I am technically still on vacation...BUT this news caught my attention and couldn't help but mention it here. According to the said news, girls with big breasts are more prone to diabetes. The...
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In this KSBWTV YouTube video dated November 7, 2007 it was reported that researcher at The University of Central Florida that has created a type of lettuce that could eventually be used as a cure for...
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In Jaipur, the diabetes medicine from Kadamb tree (Mitragyna parvifolia) leaves - developed/invented by Suresh Sharma - has been granted patent by the Controller-General of Patents, India. The...
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What: Take Charge of Diabetes Class When: Starts February 4, 5-7 pm Where: Cumberland County (Fayetteville, North Carolina) This diabetes class by Better Health (a United Way partner agency) is a free...
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Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.'s Welchol™ (colesevelam HCl) has been approved by the US FDA for the improvement of glycemic control (measured as hemoglobin A1C) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in...
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A very interesting finding has been discovered by a research team at McGill University's Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Immunoregulatory T-cells regulate our body's autoimmune...
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Would caffeine be bad for diabetes control? According to this report, caffeine could interfere with the body's ability to handle blood sugar, thus worsening type 2 diabetes. The team at Duke...
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Over at the Hart Empire Network (where I maintain a Battling Arthritis blog), the Battling Diabetes blog has recently been took over (from Hart) by a new writer: Julie E. Fletcher. In her first post,...
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In a separate post, I wrote about the anti-cancer properties of statins. Statins are cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by people with cardiovascular conditions. Now, according to a study led by...
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The drug metformin is not only a diabetes drug but also can be effective in the battle against antipsychotic drug-induced weight gain. Atypical antipsychotic (AAP) medications have been used...
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Have you quit smoking yet? If not, you should put that stick now, because smoking also can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Such were the findings of University of Lausanne...
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The hormone called gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) receptor blockade has been found capable of promoting weight loss, improving insulin resistance and reversing diabetes in an animal model. GIP...
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The Japanese pharmaceutical company - Takeda - announced that it is seeking U.S. approval of its diabetes drug Alogliptin (SYR-322). Alogliptin is a diabetes drug that Takeda hopes to replace Actos...
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Deep sleep is also called short-wave sleep. Apparently, the lack of deep sleep increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. Why? Because suppression of the slow-wave sleep in healthy young adults...
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