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Oman unites to 'Beat Diabetes'
MUSCAT: Oman is ranked ninth among countries with highest prevalence of diabetes in the world. Approximately 12.3 per cent of Oman's population is living with diabetes and the total number of registered diabetes patients in 0man as of 2010 is 66702. …
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Kidney drug fails to work in international trial
WASHINGTON — A drug known as sulodexide has failed to show any benefit toward halting kidney failure in people with diabetes and an international trial has been stopped early, a US medical journal said Thursday. The drug, once seen as a potentially …
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Her Own Hero: Local Teen Fights for a Cure to Diabetes
Kenny volunteers regularly with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in Nov. of 1999 when she was only 22 months old. Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic disease that does not have a cure. …
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New Clinical Results for an Anti-Diabetic Compound in Development at Poxel
LYON, FRANCE, Oct 26, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Poxel SA today announced that Imeglimin, a novel compound in development for Type 2 diabetes, showed incremental efficacy as an add-on therapy to Metformin, the reference first-line treatment, …
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Ethnic Differences in Appointment Keeping Affect Health of Diabetes Patients
By Laura Kennedy, Contributing Writer Ethnic differences in appointment keeping may be an important factor in poor health outcomes among some minority patients with diabetes, according to a new study. The researchers reviewed survey data and medical …
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“Alayna's Army” fights for cure for Type 1 diabetes
Nine-year-old Alayna Steward of Toulon was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 4. Since then, Alayna has pricked her finger for blood testing almost 12000 times, taken nearly 3000 insulin shots and had her insulin pump site changed 565 times. …
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Remote monitoring project won't benefit most diabetics
For people with Type 2 diabetes on oral medication, and especially those who are managing with diet and exercise, such as Lola Drew, the available research suggests that requiring patients to SMBG regularly can increase anxiety about their condition, …
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Partners Healthcare Center for Connected Health Awarded McKesson Foundation …
… a division of Partners HealthCare, today announced it has received a research grant from the McKesson Foundation's Mobilizing for Health initiative, to develop a text messaging program to help diabetes patients better manage their condition. …
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Diabetes Treatment Costs Vastly Exceed Reimbursement
The cost of treating diabetes patients in an adult practice exceeds reimbursement by more than $ 750000 per year, and in a pediatric practice by more than $ 471000 per year, according to the results of a study commissioned by several major diabetes and …
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Recent Research in Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes
Knowler WC, Barrett-Connor E, Fowler SE, Hamman RF, Lachin JM, Walker EA, Nathan DM; Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group.) Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin. N Engl J Med. …
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Sanofi announces shortage of short-acting insulin product
Sanofi reported a worldwide shortage of its Apidra solostar pens, which deliver short-acting insulin, following a manufacturing problem in it’s Frankfurt, Germany plant. A letter from the firm posted on the FDA website on Wednesday states that production of the pens should resume in the first quarter of 2012
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Takeda Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial Program in the United States, Latin …
… vice president, clinical science, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., US "An outcome of our robust focus on diabetes over many years, TAK-875 was discovered by Takeda based on our GPCR research and is the first GPR40 agonist to reach …
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Mashantuckets back diabetes research
In 2006, they founded Drive for Diabetes, an annual charity golf event that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for diabetes research and prevention. A couple of years after the inaugural event, Sebastian himself was diagnosed with signs of the …
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Freedom District Lions "Step Out" to Stop Diabetes
Courtesy Freedom District Lions Club The Freedom District Lions Club entered a team of walkers in the Step-Out Walk to stop diabetes event in Frederick on Oct. 9, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association The Lion's next fund-raiser to help a …
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Dining with Diabetes class coming to Beckley
BECKLEY — The WVU Raleigh County Extension Office will offer a Dining with Diabetes class beginning Nov. 7 from 1 to 3 pm at the UMWA office on Dry Hill Road in Beckley. This class is open to those with diabetes, their family members and caretakers. …
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What's for Dinner? The American Diabetes Association Launches Free Online …
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct 14, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Looking for healthy recipes to lose weight, manage your diabetes or prevent the development of type 2 diabetes? Today the American Diabetes Association announces the launch of a new online …
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