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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   100,000 people with new diabetes meters Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 05:05 PM PDT The change to new blood glucose testing meters has been completed, with more than 100,000 people picking up the new meters. Continue reading New metabolic pathway involved in cell growth and implicated in cancer as well as metabolic disorders identified Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 04:50 PM PDT Researchers now have a more complete picture of one particular pathway that can lead to cancer and diabetes. Scientists uncovered how a protein called p62 has a cascade affect in regulating cell growth in response to the presence of nutrients such as amino acids and glucose. Continue reading Karen scales heights for diabetes cause Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 04:31 PM PDT REDDITCH'S MP scaled new heights to raise awareness of diabetes. Karen Lumley visited the Oakenshaw Tesco store off Coldfield Drive to help staff in their Scaling for Good challenge, which tasks people with climbing enough steps on a stepping machine to reach the peak of a chosen mountain. Continue reading FDA warns of diabetes test strip recall Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 04:10 PM PDT The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with diabetes about a recall of up to 62 million glucose test strips used to measure blood sugar levels that can show incorrect, abnormally high blood sugar readings. Continue reading Can the FDA Be Wrong on Pancreatitic Cancer Risk with Byetta, Januvia? Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 03:30 PM PDT According to the FDA, there is no scientific evidence to confirm that a group of type 2 diabetes drugs called GLP-1 inhibitors is linked to pancreatic cancer. The FDA decision comes on the heels of the European Medicines Agency, which stated that they have been unable to confirm an increased risk of pa... Continue reading What is gestational diabetes? Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 03:25 PM PDT Babies may be born larger than normal because of a condition called gestational diabetes. That explains why baby Jasleen, born in Germany last week, weighed more than 13 pounds. Continue reading New Study Shows 59 Percent Of Americans Will Develop Kidney Disease In Their Lifetime Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 03:04 PM PDT NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly six of ten Americans will develop kidney disease in their lifetime, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  In comparison, lifetime risk of diabetes, heart attack and invasive cancer is... Continue reading Syria's refugees: Basil Yousif Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 01:44 PM PDT 'Syria today is like a piece of meat in the hands of many butchers who are mincing it with sharp knifes' Lives: Lebanon I decided to leave everything behind in Zabadani last July and flee to Lebanon. Life had become unbearable in my home town especially for my kids. They were in a panic all the time. Their he... Continue reading Scientists Discover a New Type of Protein Modification that May Play a Role in Cancer and Diabetes Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 01:33 PM PDT Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a new type of chemical modification that affects numerous proteins within mammalian cells. The modification appears to work as a regulator of important cellular processes including the metabolism of glucose. Continue reading New type of protein modification may play a role in cancer and diabetes Thu, 01 Aug, 2013 01:21 PM PDT Scientists have discovered a new type of chemical modification that affects numerous proteins within mammalian cells. The modification appears to work as a regulator of important cellular processes including the metabolism of glucose. Further study of this modification could provide insights into the causes o... Continue reading

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