Topic: United States
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving a "muffin test" to people at risk for diabetes might help doctors diagnose the disease and its warning signs, according to a new study.Tests for diabetes and its precursor, impaired glucose tolerance, check how well the ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Strict lowering of blood sugar in older diabetics preserved some of their brain volume, but it did nothing to slow memory loss, researchers said on Tuesday.The findings are the latest from the large U.S.-backed study to show that aggressively ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shire Plc sees a strong market for its recently acquired Dermagraft skin substitute due to surging rates of diabetes that can cause foot ulcers in a significant number of patients, according to its chief executive.Shire acquired Dermagraft through ...
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. advisers rejected a new type of diabetes pill from AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb over concerns about liver and cancer risks.A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 9-6 on Tuesday against recommending approval of the drug, ...
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Obesity and longevity have helped make diabetes an epidemic in much of the world, and drugmakers are jockeying to make sure their medicines are used early and often.Companies including Sanofi and Eli Lilly aim to introduce new classes ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
A review of published studies in the past 40 years has shown a higher risk of diabetes, heart problems and early death among people who watch lots of television, US researchers said Tuesday.The results of the meta-analysis performed by scientists at the ...
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