Study suggests that thiazolidinediones and metformin are not associated with increased mortality and may improve outcomes in older patients with diabetes and heart failure.
Read More »Enterobacteria-Related Bacteremia Increased for Diabetics
Patients with diabetes were 2.9 times as likely to develop enterobacterial bacteremia as patients without diabetes.
Read More »Eli Lilly’s Ruboxistaurin Poised to Transform the Diabetic Neuropathy Drug Marke
Ruboxistaurin can possibly shift the market from pain control to disease modification, according to a new report from Decision Resources.
Read More »Cardiovascular Risk Markers Found in Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose
Markers of cardiovascular risk were increased in patients with impaired fasting glucose.
Read More »Impaired Glucoregulation May Fuel Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-Infected Patients
Diabetes is an independent risk factor for HIV-associated dementia.
Read More »McDonald’s Settles Trans Fats Lawsuits
McDonalds agreed yesterday to pay $8.5 million to settle two lawsuits accusing it of misleading consumers about the levels of trans fat in its food.
Read More »Edmonton-Japanese Team Perform 1st Insulin Cell Transplant Using Living Donor
Using living donors could allow many more patients to get transplants sooner, and the quality will be much better coming from a living donor than from the donated organ of a dead person.
Read More »Plant Protein Helps In Controlling Diabetes and Obesity
Scientists find a plant protein that mimics a human hormone linked to weight loss and possibly helpful for the prevention of diabetes.
Read More »Statins Increase Risk of Osteoarthritis in Elderly Women
Statins could reduce the risk of OA because of their anti-inflammatory effects.
Read More »New US Philosophy -Treat Diabetes Early And Aggressively
According to new guidelines, doctors need to check patients for diabetes if they even suspect a patient may have the condition, and start using drugs to treat it right away.
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