Pharma company AstraZeneca, which offers a program called Fit2Me that provides diet and lifestyle support for patients with diabetes, is now expanding its offering to include patients with risks for cardiovascular disease. The program is also now available via an iOS and Android app, which has only been the case ... Read More »

Takeaway Sustained smoking abstinence resulted in substantial weight gain but also a large reduction in cardiovascular risk scores. Study design Subgroup analysis of a randomized trial. Outpatient smokers with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder. Completed 12-wk open-label smoking cessation intervention with varenicline. Those who achieved 12-wk abstinence then randomly ... Read More »