Patients get well soon with caring doctors
September 12th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 12 (IANS) Patients with more sympathetic, understanding doctors have better outcomes and fewer complications, a study suggests.By measuring a doctor's understanding of a patient's concerns and an intention ... Read more...
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Ginger could help control diabetes
August 7th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 7 (IANS) Ginger could help manage high levels of blood sugar which create complications for long-term diabetic patients.A new report reveals the potential power of ginger to control ... Read more...
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Experts stress 5 musts before weight loss surgery
July 10th, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
NewDelhi, July 9 (IANS) Even as India and China top the global chart of obese and diabetic people, experts charted out five prerequisites for patients and surgeons before weight loss ... Read more...
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‘Lifestyle deepens diabetes problem in India, China’
July 5th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India and China will continue to have the largest number of diabetics in the world in the coming years due to rapid lifestyle shifts ... Read more...
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Here come smart insulin pumps for diabetic kids
April 12th, 2012 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) As many as a million children suffer from Type I diabetes in India and painful for them are those insulin jabs. But smart insulin pumps ... Read more...
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Pfizer snaps insulin marketing deal with Biocon
March 13th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 13 (IANS) US drug major Pfizer Tuesday terminated its $350-million marketing alliance with Biocon Ltd to sell the leading Indian biotech firm's diabetes treatment insulin worldwide.As a result, ... Read more...
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Apollo Hospitals to launch 100 sugar clinics in 90 days
November 23rd, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) In a move to combat diabetes, Apollo Hospitals, India's biggest corporate hospital chain, will in the next three months launch 100 sugar clinics dedicated to ... Read more...
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Pakistan has seven million diabetic patients
November 15th, 2011 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Pakistan ranks seventh in the world in terms of diabetes prevalence rate and some 7.1 million people in the country suffer from the disease.Annually, 89,000 ... Read more...
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‘Diabetes kills one person every eight seconds’
November 14th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Diabetes kills one person every eight seconds, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, adding that the cost of treatment amounts to a staggring ... Read more...
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50 mn Indians to be screened for diabetes
July 19th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) With lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension posing a huge health risk to India, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday said the government is planning ... Read more...
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Low-calorie diet can cure diabetes
June 24th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) Diabetic patients who consumed just 600 calories a day were able to live without their pills at the end of a two-month trial, say experts.Eleven men ... Read more...
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Insulin found promising in treating Alzheimer’s
April 3rd, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Insulin in low doses has shown promise in Alzheimer's disease, currently not amenable to any treatment.
Insulin tends to suppress the activity of four proteins associated ... Read more...
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Insulin could play powerful role in fighting Alzheimer’s
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 02 (ANI): A new clinical research by University at Buffalo endocrinologists has shown that a low dose of insulin can suppress the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins ... Read more...
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India faces acute shortage of dialysis units
March 4th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India gets 1.5 lakh (150,000) patients with kidney failures every year and a majority of them die within five years due to the acute shortage ... Read more...
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MicroRNAs could increase amputation risk in diabetics
January 13th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): A new study has discovered that micro-RNA, one of the smallest entities in the human genome, could increase the risk of limb amputation in diabetic patients who have ... Read more...
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Routine blood test may accurately identify pre-diabetics
January 7th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 07 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a simpler form of testing individuals with risk factors for diabetes could improve diabetes prevention efforts by substantially increasing the number of ... Read more...
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Abbott Laboratories recalls millions of Diabetes testing strips
December 23rd, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Abbott Laboratories has announced that it is recalling more than 359 million copies of its diabetes testing strips.The company announced that the recall was due to safety ... Read more...
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Gene-silencing that could prevent diabetes-related heart failure
December 10th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): A series of in vitro tests has helped scientists to discover that silencing the TLR4 gene can stop the process which may lead to cardiovascular disease in diabetic ... Read more...
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Cell responsible for kidney failure in diabetics found
October 6th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Researchers have found a cell in the kidney that could be key to understanding why diabetes leads to kidney failure.Diabetes related kidney disease has previously been thought to ... Read more...
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Diabetes drug increases heart attack risks, say experts
September 6th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) Medical experts have urged a ban on Avandia, a drug taken by up to 100,000 diabetic patients in Britain, because it increases risks of heart attack.
The Commission ... Read more...
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By 2030, India’s diabetes population will reach 79 mn
August 27th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) By the year 2030, an estimated 79.4 million people in India will be affected by diabetes - the largest in the world, the Lok Sabha was informed ... Read more...
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Obesity can cause resistance against insulin for diabetic patients: Study
August 16th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 16 (ANI): New research explains the link between obesity and diabetes - results of which could pave way for new drugs to counteract diabetes.According to The Age, researchers from the ... Read more...
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‘Diabetic patients with kidney failure need individualized care’
July 30th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to new research.The findings, appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal ... Read more...
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Sniffing insulin may help memory lost to Alzheimer’s disease
July 19th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers in the United States say that sniffing insulin by patients with early forms of the terrible memory loss problem Alzheimer's disease may improve their memory. ... Read more...
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Dementia in diabetics differs from dementia in nondiabetics: Study
July 15th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): Researchers say that the cause of dementia in diabetic patients is different from that in non-diabetics.Dementia in some diabetics appears to be caused often by vascular disease in ... Read more...
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Doctors, scientists caution people about sugar free potatoes in Lucknow
July 14th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, July 14 (ANI): Doctors and scientists have warned diabetic patients not to consume sugar free potatoes available in markets in Lucknow, since these are just normal potatoes and can alter a ... Read more...
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Indian scientists discover a unique anti-diabetic insulin
July 13th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): Indian scientists have reportedly discovered a new form of insulin that could could help diabetic patients control their blood sugar levels.According to the scientists, a patient has ... Read more...
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Diabetics can get their blood sugar level in check with the help of obesity surgery
July 8th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) People suffering from diabetes have placed their hopes on obesity surgery to get their blood sugar levels down.Doctors say they have discovered that after the obesity ... Read more...
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President Patil warns against threat from diabetes
July 4th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Sunday said preventive steps should be undertaken to tackle the rising threat of lifestyle diseases, and stressed on the need to hold awareness ... Read more...
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Preventive measures should be taken to counter lifestyle diseases: President Patil
July 4th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): The President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, on Sunday said preventive steps should be taken to tackle the rising threat of lifestyle diseases, and asserted that preventive steps such as ... Read more...
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Diabetes Drug Avandia Increases Heart Risk, Reviews Deduce
June 29th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The diabetic drug Avandia, which was considered to be one of the leading medications for patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes, faced a setback on Monday ... Read more...
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Chocolate good for heart, diabetic patients: Study
June 4th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) A chocolate a day can help reduce cholesterol levels in patients suffering from diabetes and heart disease, according to a new research.
The research based on the review of ... Read more...
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Experts discourage younger diabetic patients from using Aspirin
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Experts are now recommending that low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent heart attacks should be avoided, especially for young diabetic patients.The recommendation says that men younger than 50 and ... Read more...
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Novel breath sensor detects Type-1 diabetes instantly
May 22nd, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) Scientists have developed and successfully tested a sensor that can instantly tell whether someone has Type-I diabetes.
It could also be used by emergency room doctors to determine ... Read more...
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Nanotech breath sensor can tell if someone has diabetes or not
May 21st, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21 (ANI): A nanotechnology-based sensor could soon tell whether someone has Type I diabetes - just by analysing their breath.The sensor, which has been successfully tested by researchers in Switzerland, ... Read more...
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