Health News: [diabetes ]: FDA warns of massive diabetes test strip recall

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Health News : diabetes - News from Yahoo !   13-Pound Baby Jasleen Born Naturally, but World Record Stands Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 01:05 PM PDT A baby weighing in at 13.4 pounds and measuring nearly 23 inches was born naturally last week in a German hospital. The baby's mother was suffering from undiagnosed gestational diabetes that resulted in baby Jasleen's being born at a higher birth weight, according to a... Continue reading

Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   FDA warns of massive diabetes test strip recall Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 01:09 PM PDT The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about the recall of 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels. Continue reading Fountain Of Youth May Be Sitting In Your Medicine Cabinet Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 01:09 PM PDT Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online According to a new study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the commonly prescribed diabetes drug metformin has been shown to extend the lifespan of laboratory mice when given at a certain dosage. In the study, which was publ... Continue reading 13-Pound Baby Born Naturally, but World Record Stands Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 01:04 PM PDT A baby weighing in at 13.4 pounds and measuring nearly 23 inches was born naturally last week in a German hospital. The baby's mother was suffering from undiagnosed gestational diabetes that resulted in baby Jasleen's being born at a higher birth weight, according to a...         Continue reading New Data Show Diabetes Prevalence Continues To Rise In New York City Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 01:04 PM PDT NEW YORK, July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Health Department today released new data on New York City's growing diabetes epidemic. According to the Health Department's Community Health Survey, from 2002 to 2012, the proportion of adults with diabetes increased by 33% – from 8% to... Continue reading Diabetes test maker recalls 62 million Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 01:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about the recall of 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels. Continue reading Huge diabetes test strip recall Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 12:59 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about the recall of 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels. Continue reading Understanding the effects of genes on human traits Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 12:54 PM PDT ( McGill University Health Centre ) Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a disease is only a first step. In a... Continue reading FDA: diabetes test strip maker recalls 62 million products that can give incorrect readings Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 12:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about the recall of 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels. Nova Diabetes Care announced the recall Friday after discovering that some of the strips can show incorrect, abnormally high Continue reading Sansum Diabetes Research Institute Announces the Election of New Officers Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 12:35 PM PDT Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is pleased to announce the election of new officers and new members to the organization's Board of Trustees. Robert Nagy, M.D. has been elected as Board President, replacing outgoing President Ellen Goodstein, Esq, who completed her two-year tenure in June of 2013. Continue reading

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