News for Week #13 2007
NiliMedix requests FDA
approval for insulin pump
Globes - Rishon
Le-Zion,Israel
NiliMedix's insulin pumps are smaller and lighter and
they break down less as they have no moving parts such as
motor, or reduction gear. ...
Boston Scientific
Announces Results From Arrive 1 Registry ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
In the medication-requiring diabetic sub-population, the
TAXUS-related cardiac event rate at two years was 11.4
percent, including cardiac death (1.9 ...
Chocolate boosts blood
vessel function
Online - International
News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan
During the six-week trial, 45 people were given 227 grams
of cocoa without sugar, cocoa with sugar or a placebo
each day. An upper arm arterys ability to ...
Genes for Type 2 Mapped
Diabetes Interview -
Fairfax,CA,USA
Two of the four genes are involved in the development or
function of insulin-secreting cells. One gene encodes a
protein that helps move zinc ions around ...
Pfizer's inhaled
insulin fails to impress doctors, insurers
Columbus Dispatch -
Columbus,OH,USA
NEW YORK (AP) Pfizer's stab at giving diabetics
insulin without needles is getting more praise than
prescriptions so far. Exubera, a powdered form inhaled
...
Hepi Pharma Initiate
US-Based Clinical Trial Of ProAlgaZyme ...
Trading Markets - Los
Angeles,CA,USA
OB) reported that an Institutional Review Board granted
approval to initiate a clinical study of the potential
effects of ProAlgaZyme on Metabolic Syndrome ...
Sanofi's Acomplia
reimbursable in France for obese and type 2 ...
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
Sanofi-aventis announced that Acomplia® 20mg
(rimonabant), the first drug in a new therapeutic class,
the selective cannabinoid-1 receptor antagonists, ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Rated Speculative Buy, Target Price $1.20 ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Insulin is used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.
According to the World Health Organization, the global
diabetic population exceeds 177 million patients ...
There's more to your
body shape than just appearance
SalemNews.com -
Salem,MA,USA
Together, these conditions make up the health condition
know as Metabolic Syndrome, which can increase a person's
risk for developing cardiovascular disease ...
News for Week #12 2007
Thiamine therapy
may help patients with Type-II diabetes
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
Dr Naila Rabbani delivered a presentation on High
dose B-vitamins therapy for the prevention of diabetic
complications. Rabbani is a senior research ...
Study: 'Clean' Children
At Greater Risk Of Diabetes
All Headline News - Mar 17, 2007
London, England (AHN) - Better hygiene and
clean environmental living conditions lead to a greater
risk of diabetes in children, according to a new study.
...
Asians at high diabetes
risk
Shanghai
Daily, China -
Asians are especially at risk for
diabetes, more so if they have a poor early life and move
rapidly to plenty. Experts say a malnourished fetus is
likely to ...
Geographic Disparities
in Diabetes-Related AmputationsTexas ...
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
The risk for lower extremity amputation (LEA) is
estimated at 15 to 40 times higher among persons with
diabetes than among persons without diabetes. ...
Obese men less likely
to commit suicide, study finds
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Researchers say higher amounts of insulin increase the
levels of serotonin, a key brain chemical that regulates
mood. By Denise Gellene, Times Staff Writer ...
Interrupting nerve
signals stops diabetes, hypertension in mice
Belleville News-Democrat -
Belleville,IL,USA
LOUIS - Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis
have discovered a nervy way to prevent diabetes and
hypertension in mice -- and they think their ...
Cocoa May Reduce Risk
Of Cancer Heart Attack Stroke and Diabetes ...
Best Syndication - Pinon
Hills,CA,USA
He believes that epicatechin is the key chemical that is
reducing their risk of stroke, heart failure, cancer and
diabetes. ...
Heart Disease,
Diabetes, Depression a Deadly Mix
CBC News - Canada
(HealthDay News) - Heart disease, diabetes and depression
can be a lethal triple-play - boosting a patient's death
risk by 20 percent to 30 percent, ...
The Bright Side of
Sunshine and the Dark Side of Diabetes
MedIndia - India
When expectant mothers get some sun, they could be doing
their unborn babies a big favor- warding off a chronic
ailment-diabetes. ...
Diabetes, depression
together increase risk for heart patients
Hindu - Chennai,India
This press release issued by Eurekalert says that having
both depression and type 2 diabetes increases the risk of
death for heart patients. ...
Health Authority
concerned about diabetes related amputations
RJR - Jamaica
The Western Regional Health Authority is expressing
concern about the increase in amputations in persons
suffering from diabetes. ...
Metabolic Syndrome
Do You Have It?
HealthNewsDigest.com - New
York,NY,USA
If interventions to reduce the incidence of this syndrome
are not instituted in the near future, a major increase
in heart disease and diabetes could occur ...
Risk of developing
diabetes increases with age
Glens Falls Post-Star -
Glens Falls,NY,USA
Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by
high levels of blood sugar. Diabetes can create serious
health problems, but diabetics can control ...
Diabetes: a growing
problem in newly-rich Asia
Scotsman -
Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
But the new variety of foods available to affluent
Asians, coupled with a less active lifestyle, has a price
-- diabetes. ...
Jonas Brothers Band
Member Reveals He Has Diabetes at Diabetes ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Nick Jonas, Age 14, Hopes His Story Will Inspire Other
Kids With Diabetes Jonas is Among First in the Country to
Adopt New Technology, The OmniPod(R) ...
Dire warning issued
over treating diabetes
London Free Press -
London,Ontario,Canada
Canada is behind other developed countries in preventing
and treating chronic diseases such as diabetes, a
situation that will overwhelm the health system ...
Diabetes Cases on the
Rise in Minnesota
WM Experts (press release)
- Inverness,FL,USA
Its name is Diabetes. Every 2 1/2 hours, someone in
Minnesota dies from diabetes or from complications
directly related to the disease. ...
Diabetes camp for
children in the Tahoe community
The Record-Courier -
Gardnerville,NV,USA
The Barton HealthCare System Foundation Diabetes Fund
gives children with diabetes living in the Tahoe
community the opportunity to attend a camp for ...
Strong Evidence Links
Soft Drink Consumption to Obesity, Diabetes
Newswise (press release) -
USA
Full-calorie soft drinks are also linked with reduced
intake of milk and fruit and increased risk of type 2
diabetes. Recommendations to reduce population ...
'I am seeing children
as young as 10 with adult-onset diabetes'
Gulf News - Dubai,United
Arab Emirates
Dubai: Adult-onset diabetes, so called because it tends
to affect older people, is becoming more common among
children in the UAE, with doctors reporting ...
University of Utah
researchers prevent diabetes in overweight rats
Deseret News - Salt Lake
City,UT,USA
University of Utah researchers have shown that inhibiting
production of a fat molecule called ceramide prevented
obese rats from developing type 2 diabetes. ...
Type I Diabetes
Associated with Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Cancer Consultants (press
release) - Memphis,TN,USA
According to an article recently published in the British
Journal of Cancer, patients with type I diabetes are at
an increased risk of developing pancreatic ...
Cuppa Joe Cuts Diabetes
Risk
Natural Products Industry
Insider - Phoenix,AZ,USA
In the trial, 21826 Finnish men and women 35 to 74 years
of age and with no history of diabetes were followed from
baseline1982, 1987, 1992 or 1997until ...
Sr. Center has diabetes
program
Trumann Democrat -
Trumann,AR,USA
The Trumann senior Life Center, 351 Campbell Street, is
hosting How I do Diabetes, a free educational seminar
about type 2 diabetes, provided by Novartis ...
Simple breath test to
detect diabetes
Times of India - New
Delhi,India
LONDON: Researchers have developed a simple breath test
for detecting Type 1 diabetes, and say that the new
non-invasive tool could possibly be an ...
Treating depression
improves diabetes control
Reuters.uk - UK
Researchers from Missouri treated 93 patients with type 2
diabetes and depression with the antidepressant bupropion
(Wellbutrin). ...
Tai Chi Chuan may
benefit type 2 diabetes patients
Reuters.uk - UK
People with type 2 diabetes experience chronic
inflammation, and while exercise has been shown to be
beneficial, strenuous exercise may boost inflammation ...
Family therapy helps
kids with type 1 diabetes
Scientific American - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Specially tailored family
therapy can help teens with type 1 diabetes keep their
blood sugar levels under control. ...
Soft drinks associated
with diabetes, report finds
CNN - USA
"This result alone," they assert,
"warrants serious concern about soft drink intake,
particularly in light of the unprecedented rise in type 2
diabetes in ...
Sycamore teen is Ohio
delegate at Juvenile Diabetes research congress
Community Press -
Florence,KY,USA
SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP - Andrew Jensen of Sycamore recalls
that he was four weeks away from becoming a teenager when
he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. ...
Clinical Trial of
Diabetes Regenerative Therapy Shows Positive Results
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation - USA
In the small Phase IIa trial, both type 1 and type 2
diabetes patients showed improvements in important
measures of blood glucose control. ...
NHS must step up to
challenge of better diagnosis of diabetes
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
Diagnosis of diabetes is improving, and the NHS must step
up to the challenge of providing high quality care for
each individual, according to a new report ...
Few Schools Using
Simple Test to Find Diabetes in Teens
AXcess News - Carson
City,NV,USA
Today, more than a third of her students screen positive
for diabetes, following a nationwide trend of more
children being diagnosed with the disease at an ...
Bill would require
health coverage for diabetes costs
WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohioans with diabetes and their
families are hailing a proposal that would require health
insurers to cover many of the costs of ...
Pre-Diabetes Is A
Growing Concern
KDKA - Pittsburg,PA,USA
(KDKA) There is a condition that puts millions of people
on the path to diabetes, and many arent even aware
of it. The condition is called pre-diabetes and ...
Govt. to launch
programme on diabetes, cardiovascular diseases
Hindu - Chennai,India
(PTI): The Government proposes to launch a national
programme for prevention and control of diabetes and
cardiovascular diseases, the Lok Sabha was informed ...
18 Diabetic Patients
Implanted With VeriMed RFID Microchip at ...
SYS-CON Media -
Montvale,NJ,USA
At the Diabetes EXPO, physicians implanted VeriMed RFID
microchips in conference attendees who signed up for the
voluntary procedure. ...
Gardner introduces
diabetes bill
Sandusky Register -
Sandusky,OH,USA
Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, has introduced a bill
requiring insurance companies to include coverage for
diabetes, and the measure quickly picked up ...
Medtronic seeks wider
diabetes reimbursement
Reuters - USA
N: Quote, Profile, Research) diabetes business on Monday
said wider insurance coverage for continuous blood sugar
monitors is still several years off, ...
Ceapro tackles diabetes
head on
Canada NewsWire (press
release) - Canada
CeaProve(R) enables people with impaired glucose
tolerance or pre-diabetes, one of the first stages of
diabetes development, to detect their condition. ...
Diabetes unit mum on
why chief quit
DesMoinesRegister.com -
Des Moines,IA,USA
Officials with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
are mum as to why the executive director of the charity's
Greater Iowa Chapter resigned shortly ...
PhytoMedical Furthers
Development of New Class of Compounds for ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
PhytoMedicals new class of compounds for type-2
diabetes derived from cinnamon, shown in independent
third-party studies to significantly reduce blood ...
Growth Hormone Abuse
May Boost Diabetes Risk
HealthCentral.com -
Arlington,VA,USA
FRIDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People who use growth
hormone to improve their athletic performance may be at
risk of developing diabetes, ...
Diabetes Suffers
Monitoring Their Glucose
WNDU-TV - South
Bend,IN,USA
Nerve damage, kidney failure, vision loss, and
amputations are a few of the complications people with
diabetes face. The only way to avoid them is to keep ...
Takeda reports its
diabetes drug causes more fractures in women
Gulf News - Dubai,United
Arab Emirates
Ltd's. pioglitazone drug for diabetes reported more
fractures than those taking a placebo or another drug in
clinical trials, the company and US health ...
Belly fat may drive
inflammatory processes associated with disease
News from Washington
University in St. Louis - Saint Louis,WA,USA
March 8, 2007 -- As scientists learn more about the key
role of inflammation in diabetes, heart disease and other
disorders, new research from Washington ...
Walking for a cure:
Teen joins national effort to fight diabetes
The Olympian -
Olympia,WA,USA
Now a freshman at North Thurston High School, Clarke will
head a 26-member team in the May 5 Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation International's Walk to ...
10% of adults diabetic
NM's high afflication rate prompts Domenici ...
Gallup Independent -
Gallup,NM,USA
Pete Domenici has introduced bipartisan legislation which
would ensure the medical needs of Native Americans and
Hispanics who suffer from diabetes are ...
Depression, Diabetes,
and Heart Disease Combined Greatly Increase ...
Associated Content -
Denver,CO,USA
A patient who suffers from a combination of depression,
diabetes, and heart disease has a 30 percent
higher-than-average death risk, a new study indicates.
...
Basketball Legend Walt
Frazier Teams with Association to Fight ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
The Heart Of Diabetes Encourages People to Control Type 2
Diabetes HOUSTON, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt
"Clyde" Frazier knows the importance of good
health ...
Harbin Clinic selected
for diabetes program
Rome News-Tribune -
Rome,GA,USA
Harbin Clinic has been selected as one of three sites to
partner with International Diabetes Center (IDC) at Park
Nicollet to implement IDCs evidence-based ...
Massaro to speak on
diabetes
Maui News - Wailuku,HI,USA
WAILUKU Dr. Russell P. Massaro will speak on
diabetes and management of the disease during a session
of the Diabetes Education Support Group from 6:30 to ...
Successful Islet Cell
Transplant in Mice With Type 1 Diabetes
MedIndia - India
Researchers have determined a way to pre-screen cancer
patients to see if they are suitable candidates for
proteasome inhibitors, a promising class of ...
Growth Hormone Abuse
May Boost Diabetes Risk
CBC News - Canada
FRIDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) - People who use growth
hormone to improve their athletic performance may be at
risk of developing diabetes, ...
Initiatives | Groups
Launch Projects To Prevent Diabetes Among ...
Kaiser network.org -
Washington,DC,USA
The program is one of five pilot projects -- others are
in Denver; Phoenix; Portland, Ore.; and San Diego --
sponsored by the American Diabetes Association ...
Health Alert:
Pre-diabetes
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
(National) March 12, 2007 - Millions of people have a
condition that puts them on a path to diabetes, but
aren't aware of it. Pre-diabetes is a growing ...
Takeda Warns of Broken
Bones in Women Taking Actos for Diabetes
Bloomberg - USA
Takeda, Japan's largest drugmaker, and US regulators
urged doctors to consider the risk of fractures when
treating women with type 2 diabetes, ...
PhytoMedical Furthers
Development of New Class of Compounds for ...
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
As part of the Company's ongoing efforts to further the
development of its synthesized analogues for type-2
diabetes, PhytoMedical Technologies, ...
News for Week #11 2007
Risk of developing
diabetes increases with age
Glens Falls Post-Star -
Glens Falls,NY,USA
Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by
high levels of blood sugar. Diabetes can create serious
health problems, but diabetics can control ...
Successful Islet Cell
Transplant in Mice With Type 1 Diabetes
MedIndia - India
Researchers have determined a way to pre-screen cancer
patients to see if they are suitable candidates for
proteasome inhibitors, a promising class of ...
Depression, Diabetes,
and Heart Disease Combined Greatly Increase ...
Associated Content -
Denver,CO,USA
A patient who suffers from a combination of depression,
diabetes, and heart disease has a 30 percent
higher-than-average death risk, a new study indicates.
...
Takeda reports its
diabetes drug causes more fractures in women
Gulf News - Dubai,United
Arab Emirates
Ltd's. pioglitazone drug for diabetes reported more
fractures than those taking a placebo or another drug in
clinical trials, the company and US health ...
Belly fat may drive
inflammatory processes associated with disease
News from Washington
University in St. Louis - Saint Louis,WA,USA
March 8, 2007 -- As scientists learn more about the key
role of inflammation in diabetes, heart disease and other
disorders, new research from Washington ...
10% of adults diabetic
NM's high afflication rate prompts Domenici ...
Gallup Independent -
Gallup,NM,USA
Pete Domenici has introduced bipartisan legislation which
would ensure the medical needs of Native Americans and
Hispanics who suffer from diabetes are ...
Growth Hormone Abuse
May Boost Diabetes Risk
HealthCentral.com -
Arlington,VA,USA
FRIDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People who use growth
hormone to improve their athletic performance may be at
risk of developing diabetes, ...
Tai Chi Chuan may
benefit type 2 diabetes patients
Scientific American - USA
To investigate whether Tai Chi might do the same for
diabetic patients, Yang and his team had 32 men and women
participate in three hour-long sessions of ...
Clinical Trial of
Diabetes Regenerative Therapy Shows Positive Results
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation - USA
In the small Phase IIa trial, both type 1 and type 2
diabetes patients showed improvements in important
measures of blood glucose control. ...
NHS 'must improve care
for diabetes patients'
24dash.com -
Hereford,Herefordshire,UK
Diagnosis of diabetes is improving, and the NHS must step
up to the challenge of providing high quality care for
each individual, according to a new report ...
Blackwell Publishing
Releases February Issue Entitled Diabetic ...
Newswire Today (press
release) - London,UK
... 03/08/2007 - A paper published by Blackwell
Publishing in the February 2007 issue of Nephrology
entitled Diabetic nephropathy without the diabetes:
If ...
Dietary patterns,
insulin resistance, and prevalence of the ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association of major
dietary patterns characterized by factor analysis with
insulin resistance and the metabolic ...
Altered postprandial
glucose, insulin, leptin, and ghrelin in ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Objective:We aimed to investigate the possible role of
glucose, insulin, leptin, and ghrelin in the pathogenesis
of these alterations. ...
Division of
Epidemiology and Community Health
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
A recent randomized controlled feeding trial conducted by
McMillan-Price et al (5) examined daily variations in
blood glucose and insulin from morning to ...
Rising Blood Sugar
Means Rising Heart Risk
Washington Post -
Washington,DC,USA
Even if you have normal blood glucose, there is a gradual
increase in risk wherever you start on the scale. If the
blood sugar is 'high normal,' there is a ...
Govt. to launch
programme on diabetes, cardiovascular diseases
Hindu - Chennai,India
(PTI): The Government proposes to launch a national
programme for prevention and control of diabetes and
cardiovascular diseases, the Lok Sabha was informed ...
PhytoMedical Furthers
Development of New Class of Compounds for ...
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
As part of the Company's ongoing efforts to further the
development of its synthesized analogues for type-2
diabetes, PhytoMedical Technologies, ...
Plasma Concentration of
Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor in ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Eyes with diabetic retinopathy have low levels of ocular
PEDF; however, the PEDF levels in the blood of diabetics
have still not been determined. ...
Glycemic Thresholds for
Activation of Counterregulatory Hormone ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: In patients with type 1 diabetes and reduced
awareness of hypoglycemia, the glycemic thresholds for
activation of counterregulatory hormone and ...
Treating depression
improves diabetes control
Reuters.uk - UK
Researchers from Missouri treated 93 patients with type 2
diabetes and depression with the antidepressant bupropion
(Wellbutrin). ...
Stress-signaling fat is
a culprit behind insulin resistance
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
Moreover, the researchers show, a treatment that blocks
ceramides synthesis markedly improves insulin
response and prevents the onset of diabetes in obese ...
Genetic study reveals
how endocrine cell types are produced in the ...
innovations report - Bad
Homburg,Germany
This work, published March 6, 2007 in the journal
Developmental Cell, sheds new light on the mechanism by
which insulin-producing beta cells are generated ...
Naturopathy: Herbs to
help regulate blood sugar
New Straits Times -
Persekutuan,Malaysia
Q: My grandmother has unstable blood sugar levels. Her
blood sugar levels sometimes run too high and sometimes
too low. Please help! ...
PRP could cause optic
nerve changes
OSN SuperSite
(subscription) - Thorofare,NJ,USA
SAN FRANCISCO Diabetic eyes treated with
panretinal laser photocoagulation have significantly
thinner retinal nerve fiber layers, which could be
mistaken ...
Transition Therapeutics
Announces Positive Data from E1-INT(TM ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
In the type 1 diabetes study, 6 of 11 (54%) patients
responded to E1-INT(TM) therapy, either by decreasing
their average daily insulin usage by more than ...
Ampalaya can cure
diabetes, says DoH
Manila Bulletin -
Manila,Philippines
It cited a 10-year study that found out that the
vegetable can effectively regulate blood sugar in the
same way as a regular anti-diabetes drug. ...
News for Week #10 2007
Diabetes outstrips
predicted prevalence
Victoria Times Colonist -
Victoria,BC,Canada
TORONTO -- Cases of diabetes have risen so dramatically
in Ontario -- and likely the rest of Canada -- that the
proportion of adults with the disease has ...
Medical Practitioners
Waging Campaign Against Diabetes
Arab News - Jeddah,Saudi
Arabia
The number of diabetic patients in the world is currently
between 194 million and 246 million, and should rise to
between 333 and 380 million individuals by ...
Diabetes Drug
Saxagliptin Seen on Track for FDA Action in 2008
Diabetes Drug Report -
Vero Beach,FL,USA
AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb have reiterated
plans to seek FDA approval of their new type 2 diabetes
drug, Saxagliptin, early next year, ...
Merck's March Madness
Forbes - NY,USA
Whatever the reason, Diabetic Investor considers the skin
lesion issue with Galvus a non-issue that is getting way
to much attention by the analyst ...
AquaLase shows trend
toward less foveal thickening in diabetic ...
OSN SuperSite
(subscription) - Thorofare,NJ,USA
AquaLase may be a better option for diabetic patients
than ultrasound phaco, lowering the risk of CME, an
investigator said. By Katrina Altersitz ...
High Blood Sugar is
Linked to An Increase in Cancer Risk, Study Finds
The Common Voice -
Greenville,SC,USA
Women with high blood sugar may be more likely to get
cancer, even if they aren't diabetic, reveals a study in
the March issue of Diabetes Care. ...
New technology
replacing finger-stick for diabetics
7Online.com - New
York,NY,USA
"It monitors blood sugars continuously, so everyone
knows at any point and time during the day or night, what
your blood sugar is," a diabetes specialist, ...
Bill allows
insulin-dependent diabetics to drive buses
Daily Mail - Charleston -
Charleston,WV,USA
The bill's sponsors said people who need insulin shots to
control their blood sugar should have the opportunity to
operate school buses if they want. ...
Insulin helps heal
wounds in study
Washington Times -
Washington,DC,USA
Insulin, a hormone known primarily for regulating
blood-sugar levels, also seems to enhance significantly
the healing of wounds, new research shows. ...
Diabetes,
cardiovascular disease and consumption of refined ...
Village News Network -
Fallbrook,CA,USA
Type 2 diabetes is indeed an epidemic of our time,
affecting approximately 15 million individuals in the US
alone, or almost eight percent of the US ...
MEREDITH CUMMINGS:
Pulmonary function test scary for this diabetic
Tuscaloosa News
(subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
And Im stuck in the middle of a diabetic stew. It
reminds me of when I lived in Sarasota, Fla. -- also
known as Retirementville, USA -- and I would go out ...
Surge in obesity among
children adds to Britain's growing band of ...
Telegraph.co.uk -
London,England,UK
Type 2 diabetes, sometimes called non-insulin dependent
diabetes, is closely linked to obesity. Adult obesity
rates in Britain have quadrupled in 25 years. ...
How a Specific Fat Type
Can Protect Against Weight Gain and Diabetes
HealthNewsDigest.com - New
York,NY,USA
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - BOSTON March 1, 2007
A new study from Joslin Diabetes Center may shed
light on why some people can eat excessive amounts of ...
Type 1 diabetes linked
to pancreatic cancer risk
Reuters.uk - UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It is well known that people
with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic
cancer, and now it seems that the risk ...
Predicted burden of
diabetes 'underestimated'
InTheNews.co.uk -
London,UK
It is estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
that the global rate of diabetes will rise by 39 per cent
from 2000 to 2039. ...
Nanogen wins patents
for diabetes and Alzheimers biomarkers
Small Times - USA
28, 2007Diagnostic products developer Nanogen Inc.
has been issued four patents by the US Patent and
Trademark Office for inventions related to diabetes ...
Growth hormone can
backfire
Health24.com - Cape
Town,South Africa
About a year after he started taking growth hormone, the
bodybuilder started to take insulin because his blood
sugar had risen too high. ...
Asia-Pacific has the
biggest diabetes burden in the world
Antara (press release) -
Antara,Indonesia
Nutrition, shows that up to 12 per cent of cardiovascular
deaths in the region (heart disease and stroke) are due
to diabetes. ...
Role of Maternal Cells
in Diabetes Probed
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
They found that 51% of the patients with diabetes had
such cells, as did 33% of unaffected siblings and 17% of
healthy controls. Of those who had maternal ...
News for Week #9 2007
Novartis Says FDA Wants
New Galvus Study; Shares Drop
Bloomberg - USA
Galvus and Januvia don't have to be injected like insulin
or Eli Lilly & Co.'s Byetta, which is given using a
pen-like apparatus. The medicines also don't ...
Black soya 'cuts
diabetes risk'
BBC News - UK
Yellow soya is already known to lower cholesterol, but
black soya is used in traditional oriental medicine as a
treatment for diabetes. ...
Diabetes Surgery Summit
to Discuss Bariatric Surgery as New ...
PR Web (press release) -
Ferndale,WA,USA
The summit, taking place in Rome, will highlight how
weight loss surgery for morbid obesity has dramatically
improved the health of type 2 diabetes patients ...
CureDM Enhances
Diabetes-Reversing Candidate
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
The second milestone was to show the ability of HIP to
reverse diabetes in mice. The well-recognized
streptozotocin-induced diabetes model was used to show
...
Prediabetes Gives Women
Head Start on Heart and Diabetes Risk
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
22 -- The countdown to diabetes and coronary heart
disease may start earlier for women with prediabetes than
for men, researchers said here. ...
Boric Acid Works for Yeast Infections in
Diabetic Women
ADA-Alexandria, VA, USA
Among women with diabetes, boric
acid vaginal suppositories clear up yeast infections
better than the prescription anti-fungal pill
fluconazole, Indian researchers report in the medical
journal Diabetes Care ...
News for Week #8 2007
Blood protein tied to
obesity, diabetes in Native Americans, Mexicans
By BJS
Researchers have discovered a variant of a common blood
protein in people of American Indian and Mexican ancestry
that is linked to elevated body mass index (BMI), obesity
and Type 2 diabetes. read more...
UU Partners Altnagelvin
In Diabetes Vitamin Research
University of Ulster
Online - Coleraine,UK
Patients with Type 1 diabetes are at risk of long
term damage to organs, in particular to the heart,
kidneys, eyes and nerves. There is evidence that this ...
Cholesterol Linked With
Type 2 Diabetes
Medical News Today - UK
One is insulin resistance, and the other is reduced
insulin production. The second is caused by reduction in
insulin release by "beta cells" in the pancreas
...
Pig cells hope for
diabetes cure
BBC News - UK
It means they need insulin injections to keep blood sugar
levels constant. Otherwise they face serious health
consequences - falling unconscious, ...
Diabetes in pregnancy
can hamper baby memory
Independent Online - Cape
Town,South Africa
San Francisco - Babies whose mothers had diabetes during
pregnancy may be less able to form early memories than
children whose mothers had normal ...
Schwarz Pharma:
lacosamide one step closer to the lucrative market
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is a symptom of diabetic
neuropathy, which is a nerve disorder caused by chronic
hyperglycemia. ...
Moms Infections
Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk in Child
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
It arises when the immune system mistakenly attacks the
pancreatic cells that make insulin, a hormone that
shuttles the sugar from food into cells to be ...
Diabetes breakthrough?
Toledo Blade -
Toledo,OH,USA
A DEVICE developed at the University of Toledo holds
great promise for the painless management of diabetes.
Short of a cure, the development of a ...
Diabetes Rate Increased
by 128% During 14-Year Period Among ...
Kaiser network.org -
Washington,DC,USA
The prevalence of diabetes among American Indians and
Alaska Natives ages 15 to 19 increased by 128% from 1990
to 2004 and by 77% for children under age 15, ...
Diabetes and heart
disease: New EU recommendations
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
Sophia Antipolis, France and Dusseldorf, Germany - The
European Society of Cardiology and the European
Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) have ...
Tokyo University team's
findings could help find diabetes cure
Boston Globe -
Boston,MA,USA
TOKYO -- A group of researchers led by a Tokyo University
Hospital professor has unraveled the mechanism behind
visceral fat-induced diabetes, ...
Research: Diabetes and
hypertension in mice halted
Lab Manager -
Amherst,NH,USA
Research at the Washington University School of Medicine
in St. Louis has found that interrupting nerve signals to
the liver can prevent diabetes and ...
Most Important Type-2
Diabetes Genes Identified
ShortNews.com -
Regensburg,Germany
Researchers at McGill University, Imperial College and
others say their latest findings explain almost 70% of
the genetic background for type-2 diabetes, ...
Rimonabant USA: Update
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
SERENADE (Study Evaluating Rimonabant Efficacy in
Drug-NAive DiabEtic Patients) is a multi-centre,
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ...
ASA: No Benefit Found
for Post-Stroke Tight Glucose Control
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
Glucose, potassium and insulin infusions for stroke
patients with mild to moderately elevated glucose levels
yielded no mortality advantage compared with ...
On obesity, type II
diabetes and chickens
Southwest Virginia
Enterprise - Wytheville,VA,USA
Obesity and the resulting health complications, such as
type II diabetes, have become a national epidemic in
recent years. Any research can help further the ...
News for Week #7 2007
Research may lead to
new drugs for diabetes
Lansing State Journal -
Lansing,MI,USA
TOKYO - A group of researchers led by a Tokyo University
Hospital professor has unraveled the mechanism behind
visceral fat-induced diabetes, ...
Breakthrough discovery
for Type 1 Diabetes
News 14 Carolina -
Raleigh,NC,USA
Type 1 diabetes is a disease that happens when the body
stops producing insulin, a hormone needed to regulate
blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes is a disease that ...
Major Discovery Is
Promising Target For New Diabetes Therapies
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
AMPK provides an especially promising drug target for
people with type 2 diabetes. These patients are
insulin-resistant, meaning that their cells are not ...
Number Of New
Diabetes-related Kidney Failure Patients More Than ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
The number of newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease
(kidney failure) patients with diabetes increased by 114%
over 10 years, from 1066 in 1995 to 2139 in ...
Diabetic felt ill
before death crash
Lynn News - King's
Lynn,Norfolk,UK
DIABETIC Elizabeth Lawrence had been sent home from work
at Tesco in Gaywood because she was feeling unwell on the
day a crash claimed her life, ...
Research Yields Clues
to Diabetic Eye Disease
WFIE-TV -
Evansville,IN,USA
9 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a
protein that causes blood vessel leakage and swelling in
the eyes of people with diabetic retinopathy. ...
Diabetic reaction leads
to crashes
Sheboygan Press -
Sheboygan,WI,USA
A 56-year-old Sheboygan driver repeatedly crossed the
centerline after suffering a diabetic reaction while
driving Wednesday, causing several crashes but ...
Exercise Pivotal In
Preventing And Fighting Type II Diabetes
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Science Daily One in three American children born
in 2000 will develop type II diabetes, according to the
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
American Indians have
highest diabetes rate, experts say
In-Forum (subscription) -
Fargo,ND,USA
American Indians and Alaska Natives suffer from diabetes
more than any ethnic group and the disease is
increasingly affecting young Indians, ...
Obesity poses larger
diabetes risk than inactivity
CNN - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Although obesity and lack of
physical activity both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes
in women, obesity appears to be the more ...
Dieting and Diabetes -
(What are the idiots likely to conclude from this study?)
Donga.com - Seoul,South
Korea
A study has found that women who diet severely are more
likely to have children prone to diabetes. A research
team at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital, ...
Pine tree extract
pycnogenol more potent in diabetes
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
A new study to be published in an upcoming edition of the
journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
reveals that French maritime pine tree extract ...
Pig cells may help
treat type I diabetes
DailyIndia.com -
Jacksonville,FL,USA
London, Feb 1 (ANI): A treatment for type 1 diabetes that
involves injecting pig cells into human patients is about
to be trialled in Russia. ...
Pipeline Products Could
Improve Treatment of Diabetes & Create New ...
Newswire Today (press
release) - London,UK
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, US Diabetes
Pipeline Outlook, reveals that more than 70 drugs are
currently in clinical development for diabetes. ...
Vagal nerve activity in
mice prevents diabetes and hypertension
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
Interrupting nerve signals to the liver can prevent
diabetes and hypertension in mice, according to
scientists at Washington University School of Medicine
...
Breakthrough Discovery
For Type 1 Diabetes
WFtv.com - Orlando,FL,USA
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in
children and young adults and was previously known as
juvenile diabetes. In this disease, the body does ...
Pan-European guidelines
on treatment of diabetes, cardiovascular ...
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
The first, pan-European guidelines to be published on the
treatment of valvular heart disease, diabetes and
cardiovascular diseases have made a series of ...
Freedom Meditech
Executes License for Non-Invasive Glucose ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
"The near-term prospect of a commercially available
non-invasive glucose monitor will have a significant
positive impact on the treatment of diabetes, says
...
Diabetes Burden
Challenging Ontarians, Poll Suggests
Toronto Daily News -
Toronto,ON,Canada
Matthew Stimpson wasn't aware of the financial burden of
living with diabetes in Ontario when he and his family
emigrated from England in 2003. ...
Harvard Fish Study
Leads Novartis to Diabetes Drugs (Update5)
Bloomberg - USA
People with diabetes either don't produce enough insulin
or aren't able to use what they have. Without insulin,
cells can't properly process glucose, ...
Diabetic ugly toenail
linked to amputation
Earthtimes.org - USA
CHICAGO, Feb. 8 Nearly three in four people with diabetes
at high risk for amputation have diseased toenails,
according to a US study. ...
Standard Therapy More
Effective Than Diabetes Drug for Achieving ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
7, 2007--Metformin, a drug used to treat diabetes and
thought to hold great promise at overcoming the
infertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome ...
Insulin and Endothelin:
An Interplay Contributing to Hypertension ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: The aim of this article was to review the
existing data on the interactions among insulin, insulin
resistance, and endothelin and how those ...
Characterization of
Somatostatin Receptor Subtype-Specific ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
In rodents, SSTR2 inhibits glucagon secretion, whereas
SSTR5 suppresses the release of insulin. Human pancreatic
A- and B-cells express SSTR13 and SSTR5; ...
School-Based
Intervention Acutely Improves Insulin Sensitivity and ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
include obesity, family history, dyslipidemia, a
proinflammatory state, impaired insulin secretory ...
Comparison of Plasma
Insulin Levels after a Mixed-Meal Challenge ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Fasting concentrations and responses of plasma glucose
and insulin were evaluated using linear regression
analyses to assess potential independent ...
Human Visfatin
Expression: Relationship to Insulin Sensitivity ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Visfatin (VF) is a recently described adipokine
preferentially secreted by visceral adipose tissue (VAT)
with insulin mimetic properties. ...
The Insulin-Like Growth
Factor-I Response to Growth Hormone Is ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
... reflect differences in the respective anabolic
(growth promotion) and metabolic (ie. insulin action
modulation) roles of circulating IGF-I is unknown.
Fungus might treat
diabetes
Border Mail - Albury,New
South Wales,Australia
AN ancient mushroom once heralded as an elixir of
immortality by Chinese royalty is being tested as a
possible cure for modern day diabetes. ...
Nearly a quarter of
Omanis suffer from diabetes
Gulf News - Dubai,United
Arab Emirates
Muscat: Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, lower
limb amputation, and renal failure in Oman where almost
25 per cent of the 2.4 million population ...
Beta O2 negotiating $1b
deal with Boston Scientific
Globes - Rishon
Le-Zion,Israel
Type 1 diabetes patients are insulin dependent. The
artificial pancreas uses the active ingredient, a group
of beta cells that are found in the pancreas, ...
New diabetes medicine
planned after Shanghai's R&D
Xinhua - Beijing,China
"Much valuable data was collected from these
experiments, proving that the new drug is helpful to
those who are suffering from type-II diabetes," said
Li ...
20 global diabetes
experts to converge on Oman for meet
Times of Oman -
Ruwi,Muscat,Oman
MUSCAT Recognising the high prevalence of the
debilitating diabetes in the region, the second
Interna-tional Gulf Group for the Study of Diabetes
(GGSD) ...
China's Huayi Group to
invest in producing new diabetes drug
Antara - Antara,Indonesia
Beijing (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Huayi Group plans to
invest about 100 million yuan (US$12.9 million) in a
pilot project to manufacture a medicine for ...
Development partner
invests in DaiKine Therapeutics
TechJournal South (press
release) - Research Triangle Park,NC,USA
LSF has anti-inflammatory properties that blocks
autoimmune damage to insulin-making cells. In tests in
mice, a combination drug treatment Nadler developed ...
News for Week #6 2007
India developing oral
vaccine to fight diabetes
RxPG NEWS -
Westchester,CA,USA
The oral insulin vaccine has shown a reduction in blood
glucose levels comparable to that of the injectable
insulin, officials said. ...
Oral Insulin To Prevent
Type 1 Diabetes Tested In Study
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Science Daily Researchers have begun a clinical
study of oral insulin to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes
in at-risk people, the National Institutes of ...
Obesity poses larger
diabetes risk than inactivity
Bru Direct - Brunei
Darussalam
New York - Although obesity and lack of physical activity
both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, obesity
appears to be the more important factor, ...
Joslin discovers
protein that causes blood vessel leakage and ...
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
Joslin researchers discover protein that causes blood
vessel leakage and swelling in eyes with diabetic
retinopathy. Discovery one day could lead to new ...
Pupil Size May Indicate
Diabetic Future
NewsMax.com - West Palm
Beach,FL,USA
NEW YORK -- Tests of pupil function, as an indicator of
how well the automatic nervous system is working, may
help predict how likely young diabetics are to ...
From metabolic syndrome
to diabetes: Is it all about the blood ...
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
According to the International Diabetes Federation
consensus group there are two primary targets
blood pressure and dyslipidemia. ...
New York City Diabetes
Rate Higher Than National Average, Asians ...
Kaiser network.org -
Washington,DC,USA
More than 700000 New York City residents, or 12.5% of all
residents, have diabetes, with Asians having the highest
rate at nearly 16%, according to a study ...
News for Week #5 2007
[Enzyme Catalysis and
Regulation] The Role of the C-terminal ...
By Picha, K. M., Patel, S.
S., Mandiyan, S.,...
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP-1B) has been
implicated in the regulation of the insulin receptor.
Dephosphorylation of the insulin receptor results in
decreased insulin signaling and thus decreased glucose
uptake. ...
Potential Route To
Diabetes Therapeutics Offered By VBI Research
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
An overproduction of this enzyme, among other events, may
lead to type 2 diabetes. Mukhopadhyay remarked: "The
research is a proof of concept study showing ...
Bile acid-binding resin
treats diabetes, in mice
Scientific American - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Colestimide, a resin that
binds and eliminates bile acids, seems to be an effective
treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes ...
Researchers to Test if
Anti-Inflammatory Drug Helps With Type 2 ...
Diabetes Drug Report -
Vero Beach,FL,USA
Joslin Diabetes Center researchers are preparing to
launch a clinical trial to investigate whether salsalate,
an anti-inflammatory drug similar to aspirin ...
Improvement in Lipid
and Glycated Hemoglobin Control Among Black ...
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
Previous studies have indicated that, in the United
States, black persons with diabetes have lower levels of
glycemic and lipid control 1-2 and are at ...
PhytoMedical Finalizing
Transition of Diabetes Compound Development
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
"Our new compound for Type 2 diabetes has
demonstrated promising results, which was the basis for
expediting the development." For the past several
years, ...
Elixir releases new
diabetes data
Boston Globe -
Boston,MA,USA
Elixir Pharmaceuticals released new data today on
research that ultimately could lead to a treatment for
Type 2 diabetes. The Cambridge company focuses on ...
Hypoxia Inducible
Factor-1 Mediates Effects of Insulin on ...
Am J Pathology
(subscription) - USA
Intratumoral hypoxia and paracrine insulin stimulate the
expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1 ) in
pancreatic cancer cells. ...
Insulin Pills Research
On Rats Promising For Humans With Type 1 ...
All Headline News - USA
West Palm Beach, FL (AHN) - After decades of research
that seemed promising for the development of an insulin
pill for humans with type 1 diabetes, ...
Appetite Hormone:
Findings May Lead To Treatments That Stimulate ...
Science Daily (press
release) - Jan 26, 2007
Science Daily A new Joslin Diabetes
Center-led study has shown conclusively that a
neuropeptide ...
News for Week #4 2007
Dietary Zinc for
Diabetes Prevention Not Backed by Evidence
Health Behavior News
Service - USA
Despite laboratory evidence that zinc helps promote the
production and action of insulin and widespread
marketing of zinc supplements for this purpose ...
Hyperglycemia Predicts Mortality in
Patients With Myocardial Infarction
Diabetes in Control - USA
Patients with a
myocardial infarction and hyperglycemia at admission have
an increased 1-year mortality rate that is similar to the
rate seen in patients with diabetes at admission ...
S. Korean researchers
develop diabetes cure from adult stem cells
Yonhap News - Seoul,South
Korea
Beta cells make and release insulin, a hormone that
controls the level of glucose in the blood. The subject
of replicating adult beta cells has been a major ...
Antibody Prevents Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes in Control - USA
The investigators treated NOD mice
with anti-CD137 antibody, which caused the production of
CD4 and CD25 cells.
NOD mice treated with anti-CD137 antibodies were not
protected from insulinitis, and they still harbored
pathogenic T cells. However, transfer of CD4 and CD25
cells from treated mice to untreated NOD mice prevented
the development of diabetes ...
Soy supplement improves
insulin levels in women
By Xtrmius
To investigate whether soy protein and isoflavones
affected blood glucose (sugar), insulin, and other
markers of heart disease risk, the researchers assigned
32 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes to take a
soy supplement or an ...
Pfizer (of Exubera
fame) Closing 3 US Research Sites, Slashing 10000 Jobs;
Little ...
In a widely expected move, today Pfizer,
Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced that it will elminate
"10000 positions, or about 10 percent of [the drug
company]'s worldwide workforce by the end of next
year." Also announced was the closing of three ...
ABCA1, ABCG1 and SR-BI:
Hormonal regulation in primary rat ...
By Marita Sporstol, Seyed
Ali Mousavi, Winnie...
Here, the regulation of SR-BI, ABCA1, and ABCG1 by
dexamethasone (a synthetic glucocorticoid) and insulin
were studied in order to gain more insight into the role
of these two hormones in the cholesterol metabolism. ...
[Metabolism and
Bioenergetics] Protein Kinase C{delta} Plays a Non ...
By Uchida, T., Iwashita,
N., Ohara-Imaizumi,...
Protein kinase C (PKC) is considered to modulate
glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Pancreatic
ßbeta; cells express multiple isoforms of PKCs;
however, the role of each isoform in glucose-stimulated
insulin secretion remains ...
Diabetes Pain Drug
Cymbalta (Duloxetine) Linked to Impaired Blood ...
By example@example.com
(Delynbetter)
http://www.diabetesdrugreport.com/News/news-011907.htm
The drug Cymbalta (duloxetine), one of two drugs approved
for treating the pain of diabetic peripheral neuropathy,
appears to adversely impact control of blood sugar,
according to ...
Distribution of
Pancreatic Endocrine Cells Including IAPP ...
By Iki, K., Pour, P. M.
The ratio of IAPP/insulin was ~1:2. In diabetic cases,
ßbeta;-cells were decreased by 24%, and IAPP was
decreased by 57%. ... IAPP/insulin ratio was decreased by
41%. Thus, only 50% of the ßbeta;-cells in
non-diabetics and ...
Metabolex Shows
MBX-102/JNJ-39659100 Reduces Inflammation in ...
PipelineReview.com (press
release) - Barcelona,Spain
Announced today the results from a preclinical program
that showed that MBX-102/JNJ-39659100, the companys
lead insulin sensitizer, potently reduces ...
Home blood sugar test
inaccurate for diabetic kids
Reuters.uk - UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A portable device called
A1cNow, which is designed to provide a long-term picture
of blood sugar control, does not provide ...
New method for oral
delivery of insulin successful in rats
Earthtimes.org - USA
Taiwanese scientists have announced a new development in
the quest to find a viable alternative to the daily
insulin injections faced by diabetics. ...
News for Week #3 2007
Green Teas
Protection Against Diabetes
By admin
If youre overweight, or if your blood glucose
levels are already high, there is a lot you can do to
help lower your blood sugar levels and prevent your
condition from developing into full blown diabetes. In
addition to getting regular ...
Insulin Receptor Stops
Progression Of Alzheimer's Disease
Science Daily - US
A study from Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical
School shows that you can treat Alzheimer's in its early
stages and almost completely halt neurodegeneration. This
means that patients with early symptoms could potentially
stop the disease before their brains deteriorate ...
How Medicaid Tamed the
Diabetes Epidemic by Lassoing Insulin
By sacredhands
As they examine their state health care budgets, 11 of
the nations governors have identified one
big-ticket item they think should cost less: insulin. The
drug cost state Medicaid programs $500 million in 2005.
...
[Mechanisms Of Signal
Transduction] Glucose Stimulates Ca2+ Influx ...
By Szollosi, A., Nenquin,
M., Aguilar-Bryan,...
In adult ßbeta;-cells glucose-induced insulin
secretion involves two mechanisms (a) aKATP
channel-dependent Ca2+ influx and rise of cytosolic
[Ca2+]c and (b) aKATP channel-independent amplification
of secretion without further ...
Diet, exercise work for
older obese adults too
Scientific American - USA
... found that calorie cutting and exercise helped
participants shed pounds and lower their blood pressure,
blood sugar and blood fats called triglycerides. ...
Portugal warned over
diabetic epidemic
Portugal News -
Lagoa,Algarve,Portugal
... He described it as a chronic condition in which the
body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin, or
cannot make use of the insulin it does produce. ...
Nastech pits intranasal
formulation against Exubera
In-PharmaTechnologist.com
- Montpellier,France
21/09/2006 - Eager to find a formulation that will give
Pfizer's inhalation device Exubera (insulin rDNA) a run
for its money, Nastech is initiating a Phase I ...
News for Week #2 2007
Story of a type 2 going
from insulin to no insulin
By grace girl
He's lost well over 100 pounds, has more energy and
physical ability than I've seen him have in years, and he
is no longer using any insulin. He's been off of it for
three months now, and actually told me that he has
problems with hypos ...
Haplotypes in the
Lipoprotein Lipase Gene Influence Fasting ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Prior studies of Mexican Americans described
association of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene haplotypes
with insulin sensitivity/resistance and ...
Haplotypes in the
Lipoprotein Lipase Gene Influence Fasting ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Prior studies of Mexican Americans described
association of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene haplotypes
with insulin sensitivity/resistance and ...
Association of Acylated
and Nonacylated Ghrelin with Insulin ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Objective: Ghrelin [acylated (AG) and nonacylated (NAG)]
has been shown to play a pivotal role in the regulation
of food intake and insulin sensitivity. ...
Chronic Treatment with
Pioglitazone Does Not Protect Obese ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Thiazolidinediones increase peripheral insulin
sensitivity and decrease plasma free fatty acids (FFA).
However, their exact mechanism of action has ...
Obestatin Is Not
Elevated or Correlated with Insulin in Children ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Main Outcome Measures: The plasma levels of obestatin,
TG, AG, and serum insulin were measured at 0, 30, 60, 90,
and 120 min after glucose challenge, ...
UC Riverside Research
Team Discovers that Insulin Heals Wounds
UC Riverside -
Riverside,CA,USA
Skin wounds in rats treated topically with insulin healed
faster -- surface cells in the epidermis covered the
wound more quickly and cells in the dermis, ...
Individual variation in
the metabolic syndrome: a new perspective ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Moreover, he makes a convincing argument that, in fact,
all of these different risk factors have one common
causeinsulin resistance. ...
News for Week #1 2007
Mouse Study Reveals
Diabetes Secrets
Forbes - NY,USA
3 (HealthDay News) -- Changes in blood glucose levels may
help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, Japanese
researchers report. ...
Experimental diabetes
drug could fetch $385M from Lilly
Indianapolis Star -
Indianapolis,IN,USA
Eli Lilly & Co. today agreed to pay an initial fee of
$25 million - and possibly later as much as $385 million
- for an experimental diabetes medication ...
EcoWellness:
Pollutants' link to diabetes
United Press International
- USA
5 (UPI) -- A preliminary study has found Americans who
live near toxic waste sites are hospitalized more for
diabetes than those who live in clean ...
Scientists Look To
Molecule For Diabetes Treatment
Scientists have discovered a molecule they
hope will be a breakthrough in diabetes treatment:
Chinese scientists say they have identified a molecule
that may hold the key to developing... Continue.
Toward a new oral
delivery system for insulin using nanoshell shields
Nanotechnology News (press
release) - USA
Scientists in Taiwan are reporting development of a
nanoparticle drug delivery system that shows promise as a
potential way to administer insulin and ...
Diabetes Chances
Calculator (hah!)
By Marston
I stumbled across this and found it to be quite amusing.
The people over at Global Insurance have a Diabetes
Chances Calculator which based on 3 simple input values
is supposed to tell you how likely you are to get
Diabetes. ...
Chronic testosterone
treatment induces selective insulin ...
Journal of Endocrinology
Adipose tissue plays a central role in determining whole
body insulin sensitivity. Several aspects of adipose cell
function are regulated by androgens. ...
JDRF Forms Partnership
with MacroGenics; Supports Phase II/III ...
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation - USA
Specifically, the trial will test teplizumab, an anti-CD3
antibody capable of reducing the autoimmune attack that
destroys insulin-producing beta cells. ...
Research and Markets :
Lifescan Medical Device Company Expanded In ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The company was expanded in February 2006 through
J&Js acquisition of Animas, an insulin delivery
company. Following the transaction, Animas operates as a
...
Significant errors in
insulin dose can result when blood glucose
By 15P8
WebWire - About Bayer HealthCare AG Bayer HealthCare, a
subsidiary of Bayer AG, is one of the world s leading,
innovative companies in the healthcare and medical
products industry and is based in Leverkusen, Germany.
...
Pharmacists Help
Diabetic Patients
By Rachel
The city claims that as a result, "Within months of
enrolling in the program, almost twice as many have their
blood sugar levels under control. In addition, the
citys health plan has saved more than $2000 in
medical costs per patient ...
[Lipids and
Lipoproteins] Insulin Controls Subcellular ...
By Harris, T. E., Huffman,
T. A., Chi, A.,...
Insulin increased the phosphorylation of multiple sites
and promoted a gel shift that was due in part to
phosphorylation of Ser106. In contrast, epinephrine and
oleic acid promoted dephosphorylation of lipin. The
PAP-specific activity ...
PDE3B Regulates Energy
Levels In Mice
By admin
Insulin acts on many cells to exert its control over the
amount of energy that is ... When cells become resistant
to the effects of insulin, type 2 diabetes and other ...
Understanding the molecular pathways by which insulin
affects the ...
Penn State Researchers
Identify PERK Deficiency As Possible Cause ...
By
JJSDiabetes(JJSDiabetes)
In this most severe type of diabetes, individuals are
unable to regulate glucose normally because they have few
insulin-producing beta cells in their pancreas and the
remaining cells do not produce enough insulin. ...
Roche introduces
insulin pumps
Indianapolis Star - United
States
Roche Diagnostics Corp. is breaking into the growing US
insulin pump business with its Swiss-made product that
carries the well-known Accu-Chek brand name. ...
I just finished reading
the most fascinating book called Lights ...
Sleep Loss: A novel risk factor for
insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes Journal of Applied
Physiology 99: 2008-2019, 2005. ... Van Cauter, Eve, et
al., "Modulation of Glucose Regulation and Insulin
Secretion by Circadian Rhythmicity ...
Can Hoodia Help You Lose Weight
By Admin
It is believed that the plant is the key resource for a
molecule that overrides the nerves cells that detect
increased blood sugar in the system. When a person eats,
the blood sugar level is raised. When these nerve cells
have detected ...
[Lipids and
Lipoproteins] Insulin Controls Subcellular ...
By Harris, T. E., Huffman,
T. A., Chi, A.,...
Insulin increased the phosphorylation of multiple sites
and promoted a gel shift that was due in part to
phosphorylation of Ser106. In contrast, epinephrine and
oleic acid promoted dephosphorylation of lipin. The
PAP-specific activity ...
Education is the best
medicine
Whittier Daily News -
Whittier,CA,USA
You are considered diabetic if your fasting blood sugar
rate (that is your blood sugar rate eight hours after
eating) is above 126. Between 100 and 125, ...
Diabetech To Transform
Global Diabetes Care In 2007 With Launch Of ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Since the landmark Diabetes Control & Complications
Trial (DCCT) in the early 90's we've all known that
average blood sugar levels and tight glycemic ...
News for Week #52 2006
Spine Shrinks Early in Diabetic Nerve
Condition
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
The size of the spinal cord is
significantly diminished long before symptoms of nerve
damage appear in adults with diabetes, British doctors
report in the journal Diabetes Care. Diabetes can lead to
nerve damage or "diabetic neuropathy" -- a
painful condition that causes a range of symptoms from a
tingling sensation or numbness in the toes and fingers to
paralysis ...
Metformin and OCD
By Melanie28
I gave birth in May of this year to a gorgeous baby girl,
but in end of the third trimester until now, I've had
REALLY bad bouts of reactive hypoglycemia which has
brought back OCD (I was in remission for years) with a
vengeance. ...
FDA approves Byetta
add-on blood sugar therapy
The FDA has approved Byetta (exenatide)
injection from Amylin and Eli Lilly as an add-on therapy
to improve blood sugar control in people with type 2
diabetes who have not achieved adequate control with
thiazolidinedione. ...
The deadly connection
between diabetes and Alzheimerspart 3
Rock River Times -
Rockford,IL,USA
... fats, and rich in vegetables, fruits and fiber,
getting regular exercise is another vitally important way
to both prevent and correct insulin resistance. ...
Herbal Formula Replaces
Conventional Medicine For Diabetics
By
BilliBoxter(BilliBoxter)
As the years went by as a diabetic, it became more and
more difficult to control my blood sugar levels. My diet
had to consist of a lot of calories because I have a fast
metabolism and twenty pounds underweight. ...
Seabuckthorn Regulates
Blood Sugar while lowering Cholesterol and ...
By chiroted
CONCLUSION: FSH and FFH can decrease the levels of blood
glucose and lipid in normal mice, and the effect of FSH
and FFH on glycometabolism may be related to the control
of glyconeogenesis. ...
Bristol-Myers Squibb
and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Announce ...
Yahoo! News (press
release) - USA
... Incretins decrease blood sugar by increasing
consumption of sugar by the body, mainly through
increasing insulin production in the pancreas, and by
reducing ...
Bear Spray Cures Type 1
Diabetic Mice
By prairie mary
Now that I take blood sugar readings all the time, I
realize that every emotion, every stress, even benign
changes like getting off schedule, every small excess of
any food but especially some foods, makes my blood sugar
change. ...
Increased Omega-3s a
Mixed Bag on Insulin Sensitivity
Natural Products Industry
Insider - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... reports altering the dietary ratio of omega-6 (n-6)
to omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids by increasing intake of n-3s
failed to improve insulin sensitivity scores or ...
Business Advertisements
:: supply Banaba Leaf P.E1%~10% Corosolic Acid
By Morgan17
As such, banaba plays a role in regulating levels of
blood sugar and insulin in the blood. For some people,
fluctuations in blood sugar and insulin are related to
... By keeping blood sugar and insulin levels in check,
banaba may be an ...
Diabetes Information -
Green Tea as a Diabetes Prevention and ...
By admin
Thatsa significant breakthrough because insulin
ushers blood sugar, or glucose, into your cells. In order
for your cells to get the life-giving energy they need,
they must accept rather than resist insulin. ...
Ras Signaling in Either
Prothoracic Gland Cells or Cholinergic ...
In most organisms, the rate of growth is
controlled cell autonomously by the insulin-stimulated
Pi3 kinase (Pi3K) pathway. However, the duration of
growth is controlled in a more complex manner that
involves endocrine factors that act ...
Immunomodulating cancer
drug found helpful in controlling type 1 diabetes
Kentucky.com -
Lexington,KY,USA
By Robyn Shelton. Insulin is a hormone that's needed to
convert sugar from the foods we eat into energy. In Type
2 diabetes, people ...
News for Week #51 2006
Cherries may help fight
diabetes
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
... diabetes. Lab tests using animal pancreatic cells
showed the chemicals, called anthocyanins, increased
insulin production by 50 percent. ...
[Metabolism and
Bioenergetics] Deletion of the Gene Encoding the ...
By Wang, Y., Oeser, J. K.,
Yang, C., Sarkar,...
Although UGRP/ mice are not hypoglycemic,
female UGRP/ mice have elevated (~60%) plasma
glucagon and reduced (~20%) plasma cholesterol. We
hypothesize that the hyperglucagonemia prevents
hypoglycemia and that the hypocholesterolemia ...
[Mechanisms Of Signal
Transduction] Interaction of FoxO1 and TSC2 ...
By Cao, Y., Kamioka, Y.,
Yokoi, N., Kobayashi,...
Both TSC2 (tuberin) and forkhead transcription factor
FoxO1 are phosphorylated and inhibited by Akt and play
important roles in insulin signaling. However, little is
known about the relationship between TSC2 and FoxO1. ...
Insulin resistance and
hepatitis C
Insulin resistance is the major feature of
the metabolic syndrome and depends on insulin secretion
and insulin sensitivity. In chronic hepatitis C, insulin
resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus are more often
seen than in healthy ...
Diabetic Tricks:
supplements or snake oil?
By Allie Beatty
This potent antioxidant can improve blood sugar and help
prevent and treat diabetic complications such as
cataracts and neuropathy, says Lester Packer, Ph.D., of
the University of Southern California. In German
research, 600 milligrams ...
Role of TAB1 in nitric
oxide-induced p38 activation in insulin ...
By admin
For this purpose we over-expressed TAB1 in
insulin-producing ß-TC6 cells. We observed in cells
transiently over-expressing TAB1 that p38 activation was
enhanced in response to DETA/NONOate. A lowering of TAB1
levels, using the siRNA ...
DNA damage repair
defect unifies theories of aging
Scientist - UK
... also extends life, downregulates it. "If the
system is very high [and] insulin levels are high, you
grow rapidly. If that system is ...
The deadly connection
between diabetes and Alzheimerspart 2
Rock River Times -
Rockford,IL,USA
... Scientists from Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif.,
reported that diabetic individuals with very poor blood
sugar control experience a dramatically increased ...
Metabolex Begins Phase
2a, Proof-of-Concept Study for MBX-2044 ...
Yahoo! News (press
release) - USA
... announced today that it has begun a double-blind,
placebo-controlled Phase 2a, proof-of-concept study for
MBX-2044, a novel oral insulin sensitizer for the ...
Great Teachers -
Insulin Action and Developmental Genes in Adipose ...
NIH Clinical Center Grand Rounds
Contemporary Clinical Medicine C. Ronald Kahn, MD
President and Director, Joslin Diabetes Center Mary K.
Iacocca Professor, Harvard Medical School For more
information, visit ...
Linchpin Discovered In
Insulin Metabolism
Scientists from the new interdisciplinary
LIMES (Life & Medical Sciences) Centre at the
University of Bonn have identified a new gene which could
play an important role in the development of diabetes.
Flies in which this hereditary ...
Results of Toronto
Hospital Study of Diabetic Mice Supports ...
Market Wire (press
release) - USA
... Sernova's approach to treating diabetes is to implant
beneath the skin of diabetics, a small device containing
insulin producing islets to reverse diabetes ...
LCT Granted Approval to
Manufacture Xeno Products for Human Use
Yahoo! News (press
release) - USA
... DiabeCell® is a porcine islet cell transplant
therapy for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes.
The neo-natal pig cells ...
News for Week #50 2006
Mathematical modeling
in glucose metabolism and insulin secretion.
By ommen
Mathematical modeling in glucose metabolism and insulin
secretion. Andrea Mari. Current opinion in clinical
nutrition and metabolic care 5 (5), 495-501 (Sep 2002).
PMID: 12172472. Posted by ommen to modeling on Sat Dec 16
2006 at 07:39 ...
Inflammation and type 1
diabetes
By mcsblues
Insulin replacement therapy is the only treatment of Type
1, ... In Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not produce
enough insulin to shift glucose into the ... In Type 2
diabetes, the insulin that is produced is not used
effectively ...
Liver signal critical
for insulin's brain action
Xagena.it - Italy
A study has identified a key player in the body's ability
to respond to insulin action in the brain by ratcheting
down the export of blood sugar from the liver ...
[Mechanisms Of Signal
Transduction] Glucose and Insulin ...
By Hagren, O. I.,
Tengholm, A.
In insulin-secreting ßbeta;-cells, activation of
phosphatidylinositol 3'-OH-kinase with resulting
formation of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate
(PIP3) has been implicated in the regulation of ion
channels, insulin secretion ...
Association of
insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 ...
By Xi, Y., Nakajima, G.,
Hamil, T., Fodstad,...
In this study, we used dual model systems composed of
melanoma cell lines and clinical melanoma samples to
validate the importance of insulin-like growth factor
binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) as a marker involved in
disease progression. ...
Nervous system appears
to play key role in developing Type 1 ...
CBC News - Canada
TORONTO (CP) - It's long been accepted wisdom that Type 1
diabetes occurs after a severe miscue by the immune
system causes insulin-producing cells in the ...
Why Applying Insulin To
Wounds Significantly Enhances Healing
Insulin is a hormone known primarily for
regulating sugar levels in the blood, yet researchers at
the University of California, Riverside, recently found
that applying insulin directly to skin wounds ...Comment.
...
Almonds Are Good For
Your Heart
The Journal of Nutrition has published a
study that shows eating almonds may play a role in
avoiding blood sugar spikes after consuming a
carbohydrate-rich meal of foods that raise blood sugar
levels. In addition, eating almonds helps ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Discusses Benefits of Oral Insulin Capsule ...
Yahoo! News (press
release) - USA
... Due to the interest in alternative delivery systems,
Oramed compared the benefits of their oral insulin
capsule in contrast to another popular insulin delivery
...
Judge Won't Stop Pfizer
Sales of Exubera
Houston Chronicle - United
States
... NEW YORK A judge refused to immediately block
sales of Pfizer's inhalable insulin product Exubera on
Thursday, saying the public's need for a "new and
less ...
New NICE guidance
increases insulin options for some people with ...
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
NICE has issued guidance to the NHS in England and Wales
on the use of inhaled insulin for the treatment of
diabetes (type 1 and 2). ...
Rituximab induced
hypoglycemia in non Hodgkin's lymphoma
Case presentationA 50 year old female
presented with a left tonsillar non Hodgkin'slymphoma and
was started on R-CHOP chemotherapy. Twenty four after the
first rituximab infusion, she developed hypoglycemia
which was managed by intra . ...
Market Report -- In
Play (MII)
MSN Money - USA
The focus of the meeting was the co's plans for the
commencement of clinical trials of its microencapsulated
insulin-producing islet transplantation ...
Apollo Life Sciences
oral insulin update
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... Apollo Life Sciences (ASX:AOP) today announced the
successful completion of data collection in independent
Phase 1 toxicology trials for oral insulin and its ...
Beta-glucan blunts
insulin response after eating, says study
Lead researcher Dr. Kevin Maki told
NutraIngredients.com that such a reduced response may
translate into the blood pressure reduction observed in
the obese/ high-BMI people participating in the
study.Comment.
Method of controlling
transcription insulin gene
A method for promoting insulin gene
transcription, which comprises the step of inhibiting
binding of IPF1 and any one of proteins selected from the
following group: (i) HNF3G, (ii) PHF1, and (iii) DLX4;
and a method for screening a ...
Double Diabetes' a New Threat: 1 Plus 2
Equals 3
Diabetes in Control - USA
"It's mostly people who have
type 1 diabetes who become overweight and show the
profile of a type 2, with obesity and hypertension,"
said Dr. Stewart Weiss, an assistant clinical professor
of medicine at New York University School of Medicine in
New York City ...
Oral Steroids Trigger 2% of All New Cases
of Diabetes
Diabetes in Control - USA
Study results "suggest that use of
orally administered glucocorticoids may be associated
with up to 2% of all new cases of diabetes in primary
care."
Diet Drug Acomplia (Rimonabant) Lowers
Blood Sugars and Reduces Weight
Diabetes in Control - USA
New study results
show patients with an HbA1c level of at least 8.5 when
they started taking Acomplia saw their their blood sugar
level decrease 1.9 points compared to 0.7 points in
patients on a placebo ...
News for Week #49 2006
Research Yields New
Insights Into The Cause Of Diabetes
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
The cause of insulin-dependent, permanent, diabetes in
newborn babies may be a deficiency in the enzyme
Pancreatic Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase (PERK) during a
...
DIABETES RISK NOT
LINKED TO SUGAR
Scientist Live - London,UK
Researchers publish results of a clinical trial looking
at the effects of high sugar intake on insulin resistance
and vascular health and find no adverse links ...
Israel-based Tissera
Reports Encouraging Preliminary Results for ...
By Israel HighTech-MAG -
Press Releases
(OTCBB: TSSR) reports encouraging preliminary results of
its large animal diabetic model experiments of pancreatic
xenotransplantation, designed for the future treatment of
insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes mellitus. ...
Obese Type 1 Diabetics
At Greater Risk For Kidney Disease
By
JJSDiabetes(JJSDiabetes)
The 1300 Type 1 diabetics studied were initially a part
of a larger study showing intensive insulin therapy
reduced the risk of kidney disease and other
complications. The relationship of waist circumference on
risk of kidney disease ...
Nastech Phase I Insulin
Spray Study Positive
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
HS Ayoub submits: Nastech Pharmaceutical Company (NSTK)
announced early Wednesday that its proprietary insulin
nasal spray formulation had a faster insulin ...
PDE3B Regulates Energy
Levels In Mice
By admin
Insulin acts on many cells to exert its control over the
amount of energy that is ... When cells become resistant
to the effects of insulin, type 2 diabetes and other ...
Understanding the molecular pathways by which insulin
affects the ...
Penn State Researchers
Identify PERK Deficiency As Possible Cause ...
By
JJSDiabetes(JJSDiabetes)
In this most severe type of diabetes, individuals are
unable to regulate glucose normally because they have few
insulin-producing beta cells in their pancreas and the
remaining cells do not produce enough insulin. ...
Roche introduces
insulin pumps
Indianapolis Star - United
States
Roche Diagnostics Corp. is breaking into the growing US
insulin pump business with its Swiss-made product that
carries the well-known Accu-Chek brand name. ...
I just finished reading
the most fascinating book called Lights ...
Sleep Loss: A novel risk factor for
insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes Journal of Applied
Physiology 99: 2008-2019, 2005. ... Van Cauter, Eve, et
al., "Modulation of Glucose Regulation and Insulin
Secretion by Circadian Rhythmicity ...
Can Hoodia Help You Lose Weight
By Admin
It is believed that the plant is the key resource for a
molecule that overrides the nerves cells that detect
increased blood sugar in the system. When a person eats,
the blood sugar level is raised. When these nerve cells
have detected ...
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