Diabetes
Serious Side Effects Associated with DPP-4 Inhibitor Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
Diabetes Drugs Serious Side Effects. Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4 inhibitors), a class of oral diabetes medications that includes Januvia, Onglyza, Trajenta, and Nesina, treat Type 2 diabetes by blocking DPP-4. Oral DPP-4 inhibitors work by increasing incretin levels in the pancreas which, in turn, inhibits the … [Read more...] about Serious Side Effects Associated with DPP-4 Inhibitor Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
AstraZeneca Change Seroquel Promotions
AstraZeneca Cooperate With The FDA to Address The Concern About the Marketing Material of Seroquel. AstraZeneca Plc. said today it is cooperating with the Food and Drug Administration to address the agency's concern about marketing material the company distributed to physicians regarding Seroquel, its drug for treating … [Read more...] about AstraZeneca Change Seroquel Promotions
AstraZeneca Misleading Seroquel Marketing Material
FDA Warned The Makers Of AstraZeneca For False Information. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to drug maker AstraZeneca, claiming that some of the company’s promotional material for Seroquel contains “false or misleading” information. According to the FDA, AstraZeneca failed to adequately detail the … [Read more...] about AstraZeneca Misleading Seroquel Marketing Material
Epidemic of Obesity Threatens More than Children’s Waisteline
Obesity In U.S. Children Have Grown. The combination of fast-food loaded with fat and calories, massive portions that bear no relationship to daily nutritional requirements, and the lack of physical activity have pushed the percentage of U.S. children who are obese (or almost obese) to around 50%. If the only problem created by … [Read more...] about Epidemic of Obesity Threatens More than Children’s Waisteline
Antibiotic Found to Cause Seniors Blood-Sugar Ailments
Patients Taking Gatifloxacin Antibiotic Were At Risk Of High Blood Sugar Levels. Elderly patients taking the widely used antibiotic gatifloxacin were almost 17 times as likely to be hospitalized for very high blood sugar levels and four times as likely to be hospitalized for unusually low levels, a finding that is leading … [Read more...] about Antibiotic Found to Cause Seniors Blood-Sugar Ailments
Study reveals risk to Tequin patients
Tequin Antibiotic Has Been Linked To A Life Threatening Changes In Blood Sugar. Six years and 20 million patients later, a popular antibiotic has been found to cause life-threatening changes in blood glucose, according to a study. Scientists at the Sunnybrook and Women's Science Center in Toronto have studied more than 1,260 … [Read more...] about Study reveals risk to Tequin patients
Study finds broader risks with antibiotic
Antibiotic Can Cause Fatal Swing In Blood Sugar. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s Tequin antibiotic can cause potentially fatal swings in blood sugar for a broad group of patients, according to a study that researchers say may lead some doctors to abandon the drug. The report shows that the risks go beyond those outlined by the Food and … [Read more...] about Study finds broader risks with antibiotic
U.S. Children at Risk for Diabetes and Heart Problems
Many Adolescents In U.S. Risk For Diabetes Called IFG. According to government data, some 2 million U.S. adolescents (12 to 19) have a pre-diabetic condition called “impaired fasting glucose” (IFG), which puts them at risk for developing cardiovascular problems and full-blown diabetes. IFG manifests itself in the form of … [Read more...] about U.S. Children at Risk for Diabetes and Heart Problems
Diabetics Have Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer
People With Diabetes Were 1.4 Times More Likely To Have Colorectal Cancer. A study conducted by researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and presented at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACD) examined data from a comprehensive nationally representative sample … [Read more...] about Diabetics Have Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer
‘Double Diabetes’ Hard to Diagnose
Obesity Epidemic Fueling A Double Diabetes. The obesity epidemic appears to be fueling a hybrid type of diabetes that afflicts adults and children and, some believe, might increase the devastating complications of the disease. Dubbed "double diabetes" by some and "diabetes 1 1/2" by others, the combination of types 1 and 2 … [Read more...] about ‘Double Diabetes’ Hard to Diagnose
WITH OBESITY OUT OF CONTROL, EXPERTS URGE THAT IT MUST BE TREATED AS A DISEASE
Complex Problem Tightly Connected To Diabetes And Other Health Problems. Before its four-day congexperts from 80 countries, Professor Constantine Tsigos, chairman of the 14th European Congress on Obesity, ress of 2,000 made it very clear that obesity is not a health crisis affecting over 300 million people worldwide. He stressed … [Read more...] about WITH OBESITY OUT OF CONTROL, EXPERTS URGE THAT IT MUST BE TREATED AS A DISEASE
TYPE 2 DIABETICS ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE KEEPING THEIR BLOOD SUGAR UNDER CONTROL
The Nation's Sixth Largest Killer, Type 2 Diabetics. The complications of Type 2 diabetes are frightening and even deadly. The nation's sixth largest killer also takes a heavy toll in terms of kidney failure, blindness, and amputations of feet and legs. Despite this fact, experts estimate that two-thirds (12,000,000) of the … [Read more...] about TYPE 2 DIABETICS ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE KEEPING THEIR BLOOD SUGAR UNDER CONTROL
PW Files Claims Against Eli Lilly and Company
Parker & Waichman Filed Claims Against Eli Lilly And Company. Parker & Waichman LLP (www.yourlawyer.com) filed claims against Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY - News) on behalf of three individuals who claim to have sustained severe side-effects from Zyprexa. The claims were filed in Federal District Court in the Eastern … [Read more...] about PW Files Claims Against Eli Lilly and Company
