Topic: Diabetes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Aggressive drug treatment to lower blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol in diabetics does little to prevent heart disease and strokes, but it does help prevent diabetic eye disease, nerve and kidney disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. The ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two widely used diabetes medicines, Januvia and Byetta, pose no additional risk for cases of inflamed pancreas compared with other diabetes drugs, according to an analysis of medical claims data released on Sunday. The study also found that ...
Patients taking the anti-diabetes drug Avandia may be at increased risk of cardiovascular ailments compared to those taking other drugs to treat diabetes, a US government study found Monday. The analysis by the US Food and Drug Administration was in line with ...
ORLANDO (Reuters Health) - Investigators are reporting early promising results with a program that trains lay volunteers to help people with diabetes achieve better control of their blood sugar. The community-based program was launched in the greater St. Louis, Missouri, area late ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies released on Monday reported serious heart risks with GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes pill Avandia as U.S. regulators decide whether the drug should stay on the market. An analysis of 56 clinical trials found Avandia increased the chances of ...
Abbott Laboratories wins FDA approval for new blood sugar testing stripsDrug and device maker Abbott Laboratories said Thursday it received U.S. regulatory approval for its Freestyle blood sugar testing strips. The Food and Drug Administration approved the products to test for levels ...
A look at global diabetes treatment sales, J&J's sales of tests and other equipmentANNUAL GLOBAL SALES OF DIABETES TREATMENTS: YEAR TOTAL SALES CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR 2004 $16.79 billionup 9.9 percent 2005 $18.79 billionup 12.6 percent 2006 $21.31 billionup 12.7 percent 2007 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new test to diagnose diabetes, recommended earlier this year by the American Diabetes Association, may not work well in black Americans, according to new research. The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, shows that ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes can lead to a decline in memory, thinking speed, and mental flexibility in middle age, but controlling the blood sugar disorder might prevent some of these effects, new research from the Netherlands suggests. While the mental ...
Widow of Isley Brother's bassist Marvin Isley says she knew upon meeting him they'd marryWhen a United Airlines flight attendant met bass player Marvin Isley on a plane 20 years ago, she immediately told her co-workers he was going to become her ...
