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Alzheimer’s gene tied to better diet response
• Diabetes • Jul 05 04
A genetic variant that has been linked with Alzheimer’s disease may have a beneficial effect in patients with type 2 diabetes. In a new…
Diabetes ups cancer death risk
• Diabetes • Jul 02 04
Diabetes appears to increase the risk of death from a number of types of cancer, new research suggests. Moreover, this holds true even after…
Insulin pumps help children control diabetes - study
• Diabetes • Jul 02 04
Insulin pumps appear to work better than the newest long-acting insulin therapy in helping children with juvenile type-1 diabetes to maintain healthy blood…
Lidocaine patch helps with diabetes pain
• Diabetes • Jul 02 04
A skin patch containing the anesthetic lidocaine appears to be a useful treatment for the hand and foot pain often experienced by people with…
Poor diabetes control may fuel mental decline
• Diabetes • Jul 01 04
Elderly women with diabetes are significantly more likely to decline mentally over the years than women without diabetes, and poor control of blood sugar…
How teens face stress may affect diabetes control
• Diabetes • Jun 22 04
The approach teenage diabetics take to coping with problems may help determine how well they manage their disease, according to a new study.
New treatment promising in type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • Jun 11 04
In a study of type 2 diabetic patients, treatment with an investigational drug called liraglutide administered by injection once daily, improved control of blood…
Gene variation linked to pregnancy-related diabetes
• Diabetes • Jun 09 04
Some women are prone to develop diabetes during pregnancy, and new research indicates that a variation in a specific gene may be the cause…
Immune therapy stops diabetes in mouse study
• Diabetes • Jun 08 04
Using one type of immune system cell to turn off another stopped type-1 diabetes in mice, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Pfizer’s Lipitor halves stroke risk in diabetics
• Diabetes • Jun 07 04
Pfizer Inc.‘s cholesterol fighter Lipitor halved the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes in a study and cut cardiovascular events, including heart attacks,…
Novartis diabetes drug promising in mid-stage test
• Diabetes • Jun 07 04
An experimental Novartis AG diabetes drug significantly reduced blood sugar for a prolonged period during a mid-stage clinical trial, the company reported on Sunday.
…Heart drugs help diabetics
• Diabetes • Jun 06 04
Drugs commonly prescribed for high blood pressure and heart disease may lower mortality rates in people with diabetes, even if they show no signs…
Imagining helps in remembering medication - study
• Diabetes • Jun 04 04
Teaching patients to imagine taking their medications helps them to remember to do so later, researchers reported on Friday.
Think about statins for every diabetic - group
• Diabetes • Jun 04 04
Almost everyone with diabetes should consider taking a statin drug to lower cholesterol, even if they already have low cholesterol levels, the American Diabetes…
Obese Kids At Risk For Diabetes
• Diabetes • Jun 03 04
A study of very obese children suggests half may have a worrisome cluster of health conditions that increase their risk of developing diabetes and…
Xenical may boost insulin in diabetics
• Diabetes • May 31 04
As well as decreasing insulin resistance by inducing weight loss in overweight people with type 2 diabetes, the weight-loss drug Xenical may prompt a…
Obesity/diabetes could hit life expectancy - experts
• Diabetes • May 30 04
Twin global epidemics of obesity and diabetes are out of control and could reduce life expectancy in the future, health experts said on Friday.
…Obesity cuts diabetic life span
• Diabetes • May 27 04
Obesity can reduce life expectancy by eight years in people with Type 2 diabetes, research suggests.
A study by the University of Surrey and…
World’s first stem cell bank opens
• Diabetes • May 27 04
The world’s first embryonic stem cell bank opened in Britain on Wednesday, breaking new ground in one of the most controversial areas of medical…
Many Impotent Men May Have Unrecognized Diabetes
• Diabetes • May 26 04
Men with impotence are more likely than others to have undiagnosed diabetes and should be screened for the disease with a blood sugar test,…
Patients await diabetes strategy
• Diabetes • May 24 04
The government will publish its long-awaited strategy for improving the care of patients with diabetes later on Thursday.
The National Service Framework for Diabetes…