A new study has recently found that people who participate in more walking will greatly lower their risk of contracting the disorder diabetes. Researchers in Australia recently published their findings, which showed that people who took 10,000 steps every day for five times a week, had three times more protection against diabetes than those who [...]
Bydureon: Amylin Diabetes Drug Not Yet Approved By FDA – Drugs company, Amylin Pharmecuticals Inc. yesterday released a statement to inform that the United States Food and Drug Administration had declined to approve their diabetes drug Bydureon because they was more tests to be run on it before they will approve it. Originally, it was [...]
Pioglitazone Reviewed By FDA – Potential Bladder Cancer Risk – The FDA is currently studying a possible link between pioglitazone (Actos) and bladder cancer, following preliminary data from a 10-year epidemiological study sponsored by Takeda. Due to the possible link being found with pioglitazone, both thiazolidinediones — pioglitazone and rosiglitazone (Avandia) are going to be [...]
Roche Diabetes Drug Trials End – An experimental drug which was to be used for diabetes sufferers has been put on the back burner by pharmaceutical company Roche following so adverse side affects by those who were using the drug. The drug was in late clinical trials, and also had a possible $2bn a year [...]
Avandia Diabetes Pill: GlaxoSmithKline Drug Targeted In The UK – After a number of studies that have shown there are more risks and side effects than benefits with taking the drug, a British medical journal has called on regulatory agencies to ban the use of Avandia, which they say should have never been released on [...]
Not Breastfeeding & Diabetes Linked – A recent study has shown that mothers who do not breastfeed their children have an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes. It is the most common form of the disease. The disease has become increasingly widespread over the last century, mostly attributed to a change in the everyday diet [...]
It’s been known by many for years to be good for your health, no doubt you were raised by your parents to believe that spinach and other green leafy vegetables are good for your health.A study published on Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) announced one of the reasons why, as these green, leafy [...]
Brain Surgery Type 2 Diabetes Treatment? – Could brain surgery potentially treat type 2 diabetes? Doctors at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh have conducted a small study of ten patients with progressive type 2 diabetes and compression of the medulla oblongata, which is a portion of the brain in the lower portion of the brainstem [...]
Drew Carey’s weight loss has drastically improved his health on many fronts. Previously, the actor suffered from diabetes. Losing the weight helped curb his diabetes, and he said in one interview yesterday that he no longer has to take any medication for the condition. Drew certainly looks better, and has slimmed down a considerable amount. [...]
The Food and Drug Administration panel voted on Wednesday to recommend that GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug, Avandia, remain on the market despite a number of concerns that have been raised about the medication. Twenty members of the 33 person panel voted to keep the drug on the market amid the concerns. Most said that the [...]
A review of published studies shows a clear and consistent relationship between drinking sugary (non-diet) soft drinks and poor nutrition, increased risk for obesity — and increased risk for diabetes. There is no denying that sugar-loaded soft drinks are having “a negative impact on health,” Dr. Kelly Brownell, director of the Rudd Center for Food [...]
