A new use for okra? Researchers seek natural, alternative method to treat diabetes
Researchers have studied the suitability of Abelmoschus Esculentus (AE) as complementary or as an alternative approach to treat diabetics.
Diabetes
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Everyday drugs could combat dementia, according to major study
(Medical Xpress)—Medications used to treat hypertension, diabetes and skin conditions could be doubling as treatments for Alzheimer's within 10 years according to researchers. A groundbreaking new study ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Researchers find that diabetes drug could be effective in treating addiction
Vanderbilt researchers are reporting today that a drug currently used to treat type 2 diabetes could be just as effective in treating addiction to drugs, including cocaine.
Diabetes
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Zonisamide 400 mg enhances weight loss for obese
(HealthDay)—A prescription medication originally developed to treat epilepsy may help obese adults shed weight when combined with routine nutritional counseling, researchers say.
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Use of more costly diabetes medications varies widely
(HealthDay)—Even within an integrated Veterans Affairs (VA) system with a uniform national formulary and established criteria for drug use, there is substantial variation in the use of thiazolidinediones ...
Diabetes
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Target for obesity drugs comes into focus
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Michigan have determined how the hormone leptin, an important regulator of metabolism and body weight, interacts with a key receptor in the brain.
Medical research
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Discovery may lead to new drugs to curb obesity, type 2 diabetes
(Medical Xpress)—An international study led by a researcher from The University of Western Australia for the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) has produced exciting results that may lead to new drugs ...
Immunology
Oct 11, 2012 |
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The genetics of HIV-1 resistance
Drug resistance is a major problem when treating infections. This problem is multiplied when the infection, like HIV-1, is chronic. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Retrovirology has examined the ge ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 02, 2012 |
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New drug candidate in diabetes research breakthrough
CSL Limited has developed a new drug candidate that is able to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes and reverse its progression in animal models of the disease.
Diabetes
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Considerably more patients may benefit from effective antidiabetic drug
The antidiabetic drug metformin is not prescribed for patients with reduced kidney function because the risk of adverse effects has been regarded as unacceptably high. A study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, ...
Diabetes
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Experimental diabetes drug could help fight Alzheimer's disease
(Medical Xpress)—A drug designed for diabetes sufferers could have the potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, a study by scientists at the University of Ulster has revealed.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sep 14, 2012 |
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NIH launches trial to evaluate anti-inflammatory treatment for preventing heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular dea
An international multi-site trial has launched to determine whether a common anti-inflammatory drug can reduce heart attacks, strokes, and deaths due to cardiovascular disease in people at high risk for them. This study is ...
Cardiology
Aug 22, 2012 |
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'Organic' study of live pancreatic tissue yields new opportunities for diabetes research
An 'all-natural' method for studying pancreatic islets, the small tissues responsible for insulin production and regulation in the body, has recently been developed by researchers at the University of Toronto's ...
Medical research
Aug 17, 2012 |
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Diabetes drugs taken by over 15 million Americans raises risk of bladder cancer
A popular class of diabetes drugs increases patients' risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study published online this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers from the Perelman School of Med ...
Medications
Aug 13, 2012 |
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FDA approves drug to treat diabetic macular edema
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced its approval of Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, or DME, an eye condition in people with diabetes that causes blurred vision, ...
Medications
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