News tagged with inhaled insulin
Is inhaled insulin delivery still a possibility? Why has it been a commercial failure?
The commercial failure of Exubera (Pfizer, New York, NY), the first inhaled insulin product to come to market, led other companies such as Eli Lilly-Alkermes to halt studies of similar drug delivery in development intended ...
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Inhaled corticosteroids increase diabetes mellitus risk
Inhaled corticosteroids are widely used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, these drugs may be associated with diabetes development and progression. In a study published in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 14, 2010 |
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New form of insulin can be inhaled rather than injected
Scientists today described a new ultra-rapid acting mealtime insulin (AFREZZA™) that is orally inhaled for absorption via the lung. Because the insulin is absorbed so rapidly, AFREZZA's profile closely mimics ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Optimized inhaler mouthpiece design allows for more effective drug delivery
Researchers have developed an optimized mouthpiece design to aid efficient drug delivery to the lungs by reducing the amount of medication wasted as it passes through the mouthpiece of an aerosol inhaler. With current inhaler ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Early flu season -- what you need to know
(AP) -- Flu season's in full swing two months early this year - and nearly all the cases are the new swine flu strain that so far is targeting mostly children and younger adults.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Carbon monoxide reverses diabetic gastric problem in mice
Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that very low doses of inhaled carbon monoxide in diabetic mice reverses the condition known as gastroparesis or delayed stomach emptying, a common and painful complication for many diabetic ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2009 |
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A spoonful of sugar?
The widespread problem of children failing to take their medication for a range of life-threatening illnesses is to be tackled as part of a new university research project.
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Researchers aim to improve asthma patients' care through computer-based simulation program
Mayo Clinic pulmonary researchers have designed and tested a new patient education computer program intended to help people with asthma manage their disease. The program allows asthma patients (an estimated 7 percent of the ...
May 19, 2008 |
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Eli Lilly may drop inhaled insulin plan
Eli Lilly and Co. has pulled the plug on a collaboration with a Massachusetts company to develop inhaled insulin for diabetics.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Study proves the co-pay connection in chronic disease
As 2008 begins, millions of Americans are having to dig deeper into their own pockets every time they refill a prescription or see a doctor. The reason? Higher co-payments that took effect January 1, as employers try to deal ...
Jan 08, 2008 |
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Smart insulin nanostructures pass feasibility test
Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston have announced pre-clinical test results in the September issue of the International Journal of Nanomedicine demonstrating the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 20, 2007 |
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