Diabetes News Archive

A three-day training workshop on Diabetes and Mental health illness reporting for the members of the Association of Health Journalists in The Gambia began on yesterday at the conference room of the Gambia Press Union in Fajara.

ConjuChem Biotechnologies, Inc. announced final results today confirming that PC-DAC:Exendin-4 achieved statistically significant glycemic control and weight loss in Phase II clinical trials in Type 2 diabetes.

Beaumont pledges to contact all diabetes patients to discuss infectious disease scare (1:33 p.m.)

ROCHESTER, Minn. - What's the most common long-term complication of diabetes? Problems with the heart and blood vessels, according to the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. Cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke, account for 65 percent of all diabetes-related deaths.

BRAMPTON - Ontario's Ministry of Health Promotion has handed local public health officials $1.15 million to deliver two diabetes prevention programs in Peel over the next 15 months.

Barry Gibb, one of the surviving Bee Gees, will make a rare solo concert appearance on Valentine's Day at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood to benefit the University of Miami' Diabetes Research Institute.

Liraglutide treatment leads to greater reductions in HbA1c when added to one oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) compared to adding another OAD, according to two new medical publications. Liraglutide is a human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog currently in FDA and EMEA review for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Blue eyes typically are associated with beauty, or perhaps Frank Sinatra. But to University of Wisconsin anthropologist John Hawks, they represent an evolutionary mystery.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Stakeholder Opinions: Type 2 Diabetes in the UAE & Saudi Arabia - Growth Opportunities in Fragmented Markets" report to their offering.

When Daleen Smith's daughter Janelle became lethargic, unusually thirsty, lost 20 pounds and began wetting the bed at age 9, her mother didn't know what to think.

CLYDE - New tools are available to help Hispanics enjoy healthy versions of their favorite recipes and control portion sizes, all designed to reduce their risk of developing diabetes, according to information provided by Haywood Regional Medical Center.

The government's emergency care tsar is to take the helm of a diabetes charity, it was announced today. Professor Sir George Alberti, a former president of the Royal College of Physicians, has been named as the next chairman of Diabetes UK. Alberti, who succeeds Professor Simon Howell at the charity, is an emeritus professor of medicine at the University of Newcastle and is senior research ...