Hypoglycemic Agents - Articles
Diabetes 101
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Anthony R.
... • Maintain normal blood pressure – Always ensure reliable blood pressure monitoring. If there is no improvement in my blood sugar levels, there are drug therapies using oral hypoglycemic agents. Your doctor can prescribe one or two of the following drugs depending on what may be appropriate for you: Sulfonylurea (Glibenclamide, Glicalzide, Glimepi ...
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Common diabetes medications linked to more deaths from heart disease
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Dr. John Z.
... and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting, there was “overwhelming support for requiring reductions” of heart disease and heart failure “before approval of new oral hypoglycemic agents.”Singh said in an interview, “Safer, cheaper and more effective treatment alternatives are available that do not carry these negative cardiovascular risks ...
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The Hypoglycemic Imagination
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Tiffany
The snow was deep and the air was crisp with a March chill, but I felt none of that. I was taking the new ATV out for a ride; it was blue and shiny with big nubby tires that sent this country girl's heart a-thumping. I zoomed past pine trees with an ecstatically free dog racing at my side, shifted into a lower gear when the snow hit up to my calves ...
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Hypoglycemic Alert Dogs
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Moganti S.
Hypoglycemic Alert DogsHave you ever heard of a dog that could sense when blood sugar is dropping to an unsafe level? They are called Hypoglycemic Alert Dogs and they are chan ...
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The DMCB Does It Again: A Summary of the Latest Disease Management Journal
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JaanS
... Using a claims data base and Pfizer’s “LATE” software, high-risk patient lists were created for statins, ACE/ARBs, beta blockers, ‘other’ anti-hypertensives and ‘other’ oral hypoglycemic agents. Participants were already enrolled in disease management. A control was selected from persons from a health plan without disease management. Care Manag ...
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A novel anti-angiogenic agent, T ...
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Medical Quack

A novel anti-angiogenic agent, TRC105 (also known as c-SN6j), developed in the laboratory of Ben K. Seon, PhD,Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has the potential to be an effective agent for the treatment of solid tumors. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TRC105 as an Investigational New Drug ...
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Saffron, Not Just a Flavoring Agent
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Sonzy

Did you think saffron was just a spice that gave your dish some color, smell and aroma? The virtues of saffron should not be underestimated so.
The world’s most expensive spice, saffron has a valuable place in Indian hearts. Most of our ghee-made sweets and kheers (desserts) receive their final touch with a pinch of [...]
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Screenplay Agent
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Susan May
My editor asked me a number of weeks ago to check into literary agents that might be good to send Nick’s New Heart screenplay to . I worked at trying to find agents I thought were good, which is hard to determine. I had to put off doing ...
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