Health News Archives

Diabetics Spend Thousands More on Care
Tab is $4,174 more a year, but study says proper management, lifestyle changes can help

Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Experiments in mice show Gleevec and Sutent reverse, prevent autoimmune disease

Aspirin Doesn’t Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
Second study found vitamins E, C did little to protect healthy men, either

Use of Kids’ Meds on the Increase
Obesity and its complications driving the trend, researchers say

Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Public Citizen cites liver failure deaths, other risks of adverse events for diabetes drug

Cost of Diabetes Care Has Doubled
Newer, more expensive drugs, rising rates of blood sugar disease to blame, study finds

Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated
Lifestyle changes, the drug metformin remain recommended initial therapy

New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial
Could be approved for U.S. market by next year, researcher says

Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease
Retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication, but Atacand may help

Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Study finds change in med use, improper stomach pouch size are likely causes