Health News: [diabetes ]: Diabetes warning over use of statins: People who take the drugs are at increased risk of developing condition

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Diabetes warning over use of statins: People who take the drugs are at increased risk of developing condition Thu, 23 May, 2013 08:26 PM PDT They found a 10 per cent extra risk linked to taking simvastatin - the most commonly prescribed anti-cholesterol drug - which rose to 22 per cent for those taking atorvastatin. Continue reading Young Author Raises Money for Diabetic Alert Dog Thu, 23 May, 2013 06:26 PM PDT Gage Bunsness is ten years old. He loves to write. He has Type 1 diabetes and he wants a diabetic alert dog. So he wrote a story about it all. Continue reading Glaxo Alleges Errors In Nissen's Critique Of FDA's Handling Of Avandia Thu, 23 May, 2013 06:26 PM PDT This morning, I published a guest post from Steven Nissen, Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, alleging that the most likely rationale for an upcoming panel meeting being held by the Food and Drug Administration was to make some FDA leaders less accountable for the s... Continue reading Rapper 'Tim Dog' Reportedly Faked Death to Dodge Restitution Payments Thu, 23 May, 2013 05:47 PM PDT An arrest warrant has been issued for a popular 1990s rapper who died from diabetes-related complications earlier this year. Timothy Blair aka "Tim Dog" reportedly died on February 14, 2013 at the age of 46, according to The Source – a popular hip-hop magazine that was widely cited among other news out... Continue reading First A1c Test For Diagnosing Diabetes Wins FDA Clearance Thu, 23 May, 2013 05:11 PM PDT The FDA on Thursday granted marketing clearance for the first HbA1c test for diagnosing diabetes - COBAS INTEGRA 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay, manufactured by Roche, of Basel, Switzerland. Continue reading

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