Much has been made of the “civil war” between type 1 and type 2 diabetics. To be honest, it seems silly to me, so I won’t dwell long…
Dermagraft is an advanced wound care product that contains living human skin cells...
Human spermatogonial stem cells extracted from testicular tissue can be turned into insulin-secreting beta islet cells normally found in the pancreas, say scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC)...
Francine Kaufman is a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital, USC in Los Angeles, the Chief Medical Officer for Medtronics,…
I saw Elizabeth Edwards the week the news broke about John Edward’s infidelity. Her advocacy in health care prompted her to stand in as a last…
The Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region is facing one of the greatest healthcare challenges of our time: the diabetes pandemic. It is estimated that 26.6 million people in the region have diabetes and this number is set to double to 51.7 million by 2030.
To help find solutions to this challenge, Novo Nordisk is sponsoring a Diabetes Leadership Forum on 12-13 December in Dubai. At the Forum, a group of over 600 regional...
This is a deliciously light, yet incredibly flavorful soup. It is also quite versatile. It would make a lovely first course for an elegant dinner or pair nicely with a salad for a quick and easy dinner.
Yesterday I took Tom and Guy, my two older sons, to their judo practice. Usually when I take them I sit outside and work or read during the practice,…
Consumers have been hectored to exercise more and eat nutritious foods, yet obesity rates have doubled...
Combining the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) with insulin provides better blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes than insulin alone and helps promote weight loss, according to a new study published on-line Dec. 7, 2010 by the Annals of Internal Medicine...