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Research At Pitt Giving Diabetes Sufferers Hope
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 9:06pm CDT
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Support group reviews basic skills for controlling diabetes
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 5:07pm CDT
Fourteen members of the Diabetic Support Group viewed a DVD on the a oeBasic Skills for Controlling Diabetesa at Refugio Memorial Hospital during the groups meeting on Monday, Sept.
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Particulate Air Pollution Strongly Linked With Increased Diabetes Prevalence in US Study
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 2:07pm CDT
A new study published in Diabetes Care finds that there is a strong link between particulate air pollution and the rising prevalence of adult diabetes in the United States.
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Dealing with diabetes, Dukakis style
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 2:07pm CDT
Olympia Dukakis and her husband, Louis Zorich, changed theirway of life to help him manage diabetes.
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LETTER: Were medical problems caused by medicines?
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 11:02am CDT
In the late '90s and early 2000s, I was the clinic nurse for the Diabetes Clinic at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
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Diabetes: Mining The 'Wisdom Of Crowds' To Attack Disease
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 6:53am CDT
Crowdsourcing, the act of contracting out problems to large groups rather than tapping individual experts, has solved puzzles in fields such as marketing, engineering and computer software.
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Antidepressant use tied to increased diabetes risk
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 2:44am CDT
People who use antidepressants for the long term may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than non-users -- including other individuals with severe depression, two new studies suggest.
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Diabetes drug pulled from shelves
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 10:40pm CDT
The Government has withdrawn a popular drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes from the market just days after the European Union banned it and the US restricted its use.
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Garlic oil shows protective effect against heart disease in diabetes
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 6:34pm CDT
Garlic has "significant" potential for preventing cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is a leading cause of death in people with diabetes, scientists have concluded in a new study.
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Quarry Hill Program Offers Keys to Managing and Avoiding Diabetes
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 2:25pm CDT
With one in four Americans at risk for developing diabetes, you don't have to have the condition to be concerned about it.
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Girl and diabetes dog get senator's attention
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 10:10am CDT
He said he hopes for a 'friendly, informal settlement' September 29, 2010 8:04 AM Kari C. Barlow FORT WALTON BEACH - Lexi Crouch and her diabetes service dog Marley now have the support of state Sen.
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Rite Aid Joins American Diabetes Association In Fight To Stop Diabetes
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 5:56am CDT
Rite Aid is teaming up with the American Diabetes Association to raise awareness and funds for its national Stop Diabetes campaign, offer incentives for patients to take Diabetes Risk Tests, distribute diabetes guides at every pharmacy counter, and host more than 1,200 free diabetes clinics during American Diabetes Month in November.
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Interactive: Stem Cell Debate
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 1:51am CDT
Stem cells are "blank" cells that are capable of developing into many different types of cells found in the adult human body.
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How People With Type 2 Diabetes Can Lose Weight, Keep It Off: Study
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 9:46pm CDT
An intensive lifestyle change program helped people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and keep it off, a new study shows.
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Lifestyle changes cut diabetes risk
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 5:37pm CDT
MoreA exerciseA andA a better, healthierA dietA can lower type 2 diabetes symptoms according to a new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine Monday.
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Diabetes: The implant that can free you from insulin jabs
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 1:37pm CDT
SITTING in the examination hall, Grace Sim felt the first familiar symptoms of a migraine attack.
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Calls for diabetes drug to be suspended
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 9:27am CDT
DIABETES patients in Hampshire are being urged to consult their doctors and health teams about their treatment after medicine experts have called for a widely used drug to be suspended.
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Rite Aid kicks off diabetes management campaign
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 5:16am CDT
CAMP HILL,A Pa. Rite Aid is supporting the American Diabetes Association by hosting diabetes management events in its stores nationwide in line with American Diabetes Month in November.
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Why am I so tired?
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 1:01am CDT
The bounce in your step has become a plod. Climbing stairs feels like summiting Mount Everest.
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Omega-3 fats make powerful fighters
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 8:41pm CDT
Several studies have suggested that the health benefits associated with the consumption of omega-3 fats are linked to their anti-inflammatory abilities.
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Southern Pretty Boy Models 4 Diabetes
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 4:27pm CDT
I found Jeremy Williamson on Twitter. But if you read fitness magazines, watch Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime television, or follow the annual "Model Universe" competitions, you may have run into this type 1 diabetic hottie already.
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Keeping children with diabetes safe at school
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 12:27pm CDT
School is supposed to be a safe haven for children, a healthy place where they can learn and grow.
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Medsafe investigates safety of diabetes drug
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 8:18am CDT
New Zealand medical authorities will investigate the New Zealand use of a diabetes drug, Avandia, alleged to be implicated in 100,000 cases of heart failure.
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Advice on anti-diabetes drug
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 4:18am CDT
PETALING JAYA: Doctors should restrict their prescription of anti-diabetes medicine rosiglitazone and not start it on new patients following fears that it may increase cardiovascular problem.
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Girla s best friend: Dog detects low blood sugar
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 12:04am CDT
Lexi Crouch, 9, who has Type I diabetes, pets her service dog Marley outside Starbuck's at Uptown Station.
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Survey: Diabetes treated more with pills and less with insulin
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 7:58pm CDT
More people with diabetes are taking pills to treat their disease, while the percentage using insulin has dropped, according to a government survey released last week.
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Join Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes on Sunday
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 3:59pm CDT
If the prevalence of diabetes continues unabated, one in three children born today will develop it, estimates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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7 healthy habits in 7 weeks
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 11:49am CDT
Make over your health. Sounds daunting, right? It doesn't have to be. "The key is to break it down into smaller goals that you can find success with, and build upon them," says Beth Reardon, a registered dietitian and the director of integrative nutrition at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, N.C. With our easy plan, you'll incorporate one new ...
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Fears over safety of diabetes drug
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 7:44am CDT
South African health authorities are investigating the risks of a diabetes drug that was taken off the shelves in Britain last week and has had restrictions placed on its use in the US.
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'Walk to Fight Diabetes' set for October 3 at New Canaan High School
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 3:34am CDT
More than 1,000 area residents will come together to join the movement to stop diabetes at the Stamford Hospital Fairfield County's "Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes" on Sunday, October 3, at New Canaan High School.
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Change in forecast for Glaxo
Posted: September 25th, 2010, 11:30pm CDT
Earnings forecasts for GlaxoSmithKline have been altered following a ban on the sale of its once best-selling diabetes drug Avandia.
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Diabetes medication under new regulation
Posted: September 25th, 2010, 7:15pm CDT
HUNTSVILLE, AL The diabetes medication Avandia is under new restrictions that could mean a change in treatment for many patients.
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AstraZeneca-Bristol drug just as effective as generic on market, trial results show
Posted: September 25th, 2010, 3:11pm CDT
STOCKHOLM An investigational diabetes drug works as well as a generic already on the market, according to results of a late-stage clinical trial announced Friday by AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Posted: September 25th, 2010, 11:06am CDT
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Physician Emphasizes Early Recognition Of Type 1 Diabetes; Describes Telltale Signs
Posted: September 25th, 2010, 7:02am CDT
Though they may present in a similar fashion, type 1 diabetes mellitus is vastly different from type 2, and Ralph Schmeltz, MD, incoming president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, says it's important to recognize and diagnose it early.
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Kids and diabetes risk: Do chromosomes hold new clues?
Posted: September 25th, 2010, 2:47am CDT
ScienceDaily - Children who have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes might be identified earlier by way of tell-tale genetic indicators known as biomarkers.
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Joe Toucan: A Girl, A Doll, A Diabetes Mission
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 10:38pm CDT
How do you explain to a young child with diabetes why her parents are hurting her with finger pricks and insulin injections every day? Hollywood producer Rocky Lang is one dad who struggled with that dilemma.
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Bike, walk and paddle to fight diabetes
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 6:18pm CDT
The Savannah Chapter of the American Diabetes Association will hold its annual Sunsplash fitness festival this weekend.
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Diabetes drugs are withdrawn over safety concerns
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 2:08pm CDT
The Irish Medicines Board announced that the anti-diabetes medicines Avandia and Avandamet -- which contain the active ingredient rosiglitazone -- will no longer be available due to safety concerns.
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NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 9:59am CDT
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks.
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Support group reviews basic skills for controlling diabetes
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 5:44am CDT
Fourteen members of the Diabetic Support Group viewed a DVD on the a oeBasic Skills for Controlling Diabetesa at Refugio Memorial Hospital during the groups meeting on Monday, Sept.
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Consumer Reports Slams FDA Over Diabetes Drug
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 1:39am CDT
Consumer Reports today slammed the FDA's decision to allow the risky diabetes drug Avandia to remain on the market.
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FDA keeps diabetes pill with heart risks on market
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 9:35pm CDT
The Food and Drug Administration says new patients will get a prescription for Avandia only if they cana t control their diabetes with other medications.
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Call to 'suspend' diabetes drug
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 5:30pm CDT
A widely-used diabetes drug should be pulled from the market, European regulators say.
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FDA hits diabetes drug Avandia with strict controls
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 2:25pm CDT
European regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people.
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FDA limits use of controversial diabetes pill
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 2:25pm CDT
European health regulators have banned sales of the once-blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia because of evidence it raises the risk of heart attack, but doctors in the U.S. will be able to continue prescribing it with some significant restrictions.
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FDA Keeps Diabetes Pill With Risks On Market
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 11:25am CDT
Federal health regulators will allow GlaxoSmithKline to continue selling a controversial diabetes pill but will restrict access to the once-blockbuster drug because of heart attack risks.
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High blood sugar levels increase infection risk from general surgery
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 7:10am CDT
High blood sugar levels can increase the risk of surgical site infections in patients having general surgery, researchers report.
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South Asians In US At Higher Diabetes Risk Than Other Asian Immigrants
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 2:51am CDT
South Asians living in the United States are at much higher risk for type 2 diabetes than are whites and immigrants from other Asian countries, a new small study reveals.
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Alzheimer's advances show need for better drugs
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 1:46am CDT
Scientists reported advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer's disease at a conference in Honolulu, plus more proof that getting enough exercise and vitamin D may lower your risk.
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Orcas Island Diabetes Support Group to meet
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 9:30pm CDT
Beginning Oct. 4 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Orcas Senior Center, the Diabetes Support Group will meet on Mondays.
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No Sugar Added: Coping with Diabetes in Prose
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 5:21pm CDT
Good thing poetry is timeless.A I'm a little late getting this out, but wanted to shine the spotlight on a new diabetes book that was created not by a doctor or medical professional or even a patient sharing his/her personal journey, but by the aggregate of our own awesome D-community: " No Sugar Added Poetry ." The book is a compelling and ...
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine Researcher to Brief Congress on Global Diabetes
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 1:11pm CDT
On Monday, September 27, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will hold a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., aimed at focusing attention on the alarming global diabetes epidemic.
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In Pregnancy, A Large Waistline And High Triglycerides: Early Screen For Gestational Diabetes
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 9:01am CDT
A large waistline and high triglyceride levels in pregnant women could be an early screening tool for gestational diabetes, according to a study published in CMAJ .
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Diabetes Danger
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 4:52am CDT
While scientists have known for years that diabetics are more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke, they have not known how much higher the risk is.
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Diabetes ends a dream
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 12:32am CDT
MEREIA Karavakibau was diagnosed with diabetes in 2002. A mother of five, she retired the following year having worked as a librarian at the University of the South Pacific for 30 years.
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Walk for a cure
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 8:26pm CDT
Who would have thought an ordinary father-son camping trip would turn a 7-year-old boy into a superhero? Last year, Baker Thomas was camping with his father David when things just didn't seem normal to Dad.
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'Pre-diabetes' raises risk of heart attack, stroke
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 4:17pm CDT
A set of conditions known to accompany or portend type 2 diabetes, including obesity and high blood sugar, could more than double a person's risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study.
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Diabetes caused teenager's death
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 3:12pm CDT
A diabetic Fife teenager who died during a school trip was laughing with her friends moments before she suddenly collapsed, an inquest has heard.
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Doctors See Drop In Type 2 Diabetes Among Bariatric Weight Loss Patients
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 11:13am CDT
Doctors in Pittsburgh said they are looking at gastric bypass surgery as a potential cure for Type 2 diabetes after patients who underwent the procedure saw the disease disappear before leaving the hospital.
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Biologists Discover Biochemical Link Between Biological Clock and Diabetes
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 7:58am CDT
Their discovery, detailed in this week's advanced online publication of the journal Nature Medicine, provides an entirely new biochemical approach for scientists to develop treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes and celiac disease
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 11:13am CDT
Exploring the connection between these two 'autoimmune disorders.' Barbara Quinn McClatchy Tribune September 20, 2010 sns-health-wellness-diabetes-celiac-disease Dungeness crab with cucumber and ginger slaw, grilled salmon with brocollini and wild rice pilaf, spinach and fresh strawberries tossed in Balsamic vinaigrette with polenta croutons and ...
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Ovary syndrome can manifest early
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 7:08am CDT
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Please help me understand polycystic ovary syndrome - or, as it now is called, hyperandrogenism.
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Non-Invasive Type 1 Diabetes Testing On The Horizon
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 3:11am CDT
There is possibly some good news on the horizon for the millions of people who suffer from type 1 diabetes.A Rather than having to continually draw blood for testing blood glucose levels, patients may one day have the option of testing without pricking the skin at all.A Hard at work in the labs of MIT, researchers are developing a method of testing ...
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Making a home with Mr. Macy
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 10:56pm CDT
This story ends well. But in a perfect world, it never would have begun. Two weeks ago, Itawamba Community College freshman Abi Thornton tried to lease a unit at Feemster Lake Apartments in Tupelo.
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Biologists discover biochemical link between biological clock and diabetes
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 6:46pm CDT
Biologists have found that a key protein that regulates the biological clocks of mammals also regulates glucose production in the liver and that altering the levels of this protein can improve the health of diabetic mice.
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Heart Smart: Spice up your diet with healthy cinnamon, ginger
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 2:42pm CDT
If you're looking for a way to enhance the flavor of your favorite dishes without adding too much salt, sugar or fat, head over to your spice rack.
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Free Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool Available To Healthcare Professionals
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 10:27am CDT
The 'Diabetes Risk Score' is a risk assessment tool designed to identify those at high risk of impaired glucose regulation and Type 2 diabetes.
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Living with Type 1 Diabetes... Anna's story
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 6:18am CDT
Every day, four times a day, four-year-old Anna Ellinghouse is stuck with a needle full of insulin that sustains her life.
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Avandia, a treatment for type 2 diabetes, remains on sale in the UAE...
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 2:13am CDT
A popular diabetes drug remains on sale in the UAE amid concerns about its safety from doctors in Europe and the United States.
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Vegetarian Diet and Gestational Diabetes
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 10:08pm CDT
If you enjoy this post, please share it using the buttons in the post , or email it to a friend , we'd really appreciate it! You can also get natural health articles delivered free by email or RSS - AND get a free mini-course on the Healing Art of Reflexology! Gestational diabetes is a medical condition that affects blood sugar levels in the body.
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Scene in the Valley: A classic night to cure juvenile diabetes
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 5:49pm CDT
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International East Central Pennsylvania Branch got a boost Sept.
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The Link Between Poverty, Obesity and Diabetes
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 1:39pm CDT
Not having enough food to eat may cause obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
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Test to predict Type 2 diabetes discovered
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 9:35am CDT
The test might be able to screen people who are at higher-than-normal risk of developing diabetes and intervene before symptoms occur.
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Kids & Money: A family-friendly start...
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 6:35am CDT
Unless you have a child with a chronic illness, you probably haven't given much thought to finding affordable health insurance that covers youngsters with pre-existing medical conditions.
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At the Mobile station: Every gallon pumped Saturday will help people with diabetes
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 2:21am CDT
Last September, people ranging from New Canaanites to Sgt. Slaughter - his coined ring name - stopped by the Mobil gas station on South Avenue to participate in a fund-raiser to support resident Ashley Dunnam's fight against Type 1 diabetes.
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Women with diabetes having more C-sections and fetal complications: study
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 10:01pm CDT
Nearly half of women with diabetes prior to pregnancy have a potentially-avoidable C-section and their babies are twice as likely to die as those born to women without diabetes, according to the POWER study.
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Diabetes Pill Actos May Pose Cancer Risk
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 5:49pm CDT
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing data suggesting a possible link between the widely used diabetes medication Actos and bladder cancer.
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FDA reviewing cancer risk with diabetes pill Actos
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 2:35pm CDT
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing data suggesting a possible link between the diabetes medication Actos and bladder cancer.
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Upcoming diabetes program scheduled
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 1:29pm CDT
A four-lesson program for people with type 2 diabetes and their families will be held at the Radford Church of God in Christ every Thursday in October - Oct.
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What Your Family Isn't Talking About Can Hurt You - American Diabetes Association
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 9:15am CDT
Good food, good music, and good conversation -- three key ingredients to many Hispanic/Latino family gatherings.
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Study to test IVF-obesity link
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 5:05am CDT
The University of Adelaide has launched a study to investigate whether test tube babies are more likely to become obese.
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Second Pregnancy Gestational Diabetes
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 1:00am CDT
Second pregnancy gestational diabetes is a metabolic condition that is triggered in women due to the increased hormone levels from the pregnancy.
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The Body Shop | Diabetes: It's not just about sugar
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 8:46pm CDT
I received an interesting note from Jack. He was concerned because on a recent blood test his blood glucose was high.
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Artificial pancreas hope for diabetics
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 4:41pm CDT
A researcher in Leicester has developed an artificial pancreas that she says could revolutionise the treatment of diabetes.
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Sample Diet for Gestational Diabetes
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 12:25pm CDT
Very simply put gestational diabetes is a medical condition that makes your blood sugar go too high when you are pregnant .
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Give the gray matter a workout, too
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 8:26am CDT
Exercise maintains your body by keeping it fit and strong. Physical activity also helps ward off serious conditions like heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
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New research could lead to blood test for Alzheimer's
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 5:16am CDT
A blood test would make Alzheimera s diagnosis much simpler, said Sid Oa Bryant of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock.
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Skin Bar, Pencilworks plan diabetes ...
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 1:06am CDT
LITTLE FALLS a ' Beauty may not just be skin deep when it comes to the owner and staff members of Skin Bar, Hair and Paint Studio.
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How Asian herb can help fight Diabetes, Cancer and other illnesses
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 10:57pm CDT
For centuries, it has been common knowledge that Asians have one of the longest life expectancies in the world and for decades, researchers have been searching for the reasons behind that phenomenon.
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Helmsley Trust Funds Diabetes Information Exchange Project
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 8:52pm CDT
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded a $26 million grant to Jaeb Center for the creation of a Type 1 diabetes information exchange.
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APEAM donates to diabetes centerThe Mexican avocado industry has...
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 4:42pm CDT
The Mexican avocado industry has donated $15,000 to a diabetes treatment center in Los Angeles.
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Child Wellness: Hypothyroidism
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 3:42pm CDT
Childhood obesity is on the rise and more parents are looking for the cause, could it be lifestyle? Some people think it may be a metabolic disorder but in fact, only one in 4,000 babies will be diagnosed with hypothyroidism.
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Diabetes risk for adults in Oxford County is on the rise
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 12:37pm CDT
WOODSTOCK a ' As Oxford County residents grow fatter, their risk of diabetes is keeping pace.
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Abu Dhabi diabetes treatment centre accredited
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 10:32am CDT
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre has received its second accolade for superior healthcare in less than a year.
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Congressman To Speak At Meeting On Diabetes And Obesity
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 6:23am CDT
Main Category: Diabetes Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 15 Sep 2010 U.S. Rep.
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Collectibles auction to benefit American Diabetes Association returns to Old Bridge Gold's Gym
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 3:08am CDT
Natale Promotions will return to Gold's Gym on Route 9 north at Texas Road to raise money again for the Bridgewater-based chapter of the American Diabetes Association.
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Low aboriginal transplant rates blamed on 'bias and racism'
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 11:03pm CDT
Peter Nakogee knows the chances are not good for aboriginals seeking transplants in Canada, but the gregarious father of four has reason to celebrate.
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Low income, education tied to diabetes in women: StatsCan
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 7:03pm CDT
A diabetic has his blood sugar monitored in a file photo. A relationship between household income and the onset of diabetes disappeared when other factors were taken into account, the data says.
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More overweight kids, more diabetes
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 2:54pm CDT
Type 2 diabetes is on the rise in obese children. Marissa Cevallos Orlando Sentinel September 14, 2010 sns-health-family-overweight-diabetes Preventing and treating diabetes in children is not as simple as eating healthy and hitting the playground.
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Texting teen diabetes patients results in better treatment outcomes
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 1:54pm CDT
A pilot study has been completed that reminds teenage diabetes patients about their treatment routines.
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Keeping children with diabetes healthy
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 9:45am CDT
EVERY CHILD with diabetes experiences it differently. What they do have in common is that having diabetes should not affect their learning ability or school performance.
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Biology of diabetes explored
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 5:36am CDT
Type 2 diabetes may be caused by "a chain reaction which destroys vital insulin-producing cells", BBC News reported.
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Who Searo Flags Self-Discipline As Key To Diabetes Fight
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 2:30am CDT
According to the International Diabetes Federation , the number of people in Thailand living with diabetes, in the age group 20-79 years, has risen from 3,162,400 in 2007 to 3,538,000 in 2010.
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Simple blood test may detect Alzheimer's: study
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 10:16pm CDT
A simple blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday, a finding that could give more people a chance to be tested.
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Kmart to host diabetes education day
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 6:00pm CDT
HOFFMAN ESTATES,A Ill. Kmart Pharmacy is hosting its semi-annual diabetes education day on Wednesday at Kmart locations nationwide.
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Breastfeeding for a month cuts mom's diabetes risk
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 4:55pm CDT
Previous research demonstrated health benefits to moms who breastfed as long as six months or a year.
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Health Teachings for Gestational Diabetes
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 3:50pm CDT
Gestational diabetes is the medical term used to describe diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy that disappears after the baby has been born.
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AstraZeneca Hunts Stem Cell Cure For Eye Disorder
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 2:51pm CDT
AstraZeneca took its first significant step into regenerative medicine using stem cells on Monday by signing a deal with University College London to develop ways to repair eyesight in people with diabetes.
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Selects Convio to Provide...
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 10:46am CDT
JDRF will use Convio's integrated, on-demandA marketing, fundraising and advocacy suite to power and support their efforts to engage constituents and raise money.
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After Adverse Effects, Roche Ends Trials of Diabetes Drug
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 6:41am CDT
Published: Monday, September 13, 2010 at 5:12 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 13, 2010 at 5:12 a.m. The drug maker Roche has stopped giving patients its experimental diabetes treatment taspoglutide in late-stage clinical trials because of a high rate of adverse reactions, a major blow to a drug once expected to have $2 billion-a-year ...
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Walk or run to cure juvenile diabetes on Oct. 24
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 3:37am CDT
Join Philadelphia's JDRF Walk 2 Cure Diabetes on Sunday, October 24. Photo: Photo: jdrfeasternpa.com Diabetes is a chronic disease that attacks the body slowly.
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Too little sleep may raise diabetes risk: U.S. study
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 11:17pm CDT
People who get fewer than six hours of sleep at night are prone to abnormal blood sugar levels, possibly putting them at risk for diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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GSK's Diabetes Drug Continues to Face Scrutiny: Biotech's Latest Mishaps
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 6:57pm CDT
GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia is once again under regulatory scrutiny - this time it's in Europe where the European Medicines Agency met to discuss whether Avandia should continue to be marketed.
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Rogue protein 'may spark diabetes'
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 2:43pm CDT
Shedding light on how a malfunctioning protein helps trigger type 2 diabetes could one day offer the chance to halt the damage, say scientists.
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TCD scientists in diabetes breakthrough
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 1:33pm CDT
Scientists at Trinity College have made a discovery which could lead to new treatments to prevent the onset of Type 2 Diabetes.
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Diabetes treatment to help shed kilos
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 9:23am CDT
An injection that controls diabetes and fights obesity could be available in Britain by Christmas.
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Diabetes Information In Twenty Languages
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 5:07am CDT
Leading health charity Diabetes UK now has a range of diabetes literature in twenty different languages.
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Profile of peripheral blood neutrophil cytokines in diabetes type 1...
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 12:53am CDT
Tags Profile of peripheral blood neutrophil cytokines in diabetes type 1 pregnant women and its correlation with selected parameters in the newborns.
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Roughly 1,800 Lubbockites take steps to stop diabetes
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 8:43pm CDT
More than 1,800 people laced up their walking shoes to fight diabetes Saturday morning in Mackenzie Park at the 17th American Diabetes Association Walk.
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Bernsteins continue fight for food safety reform; Family will appear on the Food Network
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 5:38pm CDT
As the Bernstein family of Wilton watched the news about the half-billion salmonella-tainted eggs that sickened more than 1,000, frustrations mounted.
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Just 6% of new medicines given 'fast track' production status
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 1:34pm CDT
The San Diego region's life science industry is well represented on a list of companies that have new products in the pipeline to fight infectious diseases.
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You may not know you have diabetes
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 9:24am CDT
NEARLY 2,000 people in the town have diabetes and know nothing about it according to the latest figures released by a leading health charity.
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Diabetes risk for adults in Oxford County is on the rise
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 5:14am CDT
As Oxford County residents grow fatter, their risk of diabetes is keeping pace. According to the Oxford's public health unit, Oxford County most likely has higher numbers of people with diabetes than the rest of Ontario, given a spike in obesity in the county over the past two years.
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The daily jab that combats diabetes: Treatment also helps patients shed the pounds
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 1:05am CDT
A daily jab that controls diabetes and fights obesity could be available on the NHS by Christmas.
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Extra weight, extra problems
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 8:50pm CDT
If you are carrying around excess body weight, you are also running the risk of developing serious illnesses that can reduce life expectancy, a recent study has shown.
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Breastfeeding for a month cuts mom's diabetes risk
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 4:35pm CDT
Mothers who don't breastfeed their newborns for at least one month are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives than women who do, a Pennsylvania study finds.
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Diabetes and Home Improvement
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 2:30pm CDT
Kerri's list of diabetes moving fun got me thinking: I haven't updated you all on the renovation scene and hotel life yet.
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Santarus Licenses Novel Type 2 Diabetes Drug CYCLOSET
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 11:30am CDT
Santarus, Inc. , S2 Therapeutics, Inc. and VeroScience LLC today announced that they have entered into a distribution and license agreement granting Santarus exclusive rights to manufacture and commercialize CYCLOSET tablets in the U.S. CYCLOSET is a prescription drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an adjunct to diet and ...
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'Coach pharmacists' may cut costs
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 7:21am CDT
A program that helps diabetics control their condition through pharmacy visits will be expanded to include heart disease and asthma treatments next year, said the head of a group of local employers Thursday.
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Genetic Mechanisms of Type 2 Diabetes Studied
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 3:01am CDT
The Medical College of Wisconsin received a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to investigate genetic mechanisms involved in type 2 diabetes.
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Statewide Alert Issued For Man Who Suffers From Dementia
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 10:56pm CDT
CENTRAL OHIO Authorities issue a statewide missing adult alert for a 72-year-old man who suffers from dementia and poor health.
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Heart rehab educator to visit diabetes support group
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 6:46pm CDT
The Community Health Center of Branch County's Diabetic Education department will be hosting its free support group meeting on Monday, September 13 2010 from 6:30 8:00 p.m. The guest speaker will be Laurie Dowis, RN.
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EDITORIAL: Drug use still high in Tenn.
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 2:31pm CDT
Tennessee needs to make significant progress against its standing as one of the most medicated states in the country.
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KU researchers show drug can stop debilitating condition of diabetes in mice
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 10:19am CDT
Rick Dobrowsky, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, left, and Brian Blagg, professor of medicinal chemistry, have found that a compound developed at KU can stop, and even reverse, in mice a debilitating condition of diabetes that causes pain in the extremities and can lead to amputations.
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Diabetes Garden
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 7:19am CDT
Growing a treatment for diabetes right in your own neighborhood. Francine Jones: "I think I've picked most of the bush beans out." Picked and eaten -- Francine Jones has shed 50 pounds and one diabetes medication.
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Dementia Warning Signs Identified in Type 2 Diabetics: Study
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 3:15am CDT
Three factors linked to cognitive deficits in older adults with type 2 diabetes have been identified in a new study.
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Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 11:05pm CDT
The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.
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Diabetes cure hope as gene link is found
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 11:05pm CDT
THE genes that trigger Type 1 diabetes have been identified by new research. Scientists hope they can now start to develop new treatments for the disease, which affects more than 300,000 people in Britain.
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Sleep less than 6 hours a night? Hello, diabetes...
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 7:54pm CDT
People don't get enough sleep for all kinds of reasons, including a spot in line for the latest iPhone.
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VA should ensure benefits are deserved
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 6:53pm CDT
The effects of Agent Orange exposure can be horrible. The defoliant, used by American forces in Vietnam, has been linked to a long list of health problems, including cancers in veterans and extreme birth defects among the children of those exposed.
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Women who breast-feed less likely to get diabetes
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 2:44pm CDT
Despite the fact that both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization both recommend that women should breast feed their babies for at least the first six months only 14% of new mothers in the US do so.
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Diabetes could cost Ontario $7 billion a year by 2020, new study indicates
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 10:29am CDT
The Canadian Diabetes Association says if action isn't taken now, diabetes could cost Ontario $7 billion a year by 2020.
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AHRQ Releases New Spanish Language Guides For Patients
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 7:20am CDT
HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a series of free evidence-based guides designed to help Spanish speakers understand and compare the risks, benefits and side effects of treatments for eight health conditions.
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Worcester Biotech Firm Signs Marketing Deal With Merck
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 3:05am CDT
Worcester's Generex Biotechnology Corp. has signed a long-term deal with Merck to market and distribute its products in Mexico.
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Short sleepers at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, study finds
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 10:50pm CDT
A study by a team of researchers from Warwick Medical School and the State University of New York at Buffalo has found short sleep duration is associated with an elevated risk of a pre-diabetic state, known as incident-impaired fasting glycaemia .
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First Symptoms of Diabetes
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 9:46pm CDT
Increased urination, too much thirst and frequent hunger pangs are some of the first symptoms of diabetes.
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New Brunswick Liberals make campaign pledge to improve drug coverage
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 5:35pm CDT
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says a re-elected Liberal government would provide universal access to prescription drugs and protection from costs associated with catastrophic illness.
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Show and Tell: Diabetes at School
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 1:26pm CDT
Back to School seems to be coming earlier every year a ' although for me, psychologically, it will always be the Tuesday after Labor Day.A Speaking of the psychological aspects of school life, I asked my D-correspondent extraordinaire Allison Blass to share her thoughts about being a kid with diabetes in the classroom: who do you tell about the Big ...
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People with diabetes up to 2-3 times higher risk of TB. By Bobby Ramakant
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 12:21pm CDT
People with diabetes are at a high risk of tuberculosis . "There are several studies that have been done, there are systematic reviews that have been done which indicates that people with diabetes might have 2 to 3 times higher risk of getting TB" said Dr Anil Kapur, President of the World Diabetes Foundation .
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Fighting Diabetes And The Heart
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 8:11am CDT
While scientists have known for years that diabetics are more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke, they have not known how much higher the risk is.
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Diabetes donation
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 5:01am CDT
Seneca Gaming Corporation made a donation of $150,000 to the Seneca Diabetes Foundation Endowment Fund on Aug.
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Are women getting enough sleep?
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 12:46am CDT
Losing sleep ... How important is a good lie down? Sleep is "the next feminist issue". Julia Baird looks at the new bedroom politics.
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"Step Out" Walk to Fight Diabetes
Posted: September 6th, 2010, 8:32pm CDT
Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes, the signature fundraising walk of the American Diabetes Association, Saturday, September 25, 2010.
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Fundraiser set for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Posted: September 6th, 2010, 4:27pm CDT
CHILLICOTHE -- An area family with a daughter recently diagnosed with juvenile diabetes is taking an active role in a fundraising event for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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Firelands' diabetes support group to meet Sept. 13
Posted: September 6th, 2010, 12:08pm CDT
SANDUSKY -- The next meeting of the Firelands Regional Medical Center Diabetes Support Group is scheduled for noon Sept.
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Healthy Living: Experts link diabetes drug to heart risks
Posted: September 6th, 2010, 7:58am CDT
Despite sufficient data linking a popular diabetes medication to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said the drug Avandia should not be pulled off the market.
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Teddies to mark the funeral of Chris, six
Posted: September 6th, 2010, 3:39am CDT
A MASS of teddy bears is expected to mark the funeral of schoolboy Christopher Hall this week.
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Dr. Bill Elliott: Go green to stave off diabetes, too
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 11:19pm CDT
Today is Labor Day, a day of picnics and barbecues. Go ahead and eat the burgers, but you might consider mixing in a salad, too, especially if there is diabetes in your family.
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Doctors still prescribe diabetes drug despite heart attack warning A...
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 7:10pm CDT
A POPULAR diabetes drug is still being prescribed, two months after a safety body recommended its withdrawal amid concerns the drug can increase the risk of heart attacks.
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Heart attack risk of diabetes drug: Experts call for Avandia to be withdrawn
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 7:10pm CDT
A diabetes drug taken by up to 100,000 patients increases the risk of heart attacks and should be withdrawn on safety grounds, senior doctors say today.
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Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 7:09pm CDT
A drug for type two diabetes is still being prescribed in the UK despite being recommended for withdrawal two months ago, BBC Panorama has found.
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Reviewing Whisky Made From Diabetics' Urine
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 6:10pm CDT
It's like your mother always said: you don't know if you like it until you try it.
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Are you one of 90,000 Rhode Islanders with diabetes?
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 1:55pm CDT
The increase in diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Photo: lisihoff/Creative Commons There are an estimated 90,000 people in Rhode Island who have diabetes, yet 30,000 are not even aware they do.
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Can diet help reduce incidence of diabetes?
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 9:45am CDT
In a previous column, I reported on cancer in both the West and rural East. In rural China, the incidence of different types of cancer is strikingly connected with the nutrition of different regions of China.
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Novo Nordisk takes a big risk with new diabetes research
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 5:36am CDT
Novo Nordisk's gamble on Victoza, its new drug for Type 2 diabetes, often looked like a long shot.
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Green leafy veg may cut diabetes risk
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 4:31am CDT
Eating more green leafy vegetables can significantly cut the risk of developing diabetes, scientists say.
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Diabetes risk drops after month of breast-feeding
Posted: September 5th, 2010, 12:26am CDT
Breast-feeding a newborn for even one month will lower a woman's lifetime risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
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Students learn about diabetes
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 11:26pm CDT
Lois Byrum, a Chowan Hospital RN and diabetes prevention educator teaches area middle school students about type 2 diabetes and how it can be prevented in her "Type 2 - We're on to You" class.AfAOE Lois Byrum, a Chowan Hospital RN and diabetes prevention educator teaches area middle school students about type 2 diabetes and how it can be prevented ...
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Whiskey from diabetics' urine
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 7:17pm CDT
Gilpin Family whisky is a new single malt whisky made from the urine of diabetics.
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Diabetes can be reversed if you know the facts
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 3:07pm CDT
Diabetes can be reversed if you know the facts Diabetes Mellitus is an insidious condition which affects functioning of the pancreas.
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High heart rates linked to obesity, diabetes
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 11:03am CDT
High resting heart rates may be linked to the development of obesity and diabetes, a Japanese study shows.
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Being overweight can cause diabetes
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 6:48am CDT
Thousands of people in the Bradford district are sitting on a diabetes timebomb, "alarming" new figures have revealed.
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Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 2:29am CDT
Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag.
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The influence of glucose-lowering therapies on cancer risk in type 2 diabetes.
Posted: September 4th, 2010, 1:24am CDT
Diabetologia , Vol. 52, No. 9. , pp. 1766-1777. Posts Export Abstract AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The risk of developing a range of solid tumours is increased in type 2 diabetes, and may be influenced by glucose-lowering therapies.
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Edmontona s U of A names aboriginal health chair
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 9:09pm CDT
Sangita Sharma knows the calorie count and oil content of a serving of fries. A serving of monkey from rural Africa? Not so much, at least not until she immersed herself in the culture of Cameroon and began her research by first chowing down a succulent plate of the primate cooked in palm oil, and later, some prepared porcupine.
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Healthy options to frozen entrees?
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 5:04pm CDT
Every weekday, a CNNHealth expert doctor answers a viewer question. On Friday, it's Dr.
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Diet to Avoid Diabetes
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 12:55pm CDT
The old adage, 'prevention is better than cure' perfectly applies to diabetes, as it is very difficult to control.
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Diabetes Drug Might Fight Cancer
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 12:55pm CDT
An ancient herbal remedy that constitutes the active ingredient in a modern diabetes drug may soon play a new role in combating cancer , two studies show.
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WDF addressing diabetes among children of developing nations. Bobby Ramakant
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 11:55am CDT
Recognizing the compelling need to improve prevention, treatment, care and support services for children with diabetes, the World Diabetes Foundation has scaled up initiatives to address both types of diabetes among children: type-I and type-II, said Dr Anil Kapur, President of WDF, who spoke to CNS after receiving the IDRF Lifetime Achievement ...
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Grandma missing in woods needs insulin
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 8:48am CDT
There was no sign Thursday of a missing diabetic Winnipeg woman in the Stead area, about 90 km northeast of the city, where she was last seen more than a day earlier.
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Inflammation in Obesity and Diabetes [Reviews]
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 4:38am CDT
From the Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases and the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
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Diabetes Cured in Cat
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 12:29am CDT
In any case, Ren was diagnosed diabetic a while back.A When we needed syringes I referred to them as Cat Darts.A The vet said they had tremendous luck with cats they treated, some coming off insulin entirely.A We said go.
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Extract found in cinnamon may curb diabetes, heart disease
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:15pm CDT
BELTSVILLE,A Md. A water-soluble extract of cinnamon, which contains antioxidative compounds, could help reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study led by a Department of Agriculture chemist.
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AT&T Sued for Diabetes-Related Discrimination
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 4:04pm CDT
AT&T will pay a former Texas employee $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission .
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Diabetes time bomb revealed
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 1:54pm CDT
TODAY the Mail can reveal a ticking health time bomb with 1,900 people in Hartlepool suffering from diabetes they don't know they have.
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Halozyme Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trials With Insulin Analogs...
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 11:44am CDT
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the initiation of two Phase 2 Ultrafast Insulin treatment studies that utilize its rHuPH20 hyaluronidase enzyme in combination with the two leading commercially available mealtime analogs: insulin aspart, the active ingredient in NovoLog, and insulin lispro, the active ingredient in Humalog.
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Daily Call 937-773-2725
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:35am CDT
We weren't home all weekend as we attended the Eicher reunion held in Berne, Ind.
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PISSKY: Gilpin Whisky is Recycled from Diabetic's Urine
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:26am CDT
James Gilpin has Type 1 Diabetes - his pancreas doesn't work, forcing him to take shots of insulin to process glucose from food.
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Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 11:11pm CDT
A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study.
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New Study Singles Out Factors Linked To Cognitive Deficits In Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 10:11pm CDT
Older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they're in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more rigid cognitive processing than those without these problems, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
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Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 7:11pm CDT
A popular drug that is used by millions of diabetics around the world significantly decreases tobacco-induced lung tumors in mice, a study published Wednesday found.
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Area residents learning more about controlling diabetes
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 3:02pm CDT
Sep 1st, 2010 - 10:45:08 Mike Hanson, an agriculture agent with Kansas State University Extension passes a piece of apple spice cake to participants of the Dining for Diabetes class on Monday night.
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** It's Diabetes Art Day **
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:02pm CDT
Seeing as how all of my creative mindspace is currently going into selecting bathroom tiles and countertops , I almost dropped the ball on today's special holiday: Diabetes Art Day .
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Sandhills program focuses on diabetes
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 10:57am CDT
Dr. Lorraine Berman of the Sandhills Vascular Center in Hamlet speaks at the program Aug.
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Merced County second highest in state for obesity, diabetes
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 6:42am CDT
If it's true that we look like the community we live in, Mercedians are fat. A study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found 34.3 percent of Merced County residents are obese.
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Rep. Gemma faces tough primary fight with Bennett
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 3:42am CDT
The maverick and longwinded State Representative Al Gemma has found himself in a dogfight with David Bennett, who ran for State Senate in 2008 and lost to Erin Lynch by 10 votes.