Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths Drop Significantly for People with Diabetes
May 22, 2012 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — Healthier lifestyles, better disease management are helping people live longer. Death rates for people with diabetes dropped substantially from 1997 to 2006, especially deaths related to heart disease and stroke, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. read more (Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com)

Clinical Notes: Risperdal Maker Faces Major Fine
(MedPage Today) -- After an Arkansas jury found that Johnson Johnson and Janssen downplayed the side effects of risperidone, a judge hit them with a huge fine. Also this week: bats on a plane! (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)