Volunteers Needed for Inhaled Insulin Study

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are looking for 400 people with type 1 diabetes to volunteer for a study of an inhaled insulin treatment.

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Pizza’s are Bad News for Diabetics

"Keeping glucose levels from jumping too high or dipping too low may help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, which has been connected to erratic glucose levels in those with diabetes," said Robert Gabbay, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Centre, and co-director, Penn State Diabetes Centre.

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Rep. Senator Diana DeGette supports stem-cell research; Shouldn’t you too?

DeGette, a Denver Democrat, and Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., are sponsoring a bill that would add new ethical standards and increase the number of lines of embryonic stem cells available for federally funded disease research. The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

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