Calculates Savings to Employers for Better Diabetes Management. AHRQ has a new tool that is designed to help employers better estimate how to save money while still paying health care costs for employees who have diabetes.

I was reviewing some new studies on the use of insulin this past week and every study seemed to use HOMA values. Homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) was first used in 1985 and was derived mathematically by looking at the interaction between beta-cell function and insulin resistance of normoglycemic patients. Alexander …

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel will review two proposed drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes this April. According to a meeting notice posted on the FDA’s website Monday, the FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee will discuss Bristol-Myers Squibb’s saxagliptin tablets on April 1 and Novo Nordisk.’s liraglutide …

Generex Biotechnology Corporation, a leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, announced positive results following the review of the Phase III data for the company’s flagship product, Generex Oral-lyn, a proprietary oral insulin spray product designed to replace prandial injections of insulin.

Taking regular naps could increase the risk of diabetes, experts say. People who enjoy siestas often are 26% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, research has found.

The FDA still fails to approve Rimonabant even with the results of the ADAGIO-Lipids trial which showed that Rimonabant significantly improves cardiovascular and metabolic risk markers, and reduces both….Full Story

Contrary to prevailing opinion, new research indicates it is not depression that raises blood pressure but the drugs used to treat depression

The study seems to contradict the theory that people with depression are more vulnerable to cardiovascular problems because their depression raises their risk for hypertension.

According to the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety, patients with anxiety had a significantly higher …….Full Story

Neighborhoods where fast food joints abound appear to have higher stroke rates but whether the link is causal is under question, researchers said.