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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.

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.

Avandia Update July 07: New Information - Side Effects Tripled Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.

Anti-Malarial Drug Reduces Risk of Diabetes by 77% Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

Preliminary research suggests that use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine may help reduce the risk of the development of diabetes.

Heart Care Below Par in Older Diabetics: Study Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

A low proportion of elderly individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes receive heart-protecting drugs like aspirin, blood pressure-lowering drugs and cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study.

Antihypertensive Medication Slows Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Patients Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007

Treating hypertension aggressively in people with diabetes becomes even more important. The higher the systolic blood pressure the greater the rate of progression in the carotid intimamedia thickness (CIMT)

Risk of Stroke is High Within 5 Yrs. of Treatment of Diabetes Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Risk of stroke is high within 5 years of treatment for type 2 diabetes and more than double that for the general population. More Reason to recommend an aspirin a day.

Scientists Working On A New Insulin Pill Posted: Saturday, July 14, 2007

Insulin injections may soon be a thing of the past.

 

 

 

 

 

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