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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Announces That SUN-MICRO Phase 3 Clinical Trial Fails To Meet Primary Efficacy Endpoint
Categorie : DiabetesOn Friday, March 7, 2008, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX), announced top-line results from its SUN-MICRO Phase 3 clinical trial of Sulonex (sulodexide) for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Weight Loss More Effective Than Intensive Insulin Therapy For Type 2 Diabetics
Categorie : DiabetesWeight-loss and major lifestyle changes may be more effective than intensive insulin therapy for overweight patients with poorly controlled, insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes, according to a diabetes researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center. ...
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Wed Mar 2008
Government To Fund Islet Cell Transplants, UK
Categorie : DiabetesA treatment, developed thanks to Diabetes UK-funded research, that offers hope for some people with Type 1 diabetes who suffer from the most serious effects of hypoglycaemia will be made available on the NHS. The announcement was made today by Health Minister Ann Keen. To date, Diabetes UK has funde ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Bentley Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion Of Treatment In Phase II India Clinical Study In Type 2 Diabetes And Preliminary Clinical Results
Categorie : DiabetesBentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced completion of treatment in an 80 patient multi-center open label, randomized, parallel group Phase II study in India to determine the safety and efficacy of add-on intranasal insulin spray (NasulinŽ) in patients ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Swansea Research To Develop A Breath Test For Cancer And Diabetes
Categorie : DiabetesResearchers at Swansea University are using state-of-the-art equipment to develop a breath test for diagnosing diseases including diabetes and cancer.Dr Masood Yousef is a senior research assistant in the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, which is housed within the University's School of Engine ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Final Study Results Show V.A.C.(R) Therapy To Be More Efficacious Than Advanced Moist Wound Therapy In Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Categorie : DiabetesKinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) announced the final efficacy results of a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) on the clinical efficacy of KCI's V.A.C.(R) System negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) compared to advanced moist wound therapy (AMWT) to treat diabetic patients with foot ulcers ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Diamyd Medical: Diamyd Updates FDA IND Approval Status For Phase III Diamyd(R) Diabetes Study In The US
Categorie : DiabetesDiamyd Medical (NASDAQ:DMYDY) (STO:DIAMB) announced that it has received one FDA question relating to the US Phase III IND application for DiamydŽ in treatment of type 1 diabetes. The question has been answered with additional documentation and the FDA now has 30 days to respond. ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Transplant Hope For Diabetes Patients, UK
Categorie : DiabetesA revolutionary new treatment will offer new hope for a group of people with Type 1 diabetes, Health Minister Ann Keen announced. From 1 April 2008, a specialised service at six centres across the UK will allow selected people with Type 1 diabetes to live free from the risk of blackouts and ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Completes SUN-MICRO Phase 3 Pivotal Trial
Categorie : DiabetesKeryx Biopharmaceuticals announced that the last subject randomized into the SUN-Micro Phase 3 clinical trial has completed their scheduled 8 month visit. ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Safety Medical Products (ASX:SFP) Announce Supply Of Retractable Syringes To The National Diabetes Services Scheme
Categorie : DiabetesIn an Australian first, people with diabetes will soon have free access to retractable syringes supplied through the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). ASX listed company, Safety Medical Products Limited (ASX: SFP)(SafetyMed), announced it had been granted approval by the Federal Department ...
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Fri Feb 2008
DiabetesAmerica(TM) Opens New San Antonio Health Center
Categorie : DiabetesDiabetesAmerica, the premier network of diabetes care and management centers across the state of Texas, announced today that they will be opening a new center in San Antonio. Scheduled to open on April 3, 2008, the brand new 3,500 sq. ft. health center will be dedicated to providing comprehensive di ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Hispanics Have More Difficulty Controlling Diabetes Than Non Hispanic Whites
Categorie : DiabetesResults of an analysis of multiple studies show diabetes control is more challenging for Hispanics than non-Hispanic whites, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.The results revealed that Hispanic patients with diabetes have approximately 0.5 perce ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Potential New Ways To Study And Fight Diabetes
Categorie : DiabetesDiabetes can be a killer, but the recent findings of four Texas A&M University researchers could lead to new ways to study and fight the dreaded disease.Diabetics not only have high blood glucose (sugar) levels, they also have elevated fatty acid levels because they have trouble metabolizing glucose ...
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Fri Feb 2008
ADVANCE Study - No Increased Risk Of Death As Reported By Recent US Trial (ACCORD)
Categorie : DiabetesInterim results from the ADVANCE Study, involving 11,140 high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes, provide no evidence of an increased risk of death among those patients receiving intensive treatment to lower blood glucose (sugar). These findings contrast with those reported last week by the US Natio ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Statement From The American Diabetes Association Related To The ADVANCE Study Announcement
Categorie : DiabetesInvestigators in the ADVANCE Study, an international study involving 11,140 high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes, announced that their study provides no evidence of an increased risk of death among those patients receiving intensive treatment to lower blood glucose (sugar). These findings contras ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Multidisciplinary Treatment For Diabetic Foot Infections
Categorie : DiabetesAn article in the debut issue of SAGE's Foot & Ankle Specialist (FAS,) written by Thomas Zgonis, DPM, FACFAS, John J. Stapleton, DPM, and Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, FACFAS, details a 3-step treatment plan for patients with diabetic foot infections, recommending first controlling the infection by removin ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Scientists Use Embryonic Stem Cells To Make Insulin-Secreting Cells In Mice
Categorie : DiabetesScientists at a US biotechnology company implanted immature beta-cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hES cells) into mice and showed that they generated insulin-secreting cells that responded to raised blood sugar. They hope the discovery will one day lead to a renewable source of insulin ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Test For Blood Sugar Not Accurate In Diabetic Dialysis Patients
Categorie : DiabetesThe standard test for measuring blood sugar control in people with diabetes is not accurate in those on kidney hemodialysis, according to new research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.Wake Forest investigators reported in Kidney International that the hemoglobin A1c test (HbA1c) unde ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Researchers Pursue Multiple Approaches To Type 1 Diabetes
Categorie : DiabetesType 1 diabetes, formerly called insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes or childhood onset diabetes, affects 1 to 2 million people in the U.S. and millions more worldwide. In this country, it is second only to asthma as the most common chronic disease in children. However, it may begin at any ...
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Fri Feb 2008
Hispanics Have Higher Levels On Test That Measures Blood Sugar Control, Study Finds
Categorie : DiabetesAmong those with diabetes, Hispanics had higher levels than non-Hispanic whites on a test that indicates how well patients are controlling their blood sugar, according to a study in the February issue of Diabetes Care, the Winston Salem Journal reports. ...
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Fri Feb 2008
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