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Recall of Colistimethate for Injection USP and Rifampin for Injection USP

Eatontown, NJ, Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Heritage) today announced the voluntary nationwide recall of ten (10) lots of Colistimethate for Injection, USP, 150 mg Single-Dose...

Big Development in Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

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Women Who Drink Two-Plus Cans of Soda Pop Per Day at Nearly Twice The...

Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found.

Researchers Create Snack Foods With An Extra Dose Of Fiber

A professor is researching how extrusion processing can be used to make fiber-enriched flour taste like the kind used in most cookies and tortillas so that manufacturers can make a more healthful snacking alternative that consumers want to eat.

Report: Gardenia Fruit Compound Starting Point For Diabetes Therapy

A Gardenia fruit extract traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat the symptoms of type 2 diabetes does indeed contain a chemical that reverses some of the pancreatic dysfunctions that underlie the disease, researchers report in Cell Metabolism. The chemical therefore represents a useful starting point for new diabetes therapies, they said.

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.

Eating Habits As Important As Meds For Diabetic Blood Sugar Control

For those with type 2 diabetes, the most prevalent kind, a person's eating habits, their basic eating practices matter as much or more as medicine for maintaining blood sugar control

JAK2 Enzyme Helps Protect Brain Cells, Wreaks Havoc on Blood Vessels

JAK2 is an enzyme found in all cells that plays an important role in development and growth.

Call to Action: White House Urging Cuts In Diabetes Funding. Contact Your Members of...

Diabetes funding is in jeopardy. We urge all of our readers to take a minute to make their collective voices heard.

UB Researcher Observes Strong Statistical Correlation Between Prevalence of Diabetes, Air Pollution

Pollutants may be concentrated in body fat of those who are obese. A dramatic statistical correlation between the prevalence of diabetes and air pollution levels has been demonstrated.

Nation’s Leading Hospitals Serving Up Fast Food

Researchers find 38 percent of top hospitals in U.S. have fast food franchises on-site. When you see your favorite fast food restaurant inside the hospital that just told you to eat healthy, aren't you getting a mixed message?