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FDA Approves New Indication for ertapenem for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Complicated Foot Infection in Diabetics
FDA has approved INVANZ® (ertapenem), a once-daily injectable antibiotic, for the treatment of moderate to severe complicated foot infection due to indicated pathogens in diabetic patients without osteomyelitis.
Posted on November 15, 2005 - 2:05am.
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Low-Calorie Sweetener Could Mimic Sugar
A low-calorie sweetener that tastes like sugar and could help control diseases like diabetes and obesity may be closer to reality thanks to research recently published.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 11:07pm.
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Researchers Find Nine Risk Indicators For Tooth Loss, Including Diabetes
Severe periodontal disease causes tooth loss and affects a certain group of people that appear to exhibit increased susceptibility to periodontal destruction, according to a study that appeared in the November Journal of Periodontology.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 11:04pm.
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Diabetic Blacks Have Less Coronary Artery Disease Than Diabetic Whites
In a surprising outcome, investigators at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center found that diabetic black men have dramatically lower amounts of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, than diabetic white men.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 10:46pm.
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Study Shows That Dialysis Patients Often Have Close Family Members Also On Dialysis
Nearly one-fourth of all dialysis patients have a close relative on dialysis, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and others, report in the current online edition of the American Journal of Nephrology. The researchers suggest screening other relatives for undetected kidney disease.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 10:44pm.
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Interference With Blood Glucose Measurement Following Use of Parenteral Maltose/Galactose/Oral Xylose-Containing Products
This notice is intended to alert physicians, nurses, medical technologists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals of the potential for life-threatening falsely elevated glucose readings in patients who have received parenteral products containing maltose or galactose, or oral xylose, and are subsequently tested using glucose dehydrogenase pyrroloquinolinequinone (GDH-PQQ) based glucose monitoring systems.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 7:06pm.
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Cuts Taking Effect Within A Month Remove Access To Tools Doctors And Patients Need To Manage Diabetes
The cuts will leave many Maine adults living in poverty with no or inadequate coverage for vital care and medical supplies required to properly manage diabetes.
Posted on November 2, 2005 - 4:54pm.
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