Groups unite to revise state diabetes strategy
Tuscaloosa News - A young diabetic checks his blood sugar level in this undated file photo. More than 333,500 Alabamians, and 230 million people worldwide, have been diagnosed with diabetes. Experts estimate that another 200,000 Alabamians have diabetes but have not
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Merck Announces JANUMET(TM), the Trademark for its Investigational
Forbes - Merck & Co., Inc. today announced the trademark JANUMET(TM) for MK-0431A, the Company’s investigational oral medicine combining sitagliptin phosphate with metformin for type 2 diabetes. JANUMET is designed to provide an additional treatment option
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Glaxo, Sanofi drugs in spotlight at diabetes S.Africa meet
Reuters South Africa - LONDON (Reuters) - Key drugs from GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Sanofi-Aventis SA will be in the spotlight at a diabetes meeting in Cape Town next week as both firms unveil trial results of their effectiveness in fighting the disease. Type 2 diabetes — by
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Treating Obesity Vital for Public Health, Physicians Say
U.S. Newswire - ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ — Physicians who once treated mainly elderly patients for health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke are seeing increasingly younger patients who have the same ailments. A review in the
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Bob Harper of NBC’s ‘The Biggest Loser’ and Local Diabetes Expert
Forbes - Mayor Francis Slay Proclaims Week of December 3rd to December 9th as “Diabetes Control Week” ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — As part of the major nationwide educational campaign Diabetes & You: Step It Up to Get It Down, life and fitness coach Bob
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Study Confirms Protocol to Reverse Type 1 Diabetes in Mice
HealthScout - New data from U.S. National Institute of Health researchers provide further support for a protocol to reverse type 1 diabetes in mice. The NIH data also offer new evidence that adult precursor cells from the spleen can contribute to the regeneration
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Canada to play key role at World Diabetes Congress
CNW Group - 19th International Diabetes Federation meeting - one of the world’s largest international diabetes conferences - to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, next week TORONTO, Dec. 1 /CNW/ - Canadian leadership in diabetes will be front and centre as the
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Obesity & Diabetes
Best Syndication - Health is a big asset which requires proper care and nurturing. A fit and trim body gives inner and outer confidence whereas an obese physique makes you dull and pessimistic. Obesity breeds other diseases and makes our existence uncomfortable and
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Healthways completes Axia Health acquisition for $450M
WAFF - NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nashville-based Healthways announced today it has completed the acquisition of Axia Health Management for 450 (m) million. Healthways provides diabetes treatment programs for health plans and hospitals. Axia, based in Tempe, Arizona
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Diabetes film seeks cast help
Robesonian - WILMINGTON - If you have high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes and want to help others with the same conditions, a film company could provide the avenue. Maysles Films, a documentary maker that has chronicled the Rolling Stones and The Beatles, is
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