Purdue researchers eye insulin pills over injections
Purdue University researchers report a new acrylic gel coating on insulin pills that could survive digestion and deliver insulin through the small intestine, potentially enabling oral dosing within a decade. In tests on rats and dogs, up to 16 percent reached the bloodstream, compared with 50 to 80 percent for injections, a level that may still regulate blood sugar.
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American Diabetes Association
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Los Angeles
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Tax free accounts offer hope for patients rights bill
In Great Falls Virginia, 64 year old Wim Johnson explains using a medical savings account to cover medical costs after his employer failed. Congress created MSAs five years ago in a test program set to expire in 2003 and the House backed a patients rights bill to make them permanent. Critics warn MSAs favor the wealthy and healthy.
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Naming Myers as top military adviser to Bush
President Bush designates Air Force General Richard Myers as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to advance a space based missile shield. Myers praised for Asia expertise and budget focus, with Rumsfeld backing space defense while Congress hesitates.
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