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Y! Health Diabetes News
Y! Health Diabetes News, updated continuously.

• FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs (HealthDay)

  Posted on 3 Jul 2008 at 11:48 pm
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs designed to control type 2 diabetes should be subjected to more thorough safety reviews to ensure they don't raise the risk of heart problems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers said Wednesday.
  

• New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds (HealthDay)

  Posted on 2 Jul 2008 at 11:47 pm
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- To help combat one of the most serious health issues facing Hispanics in the United States, a new Spanish language guide to type 2 diabetes has been released.
  

• Advisers urge higher bar for new diabetes drugs (Reuters)

  Posted on 2 Jul 2008 at 7:53 pm
  Reuters - U.S. regulators should require drugmakers to study the potential heart risks of all new diabetes medicines, an advisory panel said on Wednesday.
  

• FDA panel urges more testing for diabetes drugs (AP)

  Posted on 2 Jul 2008 at 5:29 pm
  AP - Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended.
  

• New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes (HealthDay)

  Posted on 30 Jun 2008 at 11:46 pm
  HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- A newly discovered molecular malfunction may explain the development of high blood pressure, diabetes and immune problems, researchers report.
  

• Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids (HealthDay)

  Posted on 30 Jun 2008 at 11:46 pm
  HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children in the United States have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can boost their odds for heart disease, researchers report.
  

• Fatty liver in kids tied to metabolic syndrome (Reuters)

  Posted on 30 Jun 2008 at 4:20 pm
  Reuters - In overweight or obese children, fatty liver disease appears to be a specific risk factor for the metabolic syndrome, a precursor of heart disease and diabetes, according to a study appearing in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
  

• Three million new diabetes cases in last two years: US agency (AFP)

  Posted on 29 Jun 2008 at 1:32 pm
  AFP - Some 24 million Americans suffer from diabetes, an increase of more than three million in just the last two years, according to US government figures.
  

• Diabetes linked to cognitive decline in seniors (Reuters)

  Posted on 27 Jun 2008 at 1:22 pm
  Reuters - Older adults with type 2 diabetes may have a steeper mental decline as they age, a large study suggests.
  

• Unhealthy Meals Dull Older Diabetics' Memory (HealthDay)

  Posted on 26 Jun 2008 at 11:47 pm
  HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with type 2 diabetes are apt to have memory problems after eating a meal loaded with fat, but a new study has found the damage can be undone if they take antioxidant vitamins along with the unhealthy food.