‘Seeds of Mahogany safe in treating diabetes’
August 17th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Scientists in West Bengal claim that the seeds of the big leaf mahogany tree, that are used to treat diabetes in folk medicines, are non-toxic and ... Read more...
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Diabetics face four times greater TB risk
July 10th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, July 10 (IANS) A third of the world's population, living in developing countries, carry a dormant tuberculosis (TB) bug, which remains a lifelong risk. But the risk of TB ... Read more...
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Indian plant extracts may help treat diabetes
July 4th, 2012 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 4 (IANS) Scientists have isolated some Indian and Australian medicinal plant extracts that could potentially help manage diabetes.
Researchers from Australia's Swinburne University of Technology have investigated 12 ... Read more...
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UAE to reduce prices of 115 pharmaceutical drugs
November 10th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 10 (IANS/WAM) The UAE health ministry will on Sunday announce reduced prices of 115 pharmaceutical drugs.The move is part of the ministry's efforts with local and international drugs ... Read more...
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Taking the needle out of diabetes
November 7th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 7 (IANS) Researchers have found a substitute for insulin to help treat diabetes orally, replacing painful pricks.
Over 10 years, Erik Helmerhorst, professor at Curtin University, and colleagues ... Read more...
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Intestinal stem cells can increase gut size
October 31st, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) Adult stem cells can reshape our organs to keep up with bodily changes, a finding that potentially paves the way for more effective treatment of diabetes ... Read more...
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No bail for former BJP minister in Karnataka
August 23rd, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Tuesday rejected the bail plea of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Katta Subramanaya Naidu and his son in a corruption ... Read more...
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Diet supplement cuts down fat, sugar absorption
May 24th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) A little bitter with a little sweet, in the form of a dietary supplement taken before meals, can drastically cut down fat and sugar absorption.Naringenin, the ... Read more...
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Micro-RNA that regulates insulin in obesity identified
April 1st, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 01 (ANI): Body weight influences the risk of developing diabetes and short ribonucleic acid molecules, known as micro-RNAs, appear to play an important role in this mechanism, according to a ... Read more...
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Insulin may protect patients from fatal bacterial infections
September 9th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 9 (ANI): A new study has revealed that treating patients with insulin may reduce their chances of succumbing to an infection.University at Buffalo endocrinologists showed that insulin lowered the amount ... Read more...
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Grapefruit shows promise in treating diabetes
August 26th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Grapefruit has shown promise in the treatment of diabetes, thanks to the presence of an antioxidant in it.
Naringenin, which gives grapefruit its bitter taste, can do the same ... Read more...
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Study finds that cancer cells thrive on fructose
August 4th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Aug 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers in the United States say they have discovered that the age long belief that all sugars are the same, might not be true anymore.A team ... Read more...
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Double whammy of embryonic and adult pig transplants can cure diabetes
June 30th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): In what could be called a one-two punch, scientists have found that using transplants from both embryonic and adult pigs could treat diabetes in rats without the use ... Read more...
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Mexico fines pharmaceutical firms for price fixing
June 24th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 24 (IANS/EFE) Six pharmaceutical companies were fined more than 150 million pesos ($11.6 million) for conspiring to raise the price of medicine they sold to a social-services agency, said ... Read more...
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New method to produce cheap insulin
May 27th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Researchers from the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have developed a new method to cheaply produce insulin for the treatment of diabetes.The researchers wanted ... Read more...
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Group weight-loss program helps reduce diabetes risk: Study
May 21st, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): A new study has claimed that attending periodical sessions of weight loss programs in groups can benefit overweight or obese people and reduce risk of diabetes.Researchers found that ... Read more...
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Cholesterol drugs may be effective against cancer too
October 28th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 28 (IANS) Millions of people worldwide use statins, a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol, but new research shows they may also be effective against cancer.
Statins lower cholesterol ... Read more...
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Statins may be effective against cancer
October 28th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): Cholesterol-lowering medicines, also known as statins, can prove effective in the treatment of cancer, says a new study.The research from the University of Gothenburg has been published in ... Read more...
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Guidelines to improve treatment of diabetes worldwide
October 23rd, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Task Force on Clinical Guidelines has come out with new recommendations to improve the treatment of diabetes across the world.The IDF Global Guideline ... Read more...
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New molecule discovery may help combat Type 2 diabetes, obesity
September 2nd, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 2 (ANI): Type 2 diabetes can be treated, and weight gain reduced by activating a protein called TGR5, according to a new study.Swiss researchers Dr. Kristina Schoonjans and Prof. ... Read more...
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Anti-diabetic effects of sodium tungstate unravelled
August 28th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of tungstate activity in diabetes, researchers have now identified the pathways through which sodium tungstate improves pancreatic function and beta cell proliferation.Led by Professor ... Read more...
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Piramal completes first phase trial of new diabetes medicine
August 25th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Pharmaceutical major Piramal Life Sciences Tuesday said it has completed the phase-I clinical trials of its new medicine that will make the treatment of diabetes easier and ... Read more...
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Painless ‘microneedle’ patch may end jab fear
August 20th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a painless patch that may someday make hypodermic needles as well as annual flu shots a thing of the ... Read more...
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India reports second swine flu death, 783 infected (Roundup)
August 8th, 2009 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) A 53-year-old woman in Mumbai Saturday became India's second swine flu victim in a week as the influenza A(H1N1) virus continued to spread across the country, infecting ... Read more...
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MRI may aid in diagnosis, staging and treatment of diabetes
August 6th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): Scientists have found that non-invasive imaging (MRI) may aid physicians in the early diagnosis, staging and treatment of diabetes.The study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard ... Read more...
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High-fat diet fights off beneficial gene variant
January 7th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): A gene variant, earlier known to protect people against weight gain and insulin resistance, could have an opposite effect in people who eat a high-fat diet and ... Read more...
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South-East Asian Diabetes Summit to open up in India
November 20th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha ShuklaThe Diabetes Summit for South East Asia is being organized in Chennai from 28th to 30th November 2008, by the World Diabetes Foundation ( WDF) , in collaboration with the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh pays tribute to swimming hero Arun Nandi
November 18th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) Bangladeshi swimming hero Arun Nandi, who set a record by swimming for 90 hours in a Kolkata lake in 1971, has died at age 68. A leading daily ... Read more...
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Britain wants to work with India to combat diabetes
October 8th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) The British government wants to work with India in combating the slow killer disease diabetes."We believe that in a globalised world, protecting the health of our populations involves ... Read more...
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New research may revolutionise sexual dysfunction treatment
August 20th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 20 (ANI): Initial results of several studies presented by young researchers at a recent conference give new hope for people with sexual dysfunction.The researcher discussed the most cutting-edge ... Read more...
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Piramal starts testing of diabetes drug in Europe
May 13th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Piramal Life Sciences Ltd, part of the Piramal Group of companies, has commenced the clinical study of its P1736, a drug meant for the treatment of diabetes (type ... Read more...
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