Diabetes - Page 67

October 26, 2015

Increasing daily coffee consumption may protect against type 2 diabetes

A new study published in the journal has revealed that increasing your daily consumption of coffee may help protect against diabetes.

October 26, 2015

Review examines risks, responses to in-flight medical emergencies

An airplane in flight is one of the worst places to have a medical emergency, even if there's a doctor on board.

October 26, 2015

Embryonic cloning shows promise for treating diabetes

Researchers said they created an embryonic clone of a 32-year-old woman with diabetes, extracted healthy stem cells from the clone, and then changed those cells into fresh ones that produce insulin.

October 26, 2015

Type 2 diabetes more common among low-income families

Being born into a low-income family may mean worse health later in life.

October 26, 2015

Diabetes drug appears effective for weight loss, study shows

Novo Nordisk's big-selling diabetes drug Victoza appears to be an effective weight loss therapy, data from a late-stage clinical trial presented on Saturday demonstrated.

October 26, 2015

New market for liver disease spawns race for better testing

As drugmakers develop new medicines to battle a liver disease epidemic, they have created an urgent need for better diagnostics to select patients for treatment and assess their drugs' effectiveness.

October 26, 2015

Novo Nordisk successfully completes diabetes drug phase 3a trial

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has successfully completed the second phase 3a trial with its diabetes drug semaglutide, it said on Friday.

October 26, 2015

Diabetes pill may lower risk of eye disease in elderly

Metformin, a pill that lowers blood sugar in people with diabetes, might also reduce their risk of developing glaucoma, an eye disease that can lead to vision loss and blindness, a new study suggests.

October 26, 2015

Online refill tools help people take meds more often

Diabetes patients in the Kaiser Health System spent more days with their prescribed statins on hand if they used Kaiser's online refill tool, a study shows.

October 26, 2015

Insulin resistance might increase Alzheimer’s risk

Insulin resistance may increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease by depriving the brain of sugar needed for normal cognition, a small study suggests.