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Topix.net - Diabetes (30 unread)
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Obesity among poor children tied to diet
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:47am EST
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JDRF funded research shows promise for prevention, reversal of type 1 diabetes
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 5:23am EST
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have reported that two common cancer drugs have been used to block and reverse type 1 diabetes in mice.
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California-based Diabetes and Family Medicine Experts Respond to...
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:12am EST
Responding to a new study by the Lewin Group that puts the diabetes-related direct costs of treatment and indirect costs such as disability and early retirement at $218 billion a year in the U.S., Alan ...
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Two cancer drugs prevent, reverse type 1 diabetes, study shows
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 8:57pm EST
Two common cancer drugs have been shown to both prevent and reverse type 1 diabetes in a mouse model of the disease, according to research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Cancer drug cures Type 1 diabetes in mice
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 4:36pm EST
A new study shows that the cancer drugs imatinib and sunitinib halt diabetes in mice.
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Study puts a total on diabetes cost: $218 billion
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:14pm EST
As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 billion a year in the U.S. alone.
A new study, released Tuesday exclusively to The Associated Press, puts the total at $218 billion last year _ the first comprehensive estimate of the financial toll diabetes takes, according to Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk A/S, which paid for the study.
That figure includes direct medical care costs, from insulin and pills for controlling patients' blood sugar to amputations and hospitalizations, plus indirect costs such as lost productivity, disability and early retirement.
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Triathletes Don't Let Diabetes Stop Them
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 7:56am EST
When Peter Nerothin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, he found his passion. Nerothin set out to prove himself as an endurance athlete.
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Govt. Seeks Limit on Gastric Bypass Support
Posted: November 18th, 2008, 3:32am EST
Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough ...
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American Diabetes Association Recognizes World Diabetes Day-American...
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 11:05pm EST
The American Diabetes Association will join International Diabetes Federation and their worldwide global diabetes efforts on World Diabetes Day, November 14, to raise awareness of the growing diabetes epidemic.
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Treatment saving lives, limbs
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:35pm EST
When doctors wanted to amputate Alice Rogers' ulcerated right foot in 2007 she sank into a deep depression.
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The Importance of Eye Exams for Those with Diabetes
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:13pm EST
Nearly 23 million Americans are affected by diabetes and, of these people, one-third, or almost 6 million, are unaware that they have the disease.
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Why HIV Treatment Makes People So Susceptible To Heart Disease And Diabetes
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 9:59am EST
Clinicians have known for some time that people treated for HIV also become much more susceptible to diabetes and heart disease.
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Blackcurrants could 'reduce the risk of Alzheimer's'
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 5:48am EST
Compounds in blackcurrants could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, food researchers have said.
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New biomarker for heart failure identified
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 1:18am EST
Blood levels of resistin, a hormone produced by fat cells, can independently predict an individual's risk of heart failure, cardiologists at Emory University School of Medicine have found.
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Novartis Brings "diabetes To Light", Unites With International...
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 9:05pm EST
Novartis brings "diabetes to light" and unites with the International Diabetes Federation by taking part in the IDF's Monument Challenge and lighting the corporate headquarters in Basel, Switzerland in blue.
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Early Diagnosis Of Diabetes In Children And Adolescents Is Vital; Support World Diabetes Day
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 4:53pm EST
Main Category: Diabetes Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 14 Nov 2008 - 3:00 PST Diabetic Hypoglycaemia , the influential online diabetes journal published by ESP Bioscience, ...
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Sacramento judge reverses school rule for insulin injections
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 12:40pm EST
A Sacramento Superior Court judge today reversed part of a legal advisory that enabled trained, unlicensed voluntary school employees to give insulin shots to diabetic children during the school day when ...
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Screening Those At Risk Of Developing Diabetes - New Study Highlights ...
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 8:14am EST
A new University of Leicester study reveals that screening people who are at risk of developing diabetes could be a cost-effective health policy and improve the lives of patients.
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Biodel Reports Protective Effects of VIAject(TM) Insulin on...
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 3:58am EST
Biodel Inc. today reported positive effects of VIAject " insulin on microvascular function in patients with Type 2 diabetes which were superior to results seen with regular human insulin and insulin lispro.
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One in five urban youths in China obese
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 11:30pm EST
Asia Pacific News.Net Saturday 15th November, 2008 Beijing, Nov 15 One in every five youngsters in urban China is overweight, the health ministry has said, expressing concern over the growing number of ...
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A Growing Problem
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 7:17pm EST
By Lora Hines The Press-Enterprise The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the rate of adults diagnosed with new cases of diabetes has increased more than 90 percent during the ...
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PIMS plans modern diabetic foot clinic
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 2:57pm EST
Addressing second annual symposium on diabetes at the hospital as chief guest, he said that a trained staff would be deployed at the clinic.
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Myths and facts
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 10:42am EST
Diabetes is fast spreading and so are misconceptions about it. Let's take a look at some of the myths that will help you understand the condition better.
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Unions accuse CVS Caremark of pushing Merck drug
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 6:21am EST
A coalition of labor unions that has been a thorn in the side of CVS Caremark Corp.
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Vitamin C lowers levels of inflammation biomarker considered predictor of heart disease
Posted: November 15th, 2008, 1:58am EST
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, adds to the evidence that vitamin C supplements can lower concentrations of C-reactive protein , a central biomarker of inflammation ...
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Possible link between diabetes and pelvic girdle syndrome
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 9:46pm EST
Diabetes appears to be linked with an increased risk of pelvic girdle syndrome. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Akershus University Hospital.
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U.S. faces diabetes epidemic
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 5:14pm EST
Diabetes expert Caroline Trapp talks about some of the ways diabetic people can help keep their diabetes under control.
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B.C. government expected to offer insulin pump program for young diabetics
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 12:57pm EST
The B.C. government is expected to announce an insulin pump program Friday that makes life easier for young diabetics and their families.
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Potty Training Leads To Diabetes Diagnosis
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 8:28am EST
Mea Gremmels admits she knew very little about diabetes until doctors diagnosed her 2-year-old son in August.
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Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients With Diabetes
Posted: November 14th, 2008, 4:02am EST
Drug-coated stents appear to be superior to bare metal stents in both efficacy and safety in patients with diabetes, new research shows.