Topic: Diabetes: Drugs
1/8/2008
Diabetes Drug May Cut Med-Related Weight Gain Metformin plus lifestyle intervention counteracts pounds added by antipsychotics
11/25/2008
Diabetics Spend Thousands More on Care Tab is $4,174 more a year, but study says proper management, lifestyle changes can help
12/10/2008
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women Both Avandia and Actos lower bone density, new analysis shows
Lowering Co-Pays on Some Drugs Help Fight Chronic Diseases Study found patients started using preventive medicines more often
1/11/2008
Statin Therapy Helps Diabetic Patients British study finds cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce risk of major vascular events
1/20/2008
Illness Presents Diabetics With Special Challenges Managing medications when sick can keep complications at arm's length, group advises
3/16/2008
Self-Management Program Helps Diabetics 31 employers in 10 cities waive co-pays if diabetic is "coached" by pharmacist
3/31/2008
Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries Actos better at fighting plaque build-up than older medication, study finds
4/1/2008
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery But this new study of diabetes drug doesn't prove it's safe, critics say
4/8/2008
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit But jury still out on whether it makes difference in high-risk groups, study finds
4/23/2008
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble High levels are major source of cardiovascular death risk in those with chronic disease
5/23/2008
New Antioxidant Drug Shows Promise Against Diabetes But more studies on cardiovascular risks needed, report says
7/7/2008
New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds Publication aimed at assisting the 1 in 8 Hispanics with type 2 disease
6/30/2008
New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes Out-of-control enzymes do damage in both conditions, study finds
8/5/2008
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems Had fewer side effects than corticosteroids, study finds
8/31/2008
Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics Study found telmisartan offered slight benefit for those unable to take ACE inhibitors
9/8/2008
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control But Byetta has also been linked recently to patient deaths
9/15/2008
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass Study finds change in med use, improper stomach pouch size are likely causes
9/29/2008
New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial Could be approved for U.S. market by next year, researcher says
9/26/2008
Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease Retinopathy is a potentially blinding complication, but Atacand may help
10/10/2008
Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate Study suggests poor self-care partly to blame
10/22/2008
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated Lifestyle changes, the drug metformin remain recommended initial therapy
10/27/2008
Cost of Diabetes Care Has Doubled Newer, more expensive drugs, rising rates of blood sugar disease to blame, study finds
10/30/2008
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia Public Citizen cites liver failure deaths, other risks of adverse events for diabetes drug
11/3/2008
Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase Obesity and its complications driving the trend, researchers say
11/10/2008
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease Second study found vitamins E, C did little to protect healthy men, either
11/18/2008
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes Experiments in mice show Gleevec and Sutent reverse, prevent autoimmune disease
