American Diabetes Association is a nonprofit organization that conducts diabetes research. The organization is based in Alexandria, VA and managed by John H. Graham IV. Its official home on the web is http://www.diabetes.org
The FDA announced today that GlaxoSmithKlein must add to the warning label on Avandia boxes. GSK has agreed to include new information on the existing box warning regarding the potential heart risk linked to the drug.
Those with type 2 diabetes who also have heart disease or a high risk for heart attack are urged to discuss the revised warning with their health care provider when considering treatment.
Over the course of the past year, the FDA has weighed several sets of complex data... Read Full Story
Sen. Charles Grassley (R) asked the United States Food and Drug Administration to confirm that an internet FDA group voted to keep Avandia on the market. The Senate Finance Committee discovered that the FDAs Drug and Safety Oversight Board (DSOB) voted on October 2 to keep the drug on the market.
The DSOB was set up in 2005 after increased pressure on the FDA to create better drug safety tracking systems. DSOB meetings are not open to the public although summaries are posted on the FDA... Read Full Story
WELCOME! Step Out to Fight Diabetes, formerly America's Walk for Diabetes, is about changing the face of diabetes in our countryby raising funds to help find a cure and by walking a few miles to bring a greater awareness to this devastating disease. I hope you will find this handcrafted lens a unique and useful resource for your Step Out to Fight diabetes experience. Learn about what other walkers are doing and unique ways to energize your fundraising, motivate your team & inspire yourself... Read Full Story
Being able to predict patients who will develop Type-1 diabetes is of great clinical importance. Using technology developed by Antigen Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Generex Biotechnology, Antigen Express researchers are now a step closer to a reliable, highly sensitive blood test that will identify Type-1 diabetes patients to allow ...
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Dr.Tony Means, PhD, and Duke University researchers halted the activity of a brain enzyme, CaMKK2, in mice which caused them to lose weight by decreasing their appetite.
They have located an target in the brain which could potentially function as an appetite suppressant, weight loss promoter and help to control blood ...
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One of the devastating effects of long term diabetes is severe kidney damage and there has up until now been little to prevent this complication. Hope may be on the horizon with a new study that used two existing drugs to prevent kidney damage in the diabetic patient.
By using a ...
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The diagnosis of diabetes automatically increases the risk of stroke for a person and uncontrolled diabetes has a high probability of causing a stroke. Because diabetes affects other areas of the body such as cholesterol levels, kidney function, blood pressure and circulation the risk of stroke is greatly increased. A person with diabetes [...] Read Full Story
