"Polypill" could slash diabetes risks
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) believes that the number of deaths and serious complications caused by diabetes could be reduced if all patients received an inexpensive 'polypill' containing several drugs commonly used to treat diabetes, which could also save millions in health care costs. Physicians and scientists at an ADA meeting also presented data on genes associated with diabetes, continuous glucose monitoring systems and treating comorbidities in patients with diabetes.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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Nicotine, donepezil may dampen meth craving
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The scientists studying the molecular and neurological basis of methamphetamine craving have found that nicotine and donepezil suppress craving like behavior in methamphetamine dependent rats by reactivating brain activity. The findings also suggest that donepezil and nicotine replacement therapies might help control craving in patients being treated for drug addiction.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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