacks, new research suggests.View full resource at rssfeeds.usatoday.com

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Meds as good as surgery for diabetics with heart disease http://tinyurl.com/peyfhk

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Drugs and Lifestyle Versus Surgery for Heart Disease :: Diabetes Self-Management

diabetesselfmanagement.com — “Medicine and lifestyle modifications produce similar survival rates to angioplasty surgery in people with mild to moderate coronary artery disease (a condition marked by the narrowing of small blood vessels that supply the heart) and Type 2 diabetes, according to recent data out of the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) trial. Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in people with Type 2 diabetes...View full resource at diabetesselfmanagement.com

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#diabetes Research has found that surgery is not always necessary in people with diabetes and coronary artery disease. http://bit.ly/6fHA1N

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Surgery and Meds Aids Diabetics With Heart Disease - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1, and Metabolic Disorders Treatment and Medications on MedicineNet.com

medicinenet.com — “Medical information about Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Type 1, and Metabolic Disorders treatment and medications.View full resource at medicinenet.com

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New Drug Could Treat Both Diabetes And Heart Disease

huffingtonpost.com — “An experimental drug could be promising for simultaneously treating two of society's biggest ills -- diabetes and heart disease -- by raising "good" HDL cholesterol levels and lowering blood sugar levels.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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New Drug Could Treat Both Diabetes And Heart Disease: An experimental drug could be promising for simultaneousl... http://huff.to/qj5ZoL

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New Drug Could Treat Both Diabetes And Heart Disease

huffingtonpost.com — “An experimental drug could be promising for simultaneously treating two of society's biggest ills -- diabetes and heart disease -- by raising "good" HDL cholesterol levels and lowering blood sugar levels.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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MT @matthewherper: a really bad article on HuffPo about how torcetrapib, which killed people, will cure diabetes. http://ow.ly/5K0yb

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Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics - myOptumHealth

myoptumhealth.com — “Read the news article Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics at www.myOptumHealth.comView full resource at myoptumhealth.com

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Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics: Study finds medicines typically do as well as surg.. http://tinyurl.com/ma3nao

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Stents no better than heart drugs in diabetics | Reuters

feeds.reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetics with stable heart disease do just as well taking drugs alone as getting quick angioplasty or bypass surgery to open blocked heart arteries, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. TheyView full resource at feeds.reuters.com

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Heart Disease Condition Center - Health.com

health.com — “Heart disease remains a leading killer in America, but even if you have a family history, heart disease and heart attacks are not inevitable.View full resource at health.com

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Scientists develop heart disease and diabetes-fighting drug which is more effective than statins | Mail Online

dailymail.co.uk — “The drug – designed to improve levels of ‘good’ cholesterol – stabilises blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes.View full resource at dailymail.co.uk

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Is it a good... | Facebook

facebook.com — “Nalu Kai Natural Health wrote: Is it a good diabetes drug if it... Join Facebook to connect with Nalu Kai Natural Health and others you may know.View full resource at facebook.com

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Is it a good diabetes drug if it increases heart disease and Alzheimer's risk? http://bit.ly/bMnwnO

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No proof fibrate drugs reduce heart risk in diabetes patients on statins

eurekalert.org — “Type 2 diabetes patients, who face higher risk of cardiovascular disease, often take a combination of medications designed to lower their LDL or "bad" cholesterol and triglyceride levels while raising their HDL or "good" cholesterol because doctors long have thought that taken together, the drugs offer protection from heart attacks and improve survival.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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No proof fibrate drugs reduce heart risk in diabetes patients on statins: http://t.co/WYJLn0W

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Commentary: No Proof Fibrate Drugs Reduce Heart Risk in Diabetes Patients on Statins

newswise.com — “Type 2 diabetes patients, who face higher risk of cardiovascular disease, often take a combination of medications designed to lower their LDL or “bad” cholesterol and triglyceride levels while raising their HDL or “good” cholesterol because doctors long have thought that taken together, the drugs offer protection from heart attacks and improve survival.View full resource at newswise.com

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Commentary: No Proof Fibrate Drugs Reduce Heart Risk in Diabetes Patients on Statins

newswise.com — “Type 2 diabetes patients, who face higher risk of cardiovascular disease, often take a combination of medications designed to lower their LDL or “bad” cholesterol and triglyceride levels while raising their HDL or “good” cholesterol because doctors long have thought that taken together, the drugs offer protection from heart attacks and improve survival.View full resource at newswise.com

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