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Linagliptin has received approval in Europe for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Abbott is permanently discontinuing the FreeStyle Navigator CGMS System in the U.S. Supplies will continue to be available until March 2012. EpiPen and EpiPen Jr single packages have been discontinued and will be supplied in 2-Paks only. …

The world is becoming a heavier place. Obesity rates worldwide have doubled in the last three decades, even as blood pressure and cholesterol levels have dropped, according to three new studies published last week, in The Lancet. Researchers said they were concerned about how much worse the obesity problem could …

It may not be the burger that packs on the pounds, but the speed at which you eat it. New research from Otago University has revealed eating speed is linked to weight gain. Department of Human Nutrition researchers analyzed the relationship between self-reported speed of eating and BMI in over …

John Thyfault, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, studied the relationship between low levels of physical activity and elevated levels of postprandial glucose. While monitoring activity levels and diets of healthy and moderately active young adults Thyfault found that those people that reduced their physical activity by about …

Children get fatter the more time their mothers spend at work, research has suggested. The Scottish government study said part of the reason could be because busy moms may serve up more ready meals and fast food. The Millennium Cohort study found that seven-year-olds whose moms worked were less likely …

Children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus showed sustained improvements in parent-reported behavior, but not in self reports of behavior or in metabolic control 2 years after commencement of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. Children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (n=27, 8-18years old) who had been assessed previously prior to commencing continuous …

Researchers said they have confirmed a link between Type 2 diabetes and pesticides known as persistent organic pollutants. The study is not the first to show a link between the disease and the pollutants, also known as POPs, but it found that patients with the highest exposure to such chemicals …

Bayer is recalling Contour® and Contour® TS test strips in the US According to Bayer this recall applies to 10 and 25 count test strip vials for the Contour® and 10 count test strip vials for the Contour® TS. The company also noted the recall applies to US retail stocks, …

 Despite outspending 18 other developed nations on healthcare as a percentage of GDP in 2005, the US posted the highest mortality rate among its peers, according to a study. Although the US reduced its mortality rate from 1979 to 2005, 15 of the other developed countries, including the UK, did …

Lead researcher Dr. Joshua I. Barzilay stated, “Despite any possible benefits for hypertension, blocking the renin angiotensin system with telmisartan (Micardis) did not have the added benefit of improving glucose control and preventing diabetes or ameliorating abnormal glucose metabolism.” Barzilay noted that meta-analyses of hypertension studies have suggested that ARBs …