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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
As many as 230 drugs targeting diabetes under development by PhRMA member companies
With diabetes on the rise all over the world, especially in developing countries like India, the pharmaceutical industry is shifting its focus to developing drugs that help ease the lifestyles of sufferers of the disease. The number of medicines under development for diabetes by member companies of PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a consortium of all major research based pharmaceutical companies in the world) has increased from 95 in 2008 to over 230 in 2010.
http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=63786&sid=1
Emirati finds diabetes gene afflicting nationals
A new study by an Emirati researcher has discovered a gene, the PRKD1 gene, which is strongly associated with the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes among the Emirati population
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/emirati-finds-diabetes-gene-afflicting-nationals-1.833119
Stem cell biologist brings new hope for diabetes treatments
Applications for stem cells were once considered ?futuristic.? But today?s research is ushering in a new era in which these cells are a source of great hope for use in regenerative medicine, as well as in the development of new drugs to prevent and treat illnesses including diabetes, Parkinson?s disease, spinal cord injury and macular degeneration.
http://www.hospitalnews.com/modules/magazines/mag.asp?ID=3&IID=156&AID=1934
A team for every patient with diabetes An interdisciplinary approach to a complex, chronic disease
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic illness that requires a lifelong commitment to complex lifestyle modifications involving nutrition management, physical activity, regular self-blood glucose monitoring, and adherence to medications and/or insulin therapy.
Proper management of these lifestyle modifications has been shown to reduce the risk and progression of diabetes complications. However, achieving and sustaining effective management is a huge challenge and more than half of those living with diabetes in Canada are unable to meet the recommended targets for glycemic control.
http://www.hospitalnews.com/modules/magazines/mag.asp?ID=3&IID=156&AID=1941
With diabetes on the rise all over the world, especially in developing countries like India, the pharmaceutical industry is shifting its focus to developing drugs that help ease the lifestyles of sufferers of the disease. The number of medicines under development for diabetes by member companies of PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a consortium of all major research based pharmaceutical companies in the world) has increased from 95 in 2008 to over 230 in 2010.
http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=63786&sid=1
Emirati finds diabetes gene afflicting nationals
A new study by an Emirati researcher has discovered a gene, the PRKD1 gene, which is strongly associated with the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes among the Emirati population
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/emirati-finds-diabetes-gene-afflicting-nationals-1.833119
Stem cell biologist brings new hope for diabetes treatments
Applications for stem cells were once considered ?futuristic.? But today?s research is ushering in a new era in which these cells are a source of great hope for use in regenerative medicine, as well as in the development of new drugs to prevent and treat illnesses including diabetes, Parkinson?s disease, spinal cord injury and macular degeneration.
http://www.hospitalnews.com/modules/magazines/mag.asp?ID=3&IID=156&AID=1934
A team for every patient with diabetes An interdisciplinary approach to a complex, chronic disease
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic illness that requires a lifelong commitment to complex lifestyle modifications involving nutrition management, physical activity, regular self-blood glucose monitoring, and adherence to medications and/or insulin therapy.
Proper management of these lifestyle modifications has been shown to reduce the risk and progression of diabetes complications. However, achieving and sustaining effective management is a huge challenge and more than half of those living with diabetes in Canada are unable to meet the recommended targets for glycemic control.
http://www.hospitalnews.com/modules/magazines/mag.asp?ID=3&IID=156&AID=1941