Insulin pumps safe for five years, says a new study Meghna A Singhania2 Oct 2015 12:55 PM ISTPositioning it as a viable alternative to insulin injections for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, a new study has stressed on the option of...
Lilly diabetes drug slashes deaths in patients with heart risk Meghna A Singhania20 Sept 2015 1:05 PM ISTEli Lilly and Co's new Jardiance pill slashed deaths by 32 percent in patients with type 2 diabetes at risk of heart attack and stroke, a finding that...
Obese three-year old girl in US diagnosed with diabetes Meghna A Singhania18 Sept 2015 12:23 PM ISTIn a rare case, a three-and-a-half-year-old obese girl in the US has become the youngest person to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The girl, from a...
New manufacturing unit for Biocon in Bengaluru Pooja16 Sept 2015 11:02 AM ISTBiocon has launched its new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru to provide pen-like insulin devices for diabetes patients. It aims to strengthen the...
Type II diabetics may help prevent dementia: Study Meghna A Singhania15 Sept 2015 12:13 PM ISTAn international study has concluded that controlling blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients can prevent the risk of dementia in such clinical...
Diabetes drug may increase the fat inside our bones Pooja10 Sept 2015 10:15 AM ISTHigh doses of diabetes drug rosiglitazone can lead to deposit of fat inside the bones, thus increasing the risk of fracturesAccording to a study...
Novartis CEO says diabetics' contact lens tests to start in 2016 -paper Meghna A Singhania6 Sept 2015 10:54 AM ISTZURICH, Sept 5 - Novartis Chief Executive, Joe Jimenez, told a Swiss newspaper that the first human tests of a contact lens it is developing with...
Ezetimibe can reduce cardiovascular problems, says new study Meghna A Singhania3 Sept 2015 12:03 PM ISTWashington, D.C.: A new study has found that Ezetimibe can reduce the cardiovascular problems in diabetes patients. The drug achieved greater...
FDA warns of severe joint pain risk with DPP-4 diabetes drugs Meghna A Singhania29 Aug 2015 11:09 AM ISTA class of diabetes drugs that include Merck & Co Inc's Januvia has been linked with severe joint pain, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said...
USFDA approves Type 2 diabetes drug from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly Pooja28 Aug 2015 10:29 AM ISTUSFDA has approved a drug from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (BIPI) and Eli Lilly and Company to help control blood glucose in people with Type...
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals expecting nod from USFDA Pooja25 Aug 2015 10:17 AM ISTGlenmark Pharmaceuticals has recently stated to PTI that during this fiscal the company is expecting a go-ahead from the US Food and Drug...
New diabetes drug launched in India by US pharma Eli Lilly Pooja13 Aug 2015 11:27 AM ISTIndia to enhance its diabetes medication portfolio with the launch of US pharma major Eli Lilly’s new drug in the market by end of 2015US pharma major...
