News: Diabetes

Diabetic Nerve Damage Linked to Metabolic Factors

5.18.12

Targeting the various aspects of the metabolic syndrome may provide a means for preventing the development of diabetic neuropathy, authors of a review suggested.

Glitazones Take New Hit for Bladder Ca Risk

5.18.12

CHICAGO -- British patients followed after starting on glitazone drugs for type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to develop bladder cancer than those taking sulfonylurea agents.

Changes in Eye Vessels Signal Heart Troubles

5.14.12

Changes in diameter of the tiny blood vessels in the retina predicted the later development cardiovascular disease in African-Americans with type 1 diabetes, researchers found.

Clinical Notes: CF Drug Combo Shines in Trial

5.13.12

Cystic fibrosis patients with the most common CF mutation had improved lung function with a two-drug combination. Also this week: a CDC advisory group adopts formal evidence-grading standards.

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