diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia will no longer be sold at retail pharmacies beginning this November, due to the cardiovascular risks it poses to patients. According to the new rules, which will go into effect on Nov. 18, the...

Wait a minute, Doc. You want me to share my appointment with 10 other patients? Group appointments aren't just for psychotherapy anymore. Put diabetes, high blood pressure and maybe even Parkinson's disease on the list. Shared checkups aim to help patients who are battling certain chronic...

In remote villages of Ecuador, scientists have found a population that may hold clues to fighting diabetes and cancer — people with a type of dwarfism who almost never get those diseases. It turns out that a gene mutation that stunts their growth also may block cell changes that lead to these...

GlaxoSmithKline says it has updated the labeling of its diabetes pill Avandia to include safety restrictions ordered by federal health authorities because of the drug's links to heart attack. The Food and Drug Administration announced the changes in September as the latest safety action...

Almost 26 million Americans older than age 20 have diabetes and more than a quarter or 7 million do not know they have the disease, according to estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. In addition, more than one-third of adults in the United States...

Why coffee may help prevent diabetes NAGOYA, Japan, (UPI) -- The caffeine in coffee may be the compound that makes coffee help prevent diabetes, researchers in Japan found. Fumihiko Horio of Nagoya University and colleagues fed either water or coffee to a group of laboratory mice. The mice...

Low muscle mass ups diabetes risk LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- Dieting alone may not be enough to prevent type 2 diabetes, a U.S. researcher cautions. Preethi Srikanthan of the University of California, Los Angeles, says sarcopenia -- low skeletal muscle mass and strength often found in those who...