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Lupin Settles Patent Dispute Over Glumetza Diabetes Treatment

Indian generic drug maker Lupin Ltd. (500257.BY) Thursday said it has settled a patent infringement litigation with Santarus Inc. (SNTS) and DepoMed Inc. (DEPO) over the Glumetza extended-release tablets for diabetes treatment.

15 Ways to Boost Your Liver

Perhaps the most impressive thing about the liver is its ability to regenerate itself. When it is given the critical nutrients, a healthy whole foods diet, and herbs to help it function, it can be restored to health in most circumstances.

Nursing home fined after patient allegedly dies from inadequate care

According to a report by the state Department of Public Health, a patient at Downey Care Center went into a diabetic coma after the facility failed to check her glucose level, despite being aware of her history of diabetes.

Understanding Diabetes Animated Series Released

Health Nuts Media announces the completion of Understanding Diabetes, a seven-part animated video series designed to educate children and their parents about diabetes diagnosis and management.

Using your cellphone to fight diabetes

Participants can sign up for a free 14-week program of personalized text messages aimed at improving the health of people with diabetes or reducing the risk of developing the disease.

Teen crosses diabetes hurdle, enters swimming event

Pump therapy may significantly reduce diabetes-related stress in families with Juvenile diabetic children said Dr Abhay A Mutha, consultant diabetologist, Founder President of Diabetes Care and Research Foundation.

Alberta unveils expanded funding for diabetics

The Government of Alberta announced expanded coverage for diabetics on Thursday. the additional funding doubles the government’s diabetes supply coverage to $26.6 million.

Toward a personalized treatment against diabetes

Gathering experts from 21 European academic institutions and key players of the pharmaceutical industry, the DIRECT project will focus on the stratification of patients with type 2 diabetes in order to develop personalized treatments.

Drug Delivery Microchip Passes Human Trial

Patients who require regular drug treatments, such as those with chronic pain or diabetes, could have their lives made much easier

Devon role in €45m type 2 diabetes research

Medical researchers from Devon will be involved in a €45m (£37m) European project to research type 2 diabetes.

European Researchers battle aggressive type 2 diabetes

Professor Oluf Borbye Pedersen has just received a grant of DKK 11 million to investigate the gut bacteria researchers suspect of playing a part in the aggressive rapid development of diabetes.

Coco sugar: promising alternative sweetener

Coconut sap has a low Glycemic Index (or GI) informed the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology

Foot care tips for diabetics can save a limb

Doctors estimate almost 50 percent of these amputations could have been prevented if the person had taken better care of their feet.

Think Like a Pancreas

Think Like a Pancreas is a book that covers essentially anything and everything you’d need to know about living with diabetes.

Diabetic patients not offered vital tests

An estimated 1.3 million diabetes patients are missing out on vital and potentially life-saving health checks, the BBC has learned.

When diabetes impacts the eye

Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of blindness. Diabetic eye disease primarily encompasses diabetic retinopathy and cataract, which lead to either reversible or irreversible loss of vision.

Twins key to juvenile diabetes study at VU

Identical twins Grant Mitchell and Luke Mitchell are teammates on the basketball court and allies in the battle against Type 1 diabetes.

Exercise can reduce need for disease-fighting drugs

According to Bernd Wolfarth, a sports physician at Munich Technical University Hospital, the ability of regular exercise to lower expenditure on medications is indubitable. He cites diabetes patients as an example.

The Industry’s Fastest Talking Glucose Monitor

Patients looking for a more convenient way to accurately check their blood glucose are finding the solution in the latest monitor by Infopia America.

Diabetic alert dogs can sniff out health problems

Did you know that dogs can be trained to sniff out unhealthy blood sugar levels in humans — and alert them 20 minutes before a glucose monitoring system can?