Diabetes News Archive

Title: Statins May Be Linked to Diabetes Risk Category: Health News Created: 2/18/2010 10:59:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/18/2010 10:59:44 AM

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THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is defending its decision in late January to approve a new diabetes drug, Victoza (liraglutide), even though animal studies suggest it might increase the risk for a rare thyroid cancer.

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - February 18, 2010) - In the not-too-distant future we could see diabetes, the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S., treated with a vaccine. Several vaccine candidates are in the pipeline, creating a possible $2.4 billion market for diabetes vaccine products by 2020, according to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information, who recently published a ...

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 02/18/10) - In the not-too-distant future we could see diabetes, the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S., treated with a vaccine. Several vaccine candidates are in the pipeline, creating a possible $2.4 billion market for diabetes vaccine products by 2020, according to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information, who recently published a survey of ...

Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- AstraZeneca Plc faces its first jury trial in the U.S. over claims its antipsychotic drug Seroquel causes diabetes as juror selection began in a New Jersey state courthouse.

We just need a few hundred more people to sign up and we will have over 6,000 'Get Serious' supporters. The Get Serious campaign aims to underline the seriousness of diabetes and is all about strength in numbers. We're aiming to get as many of our supporters as possible to sign up and show their commitment to Get Serious about diabetes. Help make diabetes a priority "By signing up, you join a ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Stratton Spotlight article recently highlighted a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey that showed a dramatic rise in the number of diabetes cases during the last 10 years and noted that pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are working on nearly 200 new medicines to treat this debilitating disease.

Today the National Business Coalition on Health issued its annual report on how America's health plans are doing to improve care and control costs for diabetes. The analysis is based on health plan survey data from NBCH's eValue8a¢ program, the nation's leading Request for Information tool used by employers, coalitions and their purchaser members to set expectations and measure health plan ...

A new study has shown that the use of statins in people aged 60 and over increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by nine per cent. The researchers, however, stressed the risk is low, especially when compared with the beneficial effect that statins have on reducing heart problems. Life-saving statins These are the conclusions of a University of Glasgow study involving 91,000 people ...

People who get plenty of vitamin D can cut their chance of developing Type 2 diabetes by 55 per cent. Researchers from the Warwick Medical School reviewed 28 existing studies on almost 100,000 people looking at vitamin D levels among middle-aged and elderly people. They also found high levels of vitamin D reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease by 33 per cent...

CORPUS CHRISTI -Any technology can be intimidating no matter how great it might be. This is especially true when it comes to diabetes technology.But while any diabetes technology may be imperfect, it's better to focus on ways to maximize its benefits to you and avoid focusing on just its shortcomings.Diabetes has been wed to medical technology for almost 100 years. It required science and ...

Studies have shown patients with diabetes have a greater risk of suffering from depression. Sometimes it's a challenge to correctly diagnose depression for people with diabetes.

Studies have shown patients with diabetes have a greater risk of suffering from depression...

Title: Small Increase in Diabetes Risk Noted in Statin Patients Category: Health News Created: 2/16/2010 6:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/17/2010