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Drinking Green Tea Reduces CVD Mortality
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006
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A prospective cohort study of more than 40,000 people in Japan has shown that drinking green tea can significantly cut deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as all-cause mortality, particularly in women.
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Ibuprofen Reduces Protective Effects of Aspirin
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified healthcare professionals and consumers that taking ibuprofen for pain relief may interfere with the benefits of aspirin taken for heart disease.
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Analysis of 6 Studies Shows Aspirin Can Reduce the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006
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Even with the positive results from all of the studies with over 100,000 patients, most patients with Type 2 diabetes are not taking aspirin!
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Diabetes Drug Shows Promise In Treating Alzheimer's
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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Treatment of high blood sugar may have a scientific connection to memory loss that could, one day, benefit millions of people with Alzheimer's Disease, which affects up to 4.5 million older Americans, bringing with it impaired thinking and memory.
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The Earlier You Get Diabetes, The Worse it Will Get
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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People who develop type 2 diabetes when they're younger than 50 years of age are more likely to experience a worsening of their disease than those diagnosed at an older age.
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Optimizing Control in Diabetes (OPTIMIZE) Survey Urges Action NOW!
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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Diabetes experts have warned that urgent action needs to be taken to drastically improve the management of diabetes to prevent a potentially devastating and costly global burden.
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Pioglitazone Demonstrates Significant Improvements in Cardiovascular Outcomes
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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Actos® (pioglitazone HCl), an oral antidiabetic medication, demonstrated significant cardiovascular benefits in reducing the risk of heart attack and/or stroke and acute coronary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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A Mid-Summer’s Night DREAM: Diabetes Prevention (Part 2- Ramipril Arm)
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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The Dream Study also found that the ACE-inhibitor Altace (ramipril) does not prevent type 2 diabetes in patients with impaired glucose metabolism.
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Significant Glucose-Lowering Efficacy Of JANUVIA™ in Phase III Study
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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New data presented for the first time at the 42nd annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Copenhagen demonstrated a mean reduction in A1C of 2.1% from a mean baseline A1C of 8.8% and a reduction of 2.9% for those with a mean A1c of 11.2%.
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Galvus® Demonstrates Powerful Blood Sugar Reductions In Phase III Studies
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
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Galvus dropped A1c by 1.8% without weight gain.
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