News for Week #26 2007
Fasting Blood Sugar is a Very Strong
Marker for Increased Mortality in Diabetes and Metabolic
Syndrome ...
NDC News - USA
Poster from this weeks ADA meeting
in Chicago confirms predictive power of fasting glucose
...
ContraveHas Positive
Effect on Visceral Fat and Insulin Resistance
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
Additional findings from this sub-study of 107 obese
subjects revealed that Contrave improved measures of
insulin resistance and demonstrated a positive ...
Results of Two
Head-to-Head Studies Demonstrated Long-Acting ...
FinanzNachrichten.de -
Germany
High levels of free fatty acids have been linked to a
number of serious complications, including insulin
resistance. Since people with diabetes have ...
Exubera Demonstrated
Pulmonary Safety with Blood Sugar Control in ...
FinanzNachrichten.de -
Germany
The ADA recognizes insulin as the most effective
medication to control blood sugar, and despite this,
studies have shown that people - even those poorly ...
SYMLIN(R) Used in
Conjunction with Basal Insulin in Patients with ...
FinanzNachrichten.de -
Germany
"We are encouraged by the results from this study
investigating the use of SYMLIN with an established
regimen of basal, or long-acting, insulin," said ...
Phase IIIb Clinical
Data Validate Bromergocryptine Overall and Cardiovascular
...
Earthtimes.org - USA
... which could include either diet alone, up to two oral
hypoglycemic agents, insulin alone, or insulin with no
more than one oral agent. ...
US Predicts Diabetes
Epidemic to Go On Unchecked
Forbes - NY,USA
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that can cause
decreased vision and even blindness. "Right now,
there are 5.5 million people with diabetic ...
Diabetics expo begins
at SPS Apollo Hospitals
Ludhiana Newsline -
Ludhiana,India
Dr Jugdiep highlighted that a large number of Indians
will be diabetic within the next quarter of century, as
per a recent study. ...
Liraglutide Provides
Better Glucose Control Than Insulin Glargine ...
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
All patients in the study continued the two oral drugs
and were randomized to add one daily injection of
liraglutide, placebo or insulin glargine. ...
DiObex Announces
Clinical Results of VLD(TM)-Glucagon for ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Use of the continuous glucose monitor enabled the
assessment of the incidence of hypoglycemic events as
well as their duration. DIO-901 is the only product ...
Exenatide
Can Be Added to Single Oral Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
Medscape - USAr
Drug shows similar efficacy to insulin and
avoids weight gain ...
A drink with meals
lowers blood sugar afterwards
Reuters.uk - UK
Alcohol consumption is known to reduce sugar formation in
the body, known scientifically as gluconeogenesis, while
increasing sensitivity to insulin, ...
Diabetes drug supported
by Mexican Diabetes Federation
American Digital Networks
(press release) - Annapolis,MD,USA
The overview of diabetic drugs, written by Dr. Roberto
Cepeda Gonzalez , Medical Director of the Specialized
Center for Diabetes, in Mexico City , notes ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Signs Agreement with Encorium Group to ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Subsequently, we intend to move forward quickly to
systematically evaluate the oral bioavailability of our
insulin product from the gastrointestinal tract ...
Carrying Cases for
Insulin Pens? Get the Inside Story from the ...
About - News &
Issues - New York,NY,USA
The Diabetes Forum is the place to go for answers to all
sorts of questions about managing diabetes. This week,
Shortypro asks "Ok, ...
Managing the Metabolic
Demands of the Insulin-Resistant Heart
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
Join the experts as they explore new and traditional
treatments for the energy crisis of the insulin-resistant
heart. Left untreated, the distress of the ...
Skipping insulin for
weight risky
WNCT - Greenville,NC,USA
Basically, it means skipping or reducing insulin
injections as a way of losing weight. The danger is, a
lack of insulin can mean serious damage to the eyes, ...
Insulin Shock Wave
Cleveland Scene Weekly -
Cleveland,OH,USA
Born in 1963, he's been an insulin-dependent diabetic
since the age of six and uses his money and celebrity to
help similarly afflicted children. ...
Excessive TV not good
for diabetic kids
Sydney Morning Herald -
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Children and teens with type 1 diabetes who spend a lot
of time watching television are likely to have poor
control of their blood glucose levels, ...
Medicine is extending
lives, but not for diabetic women
InjuryBoard.com -
Tampa,FL,USA
For men and non-diabetic women, death rates from 1971 to
2000 dropped significantly, but no decline was seen for
women with diabetes, a new analysis of ...
Gender gap in diabetic
deaths
Chicago Tribune - United
States
Meanwhile, the death rate for diabetic men decreased. In
addition, while having diabetes more than doubled a man's
risk of dying of cardiovascular disease, ...
Pre-diabetes study
points to double the risk of heart disease
Brisbane Times -
Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
PEOPLE with higher than normal blood sugar levels - the
precursor of diabetes - are at increased risk of dying
from heart disease, an Australian study has ...
Ask the Doctor: What
are the symptoms of diabetes?
Fort Wayne News Sentinel -
Fort Wayne,IN,USA
By Dr. Bharat Sangani Dear readers: This is the second
installment of a column addressing the issue of diabetes,
featuring guest columnist Dr. Phillip ...
Diabetes Cuts 8 Years
Off Life
CBC News - Canada
MONDAY, (HealthDay News) - A diagnosis of diabetes means
losing an average of eight years from your expected life
span, new research shows. ...
Sperm Alert: Diabetes
May Damage Sperm Cell DNA
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
A research study published in Human Reproduction,
compared the sperm of 27 men with type 1 diabetes to the
sperm of 29 men of equal age without diabetes. ...
Politician's Son To
Take Type 1 Diabetes Funding Fight To Washington
NY1 - NY,USA
Every year about 13000 children across the country are
diagnosed with type 1, or juvenile diabetes. As NY1
Health & Fitness reporter Kafi Drexel says in the ...
Aspire supports battle
against diabetes
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
Doha * A successful four-day camp at the Aspire Academy
for Sports Excellence drew concluded on Thursday, as
Aspire and the Qatar Diabetes Association ...
Could a change of diet
reverse diabetes?
This is London -
London,England,UK
We're fatter and unhealthier than ever - and one of the
consequences is a soaring rate of type 2 diabetes. The
condition affects nearly three million people ...
Jog to keep diabetes at
bay
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
"Our finding has implications for safe participation
in exercise by individuals with type 1 diabetes," Dr
Kym Guelfi, who led the study, told Reuters. ...
News for Week #25 2007
'Diabulimia': Some
diabetic girls skip insulin in dangerous effort ...
abc13.com - Houston,TX,USA
A diabetic, she was already suffering from bulimia
forcing herself to throw up to lose weight. But it wasn't
enough, and she'd recently put on 20 pounds. ...
Heightened
Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Women: Can the Tide Be
...
Annals of Internal
Medicine - USA
The diabetic woman is at heightened risk for all-cause,
cardiac, and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality. So
concluded the authors of a 1999 study of ...
Quarter of population
diabetes sufferers
Ceylon Daily News -
Ceylon,Sri Lanka
The sources said that the total number of tablets
required for diabetic patients per day is around 10
million. In the past diabetic patients were reported ...
Pre-Diabetic Changes
Double Heart Diease Risk
Forbes - NY,USA
MONDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Even the very
earliest signs of diabetes can increase the risk of dying
from heart disease, a new Australian study says. ...
VeroScience
Late-Breaking Abstract on Cycloset(TM) (A Quick ...
Earthtimes.org - USA
... Cardiovascular Event Rate, and Glycemic Control in
Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Diet, Oral
Hypoglycemic, and/or Insulin Treatment Regimens,"
...
Sugar's role
in Diabetes
Intellihealth ... USA
An elevated blood
sugar level is a result of having diabetes, not the
cause.
Calorie restriction,
endocrine link found
Monsters and Critics.com -
Glasgow,UK
CAMBRIDGE, MA, United States (UPI) -- A US study has
found, for the first time, a link between longevity
induced by calorie restriction and the endocrine ...
EPA Unveils Testing
List
Chemical & Engineering
News - USA
EPA HAS PUBLISHED for public comment a draft list of 73
pesticides and inert ingredients that will be tested
under the agency's endocrine disrupter ...
Diabetics risk health
to feed obsession with thinness
CNN - USA
But that's not what registered with Thill, who has Type
1, or juvenile diabetes. Instead, she focused on this:
Skipping insulin equals weight loss. ...
Diabetic girls skip
insulin in dangerous effort to lose weight
Hindu - Chennai,India
Then one day at a camp for diabetic teens, she heard
counsellors scold two girls for practising
"diabulimia" -- not taking their insulin so
they could lose ...
MIT Biologists Link
Calorie Restriction, Endocrine Function In ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Underfeeding an organism such as the ordinary roundworm
alters its endocrine function, which regulates hormones
instrumental in metabolism. ...
Risk of stroke doubles
if diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
Biology News Net (press
release) - QC,Canada
Individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are at double
the risk of having a stroke compared to those without
diabetes, according to new research from the ...
College Students Face
Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Metabolic Syndrome
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of five risk factors (high
blood pressure, excess abdominal fat, high blood glucose,
high triglycerides, and low HDL or "good" ...
PharmaNutrients awarded
CLA use patent
NutraIngredients-usa.com -
Montpellier,France
By Clarisse Douaud 6/14/2007 - PharmaNutrients has
secured a US patent for the use of CLA for the prevention
and treatment of metabolic syndrome, ...
Smallcap Stock
Newsletter QualityStocks Daily 6/12/07
TransWorldNews (press
release) - Monroe,GA,USA
... Glucose RapidSpray(TM) product and its role in
hypoglycemic control and as dietary supplement for weight
control, as well as Generex Oral-lyn(TM), ...
Diabetes Mellitus
Linked to Depressive Symptoms in Well-Functioning...
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Prevalent diabetes mellitus was defined as a self-report
of clinician diagnosis of DM or hypoglycemic medication
use (known DM). ...
PharmaNutrients awarded
US patent # 7208522 for method and ...
NPIcenter (press release)
- Mississauga,Ontario,Canada
Metabolic Syndrome (formerly known as 'Syndrome X') is a
collection of risk factors that are linked to increased
risk of developing diabetes and ...
Metabolic Syndrome
Boosts CVD Risk, Despite Normal Fasting Glucose ...
DG News - USA
"So the metabolic syndrome is an important CV risk
factor, independent of fasting glucose levels," said
Dr. Barbagallo. The results also suggest that the ...
Simple model predicts
diabetes in middle-age
Reuters.uk - UK
They then developed a clinical model by adding
measurements such as metabolic syndrome traits. The
metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions, ...
Pig cells transplanted
into patient
New Zealand Herald - New
Zealand
He is said to be doing well after the clusters of
insulin-producing cells from the pancreases of neo-natal
piglets were inserted into his abdomen. ...
Diabetes reduces life
expectancy, increases heart disease risk
NewKerala.com -
Ernakulam,Kerala,India
'Diabetic men, compared with non-diabetic men, had more
than double the risk of developing cardiovascular disease
and a 1.7 times higher risk of dying once ...
Drug Protects Against
Diabetes And Atherosclerosis In Mice
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Blocking a single protein with an experimental drug
prevented and treated both type 2 diabetes and
atherosclerosis in laboratory mice that had been fed ...
Moderate Drinking
Lowers Rates of Some Aspects of Heart Disease ...
DG News - USA
[Presentation title: Association of Drinking Pattern with
the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Coronary
Heart Disease, Stroke and Peripheral ...
Ask the Doctor: What
are the symptoms of diabetes?
Fort Wayne News Sentinel -
Fort Wayne,IN,USA
By Dr. Bharat Sangani Dear readers: This is the second
installment of a column addressing the issue of diabetes,
featuring guest columnist Dr. Phillip ...
Diabetes Cuts 8 Years Off Life
CBC News - Canada
MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) - A diagnosis of
diabetes means losing an average of eight years from your
expected life span, new research shows. ...
Sperm Alert: Diabetes May Damage
Sperm Cell DNA
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
A research study published in Human Reproduction,
compared the sperm of 27 men with type 1 diabetes to the
sperm of 29 men of equal age without diabetes. ...
Politician's Son To
Take Type 1 Diabetes Funding Fight To Washington
NY1 - NY,USA
Every year about 13000 children across the country are
diagnosed with type 1, or juvenile diabetes. As NY1
Health & Fitness reporter Kafi Drexel says in the ...
Aspire supports battle
against diabetes
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
Doha * A successful four-day camp at the Aspire Academy
for Sports Excellence drew concluded on Thursday, as
Aspire and the Qatar Diabetes Association ...
Could a change of diet
reverse diabetes?
This is London -
London,England,UK
We're fatter and unhealthier than ever - and one of the
consequences is a soaring rate of type 2 diabetes. The
condition affects nearly three million people ...
Jog to keep diabetes at
bay
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
"Our finding has implications for safe participation
in exercise by individuals with type 1 diabetes," Dr
Kym Guelfi, who led the study, told Reuters. ...
Diabetes Mellitus,
Glycemic Control, and Incident Depressive ...
Archives of Internal
Medicine - USA
Diabetes mellitus status, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
level, and DM-related comorbidities were assessed at
baseline. Diabetes mellitus status was ...
Associations of
Diabetes Mellitus With Total Life Expectancy and ...
Archives of Internal
Medicine - USA
However, limited information exists on the association of
diabetes with life expectancy with and without CVD. We
aimed to calculate the association of ...
Potential Obesity,
Diabetes Drug Is Found
Post Chronicle - USA
By Staff A US study suggests a small-molecule inhibitor
might prove useful against such chronic metabolic ills as
obesity, type 2 diabetes and ...
News for Week #24 2007
Researchers Find
Potential New Target For Type 2 Diabetes
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Science Daily -- Researchers at the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered a
potential new target for treating type 2 diabetes, ...
Drug Protects Against
Diabetes And Atherosclerosis In Mice
DentalPlans.com -
Dania,FL,USA
Science Daily -- Blocking a single protein with an
experimental drug prevented and treated both type 2
diabetes and atherosclerosis in laboratory mice that ...
FDA Approves Continuous
7-Day Glucose Monitoring System
WebWire (press release) -
Atlanta,GA,USA
However, diabetics must still rely on the fingerstick
test to decide whether additional insulin is needed.
"The STS-7 System supplements standard ...
Breast Cancer Survivors
Who Exercise Have Lower Insulin Levels ...
DG News - USA
CHICAGO, IL -- June 8, 2007 -- Women who survive breast
cancer and who were previously sedentary have lower
insulin levels when they complete a prescribed ...
Albuminuria May Be
Marker for Heart Disease in Women with ...
DG News - USA
... ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a study
presented here at a poster session here at the 89 th
annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO). ...
Endocrinology &
Metabolism News, June 2007
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
In diabetes patients on oral hypoglycemic agents,
chromium therapy resulted in no differences in hemoglobin
A1C, lipoproteins, BMI, blood pressure, ...
Postprandial
Hypoglycemia in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and ...
DG News - USA
"Patients who were hypoglycemic were found to have
decreased serum glucose, decreased insulin, and decreased
homeostatic model assessment, ...
FDA Issues Its
Strictest Health Warning on Two Diabetes Drugs
The MIT Tech -
Boston,MA,USA
Avandia, a Type 2 diabetes treatment made by
GlaxoSmithKline, has been the focus of most of the recent
safety concerns, based on evidence that it can ...
Studies find genetic
sequences tied to diabetes, 6 other diseases
Denver Post -
Denver,CO,USA
Scientists have linked a variety of genes to seven common
diseases, including diabetes, possibly opening paths to
better prediction of who will get sick and ...
Diabetes drugmaker
cites "reassuring" study
Boston Globe -
Boston,MA,USA
WASHINGTON -- GlaxoSmithKline today trumpeted the
preliminary results from a study it said found its
embattled diabetes drug, Avandia, causes no more heart
...
Glaxosmithkline Says
Interim Results Prove Overall Safety Profile ...
RTT News -
Williamsville,NY,USA
The trial known as Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac
Outcomes and Regulation of glycemia in Diabetes or RECORD
was conducted in more than 4400 patients ...
Report Quantifies
Diabetes Complications
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
While physicians know patients with poor control of type
2 diabetes are at increased risk of a variety of
complications, quantifying that danger has been ...
Elixir Pharmaceuticals
Presents Additional Preclinical Data ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
To assess this, the scientists first examined ghrelin
signaling by measuring insulin sensitivity in mouse
adipocyte cell lines that were treated with ...
Exercise Lowers Insulin
In Breast Cancer Survivors
DentalPlans.com -
Dania,FL,USA
Science Daily -- Normally sedentary breast cancer
survivors who completed an exercise program reduced the
levels of insulin in their blood, ...
Women Up To Age 30 At
Risk For Bone Loss, Study Finds
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
... to new findings presented today by Loucks and Ohio
University undergraduate student Aiden Shearer at the
Endocrine Society annual meeting in Toronto. ...
Doctors seek to
reassure patients about diabetes drug
Oakland Tribune -
Oakland,CA,USA
... has to be a careful one," said Howard Baum, a
Dallas endocrinologist who is chairman of the clinical
affairs committee of the Endocrine Society. ...
Cedars-Sinai endocrine
researchers to discuss gene that may be ...
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
One key topic will be a gene that appears to play a role
in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS),
the most common endocrine disorder among ...
Primary Care Physicians
are More Willing than Endocrinologists to ...
American Digital Networks
(press release) - Annapolis,MD,USA
The report also finds that half of managed care
organizations' pharmacy directors believe that inhaled
insulin will promote earlier use of insulin among ...
News for Week #23 2007
Depression among type 2
diabetes rural Appalachian clinic attendees
News-Medical.net -
Sydney,Australia
"Diabetes is a difficult disease," said Mary de
Groot, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and lead
author of a paper produced by the research team. ...
Inactive children
storing up illness for the future
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
Family history of diabetes or heart disease in parents is
a risk factor for development of diabetes or heart
disease in their children. ...
Changes Related To
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Occur Soon After ...
DentalPlans.com -
Dania,FL,USA
Science Daily -- "Dramatic" losses of a key
biochemical substance in heart muscle tissue occur in the
very earliest stages of diabetes induced in laboratory
...
Sleep Apnea Increases
Risk of Diabetes and Hypertension in ...
DG News - USA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- May 29, 2007 -- Sleep apnea is
associated with a greatly increased incidence of
pregnancy-induced diabetes and high blood pressure, ...
Dancers poised to raise
money for juvenile diabetes
Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
... friends from other local dance schools, will offer a
performance Thursday to assist the Rochester Chapter of
the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. ...
Mayo Study: A Simple
Tool Can Enhance How Patients with Diabetes ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
ROCHESTER, Minn., May 29, 2007 -- Though diabetes
contributes to nearly a quarter million deaths in the
United States annually, patients with chronic ...
Tissera Reports
Extension of Agreement for Sponsored Research at ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
In these studies, non human primates are treated by an
agent called streptozotocin (STZ) which induces them to
become diabetic and consequently dependent ...
'The channel didn't
want the audience to get diabetic'
Times of India - New
Delhi,India
I guess the channel didn't want the audience to get
diabetic!" laughs Rakeshh. "The show is not
going off air. Yes, we aren't shooting for it. ...
Generex sees progress
toward approval of insulin mouth spray
Canada.com -
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
TORONTO (CP) - Generex Biotechnology Corp. is on the
verge of obtaining government approvals for its Oral-lyn
insulin mouth spray in jurisdictions other ...
Use care to manage your
Type 2 diabetes
The Republican -
Springfield,MA,USA
A:Non-insulin dependent, or Type 2, diabetes remains the
most common form of diabetes. This type of diabetes is
often labeled adult onset diabetes because ...
Cactus pear pads linked
to lower diabetes risk
NutraIngredients-usa.com -
Montpellier,France
The new study, published in this month's issue of
Diabetes Care, looked at the effect of the cactus pear,
known locally as nopales, on blood sugar levels ...
Testing, Testing ... Is
This Thing On?
Grist Magazine -
Seattle,WA,USA
The Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program is now set to
begin in 2008 -- and shockingly, critics say it panders
to Big Chemical. ...
CytRx Drug Candidate
Iroxanadine Accelerates Wound Healing In ...
Trading Markets - Los
Angeles,CA,USA
The company intends to move into a Phase II clinical
trial with iroxanadine for the treatment of diabetic foot
ulcers in the first half of 2008, ...
Pine bark extract shows
promise for heart failure, diabetic ulcer ...
Nigerian Tribune -
Ibadan,Nigeria
The study researcher, Dr. Gianni Belcaro from
Chieti-Pescara University in Italy came to this
conclusion from a study that involved 30 diabetic
patients ...
Aerobic exercise helps
maintain muscle in elderly
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
One important factor identified by medical science is the
reduced ability of the elderly to respond to the
muscle-building stimulus of the hormone insulin. ...
AtheroGenics To Focus
On AGI-1067 As Novel Anti-Diabetic Agent ...
Trading Markets - Los
Angeles,CA,USA
The company said it plans for 'AGI-1067 as a Novel
Anti-Diabetic Agent Evaluation Study' or ANDES. ANDES
would find out the effects of AGI-1067 in ...
Don't let diabetes
hinder your life, says diabetic ex-Miss USA
Delhi Newsline -
Delhi,India
Neelima Sharma, a parent, said: "My daughter was
found diabetic when she was five years old. I was really
scared and worried regarding her marriage but ...
AtheroGenics To Focus
On AGI-1067 As Novel Anti-Diabetic Agent ...
RTT News -
Williamsville,NY,USA
The company said it plans for 'AGI-1067 as a Novel
Anti-Diabetic Agent Evaluation Study' or ANDES. ANDES
would find out the effects of AGI-1067 in ...
Six deaths linked to
diabetes drug
Fort Frances Times - Fort
Frances,Ontario,Canada
Health Canada says the deaths of several Canadians could
be linked to the popular Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia.
The drug was the subject of a safety alert ...
Redwood City District
Attorney Dismisses Assault and Resisting ...
Earthtimes.org - USA
To stabilize his blood sugar and prevent insulin shock
Mr. Burns walked towards the theater snack bar to
purchase a candy bar. However, a theater security ...
Diabetics' risk of
heart attack
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
About 85% take some form of medication or insulin to
control it. Recently, scientists reported that one such
drug, called Avandia, increased a diabetic's ...
BioMarket Trends:
Diabetes Market Opportunities Soaring
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
Generic drug companies have jumped into the fray with
off-patent oral hypoglycemic drugs. They also are hoping
to be allowed to market generic insulin. ...
Physical Activity
Lowers Heart Disease Risk
HealthCentral.com -
Arlington,VA,USA
"Focusing on visceral fat has become a real hot
topic because of metabolic syndrome [which predisposes
people to disease], and part of what leads us to ...
The High Cost of the
Diabetes Debate
MSNBC - USA
The news last week that GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) popular
diabetes drug Avandia may increase the risk of heart
attacks is now causing a rift among doctors by ...
Gambia: 2025 - 53600 At
Diabetes Risk
AllAfrica.com -
Washington,USA
Dr Tamsir Mbowe, Secretary of State for Health and Social
Welfare, has said an estimated 53600 cases of diabetes
could be reported in 2025, if the current ...
CORRECTION - Inside
Endocrine Practice, Volume 13, Number 3
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
Dr. Hellman's editorial, scheduled to be published in the
May/June edition of the Endocrine Practice, entitled
"The Perfect Storm - Drug Safety and ...
RemedyMD Launches
AutoLabs(TM) Interface to EndoEHR
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
The Autolabs Interface is currently available for
endocrine practices using either LabCorp or Quest, but it
can be easily customized to work with any other ...
Endocrine Researchers
To Discuss Gene That May Be Linked To ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
The Endocrine Society meeting extends from June 2 through
5. Both will be held in Toronto, Canada. Note: This story
has been adapted from a news release ...
New Insulin-Secreting
Beta Cells Come From Beta Cell Division, Not ...
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Researchers from Philadelphia have just discovered that
beta cells, the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas,
divide, albeit slowly, to make new beta ...
Cuba Expands Medication
to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Periódico 26 - Las
Tunas,Cuba
Cuba will soon distribute a medication, only one of its
kind in the world, to treat diabetic foot ulcers in all
Angelology services in the country. ...
FDA Approves TORISEL, a
Targeted First-in-Class mTOR Inhibitor for ...
Juraforum.de -
Rühen,Niedersachsen,Germany
This may result in the need for an increase in the dose
of,or initiation of, insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic
agent therapy. Theuse of Torisel is likely to ...
Sports cheats' game of
delusion with growth hormone
Brisbane Times -
Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
... growth hormone this was largely due to fluid
retention, said Professor Ho, who presented his team's
results at a meeting of the Endocrine Society in Canada.
Inventions to boost
healthcare in UAE
Gulf News - Dubai,United
Arab Emirates
The inventions disclosed yesterday can diagnose
Alzheimer's disease and improve nerve functions in older
adults and diabetic patients. ...
Prosecutors drop
charges against diabetic bodybuilder
San Diego Union Tribune -
San Diego,CA,USA
REDWOOD CITY - San Mateo County prosecutors have dropped
misdemeanor charges against a diabetic bodybuilder who
said his behavior during a scuffle with ...
News for Week #22 2007
Immunization Against
Type 1 Diabetes: Mice Successfully Treated
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
The vaccine they designed in this model included
structures that the immune system mistakenly attacks in
type 1 diabetes. The researchers showed that, ...
Insulin created from
stem cells
Times of India - New
Delhi,India
NEW DELHI: Scientists have for the first time in the lab
successfully created insulin from stem cells taken from a
child's umbilical cord. ...
QUATRX: QuatRx announce
a $44M private equity financing led by Venrock
Kauppalehti (press
release) - Finland
The new round of funding will be used primarily to
complete ongoing Phase 3 and Phase 2 clinical studies of
QuatRx's two endocrine programs, ...
Diabetes Cure Possible
With Stem Cell Breakthrough
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases
- Brantford,Ontario,Canada
A breakthrough with human stem cells has led to immense
hope of a possible cure in the near future for diabetes.
Researchers have found that human embryonic ...
US: FDA accused of
negligence over diabetes drug
Asian Tribune -
Bangkok,Thailand
The US federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
come under sharp criticism this week for its inaction
over the diabetes drug Avandia. ...
Results From Largest
Ever Study On Type 2 Diabetes Could Have Huge ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease:
Preterax and Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation), a
landmark, six-year trial has now closed the part of ...
Transplanted Cells
Could Ease Surgery-Induced Diabetes
HealthCentral.com -
Arlington,VA,USA
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors say there's
new hope for patients with a severe form of diabetes
occurring after partial surgical removal of the ...
TV linked with poor
diabetes control
Ottawa Recorder -
Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Type 1 diabetes is the less common form of the disease
and used to be called juvenile diabetes. It is not
related to obesity and is caused when the body ...
Diabetic Won't Be
Charged For Wrecks
WSBtv.com - Atlanta,GA,USA
Once officers determined he was diabetic, he was taken to
Grady where tests showed his blood sugar was extremely
low. Michael Payne, spokesman for the ...
Anti-waist campaign
launched
Bangkok Post - Klong
Toey,Bangkok,Thailand
The senior health official said the ministry initiated
the project after finding that Metabolic Syndrome, which
is a concurrence of multiple medical ...
Diabetics in nursing
homes need improved care
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
These problems can be heart disease, diabetic
retinopathy, kidney disease and foot problems. Based on
their findings, Shubrook and Schwartz are now ...
Study: Diabetic Kids
Should Limit TV Time
Christian Broadcasting
Network - Virginia Beach,VA,USA
CBNNews.com - While researchers haven't quite figured out
the connection, they say one thing's certain: diabetic
kids who watched a lot of TV had the ...
Norway study finds Type
1 diabetic kids who watched lots of TV had ...
North County Times -
Escondido,CA,USA
It is not related to obesity and is caused when the body
cannot make insulin, which converts sugar from food into
energy. People with Type 1 must take ...
Alzheimer's: Herpes,
diabetes or something else?
News 8 Austin -
Austin,TX,USA
This group believes insulin is just as important to the
brain as it is to the body. The body needs insulin to
convert sugar in the bloodstream to energy. ...
Help for Diabetes Found
in Korean Bean Paste
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South
Korea
Type-2 diabetes, which mainly affects adults, occurs when
the body does not respond correctly to insulin. Type-1
diabetes is caused by the body's failure to ...
Test of Drug for
Diabetes in Jeopardy
New York Times - New
York,NY,USA
A large clinical study meant to test the heart safety of
the diabetes treatment Avandia may be in jeopardy as a
result of recent reports of the drug's risks ...
Insulin made from stem
cells in research first
ABC Online - Australia
Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can
be engineered to produce insulin and may some day be used
to treat diabetes, US and British ...
Transplanted Cells
Could Ease Surgery-Induced Diabetes
CBC News - Canada
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) - Doctors say there's new
hope for patients with a severe form of diabetes
occurring after partial surgical removal of the ...
Cellist walks to cure
diabetes
Burnaby Newsleader -
Burnaby,British Columbia,Canada
The same night the doctor called the family to tell them
Wagar had diabetes and had to get to the hospital, where
she stayed for the next three days. ...
TV Can Distract Kids
With Diabetes From Keeping Their Blood Sugar ...
AHN - USA
The study looked at 538 children with an average age of
13 who were affected by Type-1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes
is caused when the body cannot make insulin ...
Diabetes assessment in AD
AME Info - United Arab
Emirates
UAE nationals living in Abu Dhabi have been offered free
diabetes treatment as part of a drive by the Imperial
College London Diabetes Centre in partnership ...
Drug Treatments for
Leading Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases to ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
- Bucuresti,Romania
The global market for prescription endocrine and
metabolic disease drugs was $66.2 billion in 2005 and
$72.3 billion in 2006. At a compounded annual growth ...
Rise in diabetic cases
among children in India
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no
longer produces enough insulin or when cells stop
responding to the insulin that is produced, ...
WHY DOES INSULIN COST
MORE THAN EVER? : It's All In The Way It
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
BANTING GIVES IT AWAY - Insulin was discovered in 1921 by
Fred Banting and Charles Best. In a generous gesture that
unfortunately didn't start a trend, ...
WESTFIELD: Walk to
raise money for juvenile diabetes
Bridgewater Courier News -
Bridgewater,NJ,USA
For her senior project, Westfield High School student,
Jacqui Snyder, is organizing a walk to raise funds for
the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at ...
Diabetes drug warning
could turn into boon for Lilly
Fort Wayne News Sentinel -
Fort Wayne,IN,USA
Lilly might see a sales bump for its diabetes drug Byetta
thanks to an analysis published by the New England
Journal of Medicine that ties an increased risk ...
Classes Offered to Help
People with Diabetes Plan Healthful Meals
Mexia Daily News -
Mexia,TX,USA
For people with diabetes, maintaining healthy blood
glucose levels is a matter of life and death. One way for
people to better control heir glucose levels ...
Dubai to host 21st
World Diabetes Congress
ArabianBusiness.com -
Dubai,Al Garhoud,United Arab Emirates
Dubai has successfully won the bid to host the 21st World
Diabetes Congress organised by the International Diabetes
Federation (IDF) for 2011 following a ...
Dr Reddy's embroiled in
GSK diabetes drug controversy
Livemint -
Delhi,Delhi,India
The debate on the safety of Avandia, an anti-diabetes
drug of Glaxosmithkline Plc's, is finding repurcussions
in the Indian pharmaceuticals industry. ...
Diabetes control ups
dialysis patients' survival
Reuters - USA
More than 23000 of the patients had diabetes and had at
least one A1C measurement, which reflects blood glucose
control over the long term. ...
If You Have Diabetes
Should You Go Vegetarian
DentalPlans.com -
Dania,FL,USA
People who suffer with type 1 diabetes know that diet is
very important in the care and management of their
illness. Even with type 2 diabetes there are ...
Diabetes Drug Avandia
Causing Concern
KAUZ - Wichita
Falls,TX,USA
... diabetics and so when a drug that's being used to
treat diabetes actually increases the risk of heart
disease it has profound public health importance. ...
Phase 2a Diarrhea
Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Results ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
Napo also plans to develop a clinical stage product,
NP-500, for the treatment of insulin resistant diseases
of Type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome ...
Diabetes in children a
growing concern: Experts
The Statesman -
Kolkata,India
“Diabetes in children is increasing, primarily due
to increase in childhood obesity. Rapid urbanisation and
economic growth creates social dynamics that ...
GSK strongly disagrees
with conclusions reached in NEJM article on ...
News-Medical.net -
Sydney,Australia
The totality of the data show that Avandia has a
comparable cardiovascular profile to other oral
anti-diabetic medicines. GSK stands firmly behind the ...
Aradigm: Wall Street
Analyst Forum Presentation Transcript
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
Now, you have read, I'm sure and heard on the news, the
news about AVANDIA, the GlaxoSmithKline oral hypoglycemic
drug and inhaled insulin is in our view ...
News for Week #21 2007
Avandia Implicated in
Excess Cardiovascular Mortality ...
New England Journal of
Medicine USA
Metanalysis of Glaxo's rosigltazone trials suggests that
its use may be associated with excess cardiovascular
deaths ...
District adopts medical
equipment policy after incident with ...
Nevada Appeal - Carson
City,NV,USA
Carl Rokosz told trustees he took his child out of the
school system because he didn't believe the boy was
getting proper care for his diabetic condition. ...
Ciclopirox 8% Nail
Lacquer Topical Solution for the Treatment of ...
Journal of the American
Podiatric Medical Association (subscription) - USA
... and effective treatment for distal subungual
onychomycosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
receiving insulin or oral hypoglycemic therapy. ...
Body found by Minnesota
hikers was missing Superior man
WKBT - La Crosse,WI,USA
Reinhart was diabetic. The Ramsey County medical examiner
in St. Paul used dental and surgical records to
positively identify the remains as those of ...
Gala proceeds
designated
Paris News - Paris,TX,USA
This includes the North Texas Youth Connection STAR
Program and Diabetic Retinopathy Project — a
two-year study designed to test a newly-developed camera
...
Geron says embryonic
stem cells produce insulin
ABC News - USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human embryonic stem cells can be
transformed into the pancreatic cells that produce
insulin, offering the potential to treat ...
See all stories on this topic
The Total Number of Diabetes Patients
in the World is Expected to ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
The report "Insulin Delivery Systems Market Analysis
(2007-2010)" provides an updated view on the global
Insulin delivery industry, examining and giving a ...
Breakthrough in bid to
prevent diabetes
NEWS.com.au - Australia
If successful, it could be used to treat patients at risk
of developing Type 1 diabetes, the former Australian of
the Year said. ...
Diabetes care: Quality
improvement effort pays-off
Hindu - Chennai,India
Spending money to improve diabetes care at federally
qualified community health centers is a sound investment,
according to one of the first studies to ...
Study: Diabetes drug
use spikes in girls
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The number of adolescent girls taking drugs for Type 2
diabetes nearly tripled in just five years, while use of
chronic medicines for psychotic behavior and ...
Better Diabetes Care
May Lead to Reduced Blindness, Kidney and ...
SeniorJournal.com - San
Antonio,TX,USA
May 18, 2007 - A relatively inexpensive national effort
to improve the process of diabetes care at selected
clinics was able to make enough difference in ...
Diabetes drug costs
could soar 70 pct by '09: report
ABC News - USA
The cost for diabetes drugs could rise nearly 70 percent
by 2009, says a new report. The introduction of new
treatment options and a growing number of ...
Diabetes rise
‘threat to NHS’
Times Online - UK
The number of people affected by diabetes is growing at
such an alarming rate, a report states, that it threatens
to overwhelm the health service. ...
Marathon Flight
Simulator Trek Spreads Hope, Awareness About Diabetes
FlightSim.com (press
release) - MA,USA
Over 20 million children and adults in the United States
have diabetes which makes it difficult or impossible for
them to earn a pilot license, ...
Top doctor outlines new
pay model
Billings Gazette -
Billings,MT,USA
Previously, physicians were not reimbursed for tracking
their diabetic patients, although most physicians did it
informally. ...
How Insulin-Producing
Cells Develop -- New Finding Could Help
BioResearch Online (press
release) - Horsham,PA,USA
A key aspect of how embryos create the cells which
secrete insulin is revealed in a new study published
tomorrow (18 May) in the Journal of Biological ...
Officials: Diabetic
killed two after taking insulin and driving
San Jose Mercury News -
San Jose,CA,USA
A diabetic man who officials say suffered an insulin
reaction and crashed his pickup into several cars was
charged with driving under the influence for the ...
Diabetic files
complaint after being denied job with police
Gloucester Daily Times -
Gloucester,MA,USA
BOSTON (AP) - A Gloucester man whose job offer to become
a police officer was rescinded because he is diabetic and
wears an insulin pump has filed a ...
Premature Babies Face
Future Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure Problems
Washington Post -
Washington,DC,USA
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born early
and underweight have a greater chance of developing
insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and high ...
Inhaled Insulin for
Diabetes Mellitus
New England Journal of
Medicine (subscription) - MA,USA
To the Editor: An important uncertainty about treatment
with inhaled insulin is the potentially increased risk of
lung cancer. ...
Low-Glycemic Load Diet
May Work for Dieters With Certain Insulin ...
DG News - USA
CHICAGO, IL -- May 16, 2007 -- Overweight individuals who
secrete insulin at a higher level may experience greater
weight loss by selecting a low-glycemic ...
Parents: Watch what
you’re putting in that sippy cup, UF experts warn
University of Florida -
Gainesville,FL,USA
Unlike glucose, fructose does not signal the body to
produce insulin, the hormone that turns sugar into energy
and lets the brain know it’s time to stop ...
Glucose Regulation in
Young Adults with Very Low Birth Weight
New England Journal of
Medicine (subscription) - MA,USA
Preterm birth with very low birth weight (<1500 g) is
also associated with insulin resistance in childhood. If
insulin resistance persists into adulthood, ...
Fiber May Fight
Diabetes
CBS News - New York
City,NY,USA
(WebMD) Eating fiber-rich, whole-grain cereal may not
only keep you regular, but it may also reduce the risk of
developing type 2 diabetes. ...
10NEWS EXTRA: Type 2
diabetes increasing in children
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
Type 2 diabetes cases are on the rise in children, and
medical experts are increasingly concerned about the
problem. At East Tennessee Children's Hospital, ...
Decoding protein structures helps
illuminate cause of diabetes
University of
Wisconsin-Madison University Communications -
Madison,WI,USA
Pancreatic damage in type II diabetes has been linked to
toxic clumps of the protein hIAPP (human islet amyloid
polypeptide), which is normally produced by ...
Insulin Levels may
Predict Weight Loss on Certain Diets
Ivanhoe - Winter
Park,FL,USA
When researchers at the Children's Hospital in Boston
looked at 73 overweight people between ages 18 and 35,
they found those with higher insulin secretion ...
Effects of a
Low–Glycemic Load vs Low-Fat Diet in Obese Young ...
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
Serum insulin concentration at 30 minutes after a 75-g
dose of oral glucose was determined at baseline as a
measure of insulin secretion. ...
Insulin Test May Reveal
Best Diet Approach
6abc.com -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
While dieters did about equally well on both diets, those
who produce a lot of insulin after eating did markedly
better on the low-glycemic load diet, ...
Insulet Shares Climb on
First Day
Forbes - NY,USA
Biodel, which has two insulin product candidates in
clinical trials to treat diabetes, closed at $18 on the
Nasdaq last Friday, the day it debuted, ...
Changing Diabetes Bus
Rolls into Canada on its Drive Around the World
CNW Telbec (Communiqués
de presse) - Canada
Canadians encouraged to come on board and help the fight
against diabetes - VANCOUVER, May 14 /CNW/ - After
travelling across the globe from Denmark to ...
SHORT TAKES: Man falls
from Pirate Cove rocks after diabetic seizure
Daily Pilot - Costa
Mesa,CA,USA
A man fell from the rocks of Pirates Cove, a small beach
just north of Big Corona Beach, after suffering from a
diabetic seizure, Newport Beach Police said. ...
Making healthier food choices
Prior Lake American -
Prior Lake,MN,USA
Sure I was a little more conscious than some, being that
I am diabetic, but I had thought as long as it
wasn’t sugar-filled it was alright. ...
Data Suggest Cymbalta
Reduced Severity of Night Pain in Patients ...
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
INDIANAPOLIS Data from a pooled analysis of three studies
suggest that in patients with pain caused by diabetic
nerve damage, or diabetic peripheral ...
Nursing shortage in
Georgia expected to increase
WALB-TV - Albany,GA,USA
"I'ma diabetic and I have a passion to work with
diabetic children," she says. But with a nursing
shortage state wide, she's one of the few and hospitals
...
Insulin Therapy Shown
To Treat Early Experimental Diabetic Retinopathy
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Researchers presented study results that indicate that
subconjunctivally delivered insulin ameliorates
degenerative and inflammatory responses in diabetic ...
News for Week #20 2007
Insulin may prevent
diabetic retinopathy
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
Researchers say a new form of insulin therapy in diabetic
patients can prevent early stages of diabetic
retinopathy, a main complication of diabetes. ...
New device for diabetes
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
According to the WHO, 180m people worldwide suffer from
diabetes and this figure will become more than double by
2030. In 2005, 1.1m people died from it. ...
Managing Diabetes in
Children
Donga.com - Seoul,South
Korea
There are two types of diabetes in children: type I and
type II. Type I diabetes is characterized by the loss of
insulin-producing beta cells in the ...
Diabetes drug may help
fight breast cancer
Daily Mail - UK
It is already known to be an important factor in diabetes
and obesity, but it is also found in high levels in
around 40 per cent of breast cancer patients. ...
Juvenile diabetes
can’t slow this kid down
Cape Breton Post - Cape
Breton,Nova Scotia,Canada
Along the way, Cody Bellefontaine is also raising
valuable awareness of his all-too-common affliction,
juvenile diabetes. It is a difficult task to canvass ...
Potency Of Platinum
Chemotherapy Dramatically Boosted By Diabetes Drug
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
A widely used diabetes drug dramatically boosted the
potency of platinum-based cancer drugs when administered
together to a variety of cancer cell lines and ...
The diabetes connection
RDH - Tulsa,OK,USA
Many hygienists have seen evidence of this relationship
between periodontal disease and uncontrolled diabetes.
But are hygienists aware of the latest ...
Ghana: Gov't Blamed for
Increased Diabetes in Children
AllAfrica.com -
Washington,USA
THE GOVERNMENT has been blamed for doing less in the
prevention of diabetes in the country especially among
children. Experts noted that he prevalent rate ...
Diabetes study
New Zealand Herald -
Auckland,New Zealand
A $1.4 million Government study is aiming to sort out the
facts from the fads and find out which diet is best to
help people with type 2 diabetes lose ...
Diabetes threat to
fertility for males
Healthcare Republic (press
release) - London,UK
But in the first study to compare the quality of DNA in
sperm from diabetic and non-diabetic men, the researchers
found that DNA in the nuclei of sperm ...
Spherix plans to focus
on development of diabetes treatment
Business Gazette -
Gaithersburg,MD,USA
If the diabetes treatment works the way Spherix
anticipates, it will have ‘‘no side
effects,” Levin said, giving it an advantage in the
marketplace.
Diabetes drug comes
from poison lizard
United Press International
- USA
9 (UPI) -- A new drug released in Britain to treat a
number of diabetes-related ailments -- including heart
disease -- was developed from the spit of a ...
Obesity, Diabetes and
Finding the Best Diet
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
Obesity is the most important modifiable risk factor in
the development of Type 2 diabetes. A team from the
University of Otago, Wellington, ...
Gourmet dinner set to
fight diabetes
Onalaska Life -
Onalaska,WI,USA
For the first time in the Coulee Region, four top area
chefs are coming together to make a difference by
supporting a cure for our children with diabetes. ...
SpectRx, Inc. Sells
SimpleChoice ® Insulin Pump Product Line
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
SimpleChoice products are for use with insulin pumps worn
by people with diabetes to help control their glucose
levels. “The sale of most of the assets of ...
Adult stem cells play
no role in insulin production
News-Medical.net -
Sydney,Australia
Diabetes researchers, investigating how the body supplies
itself with insulin, discovered to their surprise that
adult stem cells, which they expected to ...
Omega-3 from Fish Oil
May Halt Muscle Loss in Senior Citizens ...
SeniorJournal.com - San
Antonio,TX,USA
Though the exact cause of this is still unclear, but
insulin resistance of aging muscle cells has been
suggested as a possible answer. ...
Gastric
Bypass Surgery Explored as Cure for Type 2 Diabetes ...
.MedScape - USA
Normal-weight
patients with diabetes may experience the same benefits
as obese patients ...
Doctors Reap
Millions for Anemia Drugs ...
NY Times -USA
Two drug companies are paying doctors
millions to prescribe anemia drugs, which regulators now
say may be unsafe ...
From the Division of
Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
The authors randomly assigned adults with features of the
metabolic syndrome to a rye-pasta (low insulin response)
or an oat-wheat-potato (high insulin ...
Dietary carbohydrate
modification induces alterations in gene ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... by a high postprandial insulin response—affect
gene expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) in
persons with the metabolic syndrome. ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Begins Phase 1 Human Clinical Trials
CNW Telbec (Communiqués
de presse) - Canada
For the first time, a small group of healthy human
volunteers will orally ingest the Oramed Insulin Capsule
in order to evaluate safety studies. ...
Sopranos Star Aida
Turturro Speaks out to Encourage Fellow ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Diabetes treatment is based on balancing insulin levels
with blood sugar levels. According to the American
Diabetes Association (ADA), in general, ...
Fat Screen Delivers
Plant-derived Chemical With Antidiabetic Effects
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
The work suggests a new approach for treating insulin
resistance that might complement the use of preexisting
drugs and, more generally, provides validation ...
Cymbalta reduces night
pain in patients with diabetic nerve pain
SpiritIndia - New
Delhi,New Delhi,India
Data from a pooled analysis of three studies suggest that
in patients with pain caused by diabetic nerve damage, or
diabetic peripheral neuropathy, ...
Surprising findings for
novel diabetes treatments
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
Diabetes researchers, investigating how the body supplies
itself with insulin, discovered to their surprise that
adult stem cells, which they expected to ...
Lawsuit Settled In
Police Beating Case
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
Douglas Greer was pulled from his car by the officers in
January 2005 as he was having a diabetic attack while
parked at a convenience store. ...
Diabetic wounds: Caring is the best
treatment
Blogger News Network - USA
We often used low (1%acetic acid) vinegar dressings on
our diabetic foot wounds. That not only killed Germs
(bacteria) but also yeast, which was a major ...
NTSB details diabetic
episode that led to Va. plane crash
NEPA News - PA,USA
A western Pennsylvania dentist was trying to pilot his
airplane while "wrestling" with a friend who
was having a diabetic emergency just before the plane ...
Opexa Therapeutics to
Present Progress on Development of Monocyte ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
MDIs express pancreatic-specific factors as well as
hormones insulin, glucagons and somatostatin in
physiological proportions. ...
News for Week #19 2007
Banning stem cell
research prolongs suffering
Brisbane Times -
Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Diabetes affects 140000 young Australians, who would die
unless they received multiple insulin injections each day
of their lives. ...
Diabetes comes under spotlight at
Diabetes 2007 Conference in Abu ...
AME Info (press release) -
United Arab Emirates
The leading voices in the UAE's fight against diabetes
are expected to attend a one-day specialist conference,
DIABETES 2007, to discuss and debate just how ...
USM, hospital to fight
diabetes
Hattiesburg American -
Hattiesburg,MS,USA
Mississippi leads the nation in obesity and diabetes
rates, and Forrest General and Southern Miss officials
said they hope to make a dent in the alarming ...
Tight Diabetes Control
Does not Impact Cognitive Ability in Type 1 ...
DG News - USA
BOSTON, MA -- May 4, 2007 -- A study led by researchers
at Joslin Diabetes Center provides good news for patients
with type 1 diabetes who want to maintain ...
Polyphenols, Vitamin A
Curb Type I Diabetes
Natural Products Industry
Insider - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Diabetic rats fed polyphenol- or vitamin A-rich foods had
between a 25- and 33-percent reduction in incidence of
Type I diabetes. ...
Study: Diabetes can
damage men's sperm
United Press International
- USA
Ishola Agbaje, who led the study, said: "If the
increasing trend in the incidence of type I diabetes
continues, this will result in a 50 percent increase ...
Early Symptoms May Not
Look Like Diabetes
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