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Link between diabetes and heart disease scrutinized

Boston : MA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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  • A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose weight
    A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose ...
    Source: AFP
A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose ...
The link between diabetes and heart disease is well-known -- diabetics are two to four times more likely to have cardiovascular disease than nondiabetics, and two-thirds will die of an early heart attack or stroke. But the link itself is poorly understood. "A person with diabetes and no cardiovascular...
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