Older and cheaper pills just fine for diabetes
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Older and cheaper pills are just as effective for treating diabetes as some of the more expensive new drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Science & environment: People with diabetes could benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, scientists say
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Keeping a healthy weight may help people live longer by limiting insulin exposure in the brain, US scientists say.
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For people with type 2 diabetes  and moderately elevated blood glucose levels, the medication  vildagliptin, sold under the brand name Galvus, can produce  long-term improvements in the functioning of the  insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas along with better  glucose control, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Insulin, Glucotrol, and drugs  like Avandia and Actos are all effective treatments for  diabetes, but they can produce weight gain. In contrast, an  experimental drug called liraglutide seems to control sugar  levels without this frustrating side effect, Dutch researchers  report.
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The diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia raise the risk of heart failure but do not increase the risk of heart-related death, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, confirming earlier findings.
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Giving cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to people with type 2 diabetes prevents heart attack and stroke and saves lives, even if they don&#39;t have high cholesterol, a new study finds.
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Diabetics should receive cholesterol-busting drugs regardless of their heart disease risk, researchers say.
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NEW YORK  - Older women with diabetes who  take high doses of vitamin C for the sake of their hearts may  be doing more harm than good, new research suggests.
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Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category. While the proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are still not doing so.
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NEW YORK  - There is some evidence that  various types of drugs used to treat high blood pressure could  hasten or impede the development of type 2 diabetes, but the  latest findings don't support that idea.
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NEW YORK  - Insulin, Glucotrol, and drugs like Avandia and Actos are all effective treatments for diabetes, but they can produce weight gain.
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A newer drug appeared to delay the progression of the most common form of diabetes a little longer than two older medications but also raised the risk of heart problems, weight gain and fractures, a large study has found.
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Sanofi-Aventis's  Acomplia pill  can significantly improve blood sugar levels in patients with  type 2 diabetes while also reducing their weight, clinical  trial data sponsored by the French drugmaker showed on Tuesday.
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Dec. 10, 2004 - Millions of senior citizens and other consumers who take or need âstatinsâ to moderately lower their cholesterol could save up to $3.50 a day by considering the only generic version available
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Giving elderly people supplements of a hormone that tends to decrease as people age may help prevent weight gain and the increased risk of diabetes that often accompanies aging, according to a preliminary study.
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A new study found that the drug rosiglitazone reduced the chance of developing diabetes for people in high-risk categories by two-thirds.