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Positive Results for a New First in Class Diabetes Drug

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

MBX-2982 could be a potential first-in-class treatment for Type 2 diabetes that may offer improved glucose homeostasis over existing therapies.

Emergency Doctors Rarely Adjust Antibiotic Doses for Obese Patients

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Emergency department physicians rarely adjust antimicrobial medication doses for obese patients, according to new research.

Obese Diabetics Who Fail Oral Therapy Can Benefit from Gastric Electrical Stimulation

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Gastric electrical stimulation is a reasonable alternative to insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents in obese Type 2 diabetics who are poorly controlled by oral agents and who are not candidates for gastric bypass surgery.

Targeting the Brain with Resveratrol to Treat Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Resveratrol, a molecule found in red grapes, has been shown to improve diabetes when delivered orally. Until now, however, little has been known about how these beneficial changes are mediated in the body.

Antioxidants Can Raise Diabetes Risk

Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Instead of protecting against diabetes, antioxidants -- compounds in foods and supplements that prevent cell damage -- may actually increase the chances of getting diabetes, at least in the early stages, researchers reported.

EASD: Lidocaine Patch Beats Pregabalin for Diabetic Nerve Pain

Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2009

A dermal patch containing 5% lidocaine (Lidoderm) proved as effective as pregabalin (Lyrica) in relieving neuropathic pain in diabetic patients with dramatically fewer side effects.

EASD: Metformin Protects against Cancer in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Metformin was found to reduce risk in pancreatic and colon cancers in patients with Type 2 diabetes in an epidemiologic study.

EASD: AFRESA® Phase 3 Data Show Sustained Glycemic Control, Normal Lung Function in Patients over Four Years of Treatment

Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Long-term study in adults with Type 2 diabetes presented at the 45th annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.

Three Inexpensive Drugs Reduce Heart Attack, Stroke Risks by 80%

Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2009

People who are at high risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke can reduce their risk by up to 80 percent if they take a combination of three inexpensive drugs, according to a new study.

Healthy Lifestye Factors Can Reduce Deadly Chronic Diseases by 80%

Posted: Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Four healthy lifestyle factors -- never smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and following a healthy diet -- together appear to be associated with as much as an 80 percent reduction in the risk of developing the most common and deadly chronic diseases, according to a report in Archives of Internal Medicine.