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Harvard University scientists discovered a hormone that spurs the growth of beta cells, the body’s insulin factories, a finding that holds promise for treating diabetes in a new way.
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Carol Patterson was waiting for a call from her doctor. When the phone rang on that afternoon in August 2011 at her home in Cortland, Ohio, it wasn’t a physician on the other end. A woman named Robin said she was representing the American Diabetes Association.
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People taking diabetes drugs such as Merck & Co.’s Januvia were affected by pancreatic cell growth and damage that may turn cancerous, a small study found.
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The costs of diabetes, including medical care and lost productivity, jumped 21 percent to $245 billion last year from 2007, driven by higher rates of the disease and health conditions that lead to it, researchers said.
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Excessive sugar consumption may be the main driver of a global rise in diabetes, independent of obesity, according to a study rekindling old debates about the sweetener’s role in an illness affecting 350 million worldwide.
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An 80-year-old drug used to protect people against tuberculosis may help reverse Type 1 diabetes, the most severe form of the disease, in patients who have had it for years, an early study in six patients found.
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Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- An InfoCision representative calls a prospective volunteer to ask them to participate in a mailing campaign to solicit funds for the American Diabetes Association. (Source: Bloomberg)
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An InfoCision representative calls a prospective volunteer to ask them to participate in a mailing campaign to solicit funds for the American Diabetes Association. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Vitamin D may help prevent those at risk for diabetes from developing the disease, giving doctors and patients a potential tool against the condition, researchers said.
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Roche Holding AG’s Lucentis, a treatment for age-related vision loss, was effective in treating eye complications caused by diabetes, two company studies found.
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