Baxter the diabetes dog will get his life-saving treatment
Baxter the black lab is Ali Saber's lifeline – alerting her when her blood sugar dips dangerously low – and now, thanks to generous donations, he will soon begin cancer treatments. Saber and Baxter have been together for ten years. When Saber is …
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GlaxoSmithKline to Pay 9M to Settle Diabetes Drug Suit
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced Wednesday, that it will spend $ 229 million to settle lawsuits concerning deceptive marketing of its diabetes drug Avandia. The company agreed to the settlement price with attorney generals of eight states: Kentucky, …
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Age Adds to Diabetes Disability Burden
Seniors with diabetes were at more than a 50% increased risk for physical disability and disability in daily living activities, researchers found. A systematic review showed that diabetes was associated with a 71% increased odds of mobility disability …
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FDA warns consumers against products that claim to treat, cure, prevent diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced an effort to take products off the market that claim to mitigate, treat, cure or prevent diabetes and related complications. Some are dietary supplements. The agency warned 15 domestic and foreign …
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Diabetes walk kicks off
Kristin Taylor, 14, of West Boylston, writes a note on the banner that asked "Why Do You Walk?" at the Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes kickoff Monday at AMF Town and Country Lanes in Shrewsbury. (Banner photos/KEN CLEVELAND). By Ken Cleveland …
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BMS to put more sales oomph behind Eliquis, diabetes
Bristol-Myers Squibb closed out the second quarter with a 9% drop in sales, at $ 4 billion, compared to the same period last year when it had over $ 4.4 billion on the books. Among the products behind the lighter results: antipsychotic Abilify, which saw …
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I have diabetes, what does this mean for my pregnancy?
