Archive for the ‘Studies/Research’ Category
Prescription and OTC Medicines Cause Dry Mouth
The use of several prescription and OTC medicines leads to dry mouth. In the severe form, it increases the risk of mouth sores, infections and tooth decay, especially among adults. Hence, leading dent…
Michigan Study Challenges Diabetes Test on Children
Hemoglobin A1c test is not the best way to diagnose diabetes in children, says a new study released by the University of Michigan. It is published in the online edition of the Journal of Pediatrics.
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New Drug Promises Results For Type 2 Diabetes
A recent study conducted by the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, have found that a drug called Exenatide can help individ…
Type 2 Diabetes On The Rise
A new study has estimated that Type 2 diabetes will become more common in individuals than any other type diabetes in the US. The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has found …
Waist Size vs. BMI On Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
All other factors considered on the risk of type 2 diabetes, in the UK they put more emphasis on BMI. On the other hand, it is the waist size that's highly considered in the United States — which…
New Diabetes Results From Experimental Drug Glipizide
A recent study which started last year has had good outcomes with the experimental diabetes drug called Glipizide. Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca PLC, who are the creators of the experimental dr…
Avandia: is it really safe?
In response to the recent reports that Avandia can increase the risk of heart problems, many doctors are concerned that their patients are afraid to take the drug. Developed by the giant pharmaceuti…
Diabetes – know the risk
Although the Food and Drug Administration released a report spotlighting the risks of the GlaxoSmithKline diabetes pill Avandia, the drug has recently been approved to stay on the market. The bigges…
Artificial Pancreas Remains Promising
In the past, I have already talked about the artificial pancreas that researchers have developed for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.
With the artificial pancreas technology, diabetics become free…
Drinking Alcohol Lowers Diabetes Risk
According to a Dutch study, healthy adults who who drink one to two glasses of alcohol per day have a smaller chance of developing type 2 diabetes than those who who don't drink alcohol at all.
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