Calif. Diabetes Rate Up 26% in Six Years

September 1st, 2010 by Chris Frankie

The prevalence of diabetes shot up 26% in California in just six years and most of the state’s residents are now overweight, according to a study from UCLA read more »

D-Dog Donor Hoping to Grow

September 1st, 2010 by Chris Frankie
A Dallas-based nonprofit is pairing kids with diabetes-sniffing dogs read more »

Diabetes Drains Vietnam Veterans Disability Claims

September 1st, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Diabetes is the most common ailment for which Vietnam veterans are receiving government disability compensation, despite tenuous grounds for the claims read more »

Production Stalled for Hot-Selling Monitor

August 30th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

The maker of wrist-watch-like sugar monitor Diabetes Sentry is having trouble financing its next round of production, despite having up to 400 pending orders read more »

Breastfeeding Lowers Type 2 Risk: Study

August 30th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Breastfeeding appears to protect mothers against diabetes read more »

Older Diabetics’ Sex Life Less Spicy

August 30th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Older diabetics are just as sexually active as the general public, but the disease does tend to impair sexual drive and pleasure, new research shows read more »

Avandia No Riskier Than Actos: Study

August 27th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Newly published research shows Avandia poses roughly the same heart-attack risk as competing drug Actos, contradicting earlier studies suggesting Avandia was more dangerous. read more »

Kidney Damage Heightens Mortality Risk

August 27th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

Minor kidney damage in people with type 1 diabetes dramatically increases the chances of premature death, a new study finds. read more »

Grapefruit Compound Mimics Positive Attributes of Avandia

August 27th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

New research shows an antioxidant found in grapefruit has promise as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. read more »

Court Curtails Stem Cell Research

August 25th, 2010 by Chris Frankie

A federal court decision has blocked a White House policy allowing more embryonic stem cell research, a change that research advocates say will postpone long-awaited breakthroughs. read more »
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