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Actos Benefits Heart Attack Survivors with Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2005

For patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of heart disease, the oral thiazolidinedione Actos (pioglitazone) was associated in a major trial with a 16% reduction in risk of death or recurrent heart attack

Metaglidasen Controls Diabetes and Lipids Without Side Effects

Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005

The diabetes drug metaglidasen was shown to control blood glucose levels without causing weight gain or edema, according to a mid-stage clinical trial.

FDA OKs Lilly-Amylin Drug Byetta for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, May 05, 2005

A drug derived from lizard saliva has been approved by U.S. regulators to treat diabetes in patients who have not responded to other treatments,The FDA did not approve the drug as a stand-alone treatment.

Meridia Aids Weight Loss And Diabetes Control

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Participants given sibutramine had significantly greater decreases in body weight and waist circumference than those in the placebo group, the team reports in the medical journal Diabetes Care. Fasting blood glucose levels, as well as HbA1c -- a measure of long-term glucose control -- were also significantly decreased with sibutramine treatment.

Scientists Discover 'Master Switch' that Triggers Insulin Resistance & Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered why excess weight leads to low-grade inflammation, which hampers the body's ability to use insulin. They found that the "master switch" of this inflammation is activated in the liver by weight gain. And they showed it can be turned off by salicylates, a class of drugs that includes aspirin

Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Elevate Testosterone Levels

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Treatment with sildenafil (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis) results in increased levels of testosterone in men with erectile dysfunction (ED). However, increases are more marked with tadalafil.

Exenatide New Drug Application Accepted by the FDA

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

First potential therapy in a new class of drugs under investigation for the treatment of type 2 diabetes known as incretin mimetics.
Lilly and Company announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for exenatide has been accepted for review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Help Is On The Way For Losing Weight And Smoking Cessation

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

First year results of the two year trial Rimonabant In Obesity (RIO, a Phase III clinical study), showed a 3.5 inch reduction in waist circumference, 19 pounds lost, reduced metabolic syndrome 50%, raised HDL 28%. Rimonabant (endocannabinoid) in another study doubled the odds of quitting smoking without weight gain

Help Is On The Way For Losing Weight And Smoking Cessation

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2004

First year results of the two year trial Rimonabant In Obesity (RIO, a Phase III clinical study), showed a 3.5 inch reduction in waist circumference, 19 pounds lost, reduced metabolic syndrome 50%, raised HDL 28%. Rimonabant (endocannabinoid) in another study doubled the odds of quitting smoking without weight gain

New Drug Increases HDL by 91% and Lowers LDL Cholesterol

Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Torcetrapib, a newly developed inhibitor of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), increases HDL cholesterol up to 91% while significantly lowering LDL cholesterol, phase I trial results show.