From:http://www.nih.gov/news/health/feb2015/niams-17.htm nvestigators with the National Institutes of Health have discovered the genomic switches of a blood cell key to regulating the human immune system. The findings, published in Nature today, open the door to new research and development in drugs and personalized medicine to help those with autoimmune disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease or […]
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Fromhttp://www.healio.com* Researchers suggest thatobesityis a chronic disease with a number of biological causes that make it impossible to be cured withdiet and exercisealone in a recently published comment inThe Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Eighty percent to 95% of people with obesity who lose weight eventually regain it. Several biological systems are triggered when caloric intake […]
From:http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/02/us-diabetes-care-rising-costs-idUSKBN0L620020150202 The cost of managing diabetes has more than doubled in the past 20 years, a new analysis says. The average diabetes patient now spends $2,790 more per year than they did in 1987 and more than half the additional spending is for medications. People need to be mindful about the substantial increase in the […]
From Yahoo / AP:http://news.yahoo.com/head-fda-stepping-down-chief-scientist-over-143556691politics.html WASHINGTON (AP) From food safety to tobacco and politically charged drug approvals, Margaret Hamburg reset the course of the embattled Food and Drug Administration, an agency that had often been seen as ineffective. After nearly six years on the job, Hamburg announced her resignation Thursday in an email to staff. She […]
From:http://www.endocrinologyadvisor.com/diabetes-patients-skipping-doctors-visits/article/396176/ (HealthDay News) One in every five young American adults with diabetes has not seen a doctor in the past 6 months, according to a data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Health Statistics. Ongoing medical care is recommended for persons of any age who havediabetesin order […]
From:http://www.diabeteseducator.org/About/Media/02.03.15_Release For Release: February 3, 2015 A survey conducted by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) has found that suppliers selected to participate in Medicares competitive bidding program are failing to provide access to insulin pumps and related supplies. This failure to comply with the program results in limited access to necessary equipment for […]
From:http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/49849 The FDA has approved the first combination pill of an SGLT2 inhibitor and a DPP-4 inhibitor, to be marketed as Glyxambi, drugmakers Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim announced. The combination of 10 or 25 mg of empagliflozin and 5 mg of linagliptin is approved as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic […]
from:http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/cell-biology-breakthrough-app-controls-diabetic-insulin-article-1.2095625 Breakthrough artificial pancreas helps control diabetics insulin levels EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, Alecia Wesner, 41, got nearly a week of good nights sleep, thanks to a revolutionary tool that regulated her insulin pump. For most of her life, Alecia Wesner has been haunted by type 1 diabetes, a disease that never lets her […]
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2015 FACT SHEET:President Obamas Precision Medicine Initiative Building on President Obamas announcement in his State of the Union Address, today the Administration is unveiling details about the Precision Medicine Initiative, a bold new research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and […]
Dapagliflozin combination improved glycemic control, reduced body weight in type 2 diabetes Matthaei S.Diabetes Care.2015;doi:10.2337/dc14-0666. Stephan Matthaei, MD,of the Diabetes-Zentrum Quakenbrck in Germany, and colleagues evaluated participants (mean age, 61 years) with an HbA1c of 7% to 10.5% receiving sulfonylurea andmetforminwho were assigned to receivedapagliflozin(Farxiga, Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca) 10 mg/day (n=109) or placebo (n=109) […]