Working in collaboration with the Southern California Islet Consortium (SC-IC), investigators at REI were chosen to perform islet transplantations on patients w...
AstraZeneca will present results from two new studies demonstrating the relationship between cardiovascular complications and type 2 diabetes at the 64th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Additionally, AstraZenec...
Working in collaboration with the Southern California Islet Consortium (SC-IC), investigators at REI were chosen to perform islet transplantations on patients with difficult to control diabetes. SC-IC members include such prestigious institutions as...
Results of long-term studies showed sustained glycemic control and pulmonary function in patients with type 2 diabetes taking EXUBERA(reg), an inhalable, rapid- acting dry powder insulin.1,2 These new data were presented this weekend at the 64th Ann...
People with diabetes might soon be able to throw away their insulin syringes. An inhaled form of insulin provides good long-term control of blood sugar levels, a new study shows, and patients much prefer the treatment to injected insulin. Previous s...
New international diabetes taskforce launches Control to Goal as an urgent call to action. London, UK - Control to Goal, a new integrated diabetes education and support initiative for healthcare professionals, has been launched today by the Global P...
According to scientists, an experimental drug that suppresses the appetite and lowers high blood sugar levels could be on the market one day as a treatment for diabetes type 2. Scientists presented their findings on Exenatide, the name of the new dr...
Second Landmark Lipitor Trial to End Earlier than Expected due to Significant Cardiovascular Benefit for Patients. Orlando, Florida, USA - Pfizer Inc's cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor significantly reduced heart attacks and strokes in patients...
Researchers attribute increased risk to elevated glycated hemoglobin concentrations, finding a continuous, predictive relationship independent of other risk factors. Diabetics are three times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than people with...
INITIATE study shows improved blood glucose-lowering effect of NovoLog Mix 70/30 compared to Lantus. New data from head-to-head studies may encourage clinicians to rethink current approaches to initiating insulin in type 2 diabetes. Novolog?Mix 70/3...
Analyzing the blood of healthy individuals may predict future autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Researchers analyzed past studies and found autoantibodies (antibodies that attack the body's own tissue) are often apparent s...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, thermography shows grea...
A researcher in the Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate ...
Boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography, and parents need to be more aware of how to monitor their children's viewin...
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y ...
More US residents "will need government help" with health insurance, as employers shift more of the cost to employees and health care costs continue to increase ...
Four recently published opinion pieces examined health insurance and the various reform proposals being considered in Massachusetts. Summaries appear below. Cha ...
The Maryland General Assembly on Thursday overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich's (R) veto of a bill that will require employers with more than 10,000 workers in the sta ...
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whet...
Large majorities of those who were treated with therapy and with medication satisfied with their care - A national survey of the generaladult population and of ...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, the...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
