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Research offers new way to target shape-shifting proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- A molecule which can stop the formation of long protein strands, known as amyloid fibrils, that cause joint pain in kidney dialysis patients has been identified by researchers at the University ...
Aug 28, 2011 |
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Novo Nordisk pays $26.7 million to settle claims
Danish drug company Novo Nordisk has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it promoted the misuse of blood clotting drug NovoSeven, the US Justice Department announced Friday.
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Jun 11, 2011 |
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FDA finds no cancer link with blood pressure pills
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says there is no link between a popular group of blood pressure medications and cancer, despite a recent paper suggesting a slightly higher risk in patients taking the drugs.
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Jun 02, 2011 |
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Gifts from the Gila monster
Who would have thought that Gila monster saliva would be the inspiration for a blockbuster new drug for Type 2 diabetes? Or that medicines for chronic pain, heart attacks, high blood pressure and stroke would emerge from ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Newer doesn't mean better when it comes to type 2 diabetes drugs
An inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug that has been around for more than 15 years works just as well and has fewer side effects than a half-dozen other, mostly newer and more expensive classes of medication used to control ...
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Mar 14, 2011 |
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Improving survival from life-threatening infectious disease with diabetes drug
Scientists have identified a diabetes drug which halves the mortality rate of a deadly infectious disease found throughout Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 24, 2011 |
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FDA approves Lap-Band for millions more patients
(AP) -- Cosmetic drug and device maker Allergan Inc. says it has received approval to market its stomach-shrinking Lap-Band to millions more patients who are less obese than those currently using the device.
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Feb 16, 2011 |
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Glaxo adds safety restrictions to Avandia label
(AP) -- GlaxoSmithKline says it has updated the labeling of its diabetes pill Avandia to include safety restrictions ordered by federal health authorities because of the drug's links to heart attack.
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Feb 07, 2011 |
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Novo Nordisk says to market improved insulin in 2013
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk said Thursday it planned to put a new insulin product on the market by 2013 after tests showed advantages to the widely sold diabetes drug Lantus.
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Dec 23, 2010 |
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Abbott recalls millions of diabetes testing strips
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings.
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Dec 22, 2010 |
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Combining exenatide with insulin may be 'best result ever' for diabetes patients: UNC expert
A new study finds that combining the newer diabetes drug exenatide with insulin provides better blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes than insulin alone and helps promote weight loss.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Diabetes drug could work against Alzheimer's
Scientists from Berlin, Bonn and Dundee show in animal models that the diabetes drug metformin has an effect against one of the main causes of the Alzheimer's disease.
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Nov 24, 2010 |
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JDRF clinical panel recommends next steps for artificial pancreas clinical testing
Diabetes experts at a meeting convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) took the next step in advancing efforts toward the development of an artificial pancreas: putting ...
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Nov 10, 2010 |
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US restricts, EU bans controversial diabetes pill (Update)
(AP) -- European regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the ...
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Sep 23, 2010 |
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BMJ report into top-selling diabetes drug raises concerns about the drug regulatory system
A BMJ investigation into the top-selling diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) raises concerns about its safety and the whole system by which drugs are evaluated, regulated, and promoted around the world.
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Sep 07, 2010 |
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