Avandia Rosiglitazone and Actos!
A new report claims Avandia Rosiglitazone can be harmful. Diabetes pills Avandia or Rosiglitazone are harmful while Actos is safe claims a new report in the New York Times. The Times story published today obtains government reports that claim people taking the diabetic pill Avandia aka Rosiglitazone have suffered heart attacks and heart failure. The [...]

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View Point: Truth about sugar & diabetes
This has reference to the letter `Sugarless be healthy’ by M Kumar published in CC dated 12th Feb issue. You don’t need to abolish every speck of sugar from your diet, if you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes.

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Marcadia Biotech commences Phase 1 clinical trial of MAR701 for type 2 diabetes
Marcadia Biotech Inc. today announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial of MAR701, a novel dual agonist of the incretin hormone receptors for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP). Marcadia plans to initially develop this compound as a treatment for type 2 diabetes with once-weekly dosing. The Phase 1 trial will evaluate MAR701 in healthy volunteers at …

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First lady to governors: ‘Let’s act’ on obesity
First lady Michelle Obama appealed to governors on Saturday for help in reducing child obesity and said they had a moral and financial imperative to act.

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Online Diabetes & Bariatric Community Websites in Support of White House Campaign to Fight Early Childhood Obesity
HINESBURG, VT–(Marketwire – February 17, 2010) – Kestrel Health Media, a mission-oriented website company that specializes in creating sophisticated medical product selection and comparison tools, applauds the efforts being made by the White House to shed light on the growing obesity epidemic in America, particularly among children, and co-morbidities such as diabetes.

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