Diabetes News Archive

(CNN) -- A decade after critics first accused the Food and Drug Administration of downplaying side effects from Avandia, the agency says it will reveal on Friday the data it is reviewing ahead of an advisory panel meeting about the safety of the popular diabetes drug.

New Delhi, July 8: Government health centres across India may screen 70 million people for diabetes, high blood pressure and heart diseases over the next two years under a programme to reduce deaths and illnesses from chronic diseases.

A decade after critics first accused the Food and Drug Administration of downplaying side effects from Avandia, the agency says it will reveal on Friday the data it is reviewing ahead of an advisory panel meeting about the safety of the popular diabetes drug.

08 July 2010 DOHA: The prevalence of diabetes is alarmingly high in Qatar and other GCC countries, and significantly, all the six GCC nations rank among the top 12 countries of the world which have the highest incidence of the disease.

Title: Blood Pressure and Diabetes: How Low Should You Go? Category: Health News Created: 7/7/2010 10:27:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/7/2010 10:27:44 AM

A unique healthcare partnership of NorthShore University HealthSystem and the Lake County Health Department targets underserved communities in North Chicago that are in need of diabetes treatment. The initiative will give assistance and education to several hundred people who cannot afford treatment.