Health News: [diabetes ]: Popular diabetes drug does not improve survival rates after cancer: Study

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Popular diabetes drug does not improve survival rates after cancer: Study Thu, 09 May, 2013 08:47 AM PDT ( Women's College Hospital ) Despite previous scientific studies that suggest diabetes drug metformin has anti-cancer properties, a new, first-of-its-kind study from Women's College Hospital has found the drug may not actually improve survival rates after breast cancer in certain patients. Continue reading Support the fight against diabetes while honouring Leaside's 100th anniversary Thu, 09 May, 2013 08:23 AM PDT Residents can help support people living with diabetes, while honouring Leaside's 100th anniversary, at the eighth annual Leaside Spring into Action diabetes fundraiser Saturday, May 11. Continue reading Christie's Surgery Highlights Weight-Loss Options Thu, 09 May, 2013 08:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON - Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve people's waistlines, but their health. Obesity causes or worsens myriad health problems, from diabetes to heart disease, severe sleep apnea to arthritic knees. Christie has revealed that... Continue reading Positive social support at work shown to reduce risk of diabetes Thu, 09 May, 2013 07:47 AM PDT ( American Friends of Tel Aviv University ) Dr. Sharon Toker of Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management has found that low levels of social support and high levels of stress in the workplace accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term -- even in employees who appear to be heal... Continue reading Taking Diabetes to Heart Thu, 09 May, 2013 06:45 AM PDT Celebrity chef Art Smith shows us how type 2 diabetes has changed his life and how you can make healthier choices. Continue reading 'Smart' nanoparticles may replace injections for diabetes treatment Thu, 09 May, 2013 06:10 AM PDT In the near future, diabetics may no longer have to suffer multiple injections of insulin daily. Injections may be reduced to just once per week, and instead if insulin being fired into the bloodstream, nanoparticles may take its place. Continue reading Abbott receives CE Mark for ARCHITECT HbA1c test Thu, 09 May, 2013 05:15 AM PDT Abbott today announced CE Marking (Conformité Européenne) for the ARCHITECT clinical chemistry Hemoglobin A1c test, which may aid physicians in diagnosing and monitoring diabetes as well as identifying patients at risk for developing diabetes. Continue reading

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