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The article discusses the study conducted by Buitrago-Lopez and colleagues for determining the correlation between chocolate consumption and cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The study proved that chocolate consumption reduces risks of cardiovascular diseases but large randomized controlled trials are still required for confirming the results. The biological mechanisms behind the observed benefits also need to be further evaluated.

The author discuses on a study which analyze the association of chocolate consumption with the risk of developing cardiometabolic disorders. It states that chocolate consumption reduces the cardiovascular diseases. He further informs about the Kuna Indians who had no disease related with blood pressure or hypertension because of the healthy diet of chocolate.

The article offers news briefs related to medicine in Great Britain as of January 10, 2015. The priority setting partnerships (PSP) on Parkinson's disease listed its priorities for research like sleep disturbance and cognitive problems. A survey of adults in Great Britain found that 80 per cent of type 1 diabetes patients had detectable C peptide in their urine. Stewart-Treves syndrome is known for angiosarcoma in lymphoedematous extremities.

The article discusses a study to evaluate whether dark chocolate consumption represents an effective and cost effective means of preventing cardiovascular disease among patients with the metabolic syndrome (without diabetes). The study concluded that the blood pressure lowering and lipid effects of dark chocolate could represent an effective and cost effective strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with the metabolic syndrome (and no diabetes).

The article offers research briefs. Diabetes resources with the latest, continually updated research articles from the BMJ are offered on BMJ Group's diabetes portal (www.bmj.com/specialties/diabetes ). A study on mortality and implant revision rates of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis is described. Another study on the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of dark chocolate consumption as prevention therapy in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease is included.

The article reports on a study based on the consumption of chocolate and its impact on cardiometabolic disorders. It informs that these disorders include cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, stroke and ischaemic heart disease. It also states that high level of consumption of chocolate reduces the risk of metabolic disorder by one third.

The article reports on research related to quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination, blood donation by men having sex with men and cardiometabolic disorders. It states that quadrivalent vaccines for the prevention of cervical cancer are cost effective. It also informs about the study depicting the decrease in the risk of cardiometabolic disorders with the consumption of chocolate.