Health News: [diabetes ]: Diabetes drugs under scrutiny for possible risks

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Diabetes drugs under scrutiny for possible risks Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 12:44 PM PDT A look at the diabetes drugs under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over possible risks of pancreas inflammation and cellular changes in the pancreas that occur before cancer. Continue reading Rome Hospital safely disposes used sharps Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 12:39 PM PDT ROME -- Rome Memorial Hospital is a drop site for safe and efficient disposal of used sharps that may have been used to treat diabetes, allergies or other medical conditions. Continue reading FDA probes new pancreas risks with diabetes drugs Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 12:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems. Continue reading Audio-Digest Foundation Announces the Release of Family Practice Volume 61, Issue 02: Update on Diabetes. Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 12:23 PM PDT Sherry K. Sussman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Smithtown, NY, presented on Diabetes Management at the Annual Family Medicine Update in Stonybrook, NY. Ovidio Bermudez, MD, Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Services, Eating Recovery Cen... Continue reading Pick Your Poison: Diabetes or Pancreatic Cancer Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 12:18 PM PDT The FDA warns about diabetes drugs potentially increasing the rate of pancreatic cancer. Continue reading FDA studies possible pre-cancerous link with diabetes drugs Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 12:11 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is studying unconfirmed reports that a widely used class of diabetes drugs, which includes Merck & Co's Januvia, may cause inflammation of the pancreas and pre-cancerous changes to the pancreas. The agen... Continue reading Probe of new diabetes drugs Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 12:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems. Continue reading Diabetes and BP high in rural pockets Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 11:49 AM PDT Highest incidence of both diseases reported in Nellore district Continue reading A look at diabetes drugs under the FDA's microscope over possible risks of pancreas problems Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 11:32 AM PDT A look at the diabetes drugs under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over possible risks of pancreas inflammation and cellular changes in the pancreas that occur before cancer. DRUG CLASS: GLP-1 mimickers, taken by nearly 1 million Americans. HOW THEY WORK: Injections Continue reading JDRF working to cure diabetes Thu, 14 Mar, 2013 11:20 AM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - There is not a cure for diabetes, at least not yet. One of the researchers leading the way to find a solution was in Salt Lake City Thursday reporting on his work and inspiring others to join his cause. 175,000 people in Utah have diabetes, 10 percent of that group ... Continue reading

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