Diabetes News and Research

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InsuPad device may improve insulin therapy

A novel device is currently under development for aiding insulin analog therapy in diabetes patients, report researchers.

4 Oct 2012

Diclofenac increases risk for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery

The use of cyclo-oxygenase-2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increases the risk for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery, research shows.

4 Oct 2012

Age impacts salivary markers of oxidative stress, oral pathology

Age has a significant impact on the variance of salivary markers of oxidative stress, and could shed light on the pathogenesis of oral diseases, report Slovakian researchers.

4 Oct 2012

Beta blockers do not lower cardiac risk in patients with or without CAD

Beta-blocker therapy does not reduce the risk for cardiovascular events in patients with or without coronary artery disease, researchers say.

4 Oct 2012

Chronic kidney disease independently increases mortality risk

Findings from two meta-analyses published in The Lancet show that patients with chronic kidney disease are at high risk for death and end-stage renal disease even if they do not have comorbid hypertension or diabetes.

4 Oct 2012

Insulin degludec shows promise in diabetes

Self-administration of daily insulin degludag injections is no less effective than self-injecting insulin glargine in patients with diabetes who are new to insulin therapy, say researchers.

4 Oct 2012

Antibiotic proved to be Achilles’ heel for some

US clinicians have identified patients at particular risk for Achilles injury while using quinolones.

4 Oct 2012

Heart attacks linked with mortality risk in people with schizophrenia

The risk of death resulting from heart attack is higher in people with schizophrenia than in the general public, according to scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

4 Oct 2012

Scripps Health receives Qualcomm Foundation grant to support digital medicine research projects

Scripps Health announced today that it has been awarded a $3.75 million grant from the Qualcomm Foundation, to be used for the Scripps Translational Science Institute, which was established by Scripps Health in collaboration with various parties to support the development of breakthrough digital technologies designed to revolutionize the practice of medicine.

4 Oct 2012

Long-term survivors of hematopoietic cell transplants more likely to develop heart disease

New research appearing online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), suggests that long-term survivors of hematopoietic cell transplants (HCT) are at an increased risk of developing heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol when compared to the general population.

4 Oct 2012

Beta-blockers not associated with reduced risk of heart attacks, death and strokes

A new study conducted by researchers in the Cardiac and Vascular Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center, found using beta-blockers, the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), was not associated with a lower risk of heart attacks, death and strokes in patients suffering from CAD and those with risk factors for the disease, including those with a history of heart attack.

4 Oct 2012

Gender-specific group therapy effective in treating depressed women with Type 2 diabetes

Gender-specific group therapy is effective for treating depressed women with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine and funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research.

4 Oct 2012

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi restructure long-term alliance

Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced they have restructured their successful long-term alliance following the loss of exclusivity of Plavix and Avapro/Avalide in many major markets.

4 Oct 2012

The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully receives Aetna Foundation grant

The Aetna Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Aetna, has awarded a $40,000 grant to The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.), an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that works with communities in the metropolitan area to fight childhood obesity.

4 Oct 2012

FDA grants Fast Track designation to XBiotech’s Xilonix for treatment of cachexia

XBiotech, a privately held biotechnology company, announced today that the company has been granted Fast Track designation for its anti-cachexia drug Xilonix.

4 Oct 2012

Merck announces data from MK-3102 Phase IIb trial on type 2 diabetes

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced Phase IIb data for MK-3102, the company's investigational once-weekly DPP-4 inhibitor in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

4 Oct 2012

Roche announces availability of new HIV-1 viral load test in the U.S.

Roche announced today the U.S. availability of a new HIV-1 viral load test based on the company's proprietary dual-target approach. The COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test v2.0 for use with the High Pure System enables labs to combine an FDA-approved process for manual specimen preparation with an automated real-time PCR analyzer for amplification and detection.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 4 Oct 2012

Treatment with Lfcin4-14 reduces DNA damage in colon cancer cells exposed to UV light

Milk consumption has been linked to improved health, with decreased risks of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and colon cancer. A group of scientists in Sweden found that lactoferricin4-14 (Lfcin4-14), a milk protein with known health effects, significantly reduces the growth rate of colon cancer cells over time by prolonging the period of the cell cycle before chromosomes are replicated. In a new study, investigators report that treatment with Lfcin4-14 reduced DNA damage in colon cancer cells exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light.

4 Oct 2012

Study finds significant variation in overall health of all major Latino subgroups in the U.S.

Despite a shared Latino heritage, there are significant differences in the overall health and the use of health-care services among Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Puerto Rican-Americans - even between men and women in the same subgroup - according to two recently published studies by Florida State University researchers.

4 Oct 2012

Prevalence of diabetic complications is race-specific

Diabetes is among the ten leading causes of death in both white and African American patients, but the prevalence of diabetic complications are race-specific, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

4 Oct 2012

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

InsuPad device may improve insulin therapy

Diclofenac increases risk for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery

Age impacts salivary markers of oxidative stress, oral pathology

Beta blockers do not lower cardiac risk in patients with or without CAD

Chronic kidney disease independently increases mortality risk

Insulin degludec shows promise in diabetes

Antibiotic proved to be Achilles’ heel for some

Heart attacks linked with mortality risk in people with schizophrenia

Scripps Health receives Qualcomm Foundation grant to support digital medicine research projects

Long-term survivors of hematopoietic cell transplants more likely to develop heart disease

Beta-blockers not associated with reduced risk of heart attacks, death and strokes

Gender-specific group therapy effective in treating depressed women with Type 2 diabetes

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi restructure long-term alliance

The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully receives Aetna Foundation grant

FDA grants Fast Track designation to XBiotech’s Xilonix for treatment of cachexia

Merck announces data from MK-3102 Phase IIb trial on type 2 diabetes

Roche announces availability of new HIV-1 viral load test in the U.S.

Treatment with Lfcin4-14 reduces DNA damage in colon cancer cells exposed to UV light

Study finds significant variation in overall health of all major Latino subgroups in the U.S.

Prevalence of diabetic complications is race-specific

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