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Spring Township boy, 13, visits White House, Congress with diabetes foundation
Alex Musseman, center with long, curly hair, listens during a Senate hearing on diabetes research funding June 23 in Washington, D.C. At rear, from left, are actress Mary Tyler Moore, Dr.
Experiment seeks to head off Type 1 diabetes
Test subject Tracey Berg-Fulton, who has type 1 diabetes, talks about being part of the research as Dr.
European Medicines Agency Update On Safety Of Insulin Glargine
The European Medicines Agency is looking into four recently published registry studies investigating a possible relationship between insulin analogues, in particular insulin glargine, and the risk of cancer.
Two years ago, a Macomb Township family dropped off their three dogs at Camp Wag A Tail boarding kennel in Romeo and never imagined the heartbreak to come.
Dietary Influences Of Liver Disease Studied
Diets high in protein and cholesterol are associated with a higher risk of hospitalization or death due to cirrhosis or liver cancer, while diets high in carbohydrates are associated with a lower risk.
If your doctor has said you have prediabetes, you may not feel too concerned. But don't take it lightly.
Exercise helps patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Counseling patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on how to increase physical activity leads to health benefits that are independent of changes in weight.
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
Results from a new trial have dashed hopes that early use of two blood pressure drugs could slow the loss of kidney function caused by type 1 diabetes.
Government moves to staunch massive Medicare fraud
Since 2006, U.S. taxpayers have paid nearly $155,000 to send home health nurses to inject twice-daily insulin shots for an elderly, diabetic Miami man.
FDA reviewing safety of Sanofi's Lantus insulin
The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is reviewing data on the safety of Lantus, a synthetic insulin made by Sanofi-Aventis SA.
Foundation to provide more medical grants for needs of children
Let's face it: Children have a lot of needs. And they can't take care of themselves, so adults have to do it for them.
Diabetics urged to stay on popular insulin Lantus
Dr. Louis Philipson has already started fielding calls from worried diabetics after new studies of 300,000 patients released on Friday suggested the Sanofi-Aventis insulin drug Lantus might raise the risk of cancer.
Metabolic Factors May Play a Role in Risk for Breast Cancer
Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome in daughters.
Link between Lantus, cancer inconclusive,
A link between the diabetes treatment Lantus and cancer as suggested by studies "cannot be confirmed nor excluded," and need further research, according to medical experts Tuesday.
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Diabetes: It could happen to you
Diabetes diagnoses seem to be higher in Oklahoma than in other parts of the country, according to a state health department report.
HEALTHBEAT: Tests under way to see if controlling immune system might curb Type 1 diabetes
The doctor had barely pulled away the needle when a blister appeared on Tracey Berg-Fulton's abdomen: An experimental shot was revving up the 24-year-old's immune system - part of a bold quest to create a vaccine-like therapy for diabetes.
For Women with PCOS, Acupuncture and Exercise May Bring Relief, Reduce Risks
Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome , according to a new study.
Insmed Shares Tumble on Failed Phase II Iplex Trial
Insmed Inc.'s stock lost more than half of its value Thursday after the Richmond, Va.-based firm said Iplex , a complex of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 and its binding protein IGFBP-3, failed to improve endurance, muscle function or strength or quality of life in patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy , a potentially ...
Insulin Analogue Glargine Possibly Increases Cancer Risk,
The risk of cancer possibly increases if patients with diabetes use the long-acting insulin analogue glargine instead of human insulin.