Tag: the-metabolic
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Novo Nordisk diabetes drug fails to help heart failure: study
By Bill Berkrot ORLANDO (Reuters) – The Novo Nordisk diabetes drug Victoza failed to improve clinical stability or delay death in patients suffering from advanced heart failure, researchers reported at a medical meeting on Sunday. The injectable drug, known chemically as liraglutide, was tested in 300 patients with and without type 2 diabetes who had…
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What’s healthier than walking to work? Running to catch the bus
Taking the bus or train to work may be even healthier than walking, according to a new study published Sunday by the American Heart Association. “Bus/train commuters had even lower rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and overweight than the walkers or bikers,” according to a press release about the findings, which were presented at…