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FDA Approves First Generic of Drug Used to Treat Severe Hypoglycemia

Potential Of Puerarin To Help Manage Diabetes

According to a press announcement the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic of glucagon for injection USP, 1 mg/vial packaged in an emergency kit, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar), which may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus. The drug is also indicated as a diagnostic aid in …

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Stem Cells & Bone Marrow Cells Safe as Cardiomyopathy Therapy

Stem Cells & Bone Marrow Cells Safe as Cardiomyopathy Therapy

Transendocardial stem cell injection (TESI) with stem cells and bone marrow cells is confirmed as an effective therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a heart condition in which the left ventricle – the main heart muscle – pumps blood poorly.  Alan W. Heldman, from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine …

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