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Risk Of Fractures In Women Doubled By Popular Class Of Diabetes Drugs
New findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of East Anglia show that long-term use of a popular class of oral diabetic drugs doubles the risk of fractures in women with type 2 diabetes. The findings appear online today, 10-Dec, on the Web site for the Canadian Me ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
New findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of East Anglia show that long-term use of a popular class of oral diabetic drugs doubles the risk of fractures in women with type 2 diabetes. The findings appear online today, 10-Dec, on the Web site for the Canadian Me ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Diamyd Medical: Diamyd(R) Diabetes Vaccine To Be Used In Prevention Study
Diamyd Medical (Pink Sheets:DMYDY)(STO:DIAMB) reported that a team of Nordic researchers has applied for permission to begin a study using the Diamyd® diabetes vaccine to vaccinate people at risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The study's objective is to study the cause and mechanism of th ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Diamyd Medical (Pink Sheets:DMYDY)(STO:DIAMB) reported that a team of Nordic researchers has applied for permission to begin a study using the Diamyd® diabetes vaccine to vaccinate people at risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The study's objective is to study the cause and mechanism of th ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Fructose Metabolism More Complicated Than Was Thought
A new University of Illinois study suggests that we may pay a price for ingesting too much fructose. According to lead author Manabu Nakamura, dietary fructose affects a wide range of genes in the liver that had not previously been identified. Chances are you consume quite a bit of fructose.
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 09:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
A new University of Illinois study suggests that we may pay a price for ingesting too much fructose. According to lead author Manabu Nakamura, dietary fructose affects a wide range of genes in the liver that had not previously been identified. Chances are you consume quite a bit of fructose.
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 09:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Diabetes drugs double women's fracture risk
Long-term use of a popular class of oral diabetes drugs doubles the risk of bone fractures in women with type 2 diabetes, a study reports.
American Diabetes Association – Dec 10, 2008 08:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
Long-term use of a popular class of oral diabetes drugs doubles the risk of bone fractures in women with type 2 diabetes, a study reports.
American Diabetes Association – Dec 10, 2008 08:30 AM [GMT] – comment?
Amylin, Lilly Update On FDA Review Of BYETTA(R) (exenatide) Injection Monotherapy Submission
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing with its review of the regulatory application for use of BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection as stand-alone therapy (monotherapy) in people with type ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing with its review of the regulatory application for use of BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection as stand-alone therapy (monotherapy) in people with type ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Overweight Siblings Of Children With Type 2 Diabetes Likely To Have Abnormal Blood Sugar Levels
Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to have abnormal glucose levels compared to other overweight children. Because abnormal glucose levels may indicate risk for diabetes or diabetes itself, these children could benefit from screening tests and diabetes pre ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to have abnormal glucose levels compared to other overweight children. Because abnormal glucose levels may indicate risk for diabetes or diabetes itself, these children could benefit from screening tests and diabetes pre ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 10, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Infant Heart Risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants born to mothers who develop diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk for metabolic changes associated with heart attacks and stroke, Chinese researchers report in the journal Pediatrics.
American Diabetes Association – Dec 9, 2008 10:40 PM [GMT] – comment?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants born to mothers who develop diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk for metabolic changes associated with heart attacks and stroke, Chinese researchers report in the journal Pediatrics.
American Diabetes Association – Dec 9, 2008 10:40 PM [GMT] – comment?
Increasing Physical Activity And Limiting Television May Lead To Reduction In Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that reducing time spent watching television and increasing time spent walking briskly or engaged in vigorous physical activity may reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in African-American women. These findings appear ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 9, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that reducing time spent watching television and increasing time spent walking briskly or engaged in vigorous physical activity may reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in African-American women. These findings appear ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 9, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online Early Table Of Contents: Dec. 8, 2008
METABOLIC DISEASE: How the blood vessel lining controls fat levels in the blood One of the hallmarks of type 2 diabetes is dysfunction of the endothelium, the layer of cells that lines blood vessels. Endothelial dysfunction is usually defined as abnormal control of blood vessel diameter.
Medical News Today – Dec 9, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
METABOLIC DISEASE: How the blood vessel lining controls fat levels in the blood One of the hallmarks of type 2 diabetes is dysfunction of the endothelium, the layer of cells that lines blood vessels. Endothelial dysfunction is usually defined as abnormal control of blood vessel diameter.
Medical News Today – Dec 9, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Modeling Neonatal Diabetes
Neonatal diabetes is a rare form of diabetes that is usually detected within the first six months of life. Approximately 50% of cases of neonatal diabetes are caused by mutations in either the KIR6.2 gene or the SUR1 gene. Frances Ashcroft and colleagues, at Oxford University, United Kingdom, have n ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 9, 2008 3:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
Neonatal diabetes is a rare form of diabetes that is usually detected within the first six months of life. Approximately 50% of cases of neonatal diabetes are caused by mutations in either the KIR6.2 gene or the SUR1 gene. Frances Ashcroft and colleagues, at Oxford University, United Kingdom, have n ... more »
Medical News Today – Dec 9, 2008 3:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
