Health Tip: Testing Your Blood Glucose
Title: Health Tip: Testing Your Blood GlucoseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/22/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/22/2007
MedicineNet Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Joint Aspiration (Arthrocentesis)
Title: Joint Aspiration (Arthrocentesis)Category: Procedures and TestsCreated: 10/17/1998 3:13:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/21/2007
MedicineNet Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Progress Being Made In Worldwide Amputation Prevention , Singapore Conclave Suggests
Singapore was the venue for a gathering of physicians, surgeons, industry personnel and policymakers from around South Asia for a series of workshops on amputation prevention. "This was a rather important meeting," noted Professor David G. Armstrong of Scholl's Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago who, along with Dr.
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:00:00 PDT
Akesis Pharmaceuticals Obtains Exclusive License For Proprietary Clinical Stage Diabetes Therapy From The University Of British Columbia
Akesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AKES) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive license and commercialization agreement with the University of British Columbia for bis(ethylmaltolato)oxovanadium (IV), or BEOV, a novel vanadium compound that has shown considerable potential as a treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes.
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
New Disposable Insulin Pens For People With Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes Will Be Launched Starting April 2007 In Europe
Sanofi-aventis announced today that a new disposable insulin pen, SoloSTAR® for use with the 24-hour insulin LANTUS® or/and the rapid-acting insulin APIDRA® will be available in Europe starting April 2007. LANTUS®SoloSTAR® and APIDRA®SoloSTAR®, have previously received European Commission approval.
Medicalnewstoday.com Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
FDA Accepts Two Supplemental New Drug Applications To Expand The U.S. Labeling For JANUVIAT
Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for standard review two supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDAs) for JANUVIAT (sitagliptin), and the Company expects FDA action on both sNDAs by mid-October. One sNDA is filed in support of a proposed new indication for the use of JANUVIA, as an adjunct to diet and exercise, in combination with metformin as initial therapy to improve glycemic control.
Medicalnewstoday.com Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Diabetes Epidemic Spreading Worldwide: Experts
Title: Diabetes Epidemic Spreading Worldwide: ExpertsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/17/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2007
MedicineNet Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Research urged as cases of diabetes in children surge 500% in 20 years
THE number of young children in Britain being diagnosed with the most serious form of diabetes has increased five-fold in two decades, prompting calls for urgent research to identify the cause.
Scotsman Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:05:58 GMT
FDA OKs Glucose-Monitoring Device for Children
Title: FDA OKs Glucose-Monitoring Device for ChildrenCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/14/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/14/2007
MedicineNet Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT
Hundreds of thousands 'to die early as diabetes rockets by 60%'
SCOTLAND is sleepwalking into a diabetes epidemic that will cause hundreds of thousands of people to die young, experts warn today.
Scotsman Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:30:49 GMT
Diabetes tests for MSPs
STRESSED MSPs have been getting their blood pressure checked at the Scottish Parliament by a charity promoting awareness of diabetes. Members of Diabetes UK Scotland offered tests for diabetes and blood pressure as they handed out their "manifesto"...
Scotsman Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:55:14 GMT
Lose Weight with Free On-line Diet Tools
Losing just 5% to 7% of your total body weight can lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. If you already have diabetes, keeping your weight down is essential...
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Can Benfotiamine Treat Complications of Diabetes?
Benfotiamine is a man-made form of thiamine or B1. Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin and therefore not as easily used by the body. Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble composition and is...
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Recalled Supplement Causes Dangerous Drug Interactions
The FDA has posted a press release from Cosmos Trading Inc. informing the public of a voluntary recall of Rhino Max (Rhino V Max), which has been marketed as a...
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Beware of Hidden Sugars
Sugar is everywhere in your supermarket! It's in plain sight in many foods, such as cereals, cakes, cookies and candy. But it's also lurking under many different names in...
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Seminar to tackle diabetes
A SEMINAR on diabetes will be staged in the Capital tomorrow. The Diabetes UK Edinburgh Voluntary Group one-day seminar will take place at the MacDonald Hotel on Holyrood Road, from 8.45am until 4pm.
Scotsman Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:05:42 GMT
Health Tip: Understanding Autoimmune Disorders (HealthDay)
Autoimmune diseases occur when the body's immune system destroys its own healthy tissues instead of the foreign, harmful substances it was designed to fend off. The immune system typically defends the body from germs and toxins.
yahoo.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:40:40 GMT
Experts Devise New Women's Heart Risk Predictor (HealthDay)
Women may soon have a better idea of what their actual cardiovascular disease risk is for the next 10 years and beyond.
yahoo.com Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:40:42 GMT
Age Brings More Fat, Less Muscle (HealthDay)
Older Americans face a "double whammy" when it comes to body fat, a new study finds.
yahoo.com Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:40:09 GMT
Study Confirms Link Between Hormone, Insulin-Producing Cells (HealthDay)
A neuropeptide called melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) plays a role in the growth of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas and the secretion of insulin, a new study finds.
yahoo.com Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:40:39 GMT
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