News for Week #39 2008
As industrializing
world adopts Western habits (ed."Coca-Colonization"),
disease on rise
San Francisco Chronicle -
CA, USA
Every 30 seconds, a person loses a leg to diabetes, a
disease of high blood sugar that can result in
amputations, blindness and heart failure. ...
Amylin Resurrects
Obesity Drug, in New Combination with Diabetes ...
Xconomy - Cambridge,MA,USA
... thinks it has found a way to bring leptin back to
life as a weight-loss drug, as part of a new combination
with Symlin, a drug it markets for diabetes. ...
Amylin Resurrects
Obesity Drug, in New Combination with Diabetes ...
Xconomy - Cambridge,MA,USA
... thinks it has found a way to bring leptin back to
life as a weight-loss drug, as part of a new combination
with Symlin, a drug it markets for diabetes. ...
Researchers Find New
Pathway Linked to Obesity
InjuryBoard.com -
Tampa,FL,USA
New research published in the October issue of the
journal Cell suggests overeating activates a metabolic
response usually inactive in hypothalamus - middle ...
Police: Diabetic
reaction contributed to two-car collision
Utica Observer Dispatch -
Utica,NY,USA
By AN OD STAFF WRITER A Sherrill man was ticketed after
experiencing a diabetic reaction that contributed to a
two-car collision Thursday evening in New ...
Pacific Biometrics Inc.
Reports FY2008 Operating Results
MarketWatch - USA
These contracts involve our core areas of technological
expertise, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis, ...
Cardiovascular Disease-
The Big Killer
Mmegi Online -
Gaberones,Botswana
Free blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass testing
will be given to all members of the public together with
many other activities to be held at the same ...
Michigan Bill Would
Protect Doctors Who Flag Unfit Drivers
Wall Street Journal Blogs
- New York,NY,USA
The legislation also could apply to doctors whose
patients have diabetes, hypoglycemia or heart problems,
the AP explains. The state trial lawyers want to ...
Data From One-Year
Liraglutide Phase 3 Study Published Online In
BioResearch Online (press
release) - Horsham,PA,USA
Moreover, the treatment with liraglutide led to weight
loss, reduced systolic blood pressure and lowered rates
of hypoglycemia after 52 weeks of treatment. ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Commences Phase 2A Trials of its Oral ...
ADMET.net (press release)
- Sudbury,UK
Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that it has
commenced Phase 2A studies of ORMD 0801, its oral insulin
capsule, on Type 1 diabetics at the ...
Novo slides, Citi wary
on liraglutide
Forbes - NY,USA
... (nyse: C - news - people ) cuts its target price for
the stock to 295 crowns from 315, due to worries about
experimental diabetes drug liraglutide. ...
Nomad Bioscience: New
Plant Biotechnology Company Founded to Focus ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
NOMAD's pharmaceutical portfolio is focused on three
'biosimilar' versions of the proteins currently
constituting a $15 B market: Insulin, ...
Metabolic and
cardiovascular risk in patients with a history of ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Significantly higher insulin and lower HDL-cholesterol
levels were recorded in DTC subjects. In both groups,
insulin levels were significantly related with ...
Controlling Insulin Is
Good For Diabetes - And Breast Cancer?
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Doctors have long encouraged patients with diabetes to
exercise regularly to help control their insulin levels
and to maintain a healthy weight. ...
Strict Blood Sugar
Control in Type 1 May Reduce Risk of High Blood Pressure
HealthandAge.com
Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle
looked at the effects of hyperglycemia, or high blood
sugar, and intensive insulin treatment on the ...
Insulin Pumps Kill
Teenagers
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) More than a thousand diabetic teenagers
have been injured and more than a dozen killed through
the use of insulin pumps, according to a study ...
Dramatic Rise In
Childhood Diabetes Found
New York Sun - United
States
By Staff Reporters of the Sun | September 29, 2008 A
dramatic rise in the number of North Dakota children with
Type 2 diabetes a form of diabetes normally ...
Excessive Cleanliness
Could Up Risk of Diabetes
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Children raised in obsessively clean households could be
more likely to develop diabetes, Bristol University
scientists have claimed. ...
News for Week #38 2008
Excessive Fructose
Intake, Not Starch Leads To Metabolic Syndrome ...
The Common Voice -
Greenville,SC,USA
Physicians refer to this as metabolic
syndrome and it is the best predictor of who will
become diabetic in the future. Interestingly, there is
now ...
Continuous Glucose
Monitoring In Diabetic Pregnant Women Lowers ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
25, 2008) Continuous glucose monitoring as part of
antenatal care for women with diabetes improves maternal
blood glucose control and lowers birth weight ...
Nonalcoholic Fatty
Liver Disease: 1 Gene Increases Risk, 1 Gene ...
WebMD - USA
As one might think, obesity and the cluster of symptoms
known as the metabolic syndrome are linked to NAFLD. Yet
some people with these risk factors get the ...
In Exuberas
Shadow: Generex Bets Oral Spray Is Next Big Thing for ...
BNET - San
Francisco,Ca,USA
By Jim Edwards As companies bail out of the inhaled
insulin business most recently Pfizer, which lost
$2.8 billion before throwing Exubera overboard one
...
Rise in North Dakota
Children With Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Obesity
FOXNews - USA
Type 2 diabetes, which stems from the body's failure to
properly use insulin, typically is seen in people
middle-age and older, said Sherri Paxon, ...
Hollis-Eden reports
positive interim data from Phase I/II diabetes ...
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The additional data showed that Triolex is safe and well
tolerated to date, and that it significantly improved
insulin sensitivity and lowered fasting blood ...
EnteroMedics Reveals
Data on Vbloc Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes and ...
RTT News -
Williamsville,NY,USA
The results demonstrated that VBLOC Therapy might be
promising to improve comorbidities of diabetes and
hypertension independent of, and prior to, ...
Novo to start
liraglutide obesity study this year
Reuters - USA
Novo has already filed for regulatory approval in major
markets for the drug as a treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Novo said ahead of a capital markets ...
Data Safety Monitoring
Board supports continuation of trial of ...
News-Medical.net -
Sydney,Australia
The trial is studying the use of Medidur FA for the
treaent of diabetic macular edema (DME) being conducted
by our licensing partner, Alimera Sciences. ...
ARB May Retard Diabetic
Retinopathy for Some Patients
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
25 -- An angiotensin receptor blocker may help prevent
retinopathy in type 1 diabetes or treat it in type 2
disease, researchers here concluded from three ...
UCB receives EU setback
for drug in diabetic pain
Reuters - USA
BR: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) withdrew its EU
application to sell Vimpat, or lacosamide, as a treatment
for diabetic neuropathic pain on ...
Six million diabetics
in Turkey
Turkish Daily News
(subscription) - Ankara,Turkey
In addition, approximately 3 million of the 6 million
were unaware of their illness, according to the research,
conducted by the Metabolic Syndrome ...
Health Experts Call for
New Strategies to Combat Alarming Rise in ...
MarketWatch - USA
Experts have predicted that by 2025, the number of people
with diabetes will have increased by 20 per cent within
Europe, 80 percent within Eastern ...
Novel Attempt Of Gene
Therapy For Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
And there is no report for application of chitosan as a
vector in the gene therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus.
A new research article addresses this ...
Barack Obama Stem Cell Research Ad
Ignores Best Diabetes Hope ...
LifeNews.com -
Helena,MT,USA
The ad, which features a mother of a child with juvenile
diabetes, also ignores how adult stem cell research
provides the most hope for patients. ...
Elevated Plasma
Fibrinogen and Diabetes Mellitus Are Associated ...
Cardiosource -
Washington,DC,USA
Elevated fibrinogen level was associated with diabetic
status, resulting in lower PI in diabetic patients (23.9%
vs. 45.1, p < 0.001), but not in ...
Weight management has
lasting effects in diabetics
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Among the participants taking short-acting insulin, 21
percent were able to quit, while the rest of those on
insulin therapy cut their dosage by more than ...
Diabetes and Large
Pouch Size Predict Poor Gastric Bypass Outcome
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
15 -- Patients are less likely to achieve expected weight
loss after bariatric surgery if they have diabetes or if
the surgeon created a relatively large ...
Sangamo BioSciences
Announces Presentation of Data From Diabetic ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
Positive Interim Data from Ongoing SB-509-701 Study in
Subjects with Moderate to Severe Diabetic Neuropathy and
Additional Data from Phase 1b Clinical Trial ...
Blood pressure may
predict retinopathy in adolescent type 1 diabetes
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes and systolic or
diastolic blood pressure on or above the 90th percentile
may be at an increased risk for retinopathy. ...
New Drug Might Help
Diabetics Lose Weight
13WHAM-TV -
Rochester,NY,USA
A new class of drugs may soon be on the market to help
people with diabetes balance blood sugar and lose weight.
To control blood sugar levels, ...
Novo Nordisks Liraglutide Shows
Promise against Type 2 Diabetes ...
Medi News Direct -
Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Insulin-modified intravenous glucose tolerance tests were
used to measure the secretion of first and second-phase
insulin. The researchers noted that the ...
High Growth Reported
for the World Insulin Pumps (External) Market
MarketWatch - USA
Diabetes & Insulin - An Abstract II-5 Diabetes II-5 A
Fatal Disease II-5 Table 1: Leading Countries Worldwide
in Terms of Diabetes Population (includes ...
USF proposes hospital
dedicated to diabetes
Bay News 9 - Tampa,FL,USA
TAMPA (Bay News 9) -- The University of South Florida is
proposing to build a hospital exclusively dedicated to
diabetes. According to Bay News 9's partner ...
Alogliptin improved
glycemic control; had no effect on ...
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Addition of alogliptin to insulin therapy reduces HbA1c
without increasing weight gain or hypoglycemia in
patients with type 2 diabetes. ...
News for Week #37 2008
Ramadan diet poses
health risk - experts
Independent Online - Cape
Town,South Africa
"High incidences of diabetes and hypertension in the
Muslim community are aggravated by bad diets during
Ramadan," ...
Prevent Diabetic Ills
With Chamomile Tea?
WebMD - USA
A new study shows the tea may help prevent the
development of diabetic complications, such as loss of
vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage. ...
EASD: Once-Weekly
Exenatide Benefit Sustained Over 52 Weeks
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
And exenatide reduced both hemoglobin AIc and fasting
plasma glucose without increasing the risk of
hypoglycemia, Dr. Buse said, noting that over 52-weeks
...
Lifestyle, Not Drugs,
for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
September 11, 2008 (Rome, Italy) Lifestyle
changes, not drugs, should be the main focus for
preventing type 2 diabetes: that was the conclusion of a
...
DIRECT: candesartan
reduced regression, incidence of diabetic ...
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
These findings were presented at the 44th Annual Meeting
of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
DIRECT-Prevent 1 is a primary prevention ...
The APOA5 Trp19 allele
is associated with metabolic syndromevia ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
The goal of the present study was to assess the effect of
genetic variability at the APOA5/A4/C3/A1 cluster locus
on the risk of metabolic syndrome. ...
Prof Zimmet, IDI and
the Genetics of Diabetes in Mauritius
Mauritius Times -
Mauritius
Professor Paul Zimmet AO MD PhD FRACP FRCP FTSE is the
person who can be said to have put Mauritius on the world
map of diabetes and the non-communicable ...
Transition Therapeutics
Dose First Patient in Phase 2 Clinical ...
Canada NewsWire (press
release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Approximately 80 patients with type 2 diabetes are
expected to be enrolled in the study and will receive a
daily treatment of TT-223 in addition to their ...
Coronary Heart Disease
Risk Increases Over Time in Patients With ...
DG News - USA
The researchers calculated 10-year risk for CHD and
incidence of the metabolic syndrome at baseline and
several times during the 4-year follow-up period. ...
MannKind Dedicates New
Insulin Production Facility Sept. 17 in ...
MarketWatch - USA
The events in Danbury are scheduled to include an
announcement of the proposed marketing trade name for the
company's Technosphere(R) Insulin System, ...
Alzheimer's plaques
reduced by diabetes therapy
HealthCentral.com -
Arlington,VA,USA
... those who also had diabetes and were treated with
insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs had lower densities
of neural plaques in the brain, a hallmark of ...
Five New Studies at
Major Medical Meeting Further Demonstrate ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The studies assessed JANUVIA as monotherapy, initial
combination therapy with metformin or add-on therapy to
oral antihyperglycemic agents (metformin, ...
UKPDS Follow-Up
analysis suggests Oxford diabetes group may be somewhat
scientifically dishonest
The Associated Press -
Diabetics who tightly control their blood sugar
even if only for the first decade after they are
diagnosed have lower risks of heart attack, ...
Novel Short-Term Weight-Loss Approach Works
Long-Term
Diabetes in Control
A study by researchers from the
Joslin Diabetes Center has shown for the first time that
more than half of patients with type 2 diabetes who
enrolled in a novel short-term weight management program
were able to maintain the weight loss they achieved
during the program on their own long-term. The focus was
on weight loss and not as much on glucose control ...
New Analysis Shows Lower Not Necessarily
Better When It Comes to BP
Diabetes in Control
New observational analysis of the
ONTARGET study shows that lower is not necessarily better
when it comes to blood pressure in this patient
population, with coronary heart disease or diabetes plus
additional risk factors. Although there was evidence that
lower was better in terms of stroke, there was a
suggestion of harm when BP was reduced below 130 mm Hg
systolic for the outcome of cardiovascular death in
diabetics. The findings suggest that in high-risk people,
the [current] guidelines of 'the lower, the better' may
not apply ...
Continuous Subcutaneous
Insulin Better Than Multiple Daily ...
DG News - USA
By Jill Stein ROME -- September 9, 2008 -- Pregnant women
with type 1 diabetes and their babies benefit more from
use of continuous subcutaneous insulin ...
Continuous Glucose
Monitoring FAILS Primary Efficacy Endpoint to Improve A1c
in Type 1 Diabetics
Cardiosource -
Washington,DC,USA
The frequency of combined outcome of a 26-week glycated
hemoglobin <7% and no severe hypoglycemic events was
30% in the continuous monitoring group and 7% ...
News for Week #36 2008
Diabetes on the rise in
US
Americus Times-Recorder -
Americus,GA,USA
As a diabetic, one should know that the food eaten
directly affects blood sugar levels. To combat the
disease, eat more healthful and exercise more. ...
Obesity crisis grows
out of proportion
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
The obesity epidemic in Australia is having a
direct and catastrophic influence on increasing the
incidence of Type 2 diabetes, he said after
receiving ...
Many diabetics take
wrong medicines
The Press Association -
Patients over 40 with type one and two diabetes should be
taking medication to prevent the formation of blood clots
or reduce cholesterol levels in order to ...
Diabetes not associated
with depression
Online - International
News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: People with diabetes are no more likely than
the general population to have depression, according to
study results reported in the journal ...
Mildly Infected
Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Oculus Innovative Sciences ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Following a review of the Phase II data on MicrocynŽ
Technology for the treatment of mildly infected diabetic
foot ulcers, the FDA agreed: - Oculus may move ...
New UK guidance on
insulin pumps gives school kids with diabetes ...
MTBeurope - UK
New UK guidance on the use of insulin pump therapy from
the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
(NICE) looks set to revolutionise the way ...
Pre-diabetes is worth
treating
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Pre-diabetics have problems responding to insulin, the
hormone that processes glucose in the body, causing the
rise in blood sugar levels -- in medical ...
Early cousin of aspirin
used to treat Type 2 diabetes
Northwest Cable News -
Portland,OR,USA
"We've shown that using the drug for short periods
of time can lower blood sugars both before people eat and
after they eat and their average blood sugar ...
Omega-3
Fatty Acids, but Not Statin Therapy, Cuts Mortality and
Hospitalizations in Heart Failure
Medscape Cardiology
News
Omega-3 fatty-acid supplementation
improves morbidity and mortality in symptomatic
heart-failure patients, while statins failed ...
Together Against
Diabetes in Al Ain Hospital
Khaleej Times -
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
AL AIN - A campaign titled Together Against
Diabetes is currently under way at Al Ain Hospital
to raise awareness of the disease and the risk factors
...
Filter Your Diabetes
Risk Out of Tap Water
HealthNews -
Carslbad,CA,USA
Researchers announced recently that small amounts of
arsenic found in tap water could increase the risk of
type 2 diabetes, and that filtration helps ...
News for Week #35 2008
Gestational diabetes
usually doesn't linger
South Coast Today - New
Bedford,MA,USA
My doctor checked my blood sugar, and I have diabetes.
How can this be? No one in my family has it, and I feel
well except for the usual complaints of ...
There is no cure
... it is terrible
The National - Abu
Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
When the Emirati man finally decided to get retested, his
blood sugar levels were off the chart. When I went
to the medical centre and was diagnosed they ...
Meds Shmeds, Gimme Fries
Newsweek - USA
Then she told me what was really on her mind: her
daughter wanted to fit in at school; load up on french
fries and ice cream, and stop taking her insulin. ...
Stevia is all-natural
and calorie-free, but is it safe?
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
(In Paraguayan traditional medicine, stevia is used to
lower blood sugar and as a contraceptive.) Evidence of
genetic and reproductive toxicity was ...
Stroke Incidence
Declines Among Swedish Diabetics
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
The incidence of strokes among diabetics in Northern
Sweden declined between 1985 and 2003, according to a
population-based study published in Stroke: ...
News for Week #34 2008
86 Years After Insulin,
Type I Diabetes Drugs Promise More
BioWorld Online -
Atlanta,GA,USA
This was Type I diabetes before insulin. That was prior
to 1922 when Frederick Banting and Charles Best began the
first insulin injections, moving from bed ...
Popular BP drugs may
cause diabetes
Times of India - India
Recent research in the UK indicates that these drugs
could increase blood sugar in patients suffering from
diabetes, and in some cases led to onset of the ...
Bisphenol A exposure
can increase risk of Diabetes and Heart Attacks
Environmental Expert
(press release) - Madrid,Madrid,Spain
These results implicate BPA as a potential cause of
metabolic syndrome, one of the most serious and costly
public health problems in the US. ...
Diabetic driver given
ticket for stopping due to illness
Harrow Observer -
London,UK
A diabetic driver is fuming after being given a parking
ticket for stopping when he became ill behind the wheel.
On June 25, John Turner,from Lincoln, ...
Obesity risks higher
than thought
Sydney Morning Herald -
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
AUSTRALIANS with obesity are at significantly higher risk
than previously thought of suffering illness, including
diabetes, heart attack, ...
Study Indicates
Clinical Practice Standards in Lower-Extremity ...
HealthNewsDigest.com - New
York,NY,USA
Pressure mitigation is crucial for the healing of plantar
diabetic foot ulcers, the authors stress. The three-year
study evaluated nearly 900 diabetic foot ...
Lidocaine Patch Soothes
Neuropathic Pain as Effectively as ...
DG News - USA
While the 2 treatments alleviated to a similar extent the
pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) and
painful diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN), ...
Stroke Rate in Diabetes
Creeping Downward by Risk Management
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
21 -- Aggressive diabetes risk management here appears to
have lessened the rate of stroke and mortality for the
first time for these patients, ...
Diet, management
crucial in laminitis fight
Horsetalk - Canterbury,New
Zealand
Laminitis is now considered a systemic disease which
shows itself at the foot, with obesity and insulin
resistance known to be risk factors. ...
Insulin suppresses
receptors that cause inflammation
University at Buffalo
Reporter - Buffalo,NY,USA
By LOIS BAKER UB researchersthe first to identify
the anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective properties of
insulinnow have discovered one pathway through ...
Obesity: Scientists
identify a protein that promotes the burning ...
guardian.co.uk - UK
In their experiments, Yu-Hua Tseng's team at the Joslin
Diabetes Centre at Harvard Medical School looked at the
factors that determine the amounts of ...
Arsenic and diabetes
may be linked
Philadelphia Inquirer -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
Given the prevalence of diabetes in the United States -
and of low levels of arsenic in some drinking water
supplies, both public and private - a link could ...
Study finds link to
diabetes in black women who drink sodas ...
The Olympian -
Olympia,WA,USA
But Johnson has one bad habit that researchers at Boston
University now have linked to diabetes in black women.
"I'm a Pepsi addict. I don't smoke. ...
Diabetic Driver Blamed
For Deadly Crash
WKRG-TV - Mobile,AL,USA
Pollock tells News Five that Taylor, who had just picked
up a cake for his mom's 87th birthday, was diabetic, and
he may have become disoriented. ...
Metagenics
Phytochemical Research Presented at Leading ...
NPIcenter (press release)
- Mississauga,Ontario,Canada
Metagenics, Inc. said today that its research on the
efficacy of hops and acacia in treating metabolic
syndrome and hypercholesterolemia was presented at a ...
Best Practice Database
Supports Bio-Pharma Product Launch
MarketWatch - USA
One study, "Exubera Case Study: Misjudging the
Market," reviews the failed strategy and tactics
utilized by Pfizer for the launch of its inhaled insulin
...
Korean, Hong Kong
Scientists Make Diabetic Findings
KBS - Seoul,South Korea
An institute on diabetes and internal diseases at Seoul
National University Hospital said it analyzed a diabetic
gene in Asian people and determined how it ...
Diet, exercise together
best for losing weight
Tampabay.com - St.
Petersburg,FL,USA
Visceral fat seems to promote metabolic syndrome, the
medical term for an unhealthy combination of high blood
pressure, high cholesterol, insulin resistance ...
US seeks more warnings
for Amylin diabetes drug
guardian.co.uk - UK
Launched in mid-2005, Byetta was thought to have wide
potential use, in part because of its ability to help
type II diabetes patients lose weight. ...
Doctors make arm do job
of pancreas
Houston Chronicle - United
States
The research, conducted on the first patient a month ago,
is part of an ongoing inquiry into how best to prevent
diabetes in a person whose pancreas has ...
Arsenic has firm link
to diabetes in US study
Reuters UK - UK
By Andrew Stern CHICAGO (Reuters) - Arsenic, a naturally
occurring poison and carcinogen found in ground water, is
strongly linked to adult-onset diabetes, ...
Obesity Rates Up in 37
States: Report
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
The report said that rates of type 2 diabetes -- a
disease typically associated with obesity -- increased in
26 states last year. ...
Tas scientists make
diabetes breakthrough
ABC Online - Australia
Tasmanian scientists are one step closer to slowing the
rapid rise in the incidence of type 2 diabetes, with
groundbreaking new research. ...
A Randomized Comparison
of Sirolimus- Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting ...
Cardiosource -
Washington,DC,USA
This trial was aimed at performing a head-to-head
comparison between sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) with
paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) in diabetic ...
Novo Nordisk Shares
Fall on Concerns New Drug May Face Scrutiny
Bloomberg - USA
19 (Bloomberg) -- Novo Nordisk A/S, the world's biggest
insulin maker, fell to its lowest level in two weeks in
Copenhagen trading after a drug similar to ...
Effects of Statin
Treatment in Men and Women With Stable Coronary ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
... with coronary heart disease and metabolic syndrome: A
subgroup analysis of the GREek Atorvastatin and Coronary
heart disease Evaluation (GREACE) study. ...
Telik licenses
ReceptorBio to develop and commercialize insulin ...
RTT News -
Williamsville,NY,USA
The compounds might be potential drug candidates for
advancing the treatment of Type-2 diabetes mellitus and
the Insulin Resistance/Metabolic Syndrome, ...
Body Type: Are You an
Apple or a Pear?
ABC News - USA
If you have these metabolic factors, chances are you are
apple-shaped. In fact, I call the metabolic syndrome the
"apple-syndrome" because having an apple ...
XTend Medical (XMDC)
Secures $1 Million Financing Package to ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
Our Remote Diabetic Patient Monitoring Program has been
well received thus far with the patients and physicians
we currently work with and we've had several ...
Retinopathy without
diabetes still a major CHD risk factor
Pulse - London,UK
By Nigel Praities GPs should evaluate and manage the
coronary risk of patients with retinopathy, regardless of
diabetes status, say researchers. ...
Study touts weight loss
for newly diabetic
Philadelphia Inquirer -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
Researchers from Kaiser Permanente in Portland, Ore.,
reviewed the medical records of 2574 newly diagnosed
diabetics between the ages of 21 and 75 and ...
Heart disease risk
soars with obesity, diabetes
Frontier Post -
Peshawar,Pakistan
PESHAWAR (Monitoring): People who are both obese and have
diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease
during their lifetime, a new study shows. ...
7% of Korean Adults
Diabetic
KBS - Seoul,South Korea
According to a survey by the Korea Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and Ajou University Hospital, the
number of diabetics has more than doubled ...
Australian scientists
develop potential "blockbuster" diabetes drug
AFP -
Kelly said while the drug would not prevent diabetes -- a
chronic illness in which the body fails to produce enough
of the hormone insulin to process sugar ...
Biological Functions of
Antioxidants in Plant Transformation
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Hyperhydricity results in a general decrease in
concentrations of reduced and oxidized pyridine
nucleotides, reflecting a reduction in metabolic activity
...
Gene 'can double risk
of diabetes'
Scotsman - United Kingdom
SCIENTISTS have identified a gene which dramatically
raises the risk of diabetes offering hope for new
tests and treatments. People with two copies of the ...
Tas doctors find link
between cystic fibrosis, diabetes
ABC Online - Australia
But he says now doctors have made this link, insulin
treatment may further increase life expectancy.
"They are now put on to insulin once or twice or
four ...
Diabetes database helps
chart rate of disease in Oregon
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
(AP) - Schools across Oregon are contributing to a new
database that charts the scope of childhood diabetes in
Oregon. The goal, public health officials say ...
Dog sniffs out trouble
for boy with diabetes
WBBH - Fort Myers,FL,USA
FORT MYERS: As a diabetic patient, 8-year-old Anthony
Mastrapola knows its important to monitor his blood
sugar level. But he doesnt always notice the ...
A tablet a day may cast
dialysis away
The Age -
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Diabetic Lionel Alexander, who needs nightly dialysis,
says he wishes there had been a drug like FT-11
"before my kidneys went". Photo: Rebecca Hallas
EVERY ...
Four Drug Companies
Vying for Diabetes Patients
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
The report highlights the level of communication between
patients and healthcare providers relating to insulin
injections and also spotlights how those ...
News for Week #33 2008
Reuters Health News
Summary
San Diego Union Tribune -
United States
Researchers found that of more than 3400 adults in a
long-running US heart study, women who were obese and
diabetic had a nearly 80 percent chance of ...
Chinese medicine linked
to health scare
The Age -
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Glibenclamide is a drug used to lower blood sugar in some
people with diabetes. It can cause dangerously low blood
sugar if used inappropriately or in ...
MedlinePlus: Combo of diabetes drugs may
increase mortality
MedlinePlus - USA
Aug 14, 2008 ... NEW YORK (Reuters
Health) - Combination treatment for type 2 diabetes using
two classes of drugs -- metformin and sulfonylureas --
may ...
Experts foretell
diabetes epidemic, glaring social costs
Medill Reports -
Chicago,IL,USA
The long-term relationship between obesity and type 2
diabetes is still coming into focus, specialists say,
pointing to disease- rate disparities in Chicago ...
OcuScience invention
aims to help detect diabetes early, save ...
MLive.com - MI,USA
AP UPDATES by Gary Gosselin | Ann Arbor Business Review
Early diabetes detection may take a giant leap forward
with a new invention and test being readied ...
Diabetes - SF-1019
Receives Approval For Treatment, Marketing And ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
This research suggests that SF-1019 has the potential to
affect a number of clinical conditions including
complications from Diabetes Mellitus such as ...
Prevendia's test helps
spot insulin resistance
San Jose Business Journal
(subscription) - CA,USA
What it does: Prevendia Inc. is a medical diagnostic
company that determines a person's insulin resistance by
analyzing a small blood sample and delivering ...
Diabetic driver leads
police on two-state pursuit
Eagle Tribune - North
Andover,MA,USA
By Mark E. Vogler DERRY Police say a diabetic
reaction contributed to a driver's hit-and-run accident
on Interstate 93 in Massachusetts shortly after 5 pm ...
Trends in Diabetes
Research
Express Healthcare
Management - Mumbai,India
Against the increasing diabetes disease burden, the
insulin and OAD (Oral-Anti-diabetic) drug segments are
bound to see robust growth. ...
Diabetic Boy Not
Allowed To Bring Dog To School
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
The dog is trained to sense the onset of diabetic
attacks, and the family says she should be treated just
like a seeing-eye dog for the blind, ...
Oral insulin capsule
was safe, effective
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
An oral insulin capsule for the treatment of type 2
diabetes lowered glucose levels and C peptide, according
to the findings from a phase-2A trial. ...
Treatment for Diabetes Growing on Trees
MarketWatch - USA
TAMPA, FL, Aug 13, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- New
research shows that a treatment for diabetes has been
growing right in our backyard. ...
Omega-3s Improve
Insulin Sensitivity
Food Product Design -
Northbrook,IL,USA
... omega-3 fat improves insulin sensitivity and reduces
inflammatory markers, but does not alter endocrine
responsiveness in older adults (Horm Metab Res. ...
ACCEL: Nicotinic Acid:
The New Old Wonder Drug
Cardiosource -
Washington,DC,USA
1 Moreover, all of the processes involved in
atherogenesis can be exacerbated by insulin resistance
and/or the metabolic syndrome (Slide 2). ...
Overweight Hispanic
Children At Significant Risk For Pre-diabetes ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
The persistence of pre-diabetes during growth is
associated with progression in risk towards future
diabetes, according to the study, which will be ...
Oramed: Oral Insulin
Capsule Has Solid Safety Profile
FDA news (subscription) -
Falls Church,VA,USA
Oramed Pharmaceuticals received positive results from its
Phase IIa clinical trial studying its oral insulin
capsule, ORMD 0801. The trial demonstrated that ...
Obese people can be
healthy: study
AFP -
The obese individuals in the study were divided into two
groups: those who were resistant to insulin and those who
were not. Insulin resistance is a ...
Insulet Reports Second
Quarter 2008 Results
MarketWatch - USA
Dr. Cobelli reported that the system had demonstrated
excellent overnight blood glucose control and no
hypoglycemic events. -- At the 2008 Annual Meeting of ...
SF-1019 Receives
Approval for Treatment, Marketing and ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Results from a recent study undertaken in Europe to
evaluate the safety and efficacy of SF-1019 in the
treatment of Diabetic Ulceration and its effect on ...
CytRx Corporation
Announces Second Quarter Results
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
In 2008, we have continued to advance our molecular
chaperone amplification compounds, including iroxanadine
for diabetic foot ulcers, said Steven ...
Overweight Hispanic
children at significant risk for pre-diabetes ...
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
A study by researchers at the University of Southern
California (USC) found that overweight Hispanic children
are at significant risk for pre-diabetes, ...
Cognitive Problems
Associated With Diabetes Duration And Severity
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
11, 2008) Individuals with mild cognitive
impairment appear more likely to have earlier onset,
longer duration and greater severity of diabetes, ...
Losing Weight After
Diabetes Diagnosis can Prevent Diabetes ...
IT News Online -
Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
12 /PRNewswire/ -- People who lose weight soon after a
diagnosis of type 2 diabetes have better control of their
blood pressure and blood sugar, ...
Study: If You Were
Diagnosed with Diabetes, Lose Weight
eFluxMedia - USA
However, the blood pressure and blood sugar levels in
their fourth year were better than the other groups. The
researchers caution that they did not look at ...
Levels of C-reactive
protein in the blood do not cause diabetes
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
Previous research has suggested that raised levels of
this marker are linked with an increased risk of diabetes
but to date it has not been clear whether ...
Brean Murray Downgrades
Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) to Hold
StreetInsider.com
(subscription) - Birmingham,MI,USA
Further, in the what we view as an increasingly more
competitive diabetic market, we believe a potential
insulin product will need to demonstrate ...
Biocons oral
insulin alternative enters late-stage trials
Livemint -
Delhi,Delhi,India
Bangalore: Biocon Ltds oral insulin, which aims to
be a needleless alternative to the injection, has
advanced to late-stage trials, having shown promising ...
Identification and
Characterization of Metabolically Benign ...
Archives of Internal
Medicine - USA
Background Obesity represents a risk factor for insulin
resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
atherosclerosis. In addition, for any given amount of ...
Diabetes linked to
accelerated atherosclerotic plaque progression
Medicexchange - London,UK
Patients with coronary artery disease and diabetes
exhibit more extensive atherosclerosis and inadequate
compensatory remodeling of the arterial wall, ...
Evaluation of the cost
effectiveness of exenatide versus insulin ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Randomised-controlled trial data suggest that exenatide
is as effective as insulin glargine at reducing HbA1c in
combination therapy with metformin and ...
Computer Program
Regulates Glycemic Control in Adventist Midwest ...
Nurse.com - Falls
Church,VA,USA
By Rita Marie Barsella, RN, MSJ In June, four Illinois
Adventist Midwest Health hospitals replaced a cumbersome
paper IV insulin protocol with a smart ...
Diamyd Medical:
DiamydŽ Prevents Insulin Treatment in LADA patients
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
This patient group normally requires insulin treatment
within a few years after diagnosis. This is the
first time that it is shown in man, ...
Diabetes death toll is
truly alarming
Bradford Telegraph Argus -
Bradford,England,UK
By Claire Lomax ť New figures reveal that more than one
in nine deaths among 20 to 79-year-olds in the region can
be attributed to diabetes, health charity ...
Living With Diabetes:
Illness is just a caution flag, not a stop sign
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes, according to
the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. And 10 percent
of those have Type 1, often referred to as ...
A 'wine' drug that
fights diabetes, cancer
Times of India - India
A drug that fights aging and halts the onset of diabetes,
cancer and heart disease, may hit market shelves in
another five years, claim researchers. ...
Insulet Corp. Sets Date
to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial ...
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
PODD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Insulet
Corp., a provider in patch pump technology with its
OmniPod Insulin Management System, announced plans ...
Diabetes cited in death
Denver Post -
Denver,CO,USA
( Brian Brainerd, The Denver Post ) A New York physician
testified Friday that 7-year-old Chandler Grafner
"absolutely" died of complications of diabetes
...
News for Week #32 2008
Telemedicine helps
prevent blindness in diabetes patients
Contra Costa Times -
Walnut Creek,CA,USA
It occurs when high blood sugar levels make the walls of
small blood vessels weaker and prone to damage. The
damaged vessels leak blood and plasma into the ...
Studies Show Exercise
Boon for Obesity, Diabetes
The Epoch Times - New
York,NY,USA
LONDONWalking a bit more each day can help people
control their type 2 diabetes, but obese people trying to
keep weight off may need to exercise harder ...
Healing Tibetan qi
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
About a week after learning qigong from Master Suo,
my blood sugar level dropped drastically, I started
showing hypoglycemic symptoms. ...
Man Suffered Diabetic
Attack While Driving
WROC-TV - Rochester,NY,USA
A 52 year old man is recovering in the hospital after
suffering a diabetic attack while driving on the road.
Gordon Crosby was traveling east on Route 5 ...
Are You a Candidate for
Obesity Surgery? Part 1
HealthCentral.com -
Arlington,VA,USA
... a BMI greater than 35 with one or more obesity
related co-morbidities such as diabetes, obstructive
sleep apnea, hypertension or the metabolic syndrome. ...
The Role of
Microalbuminuria and Insulin Resistance As Significant
...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
This preliminary study was therefore designed to test the
hypothesis that the presence of WML correlates with
microalbuminuria and insulin resistance in ...
Predictors of
Uncontrolled Hyperlipidaemia in High-Risk Ambulatory ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Effects of ezetimibe added to on-going statin therapy on
the lipid profile of hypercholesterolemic patients with
diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome. ...
Genzyme and Isis Begin
Second Phase 3 Trial of Mipomersen
WebWire (press release) -
Atlanta,GA,USA
... our comprehensive development plan for
mipomersen" stated John P. Butler, president of
Genzymes renal, endocrine and cardiovascular
business units. ...
Artificial pancreas
developed, twice as cool as your boring real one
engadget - Santa
Monica,CA,USA
It's based around existing technology for monitoring and
moderating blood sugar levels, but "closes the
loop," scratching out human error by feeding ...
Ramsey: Appears Officer
Acted Properly During Traffic Stop Death
MyFox Philadelphia -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
"We know now that the person probably was having
some kind of diabetic-related episode, but at the time he
was driving erratically," Philadelphia Police ...
Oramed reports
encouraging results from Phase IIa diabetes trial
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
We look forward to our next Phase of testing and taking
the next steps towards making an oral insulin capsule a
reality for millions of diabetics around the ...
80 Million Americans
Can Benefit from New Diabetes Resource
MarketWatch - USA
This website mirrors the highly successful American
Diabetes Association (ADA) accredited teaching program
curriculum created by UCSF clinicians and ...
New Stem Cells May Lead
To Cure For Parkinsons, Diabetes
dBTechno - Boston,MA,USA
These stem cells focus on 10 different diseases,
including Parkinsons, diabetes, and could lead to
an eventual cure. All of these cells were taken from ...
Diabetes complications
blamed for fiery crash
Globe and Mail - Canada
Edmonton -- A medical examiner's office has ruled that
complications due to diabetes were behind a fiery semi
crash on the Yellowhead Highway last March. ...
Eating Broccoli May
Protect the Heart in Diabetes
News Locale -
Gulbarga,Karnataka,India
Now researchers are indicating eating the vegetable may
protect the blood vessels and the heart from damage in
diabetes. Lead researcher Professor Paul ...
Tolerx Initiates Dosing
for Phase III Diabetes Trial
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Tolerx has started a pivotal Phase III clinical trial
that is evaluating otelixizumab in autoimmune new onset
type 1 diabetes. Defend is a randomized, ...
Broccoli, Cabbage,
Cauliflower Vegetables may Protect against ...
Best Syndication - Pinon
Hills,CA,USA
[Best Syndication News] Researchers from the University
of Warwick published a study in the journal Diabetes
which concludes that a compound called ...
High vitamin C intake
may cut diabetes risk
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An abundance of vitamin C in
the diet may help lower a person's risk of developing
type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. ...
Here's how to combat
high blood sugar
Times of India - India
Herbs and spices may protect against the consequences of
high blood sugar, according to a new study by University
of Georgia. ...
Biodel's 3Q loss widens
on higher costs
Forbes - NY,USA
The wider loss reflects higher costs as the company
develops VIAject, a rapid-acting injectable insulin.
VIAject is in late-stage development. ...
Gum Disease Signals
Diabetes Risk
New York Times - United
States
Now new research suggests gum disease may predict whether
you develop diabetes. Whats lurking in your gums?
(Ruby Washington/The New York Times) The ...
New Survey Explores the
Impact of Insulin Injections and ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
According to the survey results, 33 percent of
respondents have experienced some level of dread relating
to insulin injections (eight percent strongly ...
Nature Publication
Reports on Key Role of Bile Acids in Glucose ...
SunHerald.com -
Biloxi,MS,USA
However, recent research advances provide evidence that
bile acids have broader systemic endocrine functions,
acting as important mediators of glucose ...
RCP: Diabetes care
compromised by pressure on consultants
Politics.co.uk - London,UK
Specialist diabetes services are being compromised
because consultants who specialise in diabetes are
spending more time supporting acute-general internal ...
Elevated Levels of
High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin in Type 1 ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Background: Several studies have shown that type 1
diabetic patients have elevated total levels of the
adipocyte-derived adipocytokine adiponectin. ...
Intravascular Kinetics
of C-Reactive Protein and Their ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Conclusion: The PR of CRP appeared as the main
determinant of CRP concentrations and showed significant
associations with features of the metabolic syndrome ...
Associations of
Adiponectin, Resistin, and Tumor Necrosis Factor ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Adipose tissue-derived adipokines may contribute
to insulin resistance. Objective: We tested the
hypothesis that adipokines are associated with ...
Pathogens Isolated From
Deep Soft Tissue and Bone in Patients With ...
Journal of the American
Podiatric Medical Association (subscription) - USA
It is widely believed that soft-tissue cultures are
adequate in the determination of causative bacteria in
patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis. ...
Study Links Tobacco
Smoke With Belly Fat
Online - International
News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Exposure to cigarette smoke raises the risk
among teens of metabolic syndrome, a disorder associated
with excess belly fat that increases the ...
Excessive and Binge
Drinking May Increase Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Describe the association between different patterns of
alcohol consumption and the metabolic syndrome. Describe
the association between alcohol consumption ...
Iron overload can lead
to diabetes, heart failure
The Plain Dealer -
cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Over time, the toxic effects of the excess iron can lead
to damaging diseases like diabetes, congestive heart
failure, and endocrine system problems. ...
DexCom Inc. Q2 2008
Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
I initially hired Claudia in 1999 Park Davis to lead our
marketing as insulin pumps were gaining traction in
adoption and reimbursement. ...
AtheroGenics Gets Good
News From Phase III Trial for Diabetes
FDA news (subscription) -
Falls Church,VA,USA
AtheroGenics received positive data from its ANDES Phase
III clinical trial of AGI-1067 for the treatment of Type
2 diabetes. Results from the multinational ...
Society's big fat lie
depresses diabetics
Sydney Morning Herald -
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
It is commonly diagnosed in those under 30, often in
childhood, and means sufferers must inject themselves
daily with insulin. But many people confuse the ...
Syntratech Corporation
announces the completion of its first major ...
PR Urgent - USA
"This study establishes Diatroxal as the world's
premier product for promoting healthy blood sugar
levels said corporate president, Kenneth Hampshire.
...
Rice Compound May
Reduce Diabetic Damage
NewsMax.com - West Palm
Beach,FL,USA
Germinated brown rice's ability to help diabetics lower
their blood sugar has been shown but how it works
remained unknown. New research, published online ...
SGLT2 Inhibitors for
the Treatment of Diabetes
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
These agents therefore have the potential to be useful
add-on agents in patients taking oral hypoglycemic drugs
or insulin, with a low risk for hypoglycemia ...
Nastech Pharmaceutical
Company Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
Even as we refocus the companys efforts in the RNAi
space, we believe that our intranasal assets including
PTH for Osteoporosis, insulin for diabetes, ...
VIVUS Inc. Q2 2008
Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
We believe Qnexa is the first oral diabetic medication to
significantly lower blood sugar, weight and
cardiovascular risk. To discuss some of the specifics ...
Organogenesis, Inc.
Announces Apligraf(R) Cell Therapy Reimbursed ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
Its signature product, Apligraf, is the first living cell
therapy to have received US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) approvals to close diabetic foot ...
Metabolic syndrome
linked with resistance to thrombolysis in ...
Medicexchange - London,UK
Patients with metabolic syndrome are more likely to
experience resistance to thrombolysis in middle cerebral
artery (MCA) ischemic stroke, according to a ...
Postal truck found in
cornfield triggers search
The Express Times -
LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley,PA,USA
It turns out that Drosnock had suffered a diabetic
episode due to low blood sugar but had come to and found
his way across Dogwood Road to another ...
News for Week #31 2008
State to pay for
obesity surgery
Sydney Morning Herald -
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Health Minister Reba Meagher is also expected to announce
the establishment of one-stop clinics to tackle
obesity-related conditions such as diabetes, ...
Diabetic Patients Lose
Weight Without Even Trying
PR-CANADA.net (press
release) - Murino,Montenegro
Diabetic patients testing a nutritional alternative to
pharmaceutical drugs not only dramatically lowered their
blood sugar levels but also lost a lot of ...
Ogenix to Showcase the EpiFLO for
Treatment of Diabetic Foot and ...
PR Leap (press release) -
Chula Vista,CA,USA
COM) Ogenix, a medical technology company that develops
and markets a breakthrough oxygen-generating device used
in the treatment of diabetic foot and leg ...
Diabetics risk hearing
loss
Gulf Daily News -
Manama,Bahrain
... high enough for a diabetes diagnosis, had a 30pc
higher rate of hearing loss compared to those with normal
blood sugar tested after overnight fasting."
Fruit Juices Found To
Increase Diabetes Risk In Women
ChattahBox - Boston,MA,USA
Washington (ChattahBox) - A new study has revealed that
women who drink fruit juices each day face an increased
risk of type 2 diabetes. ...
Study Finds Insulin
Resistance Causes Gallstones
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have
determined that insulin resistance is likely the reason
why. This is a very exciting discovery not only ...
Testosterone
Predominance Increases Prevalence of Metabolic ...
Metabolomics.net (press
release) - Sudbury,UK
As testosterone progressively dominates the hormonal
milieu during the menopausal transition, the prevalence
of metabolic syndrome increases according to a ...
Drug corrects severe
insulin imbalance in mice
TopNews - Noida,Uttar
Pradesh,India
Consequently, insulin levels rage out of control and
severely reduce blood glucose, a condition called
hypoglycemia that may cause irreversible brain damage ...
Diabetic Patients Lose
Weight Without Even Trying
PR.com (press release) -
Levittown,NY,USA
... 2008 --(PR.com)-- Diabetic patients testing a
nutritional alternative to pharmaceutical drugs not only
dramatically lowered their blood sugar levels but ...
Couch Mouse to Mr. Mighty by Pills Alone
NYTIMES - usa
they "found two drugs that did
wonders for the athletic endurance of couch potato mice
...
Spicy Diet May Help
Diabetics
Christian Broadcasting
Network - Virginia Beach,VA,USA
The "spice mice" study was presented at an
annual Endocrine Society meeting and will appear in a
future issue of the journal, Endocrinology. ...
UCB shares slide as FDA
rejects lacosamide for DNP
Pharma Times
(subscription) - London,UK
UCB has suffered a setback at the hands of US regulators
who have issued a not approvable letter for lacosamide,
its treatment for diabetic neuropathic pain ...
Protein Made By Fat
Cells May Increase Risk Of Heart Attack In ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2008;
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-0640 Adapted from materials provided
by The Endocrine Society, via EurekAlert!, ...
Metabasis' Results From
Its Phase 2a Clinical Trial For MB07803 ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
MB07803 is the Company's second-generation
fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) inhibitor for the
treatment of type 2 diabetes. As reported in April, ...
Flavoprotein
Autofluorescence Measurements Helpful in Diabetic ...
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Compare use of retinal flavoprotein autofluorescence in
participants with diabetes vs those in the age-matched
control group. ...
Macropinocytosis is
decreased in diabetic mouse macrophages and is ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Diabetes is characterized by metabolic abnormalities and
altered immune function. Here we examine the influence of
diabetes on macropinocytosis in primary ...
Vitro Receives Approval
for Preclinical Diabetes Study Protocol
MarketWatch - USA
dba Vitro Biopharma, announced approval of its
preclinical diabetes study protocol. This approval allows
the Company to test its stem cell-derived human ...
Is Oral Insulin Pill On
Horizon?
New York Jewish Week - NY,
USA
Dunetz, who lives in Long Island, is currently taking
Glimperide, a drug that makes the body better able to use
insulin produced internally. ...
DiaMedica to Deliver
Poster Presentation at World Conference on ...
MarketWatch - USA
The presentation, entitled "Reversing Prediabetes
Insulin Resistance by Synergy of Drugs Mimicking a
Feeding Signal" highlights the preclinical data from
...
Study first to show
range and severity of birth defects associated ...
News-Medical.net -
Sydney,Australia
Women who receive a diagnosis of diabetes before they
become pregnant are three to four times more likely to
have a child with one or even multiple birth ...
Combo
of Diabetes Drugs May Protect Against
Alzheimers
MedPageToday - USA
CHICAGO -- Patients who took both insulin
and other diabetes medications had fewer plaques
associated with Alzheimers ...
Bariatric Surgery Found Superior to Drugs
in Controlling Diabetes
Diabetes in Control - USA
For morbidly obese patients with
type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery led to more
improvement in A1c ...
NIH Diabetes Study
Halted
U.S. Medicine -
Washington,DC,USA
BETHESDA, MDOne common strategy to help improve the
health of patients with type 2 diabetes has been to lower
their blood sugar level. ...
Diabetes drug drives
firms success
TheChronicleHerald.ca -
Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
The opportunity to get onto drugstore shelves came about
as the marked increase in the number of people living
with diabetes, which has led drugstores to ...
Inheritance Of Hormonal
Disorder Marked By Excessive Insulin In ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Elevated levels of insulin could be an early sign that
girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome
-- or PCOS ...
Laser Superior to
Corticosteroids in Diabetic Macular Edema
DG News - USA
BETHESDA, Md -- July 28, 2008 -- A promising new drug
therapy used to treat diabetic macular edema proved less
effective than traditional laser treatments, ...
Diet Key to Diabetes
Risk
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
Obesity is one of the strongest risk factors for
developing diabetes. By 2030, 11.2 percent of the adult
population in the United States is expected to ...
The Zero-Calorie
Sweetener Stevia Arrives
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
(Dietitians recommend keeping your glycemic load, a
measure of how much particular foods raise blood sugar
levels, below about 100 a day. ...
Statins cut risk of
dementia by half, research finds
Telegraph.co.uk - United
Kingdom
Statins lowered the risk of dementia in all participants,
but the statins had more of an impact on the group at
high risk due to metabolic syndrome. ...
Low-Carb and
Mediterranean Diets Beat Low-Fat for Weight Loss, Lipid
Changes at 2 Years
MedScape - USA
Is it time to think
beyond low fat? ...
Health: Walking for 45
minutes helps to control diabetes
guardian.co.uk - UK
... of the condition simply by walking for an extra 45
minutes a day, according to scientists who found exercise
helped to keep blood sugar levels in check. ...
Turmeric may help
prevent type 2 diabetes
Food Consumer -
Lisle,IL,USA
The researchers discovered that mice treated with
turmeric had better blood glucose levels and better
glucose and insulin tolerance. ...
JAMA -- Oral
Hypoglycemic Use and the SANDS Trial--Reply, July 23 ...
JAMA - USA,
The Journal of the American Medical Association, is a
highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes
peer-reviewed original medical research ...
News for Week #30 2008
Diabetes
decreases male fertility
Times Online - UK
The researchers concluded that high blood sugar levels
meant men with the condition have a significant
decrease in their ability to repair sperm DNA, ...
New AACE Guidelines for
Prediabetes Management
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Patients at highest risk (> 1 of impaired glucose
tolerance, impaired fasting glucose level, or metabolic
syndrome) should be monitored more carefully. ...
Some Sweeteners Inhibit
Enzyme Tied to Type 2 Diabetes
Forbes - NY,USA
The researchers also found that certain sweeteners
inhibit the activity of alpha-glucosidase, an enzyme that
moderates blood glucose levels by controlling ...
Genaera Releases Phase
1 Data and New Preclinical Data on the CNS ...
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
In this study, rats were administered a single dose of
MSI-1436 one day prior to receiving insulin; 30 minutes
post-insulin, hypothalami were harvested to ...
Antioxidants Improve
Diabetes Complication
Medfinds - Seattle,WA,USA
Diabetes is characterized by higher than normal blood
sugar (glucose) levels. Long-term elevations in blood
sugar increase the bodys production of free ...
Chemical Causes of
Diabetes: Overeating Is Not the Only Problem
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Medical science has discovered how
sensitive the insulin receptor sites are to chemical
poisoning. Metals such as cadmium, mercury, arsenic, ...
Inflammation profiles
worse among women with diagnosed diabetes
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Women with diagnosed diabetes may have higher levels of
ferritin, compared with those with a history of
gestational diabetes. In a cross-sectional study, ...
The Pharma Industry
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
The study showed that VIAject(TM) was absorbed and
produced its metabolic effect faster than both regular
human insulin and insulin lispro (Humalog(R)) at ...
FDA urged to rethink
its method of determining bioequivalence
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Results of a pharmacovigilance trial have the Endocrine
Society concerned about the adverse health effects of
switching L-T4 sources. ...
Blood Glucose
Monitoring, Diabetes Management System Passes Tests
FDA news (subscription) -
Falls Church,VA,USA
The GlucoTel system assists in the treatment and control
of diabetes and associated disorders by electronically
measuring blood sugar levels and sending ...
Metabolon and
University of Texas Partner in Diabetes Research
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
The partnership will help drive development of
Metabolon's pre-diabetes diagnostic products as well as
provide valuable data for insulin resistance and ...
Diabetes drug maker
Amylin posts wider second-quarter loss
San Diego Union Tribune -
United States
... meaning they don't have a high incidence of causing
hypoglycemia or exacerbating cardiac risks, Amylin's
Byetta is in a favorable position, ...
The Science of Seasons
Behind Laminitis, PPID
TheHorse.com -
Lexington,KY,USA
Compared to non-laminitic ponies, the researchers
observed significantly higher insulin and triglyceride
levels in the laminitic ponies. ...
Northerners may be
prone to diabetes
Anchorage Daily News
(subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
Diabetes seems to afflict more northerners than those
living near the equator, making some researchers think
exposure to sunlight plays a role in the ...
HyperMed's New
Technology Predicts Healing Potential Of Diabetic ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Today the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
announced that HyperMed's OxyVu™ imaging system may
predict healing of diabetic ulcers. ...
Nearly Nine Out Of Ten
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Achieve QoF ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Furthermore, updated National Institute for Clinical
Excellence (NICE) guidance on the management of type 2
diabetes is recommending for the first time that ...
Gastric bypass as a
cure for Diabetes
NECN - Newton,MA,USA
(NECN/ABC) - It may be the closest thing to a cure for
type-2 diabetes -- gastric bypass surgery. Currently, the
procedure is only performed for major ...
News for Week #29 2008
New ventures: GlycoMark
seen as leader of diabetes diagnostics segment
TMCnet - USA
Toyota, Nippon, and the BioMarker Group (Kannapolis,
North Carolina) have worked together as partners to
commercialize the GlycoMark diabetes blood test ...
Israel's Teva buys US
copycat drug rival for $7.5bn
guardian.co.uk - UK
The Israel-based company's purchase of Barr will put it
further ahead of the pack as the world's biggest maker of
generics - drugs for which developers' ...
Easing Pain And
Numbness Associated With Diabetes
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (July 19, 2008) To ease pain and
numbness associated with diabetes,
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell physician-scientists
are studying a ...
Mom's diabetes tied to
early diabetes in offspring
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who are exposed to
mom's diabetes and obesity while in the womb are at
increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in ...
NCQA to omit lower
blood sugar target from performance measures
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
... below 7% in its performance measures this year
because of uncertainty over the results of recent
clinical trials of aggressive blood sugar lowering. ...
Studies' analysis shows
Lyrica relieves diabetic pain
SmartBrief -
Washington,DC,USA
An analysis of seven studies found that pregabalin, an
epilepsy drug also known as Lyrica, proved safe and
effective in easing diabetic neuropathy -- pain ...
Schaeffer's Daily
Market Blog
Schaeffers Research -
Cincinnati,OH,USA
... after the company announced that the Center for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) accepted the Custom
Cloud model into its diabetic shoe program. ...
Top US Government
Agency Validates Benefits of Croslite™ Material
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Recognized by the American Podiatric Medical Association
with its distinguished Seal of Acceptance, the Custom
Cloud offers diabetic patients several ...
Vinegar Nightcap
Stop Aging Now -
Washington,DC,USA
A few spoonfuls of vinegar with a late-night snack can
help balance blood sugar. By Staff Writer Try this
bedtime tonic: two tablespoons of vinegar with a ...
Analysis of the current
non-insulin antidiabetic pipeline ...
PR-Inside.com
(Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Datamonitor expects incretin mimetics to emerge as a
major new therapeutic class in non-insulin antidiabetics,
driven by an explosion in the patient ...
New treatments
envisioned for diabetes sufferers
Cordis News -
Brussels,Belgium
New research results are offering renewed hope for
sufferers of diabetes. EU-funded researchers have
discovered that diabetics have a receptor on the ...
Sex Differences in the
Brain: From Genes to Behavior
MarketWatch - USA
Significant advances in the technology available for
studying the endocrine and nervous systems are now
coupled with a more sophisticated awareness of the ...
Doctors Can Look Into
Eyes To Detect Diabetes
TopNews - Noida,Uttar
Pradesh,India
The doctors can simply look into eyes of a person using
Snapshots to know if he/she will eventually get diabetes.
Snapshots- a new device designed by ...
Police warning to
diabetic drivers
Hartlepool Today - UK
POLICE chiefs are warning diabetic drivers of the
potentially fatal consequences of getting behind the
wheel without taking precautions. ...
Diabetic Hispanics Not
Receiving Proper Eye Care
Medical News Today - UK
A new study published in the July issue of Archives of
Ophthalmology finds that eye exam frequency among
Hispanic patients with diabetes is smaller than the ...
Low-Carb Gets Results
Ivanhoe - Winter
Park,FL,USA
Among the 36 patients with diabetes, changes in fasting
plasma glucose and insulin levels were more favorable
among those assigned to the Mediterranean diet ...
Trans Fat Diets Might
Not Contribute to Insulin Sensitivity, say ...
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Scientists are interested in resolving conflicting data
about the contribution of trans fats to insulin
resistance. Although trans fats are the new bad boys ...
Epilepsy drug eases
diabetic neuropathy pain
Reuters India -
Mumbai,India
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of previous studies
indicates that the seizure drug pregabalin (Lyrica) is
safe and effective for relieving diabetic ...
Long-Acting Insulins in
Type 1 Diabetes Safer Than Traditional Agents
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
By John Gever, Staff Writer, MedPage Today HAIFA, Israel,
July 17 -- For type 1 diabetes, long-acting insulins such
as glargine (Lantus) reduce severe ...
New Therapies Revealed
For Diabetes-induced Microvascular Disease
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2008) New findings from
Bristol scientists could lead to future treatments to
prevent lower limb amputations in diabetes - which ...
Disease Prevention
Programs Worth the Investment
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
Their survey showed that effective prevention programs
costing less than $10 per person could reduce rates of
type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure by 5 ...
BELLUS Health announces
closing of Innodia acquisition
FOXBusiness - USA
... worked as Head of Biology for Biovitrum AB of Sweden,
which specializes in metabolic diseases such as Type II
diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. ...
Hollis-Eden initiates
Phase II diabetes trial
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Richard Hollis, chairman and CEO of Hollis-Eden, said:
"Since Triolex targets inflammation as an underlying
cause of type-2 diabetes, the compound, ...
Toyota Tsusho America,
Inc. and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Announce ...
MarketWatch - USA
"The GlycoMark(R) blood test is being increasingly
utilized in clinical practice to manage patients with
diabetes and in clinical drug studies," said John
...
Generex Biotechnology
Sponsors Generex Oral-lyn Education ...
MarketWatch - USA
The symposium is being held to provide education and
training for Middle Eastern endocrinologists on the
treatment of diabetes mellitus using Generex ...
Bob Schieffer: Facing
the Nation's Diabetes Crisis
MarketWatch - USA
Recently Schieffer's doctor suggested incorporating
insulin into his diabetes management. After a long talk,
Schieffer decided it was the right choice. ...
Obesity raises
pancreatic cancer risk
Irish Health - Ireland
Research has also suggested that diabetes and abnormal
insulin levels may play a role. The authors of this study
believe that obesity could increase the ...
Aerobic Interval
Training Versus Continuous Moderate Exercise as a ...
Cardiosource -
Washington,DC,USA
Methods: Thirty-two metabolic syndrome (defined by the
World Health Organization criteria) patients were
randomized to equal amounts of either moderate ...
Biodel completes two
pivotal Phase III VIAject clinical trials ...
RTT News -
Williamsville,NY,USA
... of the secondary endpoints of dose, weight, and mild
and moderate hypoglycemic events for the VIAject Phase
III clinical trials. by RTT Staff Writer.
American Diabetes
Association (ADA) Urges Congress to Examine ...
MarketWatch - USA
These disorders are precursors of diabetes and
adult-onset cardiovascular disease." Kaufman went on
to illustrate that one in three children born in the ...
Nucleostemin, serotonin
and insulin signalling: Controlling ...
Science Centric -
Sofia,Sofia Town,Bulgaria
Dr Scott and colleagues demonstrated that within the fly
brain, serotonergic neurones are situated in close
proximity to insulin-producing cells, ...
Becaplermin (Regranex)
for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
By Jarvis, Courtney I Becaplermin (Regranex) topical gel
is labeled for adjunctive treatment of stage III and IV
diabetic neuropathic ulcers of the lower ...
Hollis-Eden
Pharmaceuticals Commences Phase II Clinical Trial with
...
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
TRIOLEX may represent a novel, first-in-class insulin
sensitizer that Hollis-Eden believes acts by modulating
inflammatory pathways. ...
Diabetes
Increases Risk of Active TB
MedPage Today
BOSTON -- Diabetes together with a tuberculosis infection
increases the risk of active TB by a factor of three,
researchers here said.
Can Diet Alone Control
Type 2 Diabetes? No Evidence Yet
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (July 15, 2008) Despite strong
evidence that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or at
least delayed by a combination of lifestyle changes and
...
Heart surgery
revolutionised
Jamaica Gleaner -
Kingston,Jamaica
A coronary artery bypass grafting procedure is being
performed on the cardiac surgery simulator. - Contributed
Researchers at the University of the West ...
Spherix Expands Phase 3
Naturlose Diabetes Trial Outside of the US
MarketWatch - USA
, , ) reported that the Phase 3 clinical trial of its
potential type 2 diabetes drug, Naturlose(R), will expand
outside of the United States. ...
Experts seek more study
of diabetes drugs
Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA
During the last decade, there has been a big push to have
diabetics maintain close to normal blood sugar levels.
For type 1 diabetes, keeping blood sugar ...
'Chemical chaperone'
may be breakthrough for diabetics
The Canberra Times -
Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia
Australian scientists have discovered a chemical compound
which acts as a ''saviour'' for dying insulin cells in
Type2 diabetics, ...
Novo Nordisk files for
liraglutide approval in Japan
Reuters - USA
CO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's
biggest maker of insulin, said on Tuesday it filed for
regulatory approval for its diabetes drug ...
Immigrant Patients with
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Have Poorer ...
Irish Medical Journal -
Dublin,Ireland
A greater proportion of immigrants with T2DM were on
insulin therapy for their diabetes. Irish patients had
significantly higher fasting triglyceride ...
Gene Produces Hormones
That Lead To Obesity
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Carriers of mutations of the PCSK1 gene also have a
tendency to be hypoglycemic after meals due to insulin
abnormalities linked to this mutation. ...
Weekly basal-bolus
adjustments may reduce HbA1c levels in patients ...
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
The efficacy of a simple algorithm and an
insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio to both deliver and adjust
prandial insulin may increase physician and patient ...
Spherix Expands Phase 3
Naturlose Diabetes Trial Outside of the US
MarketWatch - USA
reported that the Phase 3 clinical trial of its potential
type 2 diabetes drug, Naturlose(R), will expand outside
of the United States. ...
Genaera Corporation
Presents Data on Mechanism of Inhibition of ...
MarketWatch - USA
Cellular studies demonstrating that phosphatase
inhibition by MSI-1436 in the presence of insulin
pretreatment provided further support for the inhibition
...
Poor Blood Sugar
Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
Forbes - NY,USA
MONDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Maintaining proper
blood sugar levels after heart surgery is essential,
whether one is or isn't a diabetic, ...
Study: Fruits, veggies
decrease risk of diabetes
SmartBrief -
Washington,DC,USA
Eating whole fruits and leafy green vegetables helped
women modestly decrease their risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Researchers at Tulane University also found ...
Potential To Prevent
Loss Of Insulin In Type 2 Diabetes
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (July 14, 2008) There are two
completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1
is an autoimmune condition that often starts in ...
Lipid Mediators Target PMN-induced
Inflammation and Tissue Injury ...
Medi News Direct -
Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Diabetes induces alterations in immune cell functions
such as the upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines
from monocytes or polymorphonuclear neutrophils ...
DiaMedica Meets Primary
Endpoint from Phase II DM-83 Study in Type ...
MarketWatch - USA
The Phase II trial was conducted in the European Union
and was designed to demonstrate DM-83's effect on
postprandial glucose and/or insulin levels in 20 ...
Tissera Reports Initial
Closing of Bridge Loan Agreement
MarketWatch - USA
Having reached a solid proof of concept for the
therapeutic efficacy of its pancreatic transplantation
technology in primate models of insulin-dependent ...
Anti-inflammatory drugs
could fight obesity
Telegraph.co.uk - United
Kingdom
By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent Cheap
anti-inflammatory drugs could be used to fight diabetes
and heart disease in obese patients. ...
Liver Protein
Associated with Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults
Media Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
The presence of a protein expressed by the liver which
inhibits insulin action may identify individuals more
likely to develop type 2 diabetes, according to ...
Vinegar for vitality:
Downing a shot a day might keep the doctor away
Sioux Falls Argus Leader -
Sioux Falls,SD,USA
... lowered diabetics blood glucose spikes by 3
percent to 6 percent, but pharmaceutical hypoglycemic
agents reduced spikes by 10 percent to 15 percent. ...
Blood pressure
treatment may help keep mind clear
Boston Globe - United
States
... chose patients 80 years or older with high blood
pressure but without signs of dementia and started them
on a blood pressure medication or a sugar pill. ...
News for Week #28 2008
Insulin suppresses
receptors that cause cascade of inflammation
News-Medical.net -
Sydney,Australia
Researchers at the University at Buffalo -- the first to
identify the anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective
properties of insulin -- now have discovered ...
Diabetes Risk Directly
Related to Glucose Level, Even Within ...
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Describe the risk for type 2 diabetes associated with
different levels of fasting plasma glucose. Identify
factors associated with a diagnosis of type 2 ...
News for Week #27 2008
FDA panel urges more
testing, tougher standards for diabetes drugs
International Herald
Tribune - France
AP WASHINGTON: Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety
standards that could cost manufacturers millions but
protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, ...
Predicting success of
vessel grafts
Sarasota Herald-Tribune -
Sarasota,FL,USA
A normal blood sugar is one less than 100 (5.6). The
in-between numbers are prediabetes. People with
prediabetes have to be watched more closely so they ...
Studies Look at
Preventive Care Use Among Mexican Immigrants ...
Kaiser network.org -
Washington,DC,USA
"Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Associated
Risk Factors in Asian Indians": The study looks at
metabolic syndrome, lifestyle behaviors, and perception
...
Association of Insulin Resistance and
Inflammation with Peripheral Arterial Disease...
ADA
Insulin resistance
and inflammation predict peripheral arterial disease ...
Gender Specificity of
Body Adiposity and Circulating Adiponectin ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Fetal development is thought to be gender
specific for adiposity and circulating insulin and IGF-I
but not adipokinemia, as judged by serum ...
Boy, five, saves mum
from coma
ITV.com - UK
Although she hadn't fallen into a diabetic coma for more
than ten years, she had trained Jaden to use her blood
glucose monitor. Chief Insp Jack Malhi said: ...
The Obesification of
America
Dissident Voice - Santa
Rosa,CA,USA
Eating junk food causes blood sugar levels to skyrocket.
Excess blood sugar is toxic and therefore the body is
forced to overproduce insulin in order to ...
Sudden Death More Common in Type 1's Under
40 Years...
Diabetes in Control
Hypoglycenia +
beta-adrenergy <?=?>greater arrhythmic potential
...
Competitor Analysis:
Obesity & Diabetes - Out Now
MarketWatch - USA
Product description The present Competitive Intelligence
Report provides a competitor evaluation in the field of
molecules used to treat diabetes as of ...
RNCOS Releases a New
Report- Insulin Delivery Systems Market ...
PRMinds (press release) -
Palaiseau,France
RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report
titled, "Insulin Delivery Systems Market Analysis
(2007-2010)" to its report gallery. ...
Smoking
Sends Atherosclerosis Rates in Eskimos Soaring
MedPageToday - USA
NEW YORK -- High smoking rates among
Alaskan Eskimos have wiped out the vascular benefits of
their traditional fish-based diet heavy in omega-3 fatty
acids ...
Company's stock up
after tests of diabetes drug
News & Observer -
Raleigh,NC,USA
RALEIGH - Early drug safety results for Dara BioSciences'
experimental diabetes medicine boosted the stock of the
small Raleigh drug development company ...
Don't worry, keep
walking
USA Weekend - USA
Both present results from large studies designed to
investigate whether aggressively lowering blood sugar
improves health. On one hand, aggressive blood ...
Ridding Your Home of
Pests May Be Jumping Out of the Frying Pan ...
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
The initial investigations showed that the expected
association between obesity and diabetes/insulin
resistance was absent in people who had low levels of ...
Metformin May Aid in
Weight Loss for Obese Pre-Diabetic Teen Girls
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
Metformin, combined with dietary changes and exercise,
seems to help obese pre-diabetic adolescents, especially
girls, lose weight, says a report in the ...
Salicylates Increase
Insulin Secretion in Healthy Obese Subjects
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate
the effects of a salicylate derivative (triflusal) on
insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion. ...
Hyperinsulinemia
Induces Insulin Resistance on Glucose and Lipid ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Adipocytes release a variety of factors which
deregulation could provide the basis for complications
such as insulin resistance, an early defect on ...
Absence of an Acute
Insulin Response Predicts Onset of Type 2 ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: In persons with impaired glucose tolerance
(IGT), both impaired insulin secretion and insulin
resistance contribute to the conversion to type 2 ...
Serum Retinol Binding
Protein 4 Is Related to Insulin Resistance ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Retinol-binding protein (RBP) 4 is secreted by
adipose tissue and is postulated to be a determinant of
insulin sensitivity. ...
The Insulin-Sensitizing
Effect of Rosiglitazone in Type 2 Diabetes ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Before and after treatment, insulin sensitivity was
determined by a hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp.
Muscular mitochondrial function (half-time of ...
The Star-Fish Story,
Diabetes, and the Poorest Nation in the World
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
The more I learned about the extreme need suffered by
people with diabetes in Malawi, Africa, and saw the
abundance and waste that occurs in our own, ...
Overweight women more
prone to breast cancer: Study
Hindu Business Line -
Chennai,India
The study, involving around 60000 female subjects, found
that women who are overweight, insulin-resistant or have
high blood sugar levels are 50 per cent ...
Kronos Optimal Health
Company Aims to Stop Diabetes Before It Starts
MarketWatch - USA
According to the National Diabetes Education Program,
prediabetes means having blood sugar levels that are
higher than normal, but not high enough to be ...
Metabolic Disease:
Understanding How The Brain Can Influence The ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (July 10, 2008) One of the
characteristics of type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance,
which refers to the inability of cells in the body to ...
Less Regular,
High-Intensity Exercise May Be Best for Metabolic ...
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Compare the effects of moderate-intensity and
high-intensity exercise programs on aerobic capacity in
adults with metabolic syndrome. ...
Diabetes Linked To Male
Infertility; Excess Sugars In The Body ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (July 9, 2008) Barcelona, Spain:
Diabetes in men has a direct effect on fertility, a
scientist told the 24th annual conference of the ...
Insulin intervention to
preserve beta-cell function is effective, safe
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Researchers from the University of Yamanashi and other
sites in Japan conducted a multicenter, randomized study
to examine if insulin therapy rather than ...
Generex initiates
dosing in Phase III study of oral insulin drug
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The company believes that Generex Oral-lyn will offer a
safe, simple, fast, effective, and pain-free alternative
to prandial insulin injections, ...
Study Unveils Common Mechanism
Underlying the Development of ...
Medi News Direct -
Bangalore,Karnataka,India
This enzyme plays a critical role in altering normal
glucose metabolism by cleaving the extracellular portion
of insulin receptors, thereby preventing the ...
Pipeline Insight:
Insulin antidiabetics - Return to injections ...
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
Big Pharma have all but exited the development of new
insulin therapies leaving the field to small niche
players. Comprehensive analysis of the current ...
New Drug Hoping To Heal
Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Boston Channel.com - MA,
USA
BOSTON -- A top Boston hospital is testing a new
treatment for diabetic foot ulcers. It's a complication
of diabetes that can lead to amputation. ...
Coccinia Indica Herb
Lowers Blood Sugar Levels by 20 Percent in ...
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Extracts of the Indian herb Coccinia indica
reduced blood sugar levels by almost 20 percent in a
study conducted by researchers from the ...
Analysis of
heterogeneity and epistasis in physiological mixed ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Here the metabolic syndrome, which is known to be a
heterogenous, polygenic condition with a clinical
endpoint (type 2 diabetes mellitus), is modelled. ...
Telik Announces
Publication of Diabetes Research in Bioorganic ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
The compounds developed activate the insulin receptor and
may have the potential to be an orally administered
treatment for diabetes. ...
Swallowing nutrition
myths hook, line, and sinker
ScienceBlogs - USA
Cinnamon may help control blood sugar and cholesterol.
Really? The few studies that have been done have been
poor quality and have shown some limited effect ...
Stricter Rules for
Diabetes Medications
InjuryBoard.com -
Tampa,FL,USA
A panel of outside medical experts met last week to
discuss the need for new diabetes medications to undergo
more extensive testing to prove that they do ...
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