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Dirty Air Linked to Diabetes
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Buffalo, Aug. 7 (HealthScoutNews) -- A dramatic statistical correlation between diabetes cases and air pollution shows the need to take a closer look at the link between the two.
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Doctors 'Too Complacent' About Diabetes Control
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LONDON, May 29 (Reuters Health) -- Primary care physicians need to manage their patients' blood glucose levels much more aggressively if the global explosion in type 2 diabetes prevalence is to be slowed, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) warned on Wednesday.
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Drug Shows Promise in Preventing Type II Diabetes
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FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthScoutNews) -- The drug nateglinide, used to treat Type II diabetes, also helps people with impaired glucose tolerance, a condition known as "pre-diabetes."
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Drug Stops Progression of Type 1 Diabetes in Study
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NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters Health) -- A drug that modulates the immune system's attack on the body's insulin-producing cells may slow or halt the course of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes, preliminary research suggests.
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Eating High-Fat Meal Raises Blood's Proinflammatory Factors; Vitamins E, C Counter Response
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (ScienceDaily) -- In a series of studies designed to define the role of dietary macronutrients in the initiation of arterial inflammation that predisposes a person to atherosclerosis, University at Buffalo researchers have found that a high intake of glucose, or eating a high-fat, high-calorie fast-food meal causes an increase in the blood's inflammatory components. However, they also have shown that the antioxidant vitamins E and C can nullify this inflammatory response.
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EEOC Sues United Airlines
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CHICAGO, July 18 (AP) -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued United Airlines on Thursday, accusing the company of discrimination by allegedly rescinding a job offer to an applicant after learning he was diabetic.
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Extra Sugar Can Cause Insulin Resistance In Cells
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Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, April 16 (ScienceDaily) -- In experiments with fat cells, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered direct evidence that a build-up of sugar on proteins triggers insulin resistance, a key feature of most cases of diabetes.
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EXUBERA® Reaches Recommended Blood Glucose Levels Equal to Insulin
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CHICAGO, May 2 (PRNewswire-FirstCall) -- Exubera(R) (inhaled insulin) may provide a promising treatment option for patients with Type 1 diabetes, according to data presented today at the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
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Exubera(R) (Inhaled Insulin) Provides Better Glycemic Control Than Oral Therapy
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (PRNewswire-FirstCall) -- Patients with Type 2 diabetes who had failed to meet recommended blood glucose levels with combination oral therapy achieved better glycemic control with Exubera(R) (inhaled insulin) than patients who received only oral agents, according to data presented today at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
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FDA Approves Avapro for Diabetic Kidney Disease
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PRINCETON, NJ and PARIS, FRANCE, September 18, 2002 (NewsWise) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AvaproŽ (irbesartan) for a new indication: the treatment of diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease) in people who have hypertension and type 2 diabetes. In the United States, approximately 50 million people suffer from high blood pressure and approximately 17 million from diabetes. An estimated one third of patients with diabetes will develop chronic kidney failure, which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant. Avapro, an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) was originally approved by the FDA in 1997 for use in treating high blood pressure (hypertension).
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FDA Approves Diabetes Monitors
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WASHINGTON, June 12 (AP) -- A pair of devices approved Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration will take a bit of the drudgery out of testing for blood sugar.
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FDA Approves of Metaglip(TM) for Type 2 Diabetes
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PRINCETON, N.J., October 22, 2002 (PRNewswire-FirstCall) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has approved Metaglip™ (glipizide and metformin HCl Tablets) for use, along with diet and exercise, as initial drug therapy for people with
type 2 diabetes whose hyperglycemia cannot be satisfactorily managed with diet and exercise alone.
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FDA Gives Clearance to Laser Light Glucose Testing Meter
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PURCHASE, N.Y., July 18 (PRNewswire) -- Innotech USA, Inc., announced today that the Company received a 510(k) concurrence letter from the FDA permitting the Company to market its FriendlyLight(R) LightLance(TM) Laser Skin-Perforator for use in hospital, office and home settings.
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FDA Intensifies Warnings On Diabetes Pills Actos, Avandia
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WASHINGTON, April 26 (Dow Jones) -- The government strengthened warnings on popular diabetes pills Avandia and Actos Friday after studies showed that patients taking the drugs may retain fluid, which could lead to congestive heart failure.
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FDA Panel Backs Merck's Cozaar for Diabetic Kidneys
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WASHINGTON, April 12 (Dow Jones Newswires) -- Merck & Co.'s high-blood-pressure medicine Cozaar won support of a federal panel, moving it closer to becoming the only drug approved for delaying kidney deterioration in people with adult onset diabetes.
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Final Results of Diabetes Prevention Program Published
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March 21 (FaxWatch, Inc.) -- Both lifestyle changes and treatment with metformin can significantly reduce the risk of diabetes in high-risk individuals, but lifestyle intervention is more efficacious, according to final findings from the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
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First Patients Receive Islet Transplants in Northwest
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Seattle, July 31 (NewsWise) -- Clinical researchers have teamed together to perform the first human islet transplants in the Northwest. Three patients with type 1 diabetes received the transplanted islets, enabling them to produce their own insulin for the first time in decades. Such success, according to the Seattle team, helps confirm islet transplantation as a potential long-term cure for diabetes.
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Fish Oil Compound May Help Ward Off Diabetes
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NEW ORLEANS, April 22 (Reuters Health) -- An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil appears to improve insulin function in overweight individuals who are vulnerable to type 2 diabetes, researchers report.
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Food for Thought
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MONDAY, April 22 (HealthScoutNews) -- If you love the idea of eating your way to better health, a cache of new studies is sure to whet your appetite for the "kitchen cure."
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Future Diabetics Face High Heart Attack Risk Now
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NEW YORK, July 11 (Reuters Health) -- People with diabetes have a higher than average risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and new research shows that cardiovascular risks can increase even before patients develop diabetes.
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Gene Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
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University of Washongton, July 2 (NewsWise) -- A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans, according to researchers at the University of Washington and their colleagues. Further study of the gene may shed light on little-understood processes of the thymus, a vital part of the body's immune system, which sometimes attacks insulin-producing cells in the pancreas leading to type 1 diabetes.
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Ginseng Berry Extract Shows Promise For Diabetes, Obesity
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CHICAGO, May 24 (ScienceDaily) -- An extract from the ginseng berry shows real promise in treating diabetes and obesity, reports a research team from the University of Chicago's Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research.
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Glaxo, U.S. Firm Nobex Agree to Develop Oral Diabetes Drug
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LONDON, May 22 (DowJones) -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC announced Wednesday that it has signed a $ 283 million agreement with a tiny U.S. company to develop an oral insulin drug, a possible alternative to the insulin injections many diabetics now use.
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Goal: To Develop Test for Infants to Predict Diabetes
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Seattle, March 18 (Seattle Times) -- Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle have begun testing the blood samples of 32,000 Washington children to see if they carry a genetic marker for juvenile diabetes.
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