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FDA To Ask If Avandia Should Stay In The Market Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

The FDA will ask outside advisers if GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia should stay on the market or be subject to new warnings or limits.

High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Associated With Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Events Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

Results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association.

Concurrent Counseling With Dietitian, Physician Is Effective in Achieving Weight Loss Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

Concurrent counseling with a dietitian and a physician in an outpatient setting is effective in achieving and maintaining weight loss, according to a new study.

Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age Reduces Mortality and CVD Later in Life Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

Adoption of 4 healthy lifestyle habits in middle age is associated with a 40% reduction in all-cause mortality and 35% reduction in CVD events within 4 years.

Corneal Sensitivity Is Linked to Diabetic Neuropathy Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

Results of a new study suggest that corneal sensitivity is reduced in diabetic patients, and is related to the severity of neuropathy.

Obesity And Skinny are Socially Transmitted Diseases(STD) Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Obesity Is 'Socially Contagious' says a new report from Harvard. Need to associate only with skinny people if you want to be skinny?

Pumpkin Extract Can Improve Blood Glucose Levels for Diabetics Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2007

Results from a new study shows that an extract from pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia) may improve blood glucose levels in diabetics, exert antioxidant effects and prevent the progressive destruction of pancreatic betacells.

New Diet Pill Expands 1,000 Times in Your Stomach Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2007

Italian scientists have invented a new diet pill that swells inside the stomach, giving its users the impression that they have already eaten.

Higher Cancer Prevalence Seen Among Diabetics Taking Thiazolidinediones Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2007

Patients with diabetes, especially women, who take thiazolidinediones (TZDs) may have a 59% increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report.

Superiority Not Proven for Rapid-Acting Insulin Analogues Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2007

There is currently no evidence available of a superiority of rapid-acting insulin analogues over human insulin in the treatment of adult patients with diabetes mellitus type 1.

 

 

 

 

 

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