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New Study Shows No Increased Heart Risk With Avandia Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Findings from an interim analysis of RECORD (Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of glycemia in Diabetes), shows further proof the safety of Avandia.

FDA Orders New Safety Labels for Rosiglitazone (Avandia) and Pioglitazone (Actos) Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

The FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., told a congressional hearing that the FDA will beef up the cardiovascular warnings on the labels of both rosiglitazone (Avandia) and pioglitazone (Actos).

Saliva A Marker for Type 2 Diabetes Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Saliva may be a marker for both periodontal disease activity and hyperglycemia in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

Type 2 Diabetes Tied to Brain Atrophy in the Elderly Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2007

Type 2 diabetes has a negative effect on brain tissue volumes and regional cerebral perfusion in elderly patients, according to researchers.

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Can Occur Soon After Diabetes Appears Posted: Friday, June 08, 2007

Dramatic losses of a key biochemical substance in heart muscle tissue occur in the very earliest stages of diabetes, according to a new study.

Sleep Apnea Associated with Gestational Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Posted: Friday, June 08, 2007

Study found that when the women's weight was taken into account, sleep apnea was associated with a doubling of the incidence of gestational diabetes and a fourfold increase in the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension.

Prescriber's Letter Clarifies Avandia Heart Attack Warning With Algorithm Posted: Friday, June 08, 2007

Analysts at Prescriber's Letter say that crunching the study's numbers reveals only part of the story. Since this report is a meta-analysis, it is merely a study of prior study results.

Resistance to Daily Aspirin Therapy Seen in Diabetics Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

Diabetic patients exhibit a higher prevalence of aspirin resistance at a dosage of 81 mg/day than do nondiabetics with coronary artery disease.

Lack of Diabetes Care in Nursing Homes Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

We have guidelines on how to mange diabetes for the outpatient and the hospital patient, but we have no guidelines for treating people in nursing homes and the results of a study showed that only 38 percent are at goal.

Type 2 Diabetes Devastating for Teens Posted: Friday, June 01, 2007

"The complications associated with adolescents' type 2 diabetes seems to behave differently than in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes." These complications may be present at the time of diagnosis, and their rate of progression may be higher than in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

 

 

 

 

 

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