Health News: [diabetes ]: FDA signs off on new type of drug

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Health News : diabetes - News from Yahoo !   Indonesia's healthcare spending set to expand Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 11:40 PM PDT Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) - Indonesia's healthcare expenditure is predicted to reach US$60.6 billion in 2018 with a growth of 14.9 per cent over the 2012-2018 period on account of faster growth in age groups above 35 years, urbanisation and an increase of lifestyle-related diseases such as cancer and ... Continue reading

Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   FDA signs off on new type of drug Sun, 31 Mar, 2013 01:07 AM PDT Diabetes The Food and Drug Administration approved a diabetes drug from Johnson & Johnson that uses a new method to lower blood sugar. The agency Friday cleared the firm's Invokana tablets for adults with Type 2 diabetes, which affects about 26 million Americans. Continue reading Local expert: Carbs the factor to watch for diabetics Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 11:47 PM PDT It's carbohydrates, not sugars, that deserve the most attention when planning a diet around diabetes. That's according to Diane Tobin, a certified diabetic educator at Great Plains Regional Medical Ce Continue reading Saudi- Diabetes experts emphasize need for 'patient-centric' care Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 11:27 PM PDT (MENAFN - Arab News) Experts at a symposium in Istanbul have suggested a more patient-centric course of treatment for diabetes, stressing that medication alone cannot limit the growing number of ... Continue reading HealthSmart: It's easy to keep your body going strong Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 11:01 PM PDT We may live longer than ever, thanks to medical advances, but we're not living healthier. Obesity is at extraordinarily high levels — about 9 percent of Americans have diabetes — and roughly one in three adults have high blood pressure. But you can make changes to live better. Continue reading LATEST NEWS: Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 10:53 PM PDT Indonesia's healthcare expenditure is predicted to reach US$60.6 billion in 2018 with a growth of 14.9 per cent over the 2012-2018 period on account of faster growth in age groups above 35 years, urbanisation and an increase of lifestyle-related diseases such as cancer and diabetes, says research and c... Continue reading Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook CEO says sugar kills, and he's working on a solution Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 09:11 PM PDT David Platt, the CEO of Boston Therapeutics, expects the connection between sugar, obesity and diabetes will ultimately lead to a ban on Big Gulps, such as the one sought by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Continue reading

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