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Victoza® (liraglutide) Received EU Marketing Authorization
in Daily Diabetic, on July 6, 2009
...7 European Union member states for:
combination treatment with metformin or a sulphonylurea in patients with insufficient glycemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of monotherapy with metfor...
AADE'sNew Blog: Diabetes Education Voices
in Daily Diabetic, on June 29, 2009
... www.diabeteseducationblog.org .
It's AADE's hope that the blog will continue to help patients develop healthy diabetes self-care behaviors and offer an educator's insight into healt...
Type 2 Diabetes Overtreatment, Is It Really Safe??
in Daily Diabetic, on June 22, 2009
... to assess the impact of changes in antihyperglycemic therapies on health outcomes in managed care patients with type 2 diabetes.
Specifically, we assessed the predictors of intensification of antih...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...e for developing this product is now doing the field trials in India and has been fitted on over 40 patients to date. In late May, the Re:Motion team was a co-winner of the Stanford student entreprene...
Look After YOur Man This Fathers' Day
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 18, 2009
...ives:
Men are more likely than women...
to be overweight or obese
to have diabetes or heart disease
to smoke, binge drink, or engage in other unhealthful behaviors
less likely to visit a do...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...ward a better understanding of issues like the suitability of organs for transplantation, how well patients are likely to recover after surgery or the future toxicity of chemotherapy for cancer patien...
Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine For Women Aged 24 to 45
in Well Woman Blog, on June 16, 2009
...tcome measures were 6 months' or more duration of infection and cervical and external genital disease caused by HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18 (first coprimary endpoint) and caused by HPV 16 and 18 alone (...
Victoza: New Diabetes Drug, Better Than Byetta?
in Daily Diabetic, on June 14, 2009
...increase insulin output in response to meals.
Byetta is a popular drug, and it's helped many patients. But liraglutide - soon to be called Victoza if approved by the FDA - works better, says Law...
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
...g reports that drug giant Eli Lilly pushed drugs for dementia, specifically Zyprexa, on to elderly patients even though it knew the stuff didn't work. The evidence has come out in internal compan...
Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...ing into hospitals even when there's nothing wrong with them, sucking up limited resources from patients who are actually sick from the virus. As if that's not bad enough, there are reports ...
Chemotherapy Drug Triggers Fatal Allergic Reactions
in Allergies, on June 9, 2009
...cates that between 1997 and 2007, there have been an unusually high number of deaths among cancer patients who received Cremophor-based paclitaxel , a solvent-administered taxane chemotherapy.
Ad...
Bayer Diabetes Care Launched A1CNow® SELFCHECK For Home Use
in Daily Diabetic, on June 3, 2009
...ar is being managed.
With Bayer's A1CNow®SELFCHECK - which was recently cleared by the FDA - patients will be able to more closely watch their A1C level in between healthcare provider visits so t...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
...control group was 31 pounds, compared to 11 pounds in the study group. Twenty-three extremely obese patients lost weight during their pregnancy.
The findings showed that there were no fetal deaths an...
Eight Genes That Help Predict Patients Response to Melanoma Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 31, 2009
...atient's response to treatment .
Dr. Tawbi and his colleagues examined the tumor tissues of 21 patients with metastatic melanoma, some of whom responded to chemotherapy and some who did not. Once...
Spicy Creole Gumbo with Shrimp and Brown Rice Fights Heart Disease and Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 27, 2009
... We already know that heart disease is strongly linked to diabetes. If there is one recipe that will fight both conditions, will you embrace it?
Luckily there is a recipe that fights both diabete...
OTC Prevacid®, Heartburn Medicine Now FDA-Approved
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 15, 2009
...More than 50 million Americans suffer from frequent heartburn, and nearly half-more than 21 million patients-utilize prescription-only Prevacid® to treat acid-related disorders.
The US FDA recentl...
Climate change and health
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
...
One of the most disturbing trends in recent years has been the growing incidence of disease bordering on pandemics. Examples include swine flu, bird flu and SARS. That seems to be a global trend. ...
Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 2, 2009
...tic predisposition to develop lung cancer particularly in those with a strong family history of the disease.
Using a genetically altered mouse model, researchers determined that when RGS17 was suppr...
Saliva Test: Non-invasive Method To Detect Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 28, 2009
...e searching for biomarkers that may indicate diabetes, doctors examined the saliva of 40 different patients. Through salivary analysis, they managed to devise a new "non-invasive" method for...
Pandemic preparation in the IT department
in The CIO Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...flu will rise to pandemic proportions; so far, as is their wont, news media seem to be blowing the disease all out of proportion and public health agencies have reacted defensively so as to avoid any ...
Carotenoids Against Metabolic Syndrome
in Daily Diabetic, on April 27, 2009
...metabolism. This syndrome has been linked to increased risks of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
In a new study by Dutch scientists , middle-aged and elderly men with highest average int...
Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
...ls of NNAL in the urine were divided into three groups. Compared to those with the lowest levels, patients with a mid-range level of NNAL had a 43 percent increased risk of lung cancer, while those a...
Online Pregnancy Tracker Empowers Women to Take Control of Their Health
in Next Nine Months, on April 27, 2009
...ted trackers relating to health, fitness, nutrition, medications, mood, sleep, job satisfaction and disease management, among others.
So...check it all out, now....
Breasfeeding is Good for Moms Too
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 26, 2009
...Now reports are saying the women who breastfed for more than 12 months have lesser risk of heart disease factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol compared to women who did ...
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Board Certified Interventional Pain Physicians -- Ensuring Patient Safety
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 22, 2009
...ican Society of Anesthesiology.
"The utmost concern of these organizations was the safety of patients. When these procedures were being performed by individuals with little or no formal trainin...
Tips for Accurate Blood Glucose Testing
in Daily Diabetic, on April 21, 2009
...evels.
Marc Wolf, a registered pharmacist with more than 28 years of experience serving diabetic patients and founder and CEO of Care Services, Inc. ( www.diabeticcareservices.com and www.diabetic...
Using mobile technology to improve medicine supply chain in Africa
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
...on of new products and innovation in delivery channels, and stymies efforts to understand trends in disease patterns, product preferences, and treatment-seeking behavior.
The research done by ZLC st...
Robindira Unsworth Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 16, 2009
...e, and she chose to work in social services. Working with diverse populations such as AIDS dementia patients and adults with developmental disabilities, she learned to appreciate the strength, beauty,...
Stem Cell Transplantation Benefits Type 1 Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on April 14, 2009
... © kaibara87
A certain type of stem cell transplantation in majority of patients with type 1 diabetes resulted to them being insulin-free for several years.
Such were the findings of a new st...
Allergy Results from Malfunction of Respiratory Epithelium
in Allergies, on April 4, 2009
...ly birch pollen binds to, enters and travels through conjunctival and nasal epithelium of allergic patients but not of healthy subjects within one minute after the exposure.
During the research it be...
Virtual Doctors?
in Web 2.0, on April 3, 2009
... has a facility in Second Life where students "navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses." They describe it as "...
Ideas for social entrepreneurship in crisis times
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
...ot there but because there is right amount of inventory to mix and create the right combination for patients (combination of drugs is different for male, female, pregnant, etc.). This might be a good ...
The Ultimate Guide To Twitter
in Wangtam, on March 21, 2009
...or your city - SickCity
• RideCharge - Taxi, Sedan, Shuttle Booking Online Or With Your Mobile Smartphone
• Search Inside Video
• 26 Charities and Non-Profits That Tweet
• Add a Gmail-Like Arc...
Welcome, Tuz!
in HackITLinux, on March 21, 2009
...e show's annual charity auction was dedicated to raising funds to research devil facial tumor disease ( DFTD )," writes Network World's John Fontana . "DFTD over the past decade h...
Foundation for NIH Facilitated Partnership Announced Availability of Alzheimer’s Genome Biomarker Data
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 20, 2009
... The genome biomarker data for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is ready to be shared with scientists world-wide for further analysis. Such were the announcement of the ...
Mortgage fraud and AIG
in Sox First, on March 17, 2009
...ama has done a face-saving back flip, the problem with AIG and mortgage are symptomatic of the same disease. In a downturn, the desperate vultures come out....
Wendy Brandes Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 16, 2009
...of the UK's first AIDS ward. Her act dramatically changed the public's understanding of the disease.
18K Yellow Gold and Diamonds
$5500
Medici Poison Ring
Catherine de Medici was wife t...
Cancer Research UK Announces Nanotech Breakthrough
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 13, 2009
...fending cells, leaving healthy tissue unaffected. We hope this therapy will be used to treat cancer patients in clinical trials in a couple of years."
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March is DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) Awareness Month
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 12, 2009
...nd local communities nationwide, promoting the importance of having healthcare professionals assess patients for their risk of developing DVT. They will roll out to 14 cities across the nation.
This ...
More and More Americans Cutting the Cord
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 12, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto
The Center for Disease Control 's National Center for Health Statistics this week released a report, entitled Wireless Substitution: State-level Estimates ...
Bad Marriages, Bad For Women's Health
in Well Woman Blog, on March 11, 2009
... toll more on women . Not only causing women's depression but also increase their risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Based on new research performed by a group of psychologists with the ...
Green Tea Against Gum Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 11, 2009
... As suggested by a new study from Japan , consumption of green tea may offer protection against gum disease. Gum disease affects about 30 percent of the population.
The antioxidant catechins - found ...
Heart-Healthy Recipe: Mussels in White Wine and Garlic
in Daily Diabetic, on March 6, 2009
... Since heart disease is strongly linked to diabetes, I thought a heart-healthy recipe would be beneficial.
I got the following recipe at ChefMD .
Mussels in White Wine and Garlic
Ingredients:...
MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 5, 2009
...mmuneering Corporation)
Choice and Change: Innovations in Consumer Centric Healthcare
Jeff Carter (Patients without Borders), Nathanial B. Findlay (MyCa), Chaim Indig (Phreesia), Karen Mastrianni (BC...
Are we headed for a Depression?
in Sox First, on March 5, 2009
...xt few months. That suggests the economic medicine now being handed out is being overwhelmed by the disease. The Beige Book says there could be a recovery in 2010. Yeah right, don't hold your bre...
Warnings from Buffett
in Sox First, on March 2, 2009
.... Participants seeking to dodge troubles face the same problem as someone seeking to avoid venereal disease: It's not just whom you sleep with, but also whom they are sleeping with. Sleeping aroun...
Tag der seltenen Erkrankung, Rare Disease Day 2009: 28. Februar
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on February 26, 2009
...es soweit: An dem Tag findet der 2. Europäische Tag der Seltenen Erkrankungen statt, der RARE DISEASE DAY. Seit dem vergangenen Jahr 2008 ist er nun jährlich für den letzten Tag im Februar vorgesehen....
Kreuzfahrten: Impfungen beachten
in Kreuzfahrten, on February 26, 2009
...edingt rechtzeitig vor Urlaubsantritt impfen lassen! Nach Angaben des European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) wurde bei Reiserückkehrern, z. B. aus Ägypten, eine Erkrankung mit dem H...
The hygienic RFID Animal Ear Tags for livestock
in The RFID Weblog, on February 24, 2009
...ive for tracking of livestock and ensures fully automated livestock management in processes such as disease management, feeding, breeding practices and immunity.
...
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Found Linked To Rare Brain Infection
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 21, 2009
...ve linked Raptiva to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) - a rare brain infection - in patients using the drug. The FDA is now reviewing the said information and will take appropriate ste...
Egg Proteins May Reduce Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 21, 2009
...n boiled and fried eggs may reduce blood pressure and potentially reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
According to findings by Jianping Wu and Kaustav Majumder, proteins in fried and boiled e...
Enzyme From Fermented Soy May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 17, 2009
...nase - has been found to prevent the build up of certain protein plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Such were the findings of a new study from Taiwan , published in the Journal of Agricult...
Heart Disease, Diabetes and Your Diet
in Daily Diabetic, on February 15, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7317922
Heart disease is strongly connected with diabetes. In fact, heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in people with diabetes. Thus, ...
Success story: God's Love We Deliver...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 13, 2009
...Ganga Stone joined forces with Jane Best and Restaurant Claire in 1986 to help patients with HIV and other serious problems get food delivery service for free. Restaurant Claire prepared meals that Ga...
Latest Research Reveals Why More People Are Developing Asthma
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 12, 2009
...science began discovering the irritants that caused asthmatic reactions.
Now, as more cases of the disease are being reported every year, some of the reasons why people develop asthma are being disco...
Multivitamins Don't Protect Women From Cancers and Heart Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 11, 2009
...tiative study, multivitamins have little or no influence in a woman's risk of cardiovascular diseases or cancer.
A study with 161,808 postmenopausal women aged between 50 and 79, reportedly t...
WomenHeart Celebrates American Heart Month With Heart Promises Campaign
in Well Woman Blog, on February 9, 2009
...he knowledge and tools needed to make positive lifestyle changes to help reduce their risk of heart disease. The campaign's online resource, www.HealthyMouthHealthyBody.com, is specifically design...
Isolongifolenone: A Natural Repellent of Ticks and Mosquitoes
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 9, 2009
... been shown to deter biting of mosquitoes and to repel ticks , both of which are known spreaders of diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease.
The authors found that isolongifolenon...
More on complication
in The CIO Weblog, on February 9, 2009
...-land.
But Shou'Shou also pointed out this incident to me, and it smacks of the same sort of disease of complication: one more thing to go wrong, in this case, a repetition of Google's SMS ...
FDA Approxes ATryn, First Drug from a Genetically Engineered Animal
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2009
...nd the first recombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S.
ATryn is indicated for the treatment of patients with hereditary antithrombin deficiency, undergoing high-risk surgical or childbirth proced...
This V-Day, Support a Cause Close to Nick Jonas' Heart
in Daily Diabetic, on February 4, 2009
...ave diabetes or those who simply want to spread awareness for their friends and classmates with the disease! Instead of just giving candy, kids can give each other a gift that will help spread awarene...
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
in Daily Diabetic, on February 3, 2009
...at insulin may slow or prevent Alzheimer's-related memory loss fuels existing theories that the disease may be caused by a third type of diabetes.
The findings, published at the Proceedings of t...
Women's Heart Disease Awareness - National Wear Red Day is February 6, 2009
in Well Woman Blog, on February 2, 2009
...de will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. The statistics are alarming:
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women.
One i...
Stem Cell Therapy Reverse Multipple Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2009
...row.
The findings, published in the Lancet Neurology medical journal, showed that 81 per cent of patients had significant improvements to their disability.
Just five of the group suffered side eff...
The Exercise That Cuts Diabetes Risk: Brief, Rigorous
in Daily Diabetic, on January 30, 2009
...ntly in the two-week study.
Regular exercise can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Many people feel they simply don't have the time to follow current exercise guidelines,...
Spread "The Heart Truth - Find Out How You Can Make a Difference This February
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 30, 2009
...lp make 2009 the year in which thousands of women take the first step to reduce their risk of heart disease.
To help celebrate American Heart Month this February, The Heart Truth campaign invites yo...
Green Tea Against Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on January 29, 2009
...ve many benefits such as its potential to promote weight loss and protect against Alzheimer's disease.
Now, a new study from the U.S. and China found that regular green tea drinkers can reduce...
First Clinical Trial Using Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 28, 2009
...45362 The FDA has approved the world's first clinical trial on the use of stem cell therapy for patients with acute spinal cord injury. Geron Corporation will conduct a Phase I multi-center ...
ASTHMyths: Asthma Facts vs Myths
in Allergies, on January 28, 2009
...t asthma from AsthMyths , a website put together by Merck (manufacturer of Singulair ), to help patients separate fact from myths.
Will moving to a dry climate improve your asthma?
Can one outgro...
Gene Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 27, 2009
... Human Gene Therapy reports of the first clinical evidence that gene therapy reduces symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis , based on data from two patients. The experiment build on a prev...
