Diabetes Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/QB3ITPQZWP.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ A new US study published this week that investigated the research behind the anti-diabetes drug rosiglitazone (GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia) found that nearly all the scientific authors who provided results in favour of the drug had financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, and while this may not prove industry's interests influenced the research, it sugge... http://mnt.to/f/3z9F Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z9F? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:00 GMT Nutrition needs to become a more important part of doctors' training as leading experts claim that current provision is "patchy"... http://mnt.to/f/3z8G Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z8G? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:00 GMT CPEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CPEX) reported preliminary results related to its Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial of the Company's nasal insulin product, Nasulin™... http://mnt.to/f/3z8F Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z8F? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:00 GMT Mistrust can exact a high toll. Being overly cautious or dismissive in relating to people, researchers are learning, may shorten the lives of people with diabetes. Diabetes patients who have a lower propensity to reach out to others have a higher mortality rate than those who feel comfortable seeking support. These are the findings of a five-year study reported by Dr... http://mnt.to/f/3z8n Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z8n? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00 GMT The role of selenium in diabetes has been controversial, with some studies suggesting that it raises diabetes risk and others finding that it is protective. Now, research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism, has shown that, for men, high plasma selenium concentrations are associated with a lower occurrence of dysglycemia... http://mnt.to/f/3z7V Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z7V? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00 GMT To combat the growing diabetes epidemic, the American Diabetes Association is asking Americans -- "What will you do to Stop Diabetes? Know your risk." On March 23, the 22nd annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day(SM), the Association is encouraging people to join the Stop Diabetes movement by taking the Diabetes Risk Test (at stopdiabetes... http://mnt.to/f/3z8g Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z8g? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have found evidence that older men with higher levels of selenium are less likely to suffer from dysglycemia, or improper blood-sugar metabolism. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/seleniumcouldshieldagainstdiabetes.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/seleniumcouldshieldagainstdiabetes.html? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:49 GMT Reuters - Virtually all of the experts who wrote favorably about GlaxoSmithKline Plc's troubled diabetes drug Avandia had financial ties to drug makers, a finding that shows the need for reform of such relationships, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_diabetes_avandia.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_diabetes_avandia.html? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:23 GMT Diabetes is one of the most significant health issues facing Alabama today and is expected to remain so in the years ahead. Two events are planned to educate and inform the public about diabetes on March 23, Diabetes Alert Day... http://mnt.to/f/3z7w Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z7w? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00 GMT The Cleveland Plain Dealer: A pilot project at the Cleveland Clinic that monitored 250 patients with chronic diseases showed patients were able to increase the number of days between visits. The study used a medical device that shared daily patient data online with doctors and nurses and found that patients better managed their care using the system... http://mnt.to/f/3z77 Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z77? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00 GMT Do you like to have fun outdoors? Do you want to raise much-needed funds for diabetes research? Then why not take part in 'Walk the extra mile', a series of walks organised by Diabetes UK taking place across the UK, throughout the summer (and beyond)... http://mnt.to/f/3z69 Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z69? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00 GMT Approximately £2bn of healthcare money is wasted on adults of working age seeing their GP for a minor ailment. Almost a fifth of GP appointments are spent seeing patients for back pain, indigestion and other common complaints including coughs, colds and headaches. This is time taken away from patients who are in most need, such as people with diabetes... http://mnt.to/f/3z6b Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z6b? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- About 20 percent of Americans have prediabetes and are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, the American Diabetes Association reports. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/onlinephonetestsassessdiabetesrisk.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/onlinephonetestsassessdiabetesrisk.html? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49 GMT Treatment with the anti-hypertensive drug valsartan (Diovan) led to a modest reduction in the development of type 2 diabetes but did not significantly reduce cardiovascular events in patients with impaired glucose tolerance, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the University of Oxford... http://mnt.to/f/3z3j Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z3j? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:00 GMT Cardiovascular risk can be reduced by an additional 31 percent in type 2 diabetes patients with atherogenic dyslipidemia, the common combination of elevated triglycerides (TG, 204 mg/dL or 2.3 mmol/L or higher) and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, 34 mg/dL or 0.88 mmol/L or lower). This is achieved by adding fenofibrate to simvastatin... http://mnt.to/f/3z37 Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z37? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:00 GMT Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN), Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Alkermes, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKS) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for BYDUREON™ (exenatide for extended-release injectable suspension)... http://mnt.to/f/3z2y Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z2y? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00 GMT MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq:MNKD) announced that it has received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for AFREZZA™ (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder for the treatment of adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus for the control of hyperglycemia... http://mnt.to/f/3z2g Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z2g? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:00 GMT A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the blood vessels and muscles of the heart can regulate the uptake of fatty acids that we ingest through meat, milk products and other food. The researchers behind the study have also identified the way in which regulation is governed by the muscles themselves... http://mnt.to/f/3z2f Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3z2f? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:00 GMT Publix Pharmacies launched the first phase of a new diabetes management system. The program is a multi-faceted program established to assist customers and associates living with diabetes in managing their medication, compliance, monitoring, education, nutrition and exercise... http://mnt.to/f/3yZG Diabetes News From Medical News Today http://mnt.to/f/3yZG? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:00 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is defending its decision in late January to approve a new diabetes drug, Victoza (liraglutide), even though animal studies suggest it might increase the risk for a rare thyroid cancer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fdaapproveddiabetesdrugdespitehintsatcancerrisk.html Yahoo! Health: Diabetes News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fdaapproveddiabetesdrugdespitehintsatcancerrisk.html? 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