Topic: Diabetes

Bydureon study shows tiny heart rhythm link: Amylin

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Analysis of an earlier trial found a "clinically insignificant" link between changes in heart rhythms and use of Bydureon, a long-acting diabetes drug being developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals , Eli Lilly and Alkermes.Last October, U.S. regulators asked for ...

Bristol diabetes pill tied to certain cancers

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A new type of diabetes pill being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca was effective in a two-year study but more bladder and breast cancers have been found in patients treated with the drug.In all studies so far ...

Halozyme keeps options open for ultrafast insulin

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Halozyme Therapeutics Inc, which specializes in reformulating drug products available only as infusions, expects to have key results this fall from trials of its "ultrafast" insulin formulations.Results from the mid-stage studies will dictate how the San Diego-based company ...

Adult diabetes rate doubles: study

The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with almost 350 million now affected, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal.Scientists from Imperial College London and Harvard University analysed blood sugar date of ...

Bristol, Astra report diabetes pill cancer rates

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A new type of diabetes pill being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca was effective in a two-year study, but the companies said more bladder and breast cancers have been seen in patients treated with the drug.In an ...

Global diabetes epidemic balloons to 350 million

LONDON/SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 to 347 million, a far larger number than previously thought and one that suggests costs of treating the disease will also balloon.In a study published ...

Novo Nordisk says degludec insulin outperforms Sanofi rival

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Studies showed Novo Nordisk's insulin degludec lowered blood sugar levels with significantly reduced rates of hypoglycaemia when compared with rival Sanofi's Lantus, the Danish firm said on Saturday.Hypoglycaemia is the condition that occurs when blood sugar levels are too ...

TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just a few bad habits -- watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night -- can add up to a steady creep of pounds over the years, U.S. researchers ...

TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep says U.S. study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just a few bad habits -- watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night -- can add up to a steady creep of pounds (kg) over the years, U.S. ...

TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep: U.S. study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Just a few bad habits -- watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night -- can add up to a steady creep of pounds (kg) over the years, U.S. ...