To treat preventable complications in diabetes patients, Ireland spends hundreds of millions of euro annually. But to tackle the growing health issue, no national strategy has been made as yet.
Comparing the 15 EU countries, Ireland has the...
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Treat diabetes patients with piglet cells! Yes. That is what the scientists say. Within three years after successful experiments in monkeys, scientists say that transplant of piglet cells could be used to treat diabetes patients.
Insulin-producing...
Many of us love potatoes cooked in different delicacies. But, do you know holding that side of fries might help thwart type 2 diabetes? A new research has suggested this.
Researchers at Harvard University made a long-term study of nearly 85,000 U.S....
We generally know that the development of type 2 diabetes may be affected by our genes. But, behavioral and lifestyle factors are also important. And thus, we can change things. 90% of type 2 diabetes in women can be attributed to: excess weight, lack of.
Hanoi witnessed the opening of an international diabetes conference Wednesday, which addresses one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st century.
"Our ultimate aim is to encourage governments worldwide, policymakers, and funding...
Biotechnology firm Transition Therapeutics Inc.'s (TSX:TTH) regenerative treatment for diabetes has been awarded a patent in the United States - the company informed Tuesday.
A short course of injections of naturally occurring peptides can regenerate...
A simple transplant procedure for diabetes that relies on seaweed! A woman has become the first Australian patient to trial on this. Janice Stewart, has been injected with about 200,000 pancreatic cells from a dead donor after they were placed inside...
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. launched its diabetology division, AzuCa. The company announced this on Monday. It aimed to sharpen its focus on the disease and increase its market share in the segment. It is from April this year, the division will be...
More and more women are developing what's called "gestational diabetes" that is they become diabetic while they are pregnant. New York Times has reported that this disorder appears to be growing fast. And in about 10 years, it is raised by nearly 50...
Though EU countries are on with all its efforts to tackle the growing diabetes epidemic, Ireland has disappointingly fallen behind, according to a major new report. Ireland, among all the 14 EU member states, has no strategy in place for tackling what...
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