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Researcher watches the start of his own disease with unprecedented detail

These days, most of us don't head to the doctor until we are already ill. What if you could see disease approaching just as it starts to head your way? A study in a special March 16th issue of Cell focused on human biolog ...

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American Heart Association comment: FDA announces safety changes on labeling for some statins

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is revising safety information on the labels of some statins (cholesterol lowering drugs).

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Study finds some insulin production in long-term Type 1 diabetes

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research has found that insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes. Beta cell functioning also appears to be preserved in some patients years after apparent ...

Diabetes created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein may play role in obesity, diabetes, aging

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potent regulator of sensitivity to insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar levels. The new findings may help ...

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Calories, not protein or carbs, are key to weight loss for people with diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to reduce weight if they focus on cutting back on total calorie intake, rather than specific high protein/high carbohydrate diets according ...

Diabetes created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

ACP recommends metformin to treat type 2 diabetes based on CE analysis of oral medications

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have ...

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Elevated glucose associated with undetected heart damage

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) injures the heart, even in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes. Researchers ...

Cardiology created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genetic study links body clock receptor to diabetes

A study published in Nature Genetics today has found new evidence for a link between the body clock hormone melatonin and type 2 diabetes. The study found that people who carry rare genetic mutations in the receptor for me ...

Diabetes created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nod

Amylin Pharmaceuticals won approval Friday for its long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections than the company's 7-year old diabetes medicine, Byetta.

Diabetes created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetes

A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type ...

Diabetes created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic variation increases risk of metabolic side effects in children on some antipsychotics

Researchers have found a genetic variation predisposing children to six-times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when taking second-generation anti-psychotic medications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For diabetics not on insulin, self-monitoring blood sugar has no benefit

For type 2 diabetics who are not on insulin, monitoring their blood sugar does little to control blood sugar levels over time and may not be worth the effort or expense, according to a new evidence review.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists shed new light on link between 'killer cells' and diabetes

Killer T-cells in the human body which help protect us from disease can inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin, new research has uncovered.

Medical research created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gut hormone leads to weight loss in overweight or obese patients

Giving overweight or obese patients a gut hormone that suppresses appetite leads to clinically beneficial weight loss as well as reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels, finds a study published in the British Medical ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds continuous health coverage essential for patients managing diabetes

When patients with diabetes experience interruptions in health - insurance coverage, they are less likely to receive the screening tests and vaccines they need to protect their health. A new study finds that this is true ...

Health created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0