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Health Insurance Plans Discourage People From Taking Their Meds

Posted: Monday, January 12, 2004

Researchers found that when patients were forced to pay more for their medications under "three-tiered" prescription drug plans, they were more likely to stop taking the drugs -- including needed ones for chronic illnesses like heart disease.

Lizard Saliva for Diabetes

Posted: Monday, December 22, 2003

The Gila monster is a rare lizard with deadly venom in its saliva. That turns out to be a good thing for type 2 diabetics like Bill Caldwell.Researchers have used the saliva to develop a new drug called exenatide. It’s injected twice a day to help type 2 diabetics keep their blood sugar under control.

“We think that the effect of the drug has something to do with the fact that this animal eats two, maybe three or four times a year,”

New Drug Mimics HDL “Good Cholestrol to Clear Coronary Arteries In 2 Weeks

Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2003

A synthetic form of "good cholesterol" has been shown to quickly shrink blockages clogging coronary arteries, offering for the first time the possibility of a drug that could actually rapidly reverse heart disease.

GLP-1 Has Its Problems to Overcome

Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2002

GLP-1, a naturally occurring hormone that is produced by cells lining the intestine, caused both increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure. GLP-1 stimulates insulin secretion and controls feeding and drinking behavior and makes the hormone an obvious target for treating diabetes.