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Making Summer Travel Easier for Diabetics
www.prlog.org | 14 hours 47 minutes ago
Making Summer Travel Easier for Diabetics. Insulin worries stop many from enjoying outdoor vacations and activities because there are no refrigerators in nature, and as most diabetics know

Medical News: TZD Use Linked to Fracture Risk in Women 50 and Older - in Endocrinology, Diabetes
www.medpagetoday.com | Jul 29, 2010
Patients with type 2 diabetes may face an increased fracture risk when treated with thiazolidinedione (TZD) drugs, data from a large observational study suggest.

Researchers uncover biological rationale for why intensive lupus treatment works
www.eurekalert.org | Jul 28, 2010
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered the biological rationale for why large doses of corticosteroids given repeatedly over several weeks may help individuals with lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects more than 1 million people in the US.

amednews: Avandia's future murky after FDA panel vote :: July 26, 2010 ... American Medical News
www.ama-assn.org | Jul 26, 2010
The type 2 diabetes drug, already under a black-box warning, is examined again as more questions about its safety are raised.

Type 1 diabetes market estimates to reach US$4.4bn by 2017 | Pharma Asia
www.pharmaasia.com | Jul 26, 2010
GlobalData has released a report, “Type 1 Diabetes - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017†. The report estimates the global type 1 diabetes therapeutics market to have been valued at US$2.7bn in 2009. It is forecast to grow at 6.1 per cent annually for the next seven years to reach

Study Suggests Link Between Metabolic Disease, Bone Mass in Mice - 07/22/2010
www.hopkinsmedicine.org | Jul 22, 2010
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that insulin, the sugar-regulating hormone, is required for normal bone development and that it may provide a link between bone health and metabolic disease, such as diabetes.

Irish Medical Times | Clinical TImes | Osteoporotic vertebral fractures — an overview
www.imt.ie | Jul 22, 2010
<p><em><strong>Rory Hafford</strong> combs the studies for the best management approach to the increasingly common complaint of vertebral fractures</em></p>

Insulin nose spray 'cures' Alzheimer's - Scotsman.com News
news.scotsman.com | Jul 17, 2010
Insulin nose spray 'cures' Alzheimer's - Squirting insulin up the noses of patients with early forms of Alzheimer's disease may improve their memory, researchers have claimed.

Viles & Beckman Comments on FDA Panel's Decision to Recommend Avandia Warnings, Restrictions,
www.prleap.com | Jul 16, 2010
Read about the findings of a recent FDA panel researching the risks of type 2 diabetes drug Avandia, including heart attacks, strokes and death.

FDA panel's vote on Avandia reveals mixed opinions on diabetes drug's safety
www.washingtonpost.com | Jul 15, 2010
Federal advisers delivered a mixed verdict Wednesday on the diabetes drug Avandia, with a significant number of experts voting to recommend that it be pulled from the market because of safety concerns but a majority urging to keep it available, perhaps with tough new restrictions and new warnings.