| Diabetes: |
| FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs designed to control
type 2 diabetes should be subjected to more thorough safety reviews to
ensure they don't raise the risk of heart problems, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration advisers said Wednesday. |
| New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- To help combat one of the most
serious health issues facing Hispanics in the United States, a new Spanish
language guide to type 2 diabetes has been released. |
| Advisers urge higher bar for new diabetes drugs (Reuters) |
| Reuters - U.S. regulators should
require drugmakers to study the potential heart risks of all
new diabetes medicines, an advisory panel said on Wednesday. |
| FDA panel urges more testing for diabetes drugs (AP) |
| AP - Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended. |
| New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- A newly discovered molecular
malfunction may explain the development of high blood pressure, diabetes
and immune problems, researchers report. |
| Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children
in the United States have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), which can boost their odds for heart disease, researchers
report. |
| Fatty liver in kids tied to metabolic syndrome (Reuters) |
| Reuters - In overweight or obese
children, fatty liver disease appears to be a specific risk
factor for the metabolic syndrome, a precursor of heart disease
and diabetes, according to a study appearing in the American
Heart Association's journal Circulation. |
| Three million new diabetes cases in last two years: US agency (AFP) |
| AFP - Some 24 million Americans suffer from diabetes, an increase of more than three million in just the last two years, according to US government figures. |
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