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Maternal Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia Increases Risk to Fetus Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

Researchers call for re-evaluation of gestational diabetes diagnosis and treatment criteria.

New Insulin Sensitizer (CRx-401) Improves Control Without Weight Gain Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

CombinatoRx, Incorporated announced that it has dosed the first patient in a Phase 2a proof of concept clinical trial in Type 2 diabetes with CRx-401, a novel insulin sensitizer designed to provide anti-diabetic activity without promoting weight gain.

Selenium Supplementation May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 50% Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007

More than half of diabetes cases in the National Prevention of Cancer trial occurred in individuals receiving selenium.

Diabetics Have a 75% B1 Deficiency Leading to Vascular Problems Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

A thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency may be key to vascular problems for diabetic patients. FDA panel says Avandia offers benefits to people with type 2 disease, but�..

Top-10 Comparison of Diabetes Drugs Give One a Top Grade by Johns Hopkins Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

A type 2 diabetes drug taken orally and in widespread use for more than a decade has been found to have distinct advantages over nine other, mostly newer medications used to control the chronic disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins.

Don't Rely on Beta-Blockers to Reduce Blood Pressure Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Research favors other drugs to control hypertension. While high blood pressure patients taking beta-blockers have a reduced risk of stroke of 16 percent to 22 percent compared with a placebo, the other hypertension drugs reduce that risk by an average of 38 percent.

Secondary Failure of Glucose Control With Metformin, Sulfonylurea, or TZD's Monotherapy Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Which drugs are the ones to sustain good control, the longest?

Metformin and Body Weight Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007

Where most other diabetes medications cause weight gain, metformin can cause weight reduction.

Over One-Third of Diabetics Have Sleep Apnea Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Study finds that older males are at especially high risk for nighttime awakenings.

Statin Use in Patients With LDLs of 40mg/dL or Less is Safe and Beneficial Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Statins used in patients with extremely low LDL cholesterol levels are safe and may lead to improved survival, according to the results of a new study. This survival benefit of a reduced mortality of 42% was observed across multiple subgroups, including patients with LDL cholesterol levels <40mg/dL and those without documented coronary artery disease.

 

 

 

 

 

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