Archive for June, 2007

Diabetes drug distribution expanding - CNNMoney.com

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Diabetes drug distribution expanding - CNNMoney.com

Diabetes drug distribution expandingCNNMoney.com - 22 hours agoVANCOUVER, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Biotech Holdings reports that it is expanding distribution of its Sucanon diabetes drug in Mexico and other …Diabetes drug distribution expanding Canada NewsWire (press release)all 6 news articles

Glaxo’s Avandia stirs debate at diabetes meeting

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Reuters UK - Study author Steven Nissen, cardiology chief at the Cleveland Clinic, defended his analysis to a packed audience of diabetes experts and other doctors, in a session added at the last minute at the American Diabetes Association’s annual Read More About Diabetes

Health Beat

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Salem News - SENIOR MEALS: The Food and Nutrition Services staff at Beverly Hospital, Herrick Street, invites local seniors to join them Addison Gilbert Hospital on Washington Street in Gloucester offers free diabetes screenings the first Monday of each month Read More About Diabetes

Apartment fire is blamed on illegal fireworks

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Fontana Herald News - to the American diabetes Association, almost 21 million Americans have diabetes. The disease has increased 5 percent per year since 1990 and can lead to heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, and amputations. It is the sixth leading cause of death Read More About Diabetes

Battle Brews Over Asthma

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Battle Brews Over AsthmaWall Street Journal - important to London-based AstraZeneca, which has seen its recent efforts to bring major new drugs to market foiled by test As the diabetes treatment Avandia, Glaxo’s second-biggest seller, faces a safety crisis and loses sales, the company needs to Source: online.wsj.com

B.C. ‘bushman’ arrested after 2-day hunt

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

B.C. ‘bushman’ arrested after 2-day huntCBC News - doctor’s office or private clinic is three times more likely to be incomplete than one done in hospital, indicates a study of Ontario patients who took the test that examines the large intestine. Portion-control dishes helped people with diabetes lose

Study - BYETTA better than insulin glargine in treating type 2

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

The Money Times - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, approximately 60 percent of people with diabetes do not achieve their target blood sugar levels with their current treatment regimen. Read More About Diabetes

Apogee Communications Group Release Heart Disease & Women DVD

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

… women ahead of cancer, respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and accidents combined. The program tells … Read More About Diabetes…

CME Author: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Medscape News - Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ for physicians; Family Physicians - up to 0.25 AAFP Prescribed credit(s) for physicians June 26, 2007 — Obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are assigned to a portion control Read More About Diabetes

Bristol-Myers Posts Solid Diabetes Drug Trial Results

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Bristol-Myers Posts Solid Diabetes Drug Trial ResultsCNBC - 72% lower, respectively, for those taking 5 milligram and 10 milligram doses of saxagliptin. The results, which were statistically significant for all doses of saxagliptin, were presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association in Source: www.cnbc.com