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on May 6, 2011
Perhaps no other demographic stood to gain so much from the 2010 health care reform law than those with diabetes. For those suffering from Type 1, new rules and regulations prohibiting insurance compa...
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on November 9, 2010
As we all know, every November each year is National Diabetes Month or American Diabetes Month.
This year, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has been joined by celebrity Bret Michaels in acti...
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on October 26, 2010
According to a new mice study led by researchers from the National Taiwan University, polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) fish oils may activate genes that regulate fat cell differentiation and glucose ...
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Bayer has launched a new blood glucose meter with kids in mind.
Bayer's DIDGET Meter is the first and only blood glucose meter that connects directly to Nintendo DS and DS Lite and helps kids m...
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on August 20, 2009
Childhood cancer survivors who underwent total body or abdominal radiation therapy may have an increased risk of diabetes.
Such were the findings reported in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of I...
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on August 7, 2009
A study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston suggests that a noninvasive imaging (MRI) may aid physicians in the early diagnosis, staging and treatment of ...
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on July 27, 2009
GSK'S diabetes medication Avandia (rosiglitazone) is under fire once more.
Previously implicated in risk of heart attacks, Avandia is facing another criticism:
liver failure and death in some pa...
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on June 23, 2009
Daily supplementation of Omega-3 fatty acids promotes heart health in people with diabetes.
Such were the findings of a new study from Iran:
"We found that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids (...
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on May 25, 2009
Diabetic neuropathy - a consequence of diabetes - is a condition characterized by damaged or lost nerves resulting to numbness, tingling and pain, most often in the hands, arms, legs and feet.
Now,...
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on April 30, 2009
A new study from UCLA's Larry L. Hillblom Islet Research Center found that the type 2 diabetes drug sitagliptin - sold in pill form as Januvia - could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in s...
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