Archive for the 'Diabetes Drug' Category

Beware of Diabetic drug Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone which increases cardiovascular risk

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Latest news reveals that type 2 diabetic drug named Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, increases the chance of heart failure. This is what is published online in Heart Wednesday by professor of internal medicine, and Curt D. Furberg, M.D., Ph.D., professor of public health sciences of Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Diabetes drug Byetta sucks– claims another four lives

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Four more diabetes patients have come under the deadly grip of the diabetes drug Byetta in Washington D.C. today. Thus the death toll has reached to six. Last week two more persons also suffered the same result here.

Again Four diabetic patient died due to Byetta

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Four more death of the Byetta patient has been reported on Tuesday, 26th August, 2008. This makes count of 6, as on 18th August,2008 FDA announced the death of two people taking this drug.

Laptin could be the first ever alternative for the multiple insulin injections used by millions of type 1 diabetes patients

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Dr. Roger Unger, chair of diabetes research at UT Southwestern Medical School and his team, find success in treating mice and rats, who were dying due to insulin-dependent diabetes without using insulin.

Diabetes drug found linked with heart failure and death

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Thousands of diabetics taking Avandia and Avandamet are told to go the doctor fro check up. Thousands of Australians are advised to go to doctor after major changes were made to the drugs’ guidelines for use.The changes, ordered by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), come after two major studies released last year showed the products [...]

FDA warning for diabetic drug - Byetta

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a “stronger and more prominent warnings” to the diabetic drug named Byetta. Latest news reveals that since October of 2007 more than six incidents of hemorrhagic or necrotizing pancreatitis in patients have been reported to FDA. Of which two patients have already died.

Australian Study Provides Major Breakthrough In Diabetes Treatment

Monday, August 18th, 2008

In a major breakthrough in the medical science and research, the Australian researchers have developed a device to with a promise to make an end to diabetes and its related diseases like heart disease and other illnesses.

Studies Promise Hope For Diabetes Free World

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Can the world be free from diabetes? Can the diabetes patients live a healthy and happy life for ever? If scientists are to be believed, we can say hopefully yes. The Eastern Virginia Medical School researcher has claimed to have invented the medicine (s) that promises to cure type 1 diabetes(IDDM).

Take Turmaric To Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Turmeric is the year old spice of India and the Asian countries. It is a necessary staff in healing pain or injury and is also a must have in the daily routine of a beauty conscious woman. And now, the herb seems to have presented a new hope for those suffering from type 2 diabetes. [...]

Diabetes Award Won by Trio Researchers For Developing Cure and Life Changing Therapies

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Three researchers of University of Florida, involved in several studies for type 1 (IDDM) diabetes has been awarded by the sixth annual “Excellence in Clinical Research” award at the annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Conference in Washington, D.C.. The award was handed over by Mary Tyler Moore and her husband, Dr, S. Robert Levine.