Diabetes News Archive

No one doubts that quitting smoking is one of the best ways to improve your health. But a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that, in the short term, tossing the cigarettes might actually increase the risk of developing diabetes.

Amgen Inc. said Tuesday that 2009 profit would be closer to the low end of its earlier guidance, partly because the company invested $60 million in a new type 2 diabetes treatment.