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11/19/2008 06:00 PM
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Gene Test Adds Little to Diabetes Risk Analysis
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Gene tests may be no better for predicting diabetes risk than having a doctor ask some old-fashioned questions about weight, smoking status and family history, according to two studies published on Wednesday.
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11/19/2008 12:00 PM
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Depression Linked to Poorer Diabetes Control
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Depression may make it harder for people with diabetes to keep their blood sugar levels in check, researchers have found.
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11/18/2008 05:32 PM
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Drugs' Heart Risk Is FDA's Biggest Worry-official
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rise of serious heart risks in drugs that treat chronic conditions has become one of the U.S.
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11/18/2008 04:53 PM
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Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs used to control diabetes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, investigators at the University of Tampere in Finland report.
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11/18/2008 12:00 PM
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Study puts a total on diabetes cost: $218 billion
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TRENTON, N.J. - As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 billion a year in the U.S.
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11/18/2008 11:01 AM
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U.S. Medicare Wants Limits for Weight Loss Surgery
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough evidence to s...
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11/17/2008 07:44 PM
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Statement From the American Diabetes Association on Court Ruling to Deny Care to Children With Diabetes
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov 17, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is extremely disappointed with the recent California Superior Court ruling striking down a provision of an agreement between the ADA and the...
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11/15/2008 01:00 AM
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California judge rules only nurses can give insulin to kids
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Nov. 15--A Sacramento Superior Court ruling Friday marks a major shift in the treatment of nearly 14,000 California schoolchildren with diabetes.
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11/14/2008 08:00 AM
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American Diabetes Association Recognizes World Diabetes Day-American Diabetes Association Supports the Worldwide Global Efforts Surrounding World Diabetes Day
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov 14, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The American Diabetes Association will join International Diabetes Federation and their worldwide global diabetes efforts on World Diabetes Day, November 14, to raise awareness o...
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11/12/2008 05:23 PM
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Study: Diabetes drug fails to slow artery buildup
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NEW ORLEANS - The controversial diabetes pill Avandia failed to significantly slow plaque buildup in heart arteries compared with an older drug, though there were some hopeful signs in a new study reported Wednesday.
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11/10/2008 12:12 PM
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Drug-coated Stents Top Bare Metal in Diabetics
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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - More expensive drug-coated stents were more effective in reducing the risk of repeat surgical procedures, heart attack and death compared with older bare-metal stents in patients with diabetes, according to results of...
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11/06/2008 01:01 PM
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Company Recalls Syringes Posing Risk to Diabetics
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials warned doctors and patients on Wednesday that Covidien Ltd was recalling nearly half a million single-use syringes that could pose a serious risk to diabetics.
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11/05/2008 02:21 PM
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Sprint Workouts Boost Fat Burning in Diabetics
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intense exercise training can help normalize muscle metabolism in people with type 1 diabetes, which could result in "clinically important health benefits," Australian researchers report.
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11/03/2008 04:26 PM
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Laila Ali to "Kiss Diabetes Goodbye" During November's American Diabetes Month(R)
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov 03, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is teaming up with celebrity health role-model Laila Ali as the spokesperson for a new promotion -- Kiss Diabetes Goodbye.
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11/03/2008 02:00 PM
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American Diabetes Association to Be Honored With 2008 FREDDIE Award for Outstanding Public Service-American Diabetes Association Recognized for Its Long-Standing Commitment to the Diabetes Community
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov 03, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The American Diabetes Association has received top honors in the 2008 FREDDIE Award for Public Service.
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11/03/2008 10:50 AM
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Fish May Help Prevent Diabetic Kidney Trouble
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For adults with diabetes, eating fish twice a week may help prevent kidney disease -- one of the most serious complications of diabetes, according to British researchers.
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10/30/2008 04:00 PM
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Consumer group asks government to ban Avandia
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WASHINGTON - The government should ban the diabetes drug Avandia because of a wide variety of life-threatening risks, including heart and liver damage, a consumer group said Thursday.
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10/30/2008 03:00 PM
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New US Diabetes Rate Up 90 Percent in Past Decade
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WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - The rate of new cases of diabetes soared by about 90 percent in the United States in the past decade, fueled by growing obesity and sedentary lifestyles, U.S.
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10/28/2008 06:22 AM
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Diabetes drug costs soaring, top $12B last year
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CHICAGO - Americans with diabetes nearly doubled their spending on drugs for the disease in just six years, with the bill last year climbing to an eye-popping $12.5 billion.
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10/28/2008 12:01 AM
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New American Diabetes Association Survey Sheds Light on the Need to Care About Diabetes and Its Serious Complications During American Diabetes Month(R) This November-Americans Are Afraid of That?
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ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct 28, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- The things that people really fear aren't all that likely to happen to them -- unlike diabetes, which affects nearly 24 million people.
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10/22/2008 01:15 PM
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American Diabetes Association, European Association for the Study of Diabetes Publish Consensus Algorithm for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
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ALEXANDRIA, VA and DUeSSELDORF, GERMANY, Oct 22, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- A panel of experts convened by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes has issued updated treatment reco...
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