News for Week #13 2005

UT Southwestern researchers uncover gene variant that appears to ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... "The implication from our study is that if a person has this gene variation, then - without waiting for the development of insulin resistance - he or she ...

Medtronic Expands Educational Support for Improved Diabetes ...
Hispanic PR Wire (press release) - Miami,FL,USA
... their work by hosting supplemental education for patients interested in improving their blood sugar control and learning more about insulin pump therapy. ...

Woman sues Munson over alleged insulin overdose
Traverse City Record Eagle - Traverse City,MI,USA
... After receiving the insulin, Manville was found to be "profoundly hypoglycemic" and in a state of "insulin overdose," according to the suit, and was ...

Generex Biotechtechnology Files Provisional Application For Oral ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... is indicated for the treatment of diabetes mellitus which cannot be controlled by dietary management, exercise and weight reduction, or when insulin therapy is ...

Charlotte girl not slowed down by juvenile diabetes
WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... On a daily basis this 8-year-girl talks about things such as insulin pumps, carbohydrates and blood sugar levels. Every second of ...

Green Light for ThGRF in Phase III
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... About HIV-associated Lipodystrophy HIV-associated lipodystrophy is a metabolic syndrome that afflicts a large percentage of HIV patients undergoing ...

Human blood cells coaxed to produce insulin
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
TANTALISING experiments that seem to have made human blood cells start producing insulin have raised the prospect of a new treatment for diabetes. ...

Inhalers may replace needles in diabetes breakthrough
Globe and Mail - Canada
In the eight decades since Canadian scientists developed a life-saving treatment for diabetes, sufferers have always had to inject insulin to control blood ...

IBC's 3rd Annual Targeting Metabolic Syndrome
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
Drug & Market Development Publications projects that the world market for metabolic syndrome-related therapeutic and diagnostic products will increase from ...

That doughnut goes down easy
Arkansas Times - Little Rock,AR,USA
... to what one medical journal dryly referred to as "hyperalimentation," nearly one in four Americans has a pre-diabetic condition called metabolic syndrome. ...

Study finds link between kidney damage, cardiac problems
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... Researchers in the new study worked with a mouse model of metabolic syndrome, a condition that is increasing in both adults and children and one that also is ...

Fitness fights diabetes
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... all over again. It's pretty annoying.". Hagen is one of a growing number of children battling diabetes in Valley schools. As a Type ...

Gene heightens type 2 diabetes risk
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Individuals with a specific gene variant may be especially vulnerable to adult-onset, type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. ...

School to Study Diabetes and Hypertension
ABC News - USA
BALTIMORE Mar 30, 2005 -- A five-year study will look at whether teaching doctors about the latest diabetes and high blood pressure treatment guidelines and ...

Pay-for-performance plan for doctors draws national attention
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... The program is focusing initially on care for diabetes and heart problems and on the adoption of improved information technology in doctors' offices. ...

Bitter criticism sours new diabetes research plan
Nature.com - London,England,UK
On the face of it, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) new research program to fight juvenile diabetes seems like a good thing. ...

Assessing diabetes? Check out waistlines
International Herald Tribune - France
A quick look at a man's waistband may provide a big clue about his risk for diabetes. In fact, researchers report, the relationship ...

Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT
Politics.co.uk - London,UK
People with diabetes should receive an informed choice of treatment including risks and benefits of all available treatment options ...

Invasive Monitoring Advised During Obesity Surgery
Reuters Health
Invasive monitoring with a blood vessel catheter may be warranted to assure a safe operation, new research suggests ...

Magnesium deficiency linked to type 2 diabetes
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... conducted at Harvard University indicate that people who have high levels of magnesium in their blood are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes or insulin ...

FDA CAPSULES
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the injectable drug Symlin for use with insulin therapy in adult patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who ...

Whole grains may reduce the risk of heart disease and cancers
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... Apparently, by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing the disordered insulin function people experience with metabolic syndrome, whole grains also help ...

'Diabesity,' crisis in an expanding country
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
... The result is an increasing cellular resistance to the effects of the hormone insulin, which enables cells to burn blood sugar for energy. ...

Gene Variation may Predict Diabetes
Ivanhoe - USA
... of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, researchers looked for the ENPP1 variant of a gene for a protein that normally blocks insulin in three ...

Expert Says Diabetes Linked to Obesity Skyrocketing in US ...
Voice of America - USA
... "Diabetes occurs when there is either a deficiency or a failure of normal action of the hormone called insulin, which enables us to use the sugar from the food ...

How Does Body Fat Raise Heart Disease Risk?
WebMD - USA
... That can set the stage for metabolic syndrome,metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors linked to higher risk of heart disease and diabetes. ...

Partnership examines health gap between races
The Emory Wheel - USA
... The research program will focus on "metabolic syndrome," a collection of health issues including abdominal obesity, high blood glucose, abnormal ...

Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in ...
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... For the new study, researchers worked with a mouse model of metabolic syndrome, a condition common among patients with chronic kidney disease that includes ...

Drug companies doing trials of inhaled insulin
CTV - Canada
About six new products are now being tested that would allow insulin-dependent diabetics to receive their doses via an inhaler, rather than an injection. ...

Dowling's Cordova overcoming diabetes
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Insulin is the hormone that controls a person's sugar levels. Usually ... diabetic. Not getting the proper amount of insulin can be fatal. ...

Sigma Global Corporation Announces Acquisition of Global Health ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... today announced it has acquired Global Health Services, a product development company currently focused on its SureOne diabetic insulin syringe product line ...

Caffeine consumption increases insulin resistance, study finds
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
A Canadian study has found that consumption of caffeine makes insulin more resistant to alterations in blood sugar in patients with and without diabetes. ...

Fat may promote inflammation, new study suggests
Medical News Today - UK
... Women in this age group are at increased risk for metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms that increases the risk for heart disease. ...

Scinexa Launches HealthXplorer Series on TV
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... Future programs in the HealthXplorer series will focus on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, hepatitis, and metabolic syndrome. ...

Diabetes - leg lost every 30 seconds
Irish Health - Ireland
By Deborah Condon. Throughout the world, someone loses a leg every 30 seconds as a result of diabetes. However the majority of these ...

Gene Heightens Type 2 Diabetes Risk
ABC News - USA
TUESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals with a specific gene variant may be especially vulnerable to adult-onset, type 2 diabetes, according to a ...

TolerRx Raises $31M In Series D To Advance Diabetes Drug TRX4
BioWorld Online (subscription) - USA
... The product recently completed an investigator-sponsored Phase II trial in Europe in patients with new-onset Type I diabetes mellitus, and the data are ...

Listen To Your Doc
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... eDiets Chief Nutritionist, Susan L. Burke is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian, and a Certified Diabetes Educator who specializes in both general and diabetes ...

New contact lenses may help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Contact lenses that change their appearance according to the wearer's blood-sugar level could one day help people with diabetes keep track of their levels non ...

Spousal effect on diabetes to be weighed
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
... The ``Two Partner Diabetes Management Study'' will look at the ways that a husband or wife affects the health of a spouse who has Type 2 diabetes, the most ...

Expert Says Diabetes Linked to Obesity Skyrocketing in US ...
Voice of America - USA
Type Two diabetes, which is linked to obesity, is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States and many other countries, according to Francine Kaufman, a ...

VITAL SIGNS Signals: For Men, a Belt Test for Diabetes
New York Times - USA
By ERIC NAGOURNEY. A quick look at a man's waistband may provide a big clue about his risk for diabetes. In fact, researchers report ...

Pregnancy-related diabetes rising in the US
Heart Center Online - USA
Mar 28 (Reuters Health) - The proportion of US women who develop diabetes during pregnancy -- that is, gestational diabetes -- appears to be increasing, which ...

Blood sugar monitor worn like wristwatch may help manage diabetes ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... and which does not use a needle to check sugar levels, is being evaluated as a possible tool to use in toddlers and young children with type 1 diabetes. ...

Indian herb may be used to help diabetes sufferers
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Practitioners of traditional Indian medicine have used the herb for years to treat diabetes, and the study indicates that ingesting the herb does lower insulin ...

Vinegar May Lower Blood Glucose
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... significantly. Those with pre-diabetes saw the greatest improvement. The improvements were comparable to some diabetes medications. ...

Diabetes and heart disease may have a common link
WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA
CLEVELAND -- Diabetes and heart disease are two completely different conditions with more in common than you might realize. Diabetics ...

18% population suffering from hypertension
Daily Times - Pakistan
... As for intrauterine influences, the senior medical professional said low birth weight increased the risk of metabolic syndrome. ...

Investigators now treating two-year old death as omicide
Detroit Free Press - USA
CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. (AP) -- Two years after a former golf course greens-keeper died of an insulin overdose, investigators are calling his death a homicide ...

For baby boomers, health after midlife can be improved
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... In the past few years, research has linked it to high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. Sleep apnea becomes more common during the late 40s and early 50s. ...

'Catkins' diet helps cats beat diabetes, study says
The Wichita Eagle - Wichita,KS,USA
... Peterson, staff endocrinologists at the Animal Medical Center in New York, found that in many cases, veterinarians and cat owners can control diabetes with diet ...

Type 2 Diabetes: The More Exercise, the Better
WebMD - USA
March 25, 2005 -- Revving up exercise and physical activity could save the hearts and lives of people with type 2 diabetes. Regular ...

Dainippon Pharmaceutical, ZOEGENE Conclude Joint Research ...
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
... TSE: 4506) and ZOEGENE jointly announced on March 23 that they have entered into a joint research agreement in the fields of diabetes and obesity. ...

Retin A May Help Avoid Diabetes Ulcers
FOX News - USA
... "Diabetic ... Retinoic acid might help avoid the problem, say the researchers. In lab tests, retinoic acid helped the skin wounds of diabetic rats heal faster. ...

Wife eyed in insulin death
The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
By Ken Kolker. CEDAR SPRINGS -- Two years after a former golf course greens-keeper died of an insulin overdose, detectives are calling his death a murder. ...

Insulin-Like Growth Factor II Is Involved in the Proliferation ...
Am J Pathology (subscription) - USA
... An essential fetal mitogen involved in the pathogenesis of different embryonal tumors is insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II). ...

Insulin death case goes to trial
phillyburbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
About a dozen people applauded District Judge Joseph Falcone after he ordered Jean Saxon to stand trial in the insulin murder of her non-diabetic husband. ...

Study urges steps to fast-track new diabetes monitor
Boston Globe - USA
... how quickly. That can have a big impact on how patients dose themselves with insulin to manage the glucose level. Keeping glucose ...

Metabolex Inc.'s diabetes drug passes test
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
The Phase 2 clinical trial of Metabolex Inc.''s metaglidasen, a novel, oral insulin sensitizer, showed it reduced hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in patients with type ...

Intervening to save life
Daily Democrat - Woodland,CA,USA
... Does that mean we quit feeding them, because their body has given out? Do we allow diabetics to die, because their body needs the life support of insulin? ...

Diabetics warned dialysis solution can interfere with glucose ...
Canada.com - Canada
... patients with falsely elevated blood glucose readings may give themselves too large a dose of insulin, which could result in a hypoglycemic episode, Health ...

Exercise Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes
ABC News - USA
... size, but may also reduce the amount of visceral fat surrounding organs in the abdomen -- the type of fat known to be associated with insulin resistance, a ...

Research and Markets: Probing of Metabolic Syndrome
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c14622) has announced the addition of Metabolic Syndrome: Pipeline Analysis ...

Beating the Odds on Heart Disease: When It Comes to Living Longer ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... C-reactive protein, a proposed risk factor for developing heart disease, in a large percentage of adolescents who had been diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome ...

Heart Suffers In Booze Binges
13WHAM-TV - Rochester,NY,USA
... by the American Heart Association found those who drink the most at one time are at a 60 percent greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of ...

Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment - How To Treat Diabetes, Insulin ...
Khalsa News Network - Punjab,India
Patients with longstanding diabetes sometimes develop a common and often disabling condition known as Diabetic Retinopathy. This ...

UT Southwestern researchers uncover gene variant that appears to ...
Medical News Today - UK
... "The implication from our study is that if a person has this gene variation, then - without waiting for the development of insulin resistance - he or she ...

Research and Markets: Probing of Metabolic Syndrome
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of risk factors for atherosclerotic disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus comprising obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension ...

Convicted of ex-partner's murder
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... But the Victorian Court of Appeal last August granted a retrial on the grounds that Gojanovic, who has diabetes, may have had a hypoglycemic attack at the time ...

invivodata's eDiary System Collects Data for Another New Drug ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Pharmaceuticals in 2003 included 296 subjects with type 1 diabetes who were intensively managing their disease with either multiple daily insulin injections or ...

Advisory - Health Canada Advises Diabetic Patients Using Extraneal ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
Patients with falsely elevated blood glucose readings may receive an excessive dose of insulin, which could result in a hypoglycemic episode. ...

Strength training may aid older men with diabetes
Heart Center Online - USA
... of nine older men with type 2 diabetes found that a 16-week program of supervised strength training generally improved their sensitivity to insulin, a hormone ...

Rotary Club members learn about diabetes from education expert
Hudson Sun - Framingham,MA,USA
... The two types of diabetes were described by Krafsig as Type 1, in which the beta cells that make insulin are destroyed through an auto-immune process; and Type ...

Second Terri Nurse Suspected Abuse
NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
... "It looked to me like Terri was having a hypoglycemic reaction, so I ... It is my belief that Michael injected Terri with Regular insulin, which is very fast acting ...

Diabetes Diet - What to Eat During Diabetic Problem
Khalsa News Network - Punjab,India
... plan designed by a registered dietitian or nutritional counselor) will control the distribution of calories throughout the day so that food and insulin will be ...

News for Week #12 2005

Tribe suing university researcher over misused blood samples
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... lives in a remote area of the Grand Canyon is suing a university researcher, claiming that blood samples taken from tribal members for diabetes testing were ...

Diabetes care "improving"
StaffNurse.com - UK
GPs and local primary care trusts are responding to the call to set up specialist services for people with diabetes, a report said yesterday. ...

Donations Needed To Fund Diabetes Research
Daily News - Galveston County - TX,USA
Type I diabetes afflicts 1.7 million Americans and countless others worldwide. ... The mice were cured of diabetes, with no need for anti-rejection drugs. ...

Diabetic Neuropathy - Some Treatments and Cures for Diabetes
Khalsa News Network - Punjab,India
Diabetic Neuropathy is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes. People who had diabetes for years may experience numbness and sometimes ...

Diabetes and Nutrition - What Can You Control to Reduce Diabetic ...
Khalsa News Network - Punjab,India
Diabetes is a very deadly disease. ... Diabetes is a chronic disease that impairs the body's ability to convert blood sugar, or glucose, into energy. ...

Diabetic Retinopathy - Fighting with Diabetes, Cures for Diabetes
Khalsa News Network - Punjab,India
Damage to the retina probably begins fairly early in the development of diabetes, but symptoms usually do not become noticeable for years. ...

Basic Diabetic FootCare - Diabetes is Realted to Many other ...
Khalsa News Network - Punjab,India
... Diabetes can supress your immune system, so always contact a health care professional if you have a wound that is slow to heal or seems infected. ...

Drugs in Development
R&D Directions (subscription) - Newtown,PA,USA
... Among the priority early-stage projects is LBM642, a novel agonist of PPAR-alpha and PPAR-gamma for the treatment of metabolic syndrome, a group of risk ...

Could magnesium prevent diabetes?
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa
... dramatically. Efforts to prevent development of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and subsequent type 2 diabetes are important. ...

Joslin Diabetes Center scientists find genetic defects
Medical News Today - UK
... tolerance. These immune cells then attack the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, mistaking them as foreign invaders. ...

Stalinism at the NY Times and Washington Post: Leftist editors ...
MichNews.com - Troy,MI,USA
... that "Carla was fired from the care facility because of a disagreement with Michael Schiavo in an incident where she claims he injected Terri with insulin.". ...

Chocolate is good for you?
FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield,Wigan,UK
... of Italian researchers, reveal that snacking regularly on the equivalent of one medium sized bar a day protects against a condition called insulin resistance. ...

Nurse Says Husband Wanted Terri Dead, Husband Says Terri Isn't ...
RushLimbaugh.com (subscription) - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA
... Doocy said, "Well, what would a shot of insulin do to her?". IYER: It would put you in a hypoglycemic state, into a coma, and then death. ...

Sigma-RBI Releases Obesity and Diabetes Brochure
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... diabetes, as well as the mechanisms of energy homeostasis, the effect of peptides, cytokines and biogenic amines on food intake, the insulin signaling pathway ...

Hoodia, Green Tea and 5-HTP as an Effective Solution for Weight ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... (4) Reduce over production of the fat producing hormone insulin with minerals that minimize insulin resistance and support healthy blood sugar levels. ...

Healthy dose of cash
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
... Symlin is a synthetic version of a hormone, amylin, that is secreted by the same cells in the pancreas that make insulin. When used ...

Intensified Screening and Treatment of the Metabolic Syndrome
Medscape (subscription) - USA
The metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized by a clustering of risk factors associated with insulin resistance and abdominal obesity, is associated with an ...

Invitation: Can we Stop the Cardiovascular Disease Time Bomb?
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 22 /CNW/ - The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: diabetes and prediabetes, abdominal ...

Nutrition Notes: Whole Grains Now Mainstream
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
... Apparently, by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing the disordered insulin function people experience with metabolic syndrome, whole grains also help ...

Obesity tied to heart risk factors after stroke
Heart Center Online - USA
... Being overweight or obese doubled the risk of metabolic syndrome, a disorder that includes poor insulin sensitivity and other problems. ...

Chemists say they have identified a gene that appears to play a ...
News-Medical.net - World
Chemists say they have identified a gene that appears to play a key role in the development of type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent or juvenile ...

Widening Waistlines Predict Diabetes in Men
Forbes - USA
... love handles" and "spare tires" need to go: Researchers say a man's waist size beats his body mass index in predicting whether he'll develop type 2 diabetes. ...

Master switch' that triggers insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes ...
SheKnows.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered why excess weight leads to low-grade inflammation, which hampers the body's ability to use insulin. ...

Diabetes: UK scientists in major breakthrough
IPPMEDIA - Guardian - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
By Deogratius Kiduduye, PST, London. British scientists have made a major breakthrough in the search for diabetes cure. Doctors announced ...

Cell Phones Help Kids With Diabetes (Ivanhoe First)
Ivanhoe - USA
... Newswire) -- Just about everyone owns one, and now, new research shows cell phones may play an important role in helping children with diabetes remember to ...

Pets can get diabetes, too
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
I have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, and while it came as a surprise and required some getting used to, I have learned how to test my blood sugar ...

New form of diabetes may be associated with Alzheimer's disease
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
US researchers think they have discovered a new form of diabetes, which they've named "Type 3 Diabetes" that affects the brain and may be linked to Alzheimer's ...

Moderate Drinking May Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
WebMD - USA
March 21, 2005 -- Having a drink or two a day may lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 30%, according to a new review of research on the ...

Leptin: A 'missing link' between obesity and diabetes?
SheKnows.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Twin epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes are bearing down on the world's population, threatening the lives of hundreds of millions of people. ...

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Patient See Positive ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... Physicians on staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas performed their first islet cell transplant to treat a patient with Type I diabetes. ...

Caffeine may reduce insulin sensitivity
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
The results contradict previous research showing that coffee or other caffeinated beverages could help reduce risk of diabetes. ...

Apple shaped women 6 times more likely to become diabetics than ...
Medical News Today - UK
Women who gain weight around their middles are up to six times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women who add pounds around their hips, buttocks and ...

Health ; Gene critical to type 1 diabetes identified:
Keralanext - Kerala,India
... of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ), New York, have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in the development of type 1 diabetes, which is caused ...

New Drug For Diabetics Reduces Need For Insulin
Health Talk - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Diabetics in the US who have problems controlling their blood sugar with insulin alone will have a new drug available to help them, after the Food and Drug ...

Breaking the diabetes cycle
Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA
... The disease is characterized by high levels of glucose, or sugar, in the blood because of defects in the amount or quality of insulin. ...

Dad of Diabetic Daughter Wins Big; As Do Millions with Diabetes ...
The Rugged Elegance - San Francisco,CA,USA
Once upon a time there was little girl named Rachel Andersson who had Type I Diabetes. Her daddy was a savvy investor who found ...

Secrets Of The Cilia: Kidney Disease And Blindness Share Common ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... 11, 2004) -- Tulane researchers, published in the February issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, report that people with metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X ...

Omega 3 may reduce risk of diabetes, heart disease
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
By Pamela Stuppy. More and more Americans are being diagnosed with diabetes, and many of these are also at increased risk for heart disease. ...

Future Diabetes Drugs May Target New Protein Interaction
Science Daily (press release) - USA
In the March 3 issue of Nature, Johns Hopkins researchers report that two proteins best known for very different activities actually come together ...

Health ; Diabetes Can Cause Blindness:
Keralanext - Kerala,India
[Health News] One in 12 diabetes sufferers over the age of 40 has an eye condition that can cause blindness, according to an American study. ...

Health ; A peg a day keeps diabetics away:
Keralanext - Kerala,India
[Health News] Evidence continues to mount that moderate alcohol consumption may protect against the development of type 2 diabetes. ...

Puzzling topics: Pre-diabetes tests, fish oil
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
QYour interesting article on pre-diabetes did not indicate what are normal and what are pre-diabetes blood-sugar levels. I would appreciate knowing. ...

Type 1B Diabetes
About Diabetes - USA
Type 1B, or idiopathic diabetes, is diabetes of unknown origin. Unlike type 1A diabetes, it is not triggered by an autoimmune response. ...

Diabetes-focused show features DM native
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Des Moines native Jim Turner is hosting a half-hour show, premiering tonight, aimed at the 18 million Americans who have diabetes. ...

Breaking the diabetes cycle
Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA
WHITTIER -- Whenever Mary Romero attends a professional luncheon, she encounters at least one person at her table who has diabetes and more often than not, didn ...

Illinois considers state-funded stem-cell research
Quad-Cities Online - Rock Island,IL,USA
SPRINGFIELD -- The diagnosis that their daughter had diabetes came as a shock to Dan and Lynn Nordstrom of Coal Valley. "I thought ...

Diabetes - Dr. Ann's 10 Steps To Prevent & Minimize
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
... rebeccaomeara@aol.com. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented and in some cases reversed; all you have to do is make changes in the way you live and eat. ...

NEW PUBLICATION ON DIABETES CARE PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
I-Newswire.com (press release) - USA
Newly published by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) ‘Delivering Quality Diabetes Care in General Practice' provides a comprehensive guide ...

Bungled Insulin Production May Be A Culprit In Diabetes ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Drug Shows Promise In Preventing Type 1 Diabetes (April 30, 2003) -- An anti-inflammatory drug called lisofylline, originally developed as an infection-fighter ...

Xavier warns of diabetes' death rate
Baton Rouge Advocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
By JOE GYAN JR. NEW ORLEANS -- "Louisiana has the nation's worst death rate when it comes to diabetes, and many people don't even know they have it.". ...

Women With Diabetes: Heart Risks Undertreated
WebMD - USA
March 18, 2005 -- Heart disease risk factors in women with diabetes tend to be treated less aggressively than in men, according to a new study. ...

New pill holds hope for coeliac and diabetes sufferers
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
By LOUISE BLEAKLEY. Temporary relief may be on the way for coeliac and diabetes sufferers with the development of a new pill. Researchers ...

Moderate Drinking Appears to Cut Diabetes Risk
Reuters Health
March 18, 2005 02:27 AM ET NEW YORK --Evidence continues to mount that moderate alcohol consumption may protect against the development of type 2 diabetes ....

New obesity link to diabetes
ABC Online - Australia
Health group Diabetes UK says people who are obese are up to 80 times more likely to develop diabetes. In Britain, which has the ...

March 22 is American Diabetes Alert Day; Apple-Shaped Women Are Up ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
PHILADELPHIA, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Women who gain weight around their middles are up to six times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women who add ...

Fast-Food Fat Buster May Drop Diabetes Risk
FOX News - USA
... of the future may have a new menu item: an additive that lets people eat fare high in saturated fat without raising their risk of type 2 diabetes (search). ...

Caffeine Boosts Insulin Resistance Regardless of Exercise, Weight ...
Medscape (subscription) - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 18 - Caffeine intake has a negative effect on insulin sensitivity in men with and without type 2 diabetes, and this effect ...

Drug Stocks Dull Even With FDA-Related News
Forbes - USA
... diabetes drug. The drug firm said the FDA approved the use of Symlin with insulin for type 1 or type 2 diabetes patients. Symlin ...

Moscow State University researchers develop smart insulin capsule
India Daily - Whitehouse Station,NJ,USA
Researchers at the department of chemistry of the Moscow State University came up with a technique to produce an insulin capsule that can protect insulin from ...

Gene Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Development
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - CA,USA
The protein is unusually high in diabetic animals and apparently plays a role in the destruction of the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. ...

Henry L. Nordhoff Joins Board of Directors of MannKind Corporation
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... The Company recently commenced Phase 3 clinical trials in Europe of its lead product, the Technosphere® Insulin System, to study its potential for the ...

Cooling the Foot to Prevent Diabetic Foot Wounds
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
... The etiology of neuropathic diabetic foot wounds can be summarized by the following formula: pressure x cycles of repetitive stress = ulceration. ...

State briefs
Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA
... A diabetic inmate died in the Nashville jail after failing to receive the medicine needed to treat his illness, even after he requested it from his cell, an ...

Learn About Kidney Disease
Lakeland Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
The 12-4 pm program at Lakeland Regional Medical Center Auditorium will include a panel of patients, information on footcare for diabetic and kidney patients ...

Man pleads guilty for tampering with insulin
Brazosport Facts - Clute,TX,USA
ANGLETON -- An Sweeny man pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to put bleach in his stepmother's insulin last December. Kevin Boykin ...

New Research Making Health Affordable: Symposium on Fatty Acids ...
NPIcenter (press release) - Mississauga,Ontario,Canada
... and physical inactivity. Millions more have metabolic syndrome, and are likely to eventually develop diabetes. The Natural Health ...

Increased Weight Linked to Increasing CVD Risk Factors After ...
Medscape (subscription) - USA
... Metabolic syndrome - coexistence of abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and insulin resistance, observed in 21% of men and 29% of women - was nearly ...

ViaCell shares jump on Genzyme deal
BusinessWeek - USA
... Type I, or juvenile, diabetes is often caused when the pancreas malfunctions and stops making these cells, which produce the insulin the body needs to break ...

Generex Biotechnology's Oral-lyn(TM) Matches Fast-Acting Insulin ...
Medical News Today - UK
... today results of a recently completed Phase IIb clinical study of Oral-lyn(TM) in which Oral-lyn(TM) successfully replaced rapid-acting insulin in patients ...

Vikings pitcher won't take loss from diabetes
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... The disease makes them dependent on injected or pumped insulin for life and carries the constant threat of devastating complications, such as kidney failure ...

The Value Of Protein
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... Secondly, protein has significantly less effect on blood sugar and insulin (the fat storing hormone) than carbohydrates do. (Fat ...

Western researchers studying ancient Indian herb as a treatment ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
A study at Ohio State University found that non-diabetics who drank the herb in a chocolate shake had significant drops in blood sugar and insulin levels. ...

Diabetic kicked off British Airways flight
Independent Online - South Africa
A businessman suffering from diabetes was kicked off a British Airways flight after the captain insisted he couldn't carry a life-saving insulin injection kit ...

DU professors develop insulin injection patch
NDTV.com
NEW DELHI:Delhi University professors have developed an anti diabetic strip that promises to keep patients away painful diabetes insulin injections. ...

Tide of child obesity rising in rural US
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... During a recent health fair in Connellsville, about 40 miles to the west, Ellsworth found that 60 percent of adults tested had metabolic syndrome, a collection ...

BMP-7 Prevents Renal Osteodystrophy and Vascular Calcification ...
RxPG NEWS - Westchester,CA,USA
... and Vascular Calcification are Amenable to Skeletal Anabolism in an Animal Model of Chronic Kidney Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome," is authored by ...

Pill might steal joy of eating
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia,MO,USA
... The proportion of people with metabolic syndrome - a collection of unhealthy conditions such as high blood sugar and blood pressure and low amounts of "good ...

News for Week #11 2005

Gene Tied to Development of Diabetes Identified
Reuters.uk - UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chemists say they have identified a gene that appears to play a key role in the development of type 1 diabetes, also known as ...

Waist Size Linked to Diabetes Risk in Adult Men
ScienceBlog.com - USA
The circumference of a man's waist is a better predictor of his risk of developing type 2 diabetes than his body mass index (BMI), which is a weight-to-height ...

Diabetes on the increase in children, youth - Doctor
GhanaWeb - Accra,Ghana
Accra, March 17, GNA - Dr Kwabena Beecham, President of the Ghana Diabetes Association, on Thursday expressed worry over the increasing rate of diabetes among ...

Help 'polish off juvenile diabetes'
Belmont Citizen-Herald - Lexington,MA,USA
On Tuesday, March 22, while thousands of Americans take part in the American Diabetes Alert Day - an annual call-to-action for people to find out if they are ...

Leptin may be the missing link between obesity and diabetes
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
Washington, Mar 17 : Why do some obese people never develop diabetes while many others do - the question that has been disturbing scientists for years, may now ...

Employees with diabetes are not automatically more tired
News-Medical.net - World
Employees with diabetes are not automatically more tired due to a combination of work and illness. However, Dutch researcher Iris ...

Free Program for People with Diabetes Passes 150,000 Member ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2005--The Better Care Program(TM), a free support community for people with diabetes, has passed a milestone with ...

Metabasis diabetes drug studies halted
BusinessWeek - USA
... said Wednesday that two studies of its diabetes drug candidate CS-917 have been halted following the report of two apparent cases of lactic acidosis. ...

US Agriculture Scientists Make Diabetes Food Discovery
FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield,Wigan,UK
... potential as a functional food ingredient, helping to boost health, but they warn that although it may prove useful in reducing the risk of diabetes, it will ...

Lilly, Massachusetts firm team to provide info on condition
Indianapolis Star - USA
The Indianapolis drugmaker will help doctors and other health experts diagnose the nerve damage that typically is caused by complications of diabetes. ...

Food Additive Prevents Pre-Diabetes in Animals
Reuters.uk - UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If new animal research pans out, a common food additive could one day make cheeseburgers and pizza less likely to promote diabetes. ...

Why Not Peanuts?
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... eDiets Chief Nutritionist, Susan L. Burke is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian, and a Certified Diabetes Educator who specializes in both general and diabetes ...

Diabetes not tied to increased lung cancer risk
Heart Center Online - USA
Mar 17 (Reuters Health) - While studies have shown that the rate of some cancers is increased in patients with diabetes, the risk of lung cancer apparently is ...

Amylin borderline diabetes drug wins FDA approval
San Diego Union Tribune - USA
Amylin Pharmaceuticals said yesterday that federal regulators have approved the use of its drug Symlin to treat diabetes, capping a drug development process ...

Obesity - diabetes link: much more than food?
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
... launches a new platform involving the food industry and stakeholders to tackle rising obesity levels, new research finds influences on diabetes - obesity link ...

Need help managing diabetes?
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
... To register, call (502) 897-8131. The hospital's Diabetes Evening Outpatient Group also addresses various issues related to diabetes management. ...

Indian herb shows promise in treating diabetes
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
By Darla Carter. A woody climbing plant from India and Sri Lanka is attracting the attention of American diabetes researchers. Practitioners ...

Annual Diabetes Expo is aimed at managing, preventing disease
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
The annual Diabetes Expo, set for Saturday at the Convention Center, will highlight how people living with the disease can manage it and how those at risk can ...

Will Obesity Shorten the American Life Span?
WebMD - USA
... That dramatically increases our chances of type 2 diabetes,type 2 diabetes, heart disease,heart disease, cancer, kidney disease, and other life-threatening ...

Diabetic contractor sent home from Iraq wants to return
San Jose Mercury News - USA
BROOK PARK, Ohio - A diabetic employee of a Pentagon contractor claims he was a victim of discrimination when he was shipped home from his firefighter job in ...

Chef says diabetic cooking is about doing with, not doing without
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA
Chris Smith, author of Cooking with the Diabetic Chef, is working on his second cookbook and is currently planning a national television series that is ...

Compound Could Lessen Damage of Fast Food
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA,USA
If it proves effective in human studies, the compound could reduce the likelihood of developing insulin resistance, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, said ...

Leptin: A 'missing link' between obesity and diabetes?
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... may take disruptions to both pathways to bring on full-blown diabetes and overwhelm the body's ability to control blood glucose levels via the action of insulin ...

One in Seven Koreans to Suffer Diabetes in 2030
Korea Times - South Korea
One in seven South Koreans will be diagnosed with diabetes in 2030, according to a state agency affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare. ...

Type II Diabetes High in NEPA
Scranton Times - Scranton,PA,USA
Seventy-year-old Rosemary Balkunas, of Taylor, who has had diabetes for a decade, misses three things she loves most in life -- pizza, bread and spaghetti. ...

Firefighter with diabetes may sue to return to Iraq
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA
... that converts food into energy. Barna has Type 1 diabetes, requiring regular insulin injections. The condition scarcely slowed him ...

Island's rate of diabetes is alarming
Orlando Sentinel (subscription) - Orlando,FL,USA
Puerto Ricans on the island are nearly twice as likely to suffer from diabetes as non-Hispanic white people living in the United States. ...

Diabetic kicked off British Airways flight
Pretoria News (subscription) - Pretoria,South Africa
A businessman suffering from diabetes was kicked off a British Airways flight after the captain insisted he couldn't carry a life-saving insulin injection kit ...

Guardians of the camel may hold key to diabetes
Indian Express - India
... not been formally published) has already suggested that drinking almost a pint of camel milk daily improved blood glucose levels, reducing the need for insulin ...

New Foot Surgery Method Eases Nerve Pressure From Diabetes; Helps ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... from the 2005 Annual Scientific Conference of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons NEW ORLEANS, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Most diabetes patients know ...

The Importance of Preventive Medicine
La Raza (Comunicados de prensa) - Chicago,IL,USA
Latinos suffer high rates of diabetes and hypertension; they are also the folks who most often make the mistake of self-medication; the best way to stay well ...

Victor or Victim?-The Two Faces of Diabetes
Diabetes Interview - Fairfax,CA,USA
... She rushed him to the hospital where it took about half an hour for the nurses to figure out that Joey had diabetes and was suffering from hyperglycemia. ...

Hot Tub Therapy For People With Diabetes -Lowers BGs, But Is It ...
Diabetes Interview - Fairfax,CA,USA
... The patients had been suffering from diabetes from three to 14 years. "These ... evening. Are Hot Tubs Safe For People With Diabetes? ...

Diabetes Complications: Peripheral Neuropathy
WSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Diabetes Diabetes is a condition that affects the body's ability to use glucose, a form of sugar, for energy. Glucose is found in ...

Waist Size Predicts Diabetes Risk
WebMD - USA
March 10, 2005 - A man's waist size may say much more about his risk of developing type 2 diabetestype 2 diabetes than previously thought. ...

BUM student and mountain climber doesn't let insulin pump slow him ...
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
... On Saturday, Hughes gave a presentation about his NOLS experience, and the difference an insulin pump has made in his life, for Community Medical Center's ...

Consensus on Childhood Obesity Recommends Classification as ...
Medical News Today - UK
... These may include diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hyperandrogenism (hormomal perturbations place the obese adolescent girl at a high risk of menstrual disorders ...

Letter from the Center for Study of Indian Diaspora, Hyderabad
IndoLink - USA
... Emerging health-related issues among diasporic Indians -- such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, and psychological disorders ...

Even a Late Exercise Start Cuts Heart Risks
ABC News - USA
... Overall, after 10 years 11 percent of active patients and 28 percent of sedentary patients had the so-called metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of risk factors ...

Study may encourage patients to use insulin
ic Birmingham.co.uk - Birmingham,UK
... diabetes, whose blood sugar was not being successfully controlled with oral antidiabetic medication, were three times more likely to opt for an insulin inhaler ...

Taking control of Diabetes
Daily Mining Gazette - Houghton,MI,USA
... Even with treatment in the form of self-administered insulin shots five to six times a day, his illness frequently intruded on his life in the form of ...

Type of weight loss surgery more effective at reducing insulin ...
SheKnows.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Excessive weight can bring with it many medical problems, including insulin resistance and often type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery ...

News for Week #10 2005

Research and Markets: Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome & ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c13803) has announced the addition of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome & ...

Diabetes Set To Soar, Conference Warned
News Letter - Belfast,Ireland
Diabetes levels in Northern Ireland could see a dramatic rise over the next decade unless drastic action is taken to tackle factors leading to the disease. ...

Adiponectin associates with less heart disease risk in diabetic men
Reuters.uk - UK
High plasma levels of adiponectin are associated with a moderately decreased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in men with type 2 diabetes, research suggests ...

Yearly Eye Exams Not Needed for All Diabetic Kids
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes can lead to retina damage, and an annual eye exam is currently recommended for children and adolescents with type 1 ...

Wockhardt forms diabetic network
Business Standard - India
... WHI), as part of the diabetes prevention dissemination programme, has tied up with four hospitals in Bangalore to launch the Wockhardt Diabetic and Endocrine ...

Low--Glycemic Load Diet and Resting Energy Expenditure
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... We base this on the following 3 considerations. First, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome may be up to 70% in obese women. ...

New Report Demonstrates BMP-7 Prevents Two Metabolic Disorders ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... and Vascular Calcification are Amenable to Skeletal Anabolism in an Animal Model of Chronic Kidney Disease and the Metabolic Syndrome," is authored by ...

Molecular Switch Triggers Fats' Harm
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... physiology of this pathway. "In the metabolic syndrome, or syndrome X, people have speculated . . . that hepatic lipogenesis may ...

Weight Loss Maintained With Rimonabant After Two Years
Medscape (subscription) - USA
... study investigators assessed improvement in waist circumference and in metabolic risk factors such as dyslipidemia,

Inhaled Insulin Appeals to Diabetes Patients
WebMD - USA
The firms seek FDA approval for their inhaled insulin product, Exubera. Pending safety tests, no inhaled insulin product is currently on the market. ...

Carvedilol, Metoprolol, and Insulin Resistance--Reply
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
The study by Haffner et al 1 was cited to document the validity of HOMA-IR as a measure of insulin resistance in large numbers of patients. ...

Donor shortage fear after diabetes breakthrough
Scotsman - UK
... Businessman Richard Lane will no longer need insulin injections after having three transplants of islet cells from the pancreases of dead donors. ...

NEW DRUG DELIVERY TECHNIQUES AIM TO IMPROVE OVERALL DRUG ...
ITNews - Roma,Italy
... The oral route is expected to be the most dominant technique, followed by the pulmonary route, which is being explored for the delivery of insulin. ...

Diabetes study to focus on treatment
St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud,MN,USA
John Jenderseck has lived with diabetes for 11 years, carefully monitoring his diet and taking insulin daily based on his carbohydrate intake. ...

Low--Glycemic Load Diet and Resting Energy Expenditure--Reply
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... WC. Dietary fiber, glycemic load, and risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in women. JAMA. 1997;277:472-477. ABSTRACT. ...

Improvement in Cardiovascular Risk Factors With Rimonabant ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... profile and reduced the number of patients meeting the NCEP (National Cholesterol Education Program) criteria for metabolic syndrome, thus diminishing ...

Experimental diet pill keeping pounds off
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... The proportion of people with metabolic syndrome - a collection of unhealthy conditions such as high blood sugar and blood pressure and low amounts of "good ...

Consensus on Childhood Obesity Recommends Classification as ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... These may include diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hyperandrogenism (hormomal perturbations place the obese adolescent girl at a high risk of menstrual disorders ...

More support for dietary patterns involving high-fiber, high ...
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... Fortuitously, Esposito et al (6) recently reported that Europeans diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome and randomly assigned to a high-carbohydrate (50--60 ...

Diabetes Ups Risk of Liver Cancer 2-3 Times-Study
Reuters.uk - UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Patients suffering from diabetes could be two to three times more likely to develop cancer of the liver, researchers said on Tuesday. ...

Shreya Life expects fall in insulin prices
Business Standard - India
With the commissioning of the biotech facility of Shreya Life Sciences Pvt Ltd at Pune, the prices of recombinant DNA human insulin would fall sharply. ...

Decreases in fasting leptin and insulin concentrations after acute ...
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... intervention study. Fasting serum leptin and insulin concentrations were measured before and 2 d after 62% energy restriction. Energy ...

Diabetes deaths on the increase - WHO
Independent Online - South Africa
... Diabetes is caused by a problem with insulin, a hormone that stimulates the body's cells into absorbing the energy source glucose from the blood. ...

Impaired insulin function may be behind some of the abnormalities ...
News-Medical.net - World
A research team led by Dr Suzanne de la Monte and Dr. Jack Wands of the Brown University Medical School has found that impaired insulin function may be behind ...

Two B-Vitamins Reduce Insulin Resistance
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
By Christine Miller, MS, RD/LD, CDE. Over 90 percent of those with type 2 diabetes are affected by insulin resistance. ... to normal levels of the hormone insulin. ...

Study suggests 'type 3 diabetes'
BBC News - E,UK
Scientists say they may have discovered a previously unknown form of diabetes, after finding the brain produces insulin as well as the pancreas. ...

Diabetes on the rise
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
A cardiologist at the Welcare Hospital in Dubai, Dr Joe Sebastion has said that larger numbers of patients with heart problems caused by diabetes are being ...

Diabetes 'trebles cancer threat'
ic Wales - UK
... coloured fleece. PEOPLE with diabetes could run three times the risk of developing liver cancer, new research has revealed. randomly ...

DIABETES BASICS
Miami Herald - FL,USA
In diabetes, the body loses the ability to regulate blood-sugar levels. The disease can often be controlled with injections of insulin ...

Students accused of attacks with diabetic needles
KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA
They're supposed to be used by diabetics to draw blood, but, instead, Tucson Unified School District says at least 30 students were using lancet needles to ...

A scientist mom. A diabetic daughter. One family's quest for a ...
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... Here is Kenyon's 12-year-old diabetic granddaughter Laura Mauriello, padding barefoot across her living room floor, insulin pump clipped casually to her jeans. ...

Wash U. Gets $14M Grant For Diabetic Heart Diesease Research
KSDK - St. Louis,MO,USA
(KSDK/SLBJ) -- The St. Louis Business Journal reported that Washington University School of Medicine received a $14 million, five ...

Natural Sweetener has Zero Calories; is Tooth-Friendly and ...
NPIcenter (press release) - Mississauga,Ontario,Canada
... It would cook and bake just like sugar. It would have no calories at all. And it would be healthy: tooth-friendly and diabetic safe. ...

Guilford Pharmaceuticals: AGGRASTAT(R) Injection Clinical Data ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... that in this study a single high dose bolus (SHDB) regimen of AGGRASTAT® Injection (tirofiban hydrochloride) improved outcomes in diabetic patients undergoing ...

Detainee neglected, Greens claim
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - New South Wales,Australia
Senator Kerry Nettle said a diabetic inmate at the Villawood Detention Centre, Masood Hooseini, collapsed on January 29 and was taken to Liverpool Hospital in ...

Troy, Warren Medical Supply Raids
WXYZ - Detroit,MI,USA
... Sources say a federal investigation has been launched into the validity of the company's diabetic test strips and billing practices to Medicare, Medicaid ...

Pioneering PET/CT research widens applications of imaging for ...
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scans provides accurate detection and localization of foot infection in diabetic patients, according to ...

LifeCell upgraded to "outperform" - update
New Ratings - USA
... decline in the company's share price since December last year and the company's healthy growth prospects in the breast reconstruction and diabetic foot ulcer ...

New child-sized needles reduce pain of insulin shots for young ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... They are also increasing the amount of needles supplied with each insulin prescription, allowing patients to use fresh needles more often. ...

New Drug Delivery Technologies Aim at Improving Overall ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... For example, in the case of insulin, oral, nasal, and pulmonary routes have emerged as potential noninvasive alternatives to the conventional transdermal route ...

Heart Healthy Children = Heart Healthy Adults
Fashion Monitor Toronto - Canada
... This research shows that children who have healthy levels of the health factors that make up metabolic syndrome have a reduced risk of heart disease in ...

Israeli diabetic girl brought urgently from Russia
Jerusalem Post - Israel
A five-and-a-half-year-old daughter of Chabad emissaries in Russia who suffered from a high fever was flown urgently to Assaf Harofeh Hospital in Tzrifin ...

Diabetic foot ulcers approaching 'epidemic' status among Hispanic ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... However, making those annual visits could mean the difference between a minor procedure and major surgery, which in the case of diabetic foot ulcers can result ...

Atkins diet can help with more than weight loss; low-carb plan ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... Adults and children alike who suffer from the metabolic syndrome are at higher risk to develop Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. ...

The Diabetic Foot: Initial Experience with 18 F-FDG PET/CT
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Osteomyelitis complicates up to one third of diabetic foot infections, is often due to direct contamination from a soft-tissue lesion

Risk of Urinary Tract Infection and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among ...
Am. J.Epideminology (subscription) - UK
... The authors prospectively (1998--2002) followed 218 diabetic and 799 nondiabetic Washington State women aged 55--75 years for UTI and AB. ...

Medicure progressing with diabetic hypertension trial
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
Medicure has reached full enrollment in its 120-patient advanced phase II trial evaluating MC-4232 in patients with co-existing diabetes and hypertension. ...

Animas Receives FDA Warning Letter
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
WEST CHESTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2005--Animas Corporation (NASDAQ:PUMP), a leading manufacturer of insulin pumps, reported today that, on February ...

Metabolex reports positive results type 2 diabetes
Drug Researcher.com - Montpellier,France
07/03/2005 - Metabolex has announced positive clinical trial results for its oral insulin sensitiser for type 2 diabetes, which is primarily designed to ...

Digestion pill to end diabetes diets
Australian - Australia
RESTRICTIVE diets for millions of Australians with diabetes and gluten intolerance may soon be a thing of the past after the development of a new pill. ...

WEIGHT GAIN CAN SIGNAL DIABETES
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise -- Sudden weight gain may herald approaching type 2 (adult onset) diabetes. "It is the sudden increase of more than 11 ...

Diabetes Freedom Campaign Takes Awareness to The Streets, USA
Medical News Today - UK
More than 18 million Americans have diabetes, and roughly 41 million more are at risk for developing the condition. In recognition ...

Family weigh: Eight kilo per gizmo
Times of India - India
... underlined the fact that obesity is as much a medical disease as a social problem, given that it is a precursor to many diseases, from diabetes to hypertension ...

Is diabetes cure a buck too far?
Naples Daily News (subscription) - Naples,FL,USA
Harvard researcher Dr. Denise Faustman thinks she can cure type 1 (or juvenile) diabetes. She's done it in mice and wants to try it on humans. ...

Plan to slash heart, diabetes deaths
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Patients with heart disease and diabetes - two of the nation's most common causes of death - are being targeted in the three-year $15 million program. ...

Korean Researchers Find Main Cause of Diabetes
Donga - Seoul,South Korea
Researchers in Korea have successfully discovered the causes behind diabetes at the molecular level, paving the way for new ways of treatment. ...

FDA halts distribution of Paxil CR, diabetes drug
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - USA
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Food and Drug Administration halted distribution Friday of the popular antidepressant Paxil CR and the diabetes drug Avandamet, citing ...

LIFELONG HEALTH : Chronic kidney disease rising to epidemic levels
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... to our healthcare system. The major cause of chronic kidney disease is diabetes and high blood pressure. Less common causes include ...

Stem cell study offers hope for fighting type 1 diabetes
Indianapolis Star - USA
... University of Miami researchers may have discovered a shortcut for turning embryonic stem cells into the insulin-producing cells destroyed by type 1 diabetes. ...

Clip-on sensor may end pain of diabetes tests
Scotsman - UK
... He has now been awarded £50,000 to develop a method for producing personal testing kits for diabetes sufferers. Connelly added: "The ...

Concern Over Growing Cases of Diabetes Retinopathy
Arab News - Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, 6 March 2005 -- Ophthalmologists participating in a workshop on Vision 2020 here showed concern on the rising cases of diabetes retinopathy in the GCC ...

Bungled Insulin Production May be a Culprit in Diabetes
Medical News Today - UK
But that misfolding occurs far more often in the cells of mice that must overproduce insulin, as people with Type 2 diabetes do, than those without, the ...

Baltimore researchers get diabetes insight:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: BALTIMORE, March 4 : Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore report an advance in fighting diabetes. ...

Forearm Test Not Good for Checking Blood Sugar
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes who need to monitor their blood sugar levels should not use their forearm to get a blood sample if they think ...

Andrx to divest diabetes and cholesterol drugs
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
3 Mar 2005, 17:33 GMT - Fortamet (metformin HCl), a treatment for type 2 diabetes, and Atroprev (lovastatin), a cholesterol-managing medicine, are both part of ...

Inhaler Option Makes Insulin More Acceptable
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving patients who have type 2 diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes, the option of using an insulin inhaler may help them comply with ...

Diabetes and Dating
Diabetes Interview - Fairfax,CA,USA
Diabetes accompanies you everywhere, but it doesn't have to interfere with your love life. Here are some suggestions from my book ...

China drafts nutrition guidelines to cut obesity, diabetes
Designerz.com - Dawsonville,GA,USA
... aimed at improving Chinese people's diet is being drafted as unhealthy eating increasingly causes chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes, state media ...

News for Week #9 2005

Amylin hopes diabetes drugs get OK soon
San Diego Union Tribune - USA
... last quarter as the company started hiring sales executives and ramping up for what it hopes will be the launch of two first-in-class diabetes drugs this year. ...

Future diabetes drugs may target new protein interaction
Medical News Today - UK
Because the liver's production of sugar is a damaging problem in people with diabetes, the proteins' interaction might be a target for future drugs to fight ...

NicOx compound beats aspirin in diabetes trial
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
... results from a phase IIa study showing that NCX 4016 is significantly more effective than aspirin and placebo at preventing platelet activation in diabetes. ...

Westport Firm Launches TV Show Focusing on Diabetes
Westport Now - Westport,CT,USA
A Westport company is launching a new cable television show and multimedia network focusing on diabetes. Six advertisers have signed ...

Researchers: New Approach May Keep Diabetes Patients Off Insulin ...
NBC6.net - Miami,FL,USA
MIAMI -- Researchers in Miami have reported success in developing a new approach to help convert stem cells into insulin-producing cells. ...

How Hated Is Pfizer?
Motley Fool - USA
... pessimism as exists over the stock, I would think that the Food and Drug Administration's acceptance of its application for an inhalable insulin called Exubra ...

Mary Ellen Egan, Forbes | March 02, 2005
Rediff - India
... Newly liberated, Mazumdar-Shaw ventured beyond enzymes into insulin production. In this detour Biocon was reversing the dance steps ...

Tobacco and rice plants express insulin-like growth factor
Checkbiotech.org (press release) - Basel,Switzerland
The insulin gene family, comprised of insulin, relaxin, and insulin-like growth factors 1 and 2 (IGF-1 and IGF-2), represents a group of structurally related ...

Fighting Diabetes
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
... In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to properly use sugar. Sugar is the basic ...

An Expert Interview With Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
Medscape (subscription) - USA
... marker of risk that adds prognostic information at all levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, at all levels of the metabolic syndrome, and at all ...

Breakthrough Phase II Data With SPP301 for Treatment of Diabetic ...
Medical News Today - UK
... once-a-day oral endothelin A receptor antagonist (ERA), has successfully completed Phase II clinical trials in the indication of diabetic nephropathy (diabetic ...

Medifast's Hi-Energy Weight Control Centers First to Put Clinical ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
As a result of the recent Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Medicine clinical study, Medifast's diabetic product line has demonstrated superb health ...

Metro Jail Inmate's Death May Have Been Caused By Prison Health ...
WTVF - Nashville,TN,USA
... admits to losing track of Ricky Douglas's medical history and that members of their staff did not finish reading medical forms showing he was a diabetic. ...

Mayor Warns Residents on Diabetes
WJLA - Washington,DC,USA
Washington (AP) - District residents are being urged to think about their hearts when they get tested for diabetes. Mayor Anthony ...

French diabetes drug NDA filed by FDA
Expatica - Netherlands
The companies want to provide Exubera to adult patients with type 1 (the most serious) and type 2 diabetes, a joint statement said. ...

Hospital fined $50,000 for error Nurse's mistake with diabetes ...
San Francisco Chronicle - USA
... Hospital has been fined $50,000 for its treatment of a 76-year-old woman who died after a nurse mistakenly gave her another patient's diabetes medicine, state ...

Diabetes, Types And Signs
Health Talk - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Diabetes means that your blood glucose (often called blood sugar) is too high. ... Your blood glucose level then gets too high, causing pre-diabetes or diabetes. ...

Seeking $100M for stem cells
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... studies. Advocates believe stem cell research holds promise for treating diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes. ...

Speedel Announces Breakthrough Phase II Data With SPP301 for ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... represents a large and growing unmet medical need with a high mortality rate affecting an estimated 8.0 million people(1) diagnosed with diabetes in the US ...

Health Highlights: March 1, 2005
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA,USA
A method that uses embryonic stem cells to produce insulin may provide the critical step needed to end Type-1, or insulin-dependent, diabetes. ...

Researchers Using Stem Cells To Make Insulin
Carolina Channel.com - Greenville,SC,USA
Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute in Miami are learning how to make embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells. ...

Generex Biotechnology Announces Appointment of Director of ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... also the Company's joint venture partner for the commercialization in South America of Oral-lyn(TM), the Company's proprietary oral insulin formulation, which ...

Local diabetes experts unveil the realities of diabetes
Athens Banner-Herald (subscription) - Athens,GA,USA
... "The main difference - with Type 1, the pancreas, the organ that's responsible for producing insulin no longer ... Insulin is a substance made in the pancreas. ...

Changes sought in power line project
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
... The town of New Haven wants the board to take another look at the possible effects of the power line on medical devices like insulin pumps and pacemakers.

Study Links Diabetes With Weight
Harvard Crimson - Cambridge,MA,USA
Researchers have found that low birth weight in mice can hinder the pancreas' ability to produce enough insulin, causing an increased risk of developing type ...

Diabetic evolution
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USA
... They are just something a diabetic adjusts to," said Jones, now on two shots per day. ... She also suffers from gastroparesis a diabetic neuropathy. ...

Hope for Those with Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Other Antibiotic ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Conditions treated include: Diabetic foot ulcers, Tropic ulcers, Osteomyelitis, Bedsores, Burns, Gingivitis, Parodontosis, Stomatitis, and MRSA infections. ...

Company memo admits mistakes made in inmate's death
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
Internal documents of a company that provides medical care to Metro Nashville Jail inmates cites critical staff errors before the

A new diagnosis for overweight people
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... Savoy has joined the growing number of Americans who are being told they have "metabolic syndrome," a diagnosis that has become alarmingly common, primarily ...

KineMed Reports Data Demonstrating New Insights into the Cellular ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... In addition, KineMed has developed powerful diagnostic tests, most notably in the area of metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance, with potential for widespread ...

Biovail stock rises after receipt of FDA letter on promising ...
National Post - Canada
said Tuesday it has received a letter from the US Food and Drug Administration saying its diabetes drug Glumetza could win approval after an issue related to ...

Health: Low birth weight diabetes link
Keralanext - Kerala,India
[Health News]: Scientists have discovered a reason why small babies appear to be at heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. ...

Belfast to host diabetes and public health conference
4ni.co.uk - UK
A joint conference to highlight the links between public health and diabetes is being organised by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety ...

Sleep Disorder Treatment Also Aids Diabetics
Forbes - USA
... Obesity is a known risk factor for diabetes as well as sleep apnea, and diabetics are nine times more likely to have sleep apnea than people without the disease ...

Community diabetes: an East London perspective
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
The rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the UK has necessitated a change in the delivery of diabetes care, with a shift of focus from hospital to community ...

The Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies To Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Annals of Internal Medicine - USA
... The summary below is from the full report titled "The Cost-Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification or Metformin in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with ...

Woman hopes to reshape attitudes toward diabetes
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
Mary Ellen England wants to change the course of diabetes and its outcome. ... "On their death certificates, it's heart disease not diabetes," she said. ...

Spare a kidney? N. Adams man seeking donor for transplant
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... Now 31, he said he still prefers handling the task himself. Diagnosed with Type I diabetes in 1985, he is facing the severity of the debilitating illness. ...

Slow improvement in Rao's condition :
Team India - India
... The Congress leader has been suffering from problems related to diabetes, coronary heart and vascular diseases, besides pulmonary fibriosis. PTI.

No sugar-coating it
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Shirley Whitacker wasn' surprised when told she had Type 2 diabetes. The 70-year-old New Kensington woman, who was diagnosed about ...

Heart failure, diabetes and mortality rates
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
The question: Studies have shown that having diabetes makes a person more susceptible to heart failure, which occurs when the heart can'tpump sufficient ...

Workouts possible with diabetes, but proper guidance required
San Mateo County Times - San Mateo,CA,USA
... Now we know it actually plays a key role in diabetes management, both in improving cardiovascular health and in lowering blood glucose levels. ...

Community news
Greenville Daily Reflector - Greenville,NC,USA
... Dr. David M. Nathan, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, will present "The Crisis in Diabetes Management: Why We Won't Put Evidence into Action ...

Condition scary but treatable
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
... Prediabetes is poorly controlled blood sugar that is not abnormal enough to be considered diabetes. If not treated with lifestyle ...

Program fights diabetes with education
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Diabetes, especially the type associated with adults, is one of the fastest-growing health threats nationwide and in southwestern Pennsylvania in particular. ...

Program fights diabetes with education
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Diabetes, especially the type associated with adults, is one of the fastest-growing health threats nationwide and in southwestern Pennsylvania in particular. ...

Halle Berry -- Oscar winning actress and Type 1 diabetic
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa
... Berry is well-known as a beauty queen, model, the recipient of the 2002 Oscar for Best Actress -- but it is not generally known that she is a Type 1 diabetic. ...

Chromium effects on blood glucose studied in diabetic children
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription) - Fort Worth,TX,USA
Early evidence seems to show that chromium improves insulin function and glucose metabolism in people with Type 2 diabetes. Now, researchers ...

Relief For Diabetic Children
Xtra News - New Zealand
Children with diabetes will feel less discomfort receiving insulin shots when new needles become available from tomorrow. As well ...

Incyte Provides Update on Most Advanced Discovery and Development ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... first half of 2005. The first study will be in patients with RA; the second in obese insulin-resistant patients. In RA, the severity ...

Ceapro to present AccuScreen at International Congress on ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... (TSX-V: CZO) today announced that the Scientific Committee of the First International Congress on "Prediabetes" and the Metabolic Syndrome has accepted ...

Tulane: Heart Health Endures
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... The researchers looked at the cluster of symptoms known as "metabolic syndrome": fat around the waistline, high blood pressure, low levels of HDL "good ...

Diabetic wants to see Taser tape
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle,PA,USA
Locked in a diabetic trance that afternoon, he says his only memory of a confrontation with Carlisle Police is the pain of being shot with a Taser three times ...

Diabetic Neuropathy - Some Treatments and Cures for Diabetes
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
Diabetic Neuropathy is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes. People ... damage. The symptoms of diabetic neuropathy vary a great deal. ...

Diabetes and Related Treatments - Diabetic Foot Care
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
Good foot care if of vital importance to every diabetic. ... Sure, they are cute and look comfortable, but they are not a good idea for the diabetic. ...

Diabetic Retinopathy - Fighting with Diabetes, Cures for Diabetes
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
Diabetic retinopathy is a common cause of impaired vision, and even blindness, among diabetics. Damage to the retina probably begins ...

Basic Diabetic FootCare - Diabetes is Realted to Many other ...
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
I have been a insulin dependent diabetic for 9 years now and I've discovered that foot care is one of the most important parts of caring for ourselves. ...

International Faculty of Diabetes Experts Meets in Hollywood March ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
24 /PRNewswire/ -- Of the more than 80,000 amputations performed annually on diabetic patients in the United States, 72,000 were preventable. ...

Rescuers Pull Man From Car On I-696
WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
... Southfield at about noon on Friday. Authorities believe the man may have suffered a diabetic shock while driving. There was no word on ...

News for Week #8 2005

Rising to the challenges: dams, drums and diabetes
Wawatay News - Sioux Lookout,Ontario,Canada
... Traditional diet study Nowadays, many Anishinabe are meeting another test just as challenging: diabetes. During the Symposium on ...

103 West Court Square
The Lincoln Tribune - USA
... A look into the eye can reveal the silent damage wrought by high blood pressure and diabetes and reflect the risk of a future stroke or heart attack. ...

A cherry a day can keep diabetes away :
123Bharath.com - India
... State University have identified a group of naturally occurring chemicals abundant in cherries that could help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes ...

Dump 'junk food' to keep diabetes at bay! :
123Bharath.com - India
... has strong links with weight gain and insulin resistance, which indicates that eating too much 'junk food' increases the risk of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. ...

Poor fetal nutrition creates diabetes risk
Big News Network.com - Australia
Scientists in Boston have discovered that poor nutrition in the final phases of pregnancy gives infants a higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes. ...

Medisys chief pays price
Telegraph.co.uk - UK
Medisys has ousted its chief executive but kept him on in a junior role at the diabetes testing company, as the group issued a severe profit warning. ...

Proteins Link Obesity, Diabetes; May Underlie Systemic 'Metabolic Syndrome'...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs), aP2 and mal1, might be a missing link between obesity and other conditions that tend to go along with the excess weight, including diabetes and fatty ...

Diabetic Neuropathy - Some Treatments and Cures for Diabetes
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
Diabetic Neuropathy is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes. People who had diabetes for years may experience numbness and sometimes ...

Pre-diabetes is sometimes a mile marker on the road to diabetes
Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor tells me I have "pre-diabetes." I'm not sure what that means or how it's treated. Am I destined for diabetes? ...

Diabetes and Related Treatments - Diabetic Foot Care
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
... He or she can also give you more ideas on how to properly care for your feet, and the American Diabetes Association has some excellent literature on diabetic ...

Diabetes waiting list 'unacceptable'
Irish Health - Ireland
The current waiting list for a new diabetes patient to be seen at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital is 18 months, and this is unacceptable, according to a consultant ...

Studies on obesity, diabetes honing in on genetic roots
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
The rising tide of obesity and diabetes hits Hispanics particularly hard, but scientists say they're making steady progress in deciphering the genetic puzzle ...

Experts Available to Discuss Diabetes Screening for Americans
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Mark Samuels is the founder of SpectRx, Inc., a company developing high technology medical products for diabetes monitoring and ...

Good Health in Childhood Pays Off
Ivanhoe - USA
Previous research shows when risk factors for metabolic syndrome and heart disease are present in childhood, high blood pressure, hardened arteries, heart ...

Women at risk for heart disease, too
The Casper Star Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
... Those with multiple risk factors, especially people with metabolic syndrome, which is tied to several heart disease risk factors, need to be even more careful ...

Poor Prenatal Nutrition Permanently Damages Function of Insulin ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
In studies of mice, the researchers found that poor prenatal nutrition impairs the pancreas's ability to later secrete enough insulin in response to blood ...

Man pleads guilty in conpiracy to steal Army medical supplies
Kansas City Star (subscription) - MO,USA
... The plea, entered on Tuesday, made Ausberry the fifth person to acknowledge his guilt in the case involving stolen insulin. Five other defendants await trial. ...

Eating Breakfast May Do a Heart Good
Reuters - USA
... that when healthy, lean women skipped their morning meal, it raised their cholesterol levels and diminished their bodies' sensitivity to insulin, a hormone ...

Ovary Syndrome Ups Risk for Liver Disease
Forbes - USA
Polycystic ovary syndrome is caused by hormone imbalance, and is characterized by insulin resistance that can interfere with normal ovulation and fertility. ...

Biocon says oral insulin may become ‘blockbuster'
Express Pharma Pulse - Mumbai,India
The orally administered insulin that the country's biggest biotechnology company is developing may become a ‘blockbuster' drug, Biocon Ltd chairman Kiran ...

Event meaningful to local teen
Columbus This Week Newspapers - Columbus Area,OH,USA
... She uses a OneTouch Ultra Meter to test her arm or finger, and has a tester that attaches to an insulin pump, which she compared to a small intravenous line ...

Rescuers Pull Man From Car On I-696
WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
... Southfield at about noon on Friday. Authorities believe the man may have suffered a diabetic shock while driving. There was no word on ...

Gestational Diabetes - Problems for Pregnant Women
Express Newsline - Mohali,India
Gestational diabetes ( GDM ) is the form of diabetes that strikes pregnant women. ... Gestational diabetes ( or hereby called GDM ) can't be explained. ...

Toe blood pressure can identify lower extremity arterial disease
ADA Newsline
Assessment of toe blood pressure is an effective screening method to identify diabetes patients with lower extremity arterial disease...

Minorities With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Heart Disease ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
24 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing alarming rates of diabetes and heart disease among minorities, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American College ...

Seriousness of Diabetes Recognized in Budget
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
Canadian Diabetes Association Welcomes New Funding For Diabetes Prevention And Management TORONTO, Feb. 23 /CNW/ - The Canadian ...

Diabetes Screening Seen to Be Worth the Cost in US
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The cost of routinely screening older Americans for type 2 diabetes every three years would be acceptable, researchers report. ...

Preventing, coping with diabetes
Fiji Times - Fiji
One in twenty deaths worldwide are attributable to diabetes according to World Health Organisation. About 90 per cent of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes. ...

Assembly 'delay' on diabetes test
BBC News - E,UK
The assembly government has been accused of dragging its feet over introducing diabetes checks for people in danger of developing the disease. ...

Preventing Diabetes Complications Could Save $2.5 Billion Annually
Hispanic PR Wire (press release) - Miami,FL,USA
... Research and Quality estimates that the nation could save nearly $2.5 billion a year by preventing hospitalizations due to severe diabetes complications. ...

Limited awareness of diabetes risks
DeHavilland - UK
People who have a high risk of developing diabetes have limited awareness of the disease and this could lead to "frightening" complications, according to ...

How Does Depression Influence Diabetes Medication Adherence in ...
Am J Geriatric Psychiatry (subscription) - USA
... electronic monitoring, patient/provider report, pharmacy data), the authors assessed the association between depression and diabetes medication adherence among ...

Avesthagen in joint research with Sequenom
Business Standard - India
... to study genetic material provided by Sequenom Inc, a US-based biotech firm, that could help find ways to diagnose and monitor diseases like diabetes and cancer ...

Convenient Blood Glucose Monitoring System with 100 Strips Inside ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Hypoguard, a leader in institutional glucose monitoring, has introduced the world's most convenient blood glucose monitoring system for people with diabetes. ...

Britons at risk of diabetes know little of disease
Hindustan Times - India
Britons who have a high risk of developing diabetes know very little about the illness and are vulnerable to serious complications, health experts said on ...

Diabetes patients have difficulty maintaining health insurance ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
A report by researchers at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute and the American Diabetes Association says that Americans with chronic conditions ...

New Research Shows Aspirin Could Fight Diabetes
WFIE-TV - Evansville,IN,USA
Another study shows promise for aspirin-like drugs to treat diabetes, something that's never been considered before. To treat diabetes ...

Remicade improves diabetes-related eye condition
Heart Center Online - USA
... Remicade is showing promise for the treatment of a potentially blinding eye condition called macular edema that can afflict people with diabetes, according to ...

Preventing, coping with diabetes
Fiji Times - Fiji
One in twenty deaths worldwide are attributable to diabetes according to World Health Organisation. About 90 per cent of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes. ...

Kids at Risk for Obesity Need Early Attention
Reuters - USA
... likely to become obese adults, which puts them at risk of numerous diseases related to obesity that are already being seen in children, such as type 2 diabetes ...

RAS blocker may protect diabetic kidneys
Xinhua - China
... 2 diabetes, find that with their dual effect, these drugs offer "complete prevention of hemodynamically mediated damage to the diabetic kidney" , according to ...

Student competes on higher level
The Auburn Plainsman - Auburn University,AL,USA
... strokes. Type I diabetes means she is insulin dependent. Managing ... Not shots of liquor, but eight self-injections of insulin. Now she ...

Preventing, coping with diabetes
Fiji Times - Fiji
... Diabetes mellitus is known to exist in two forms. Type 1 is insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile onset diabetes, affects mostly adolescents and children. ...

VITAL SIGNS - The pharmaceuticals and biotechnology synopsis
egoli.com.au - Australia
... Living Cell Technologies Limited (LCT) today announced that it had used its DiaCell product to reduce insulin needs in diabetic primates for over 12 weeks. ...

Heart healthy kids become heart healthy adults!:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... This research shows that children who have healthy levels of the health factors that make up metabolic syndrome have a reduced risk of heart disease in ...

Health for Life MD: Eating Well
Newsweek - USA
... you walk each day has probably contributed to your control of diabetes and hypertension, both manifestations of the "metabolic syndrome" associated with ...

BioMarin posts $82 million loss
Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael,CA,USA
... rhASB, an investigational enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis VI, a potentially fatal metabolic syndrome, received a six ...

Diabetic man died at home
Cambridge Evening News - Cambridge,England,UK
DIABETIC factory worker Anthony Williams had last spoken to his father a week before being found dead at his home, an inquest has heard. ...

Medicaid Deficit
WTOK - Meridian,MS,USA
... "This is going to be tough for the patients too because they're going to have to decide if they're kicked off the program, 'Do I take my diabetic medicine? ...

How Does Depression Influence Diabetes Medication Adherence in ...
Am J Geriatric Psychiatry (subscription) - USA
... electronic monitoring, patient/provider report, pharmacy data), the authors assessed the association between depression and diabetes medication adherence among ...

Betty Crocker keeps your heart in mind
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
... Center at Johns Hopkins, includes an "Ask the Doctor" chapter featuring some rather technical questions about "C-reactive protein" and "Metabolic Syndrome.". ...

Sanofi-Aventis Ashfield Nurse Incentive Scheme for Insulin for ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... A pharmaceutical company complained in December 2004 about an incentive scheme offered to nurses involved in supporting the Sanofi-Aventis Insulin for Life (IFL ...

Skipping breakfast contributes to heart problems, weight gain
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... for two weeks ate more during the rest of the day, developed higher "bad" LDL cholesterol (search) levels, and were less sensitive to insulin (search) than ...

Obesity and the metabolic syndrome
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa
One in every two South Africans suffers from obesity, which increases the individual's risk to develop metabolic syndrome. In fact ...
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New Generation of Insulin Delivery Products Moving toward Reality
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
22, 2005 --Consistently one of the largest and most reliable segments for drug therapeutics, the market for insulin delivery is set for a significant makeover. ...

Insmed Moves to Dismiss SomatoKine Suit
Forbes - USA
... additional patent. SomatoKine is a combination of an insulin-like growth factor and insulin-like growth factor binding protein. Insmed ...

Vitro Diagnostics Announces 2004 Results: New Product ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... VITROCELL(TM) products provide medical researchers with novel materials for various uses including research in diabetes, pancreatic cancer and endocrinology. ...

Probable trigger of kidney disease in diabetics (CD36) identified
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... that might trigger kidney disease in diabetic patients, a condition that affects one in three people with type 1 and one in ten people with type 2 diabetes. ...

Health Tip: Controlling Diabetes
Forbes - USA
People with diabetes must take extra care to make sure that their diet is balanced with insulin and oral medications, and to exercise to help manage their ...

Grant allows clinic, diabetics sweet deal
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
YORK -- For the first time in a decade, Ingrid Schultz doesn't need high doses of insulin to control her diabetes. Thanks to a new ...

Health Tip: Controlling Diabetes
Forbes - USA
(HealthDay News) -- Whether you need to lose weight, gain weight or stay where you are, if you're diabetic, eating the right food can help you manage the ...

TZD class emerges as next-gen diabetic treatment
Drug Researcher.com - Montpellier,France
The report is set to make interesting reading for companies developing diabetic drugs So significant is the market opportunity that many small ...

The metabolic syndrome
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa
Metabolic syndrome, which is also called Syndrome X, is becoming more and more prevalent in the western world. It is estimated that ...

Health Care in the 21st Century with Health Savings Accounts
Insurance Digest - Sangrur,India
... vast majority of health care spending today is due to degenerative diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease ...

Obese generation - fat at five
ic Wales - UK
... are essentially driven by obesity - I'm pretty sure that the increasing prevalence of obesity will undoubtedly increase the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. ...

Waist Circumference Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The circumference of your waist correlates more closely with several known risk factors for heart disease than does your body mass index (BMI) -- the measure of weight in relation to height -- according to a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...

Health Tip: Controlling Diabetes
Forbes - USA
People with diabetes must take extra care to make sure that their diet is balanced with insulin and oral medications, and to exercise to help manage their ...

A Powerful Mineral That Thwarts Diabetes
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... regular heartbeat. With regards to diabetes, magnesium plays an essential role in the regulation of blood glucose. Essentially, magnesium ...

12-year-old's essay on diabetes appears in 'Chicken Soup'
Orlando Sentinel (subscription) - Orlando,FL,USA
... Emily, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 22 months old, must go through a tedious routine of blood-sugar checks and insulin shots every time she is ...

Rising epidemic among Hispanic community
Weehawken Reporter - Weehawken,NJ,USA
One of the largest growing health problems for Hispanics in the urban community is diabetes, and little or no health insurance for these working class families ...

Union clinic bounces back to life
Charlotte Observer (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... It's become a dependable source of flu vaccine. A diabetes specialist dispenses advice to clients from its downtown Monroe office twice a week. ...

Medicine is 'close to a cure' for diabetes, former actor says
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... "We believe we're close to a cure," said Mike Conrad, the executive director of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, which held its 2005 Hope Gala last ...

Tomato Juice May Cut Clotting in Diabetics
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, February 20 (Online): For people with type 2 diabetes, tomato juice may help stave off the heart troubles that often complicate the disease. ...

Diabetes a bigger heart disease risk for women than men:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Washington, Feb 19 : Women with diabetes are at a greater risk of dying from coronary heart disease (CHD) than men with diabetes, researchers ...

Cost of diabetes
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
DUBAI -- The immense financial burden of diabetes on the healthcare infrastructures of the Gulf countries was highlighted during Arab Health 2005, which ...

Atkins Diabetic Revolution
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... now affects 18.2 million people in the United States, and the Center for Disease Control has reported that 41 million Americans were pre-diabetic in year 2000. ...

News for Week #7 2005

Nursing students tout diabetes control
Henderson Gleaner - Henderson,KY,USA
If this area's state legislators didn't know about the ravages of diabetes prior to this month, they certainly do now. That's because ...

Mom's Infections Tied to Lower Diabetes Risk in Child
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, February 18 (Online): Among girls at increased risk of type1 diabetes, those whose mothers had colds or certain other infections during pregnancy ...

Diabetes More Dangerous for Women's Hearts
WebMD - USA
Feb. 18, 2005 -- Women with diabetes run a significantly greater risk of dying from heart disease than men with diabetes. The difference ...

EU Scientific Committee Recommends Approval of Duloxetine for the ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... On average, patients in the studies were 60 years old, suffered from diabetes for 11 years and from related diabetic neuropathy for four years, and at the ...

Workshop will assist with diabetes management
Newport News Times - Newport,OR,USA
The Lincoln County Diabetes Coalition welcomes Claudia Harris, RN, CDE, for a March 5 Community Workshop for persons with diabetes, family members and friends. ...

Dramatic New Advancements in Diabetes Treatment and Technologies
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) February 18, 2005 -- A series of dramatic new advancements in diabetes testing and new diabetes treatments have greatly improved life ...

Chromium's effect on childhood diabetes to be studied
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
17/02/2005 - The first clinical trial into the effects of chromium supplementation in children with type 1 diabetes is now underway at the Childrens ...

Brenly prepares for his new digs
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Santo, who lost both legs to complications from diabetes, has won countless admirers for his courageous comeback and efforts to raise more than $4.2 million ...

Diabetes Awareness: The Downside - a New Wardrobe
New Age Media Concepts - USA
I can't understand why anyone who has diabetes wouldn't exercise and watch what they eat. The down side is that you may have ...

Lilly drug gets European panel's approval
Indianapolis Star - USA
... based Eli Lilly and Company has received approval from a European panel to market Cymbalta as treatment for the management of diabetic peripheral neuropathic ...

DRUGS AID WEIGHT LOSS AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS
Health Behavior News Service - USA
Three commonly used drugs -- Prozac, Xenical and Meridia -- may help type 2 diabetes patients lose small amounts of weight, although long-term benefits are not ...

Diabetes drugmakers strengthen
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USA
One in seven US health-care dollars is spent on the disease. And the global anti-diabetes drug market is more than $12 billion. ...

Transplant op offers hope for diabetes cure
Yorkshire Post Today - Leeds,Yorkshire,UK
A CURE for diabetes has moved a step closer following a groundbreaking transplant operation by a Yorkshire-born surgeon. Professor ...

Cell Transplants May Allows Diabetic To Get Off Insulin
Daily News Central - Las Vegas,NV,USA
A technique called "islet tranportation" -- introducing cells that produce insulin to control blood sugar levels -- allowed patients with type 1 diabetes who ...

Diabetic Treatment Centers of America Announces Execution of ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
SALT LAKE CITY, February 16, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diabetic Treatment Centers of America, Inc. ... This targets the early stage diabetic patient. ...

Everest 2005: Diabetic climber's Everest rematch
Mounteverest - New York,NY,USA
American adventurer Will Cross is attempting Everest this spring through the South side. Cross, a 37-year-old father of five, is ...

Diabetic cooking course teaches essential nutrition
St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA
... With no diabetic family members, Sara Wells simply attended Tuesday's class for her own awareness. "It's a good way to cut calories," she said. ...

New Research on Preventing and Reducing Kidney Damage
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... cardiovascular disease. This supports recent studies indicating that oxidative stress may contribute to diabetic kidney damage. Kidney ...

Federal probe of police started
The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA
... city police officers Nov. 4 as he was having a diabetic attack in his parked car in the North End of the city. Perman Glenn III, the ...

Alimera Sciences and Control Delivery Systems Announce ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... delivery systems for the eye, today announced a worldwide agreement to co-develop and market a new pharmacologic treatment indicated for diabetic macular edema ...

Herbal Extract Shows Promise for Diabetes
Reuters - USA
... medicine appears to control the rise in blood sugar that follows a meal -- suggesting, researchers say, that it could help treat or even prevent type 2 diabetes ...

Transplants offer hope for diabetes
International Herald Tribune - France
Doctors may have found a way around a major obstacle in the effort to perfect islet-cell transplants, an experimental treatment for Type 1 diabetes, a severe ...

International Diabetes Federation 'Year of the Diabetic Foot' key ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
... congress was a presentation on 'Diabetic Foot 2005- Research Update', by Andrew JMBoulton, as 2005 was dedicated by the International Diabetes Federation as ...

Study examines how diabetes may develop in overweight people<
Kansas City Star (subscription) - MO,USA
(KRT) - ST. LOUIS - Fat burning is touted as the key to weight loss, but it may also link obesity and diabetes, research from Washington University suggests. ...

Advance in Islet Transplantation for Diabetes
Ivanhoe - USA
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An advance in islet cell transplantation shows patients with type 1 diabetes remained insulin independent one year after receiving islet ...

Kids with Diabetes Often Have Impaired Hearing
ABC News - USA
Feb 16, 2005 -- DELHI (Reuters Health) - Hearing loss occurs early during the course of uncontrolled type 1 diabetes in children, researchers report. ...

Rolling over the countryside for diabetes
ABC Regional Online - Australia
Most of us will know as least one person with diabetes but do you know anyone who rides in a gypsy caravan? Geraldine Chapman is ...

Transplant Holds Hope for Diabetes Patients
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
(KSL News) -- About one million Americans suffer from Juvenile Diabetes. ... After one year five of the eight recipients remained

Study Explores Risks Of Obesity In Children With Kidney ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... 11, 2004) -- Tulane researchers, published in the February issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, report that people with metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X ...

Biocon says oral insulin may become ‘blockbuster'
Financial Express - Bombay,India
FEB 15: The orally administered insulin that the country's biggest biotechnology company is developing may become a ‘blockbuster' drug, Biocon Ltd ...

Rs.20,000 mobile device to monitor health:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
The portable device, priced Rs.20,000 ($450), was on display by US-based Dyansys Inc at the "World Congress on Diabetes Prevention" here. ...

ORNL and UT partner to prevent blindness
Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge,TN,USA
... gathering and analysis tools to create a database that will assist in the diagnosis and treatment of blinding eye diseases like diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma ...

Smiths Medical's Deltec Cozmo insulin pump on show at Arab Health
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
At Arab Health 2005, Smiths Medical exhibited one of their major new products, Deltec Cozmo, a small and lightweight pump providing continuous insulin release. ...

Houston Biotech Company Developing Diabetes Treatments Exclusively ...
Lifesite - Canada
... such company, PharmaFrontiers, based in Texas, specializes in obtaining and using autologous stem cell therapy applications for diabetes, multiple sclerosis ...

Long-acting insulin that keeps blood-sugar steadier now available ...
Canada.com - Canada
... Dr. Stewart Harris, a diabetes specialist at the University of Western Ontario, called Lantus "a really outstanding insulin" for helping both type 1 and type 2 ...

US Diabetes Monitoring Products & Therapies Demand to Reach $17.6 ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
CLEVELAND, OH -- (Market Wire - Feb 15, 2005) -- US demand for diabetes monitoring products and therapies will increase 9.5 ...

Proteins link obesity, diabetes; May underlie systemic 'metabolic ...
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... lipids in the body might be a missing link between obesity and other conditions that tend to go along with the excess weight, including diabetes and fatty ...

New Therapy Helps Diabetes Patients Walk
KSBW Channel.com - Salinas,CA,USA
BOSTON -- For as many as 70 percent of people with diabetes, nerve damage will eventually take hold, and often that nerve damage is in the feet -- making it ...

New Chromium Supplementation Clinical Trial Initiated - First to ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... controlled clinical trial to study the effects of chromium picolinate supplementation in overweight pediatric patients with poorly-controlled type 1 diabetes. ...

1-diabetes-care.com Launches Diabetic Supply Information Site
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) February 15, 2005 -- 1-diabetes-care.com announces the launch of their diabetic supply website to aid the proper diabetes care essential ...

Cardiovascular risk factors increase odds of dementia
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... age people for an average of 27 years, comparing those with conditions that increased their risk for heart problems - including diabetes, high cholesterol ...

Measuring blood sugar
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
... blood sugar. Therefore, eating according to the glycemic index would improve a person's control of diabetes, he says. "It seems ...

Want lower drug bills? Look in the mirror
USA Today - USA
... We stew in our own stress. After years of weight gain, we suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, even Type II diabetes. ...

Cold Sore Virus May Raise Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Reuters - USA
... the variety that usually causes 'cold sores' rather than genital infections -- appear to have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a ...

Diet, exercise slow rising blood sugar levels
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA,USA
Richard Mehlan knew he was at risk for diabetes. ... Richard Mehlan, 57, of Marietta learned that he has a condition called pre-diabetes. ...

No Excuse for Obesity
Washington Post - USA
The public health sector has come up with yet another excuse for being overweight: the "metabolic syndrome" ["New Diagnosis for Overweight," front page, Feb. ...

New Generation of Insulin Delivery Products Moving toward Reality ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
14, 2005--Consistently one of the largest and most reliable segments for drug therapeutics, the market for insulin delivery is set for a significant makeover. ...

Wockhardt launches automatic insulin
Sify - India
New Delhi: Pharma major Wockhardt today launched India's first automatic insulin delivery device and recombinant insulin cartridges for diabetic patients and ...

Indian herb cuts insulin, blood sugar levels
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
14/02/2005 - A herbal used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes seems to lower blood sugar and insulin levels in the same way as prescription drugs ...

Health Watch Diabetic Retinopathy
KFOXtv.com - El Paso,TX,USA
... Irene has what's called Diabetic Retinopathy. ... Dr. Buettner wants to remind us that the surgeries for diabetic retinopathy do not cure the disease. ...

Diabetes has become an epidemic in Indian country
Tulsa Native American Times - Tulsa,OK,USA
... of the language. The offshoot of this, of course, is that diabetes has become an epidemic in Indian country. Some Indian reservations ...

Scientists discover signal KO's cause diabetes
Drug Researcher.com - Montpellier,France
14/02/2005 - US scientists have demonstrated that by knocking out two key signals in liver cells causes diabetes. These findings ...

PharmaFrontiers Completes Interim Financing, Makes Key Research ...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... the company to finish consolidation after the Opexa merger, and to continue moving our proprietary multiple sclerosis, cardiology, ...

Women beware! Stress at work can give you diabetes
Times of Oman - Oman
STOCKHOLM -- Women who experience stress and a lack of control over their situation at work risk developing diabetes, a Swedish researcher conducting a study ...

Roche Diagnostics launches proven education programmes for ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
... a global leader in the diagnostic industry, has today announced it will launch a new, structured education initiative for the management of diabetes in the ...

Ten Tips to Reduce Risk of Heart FailureHeart Failure Society of ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... hypertension). 7. Keep your cholesterol in check. 8. If you have diabetes, make sure to follow the treatment regimen your doctor prescribes. 9 ...

Good news: Insulin inhalers for diabetes patients
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
... They were discussing the alternative method of the Insulin delivery system on the concluding day of the two-day seminar, ‘Diabetes Endocrinology Update - 2005 ...

Fat cells and diabetes
ic Wales - UK
A MOLECULE released by fat cells could hold the key to why some obese and overweight people develop Type 2 diabetes. Adiponectin ...

Cubs fan's long walk to help fight diabetes
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... 11. He hopes to raise $250,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Sometimes ... He didn't have one. He must have had diabetes. She ...

Sex, Bad Breath 'n Diabetes
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... But the best part of the trip was the evening that I spent speaking to 50 members of the Israel Diabetes Association (IDA) -- in Hebrew (well, at least I ...

Herb for Diabetes
Ivanhoe - USA
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers from Ohio State University in Columbus have found an herb used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes seems to ...

What Are Ketones?
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
By Christine Miller, MS, RD/LD, CDE. My husband has type 2 diabetes. ... Fortunately, most people with type 2 diabetes do not form excessive amounts of ketones. ...

Waitemata Health links IT systems
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
Waitemata District Health Board is implementing a $500,000 clinical information system to improve the provision of diabetes and cardiology services. ...

WHO study on economic impact of diabetes:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Chennai, Feb 13 : The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Sunday it is initiating a study on the economic impact of diabetes for a world-wide ...

Newly approved drug treats nerve pain from diabetes
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA
... Diabetes-related nerve damage caused the pain. ... On Dec. 31, the Food and Drug Administration approved Lyrica to treat nerve pain caused by diabetes or shingles. ...

Steps to manage Type II Diabetes pandemic in the Middle East to be ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
The Gulf Group for the Study of Diabetes Conference opened today in association with the Emirates Diabetes Society. HE Sheikh Hasher ...

Newly approved drug treats nerve pain from diabetes
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA
... Diabetes-related nerve damage caused the pain. ... On Dec. 31, the Food and Drug Administration approved Lyrica to treat nerve pain caused by diabetes or shingles. ...

Quick and easy recipes that are diabetes friendly
About Diabetes - USA
... If all you want is "normal" food and still be in control of your health and diabetes, here are some main dish recipes designed especially for you. ...

Black health issues addressed at forum
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
... "Recently we found that one out of three children are at risk of developing Type II diabetes," said panelist Nick Macchione, of San Diego County Health and ...

Amputation could be avoided if patients took proper care:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Chennai, Feb 12 : Expressing concern over the increasing number of leg amputations due to diabetes, International Diabetes Federation today ...

Akesis awarded US patent for diabetes treatments
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
Diabetes drug discovery company Akesis Pharmaceuticals, has secured its fourth US patent, covering compositions and methods of treatment for diabetes and other ...

Aboriginals resume traditional diet to curb diabetes epidemic
CBC British Columbia - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
CAMPBELL RIVER, BC - Rates of obesity and diabetes in some aboriginal communities are up to 50 per cent higher than the Canadian average, but reverting to a ...

Family Stress May Dovetail With Diabetes
WebMD - USA
Stress can also trigger insulin resistance that may lead to type 1 diabetes, Swedish researchers say in February's issue of Diabetes Care. ...

Insulin prices have bottomed out
Sify - India
Chennai: The Chairman of Wockhardt Ltd, Habil Khorakiwala, does not see any scope of insulin prices dropping any further. India ...

Skip breakfast and gain weight!:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... who skipped breakfast for two weeks ate more during the rest of the day, developed higher cholesterol levels, and were less sensitive to insulin than women who ...

Apolipoprotein C-III, N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, and " ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... lipoproteins. The T-455C polymorphism in the insulin-responsive element of the APOC3 gene influences TG and apo C-III concentrations. ...

"Painless' automatic insulin pen launched:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Chennai, Feb 12 : A pharmaceutical major Saturday launched an automatic insulin delivery device that it said administered doses accurately and ...

Health minister announces national diabetes programme:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Friday announced the setting up of two new geriatric centres and increased research in diabetes as part of ...

Central govt to launch programme on Diabetes:Minister
Deepika - India
Chennai, Feb 11 (UNI) Observing that non-communicable diseases like diabetes were rising rapidly, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today announced that ...

Medications Prevent Diabetic Kidney Damage in Rats
Newswise (press release) - USA
... blocking drugs-- AngII-blockers such as olmesartan and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors such as temocapril-- can slow the rate of diabetic nephropathy ...

Generex Biotechnology Granted US Patent for Buccal Delivery of ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... The platform, initially applied to insulin (the Company's proprietary oral insulin formulation, Oral-lyn(TM)), a large molecule drug, can also be applied to ...

News for Week #6 2005

Health Tips ...By LIDIA WASOWICZ:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... An herb used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes may work like a prescription drug in lowering blood sugar and insulin levels, a study suggests. ...

Removing IRS: good for taxes, bad for diabetes
Medical News Today - UK
Insulin resistance in the liver contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes, and diabetics have reduced hepatic levels of insulin receptor substrate ...

Biomerica Launches New Diabetes Diagnostic Test
Medical News Today - UK
... peptide in blood. C-peptide levels in blood are about 5 to 6 time greater than insulin levels and are more stable. Measurement of ...

Insulin Resistance
Medscape (subscription) - USA
... some time between HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy (particularly with some protease inhibitors [PIs]), and the development of insulin resistance, leading ...

Family Stress Linked to Diabetes in Children
Reuters.uk - UK
... stress in families "may affect children negatively due to a link to hormonal levels and nervous signals that in turn influence both insulin sensitivity/insulin ...

Joslin Scientists Show Knocking Out Two Key Signals Will Cause ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
"By lowering the level of two key insulin signaling proteins in liver cells, we began to uncover just ... Insulin docks at a receptor site at the cell membrane. ...

National Quality Forum Diabetes, Taxonomy Draft Reports Available ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... Quality Forum (NQF) today announced the availability of two draft consensus reports, "National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Adult Diabetes Care: 2005 ...

Study Medicaid before cutting it, Smith says
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... For example, Wilson said the program is not geared to preventive care and is more likely to cover the amputation of a diabetic's leg than to cover the costs of ...

Changes in Features of the Metabolic Syndrome and Incident ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... Thus far, no study has directly addressed the effects of changes in the components of the metabolic syndrome on the transition to diabetes in other populations ...

Central govt to launch programme on Diabetes:Minister
Deepika - India
Chennai, Feb 11 (UNI) Observing that non-communicable diseases like diabetes were rising rapidly, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today announced that ...

AWOL doctor snarls plan for tackling Samoan diabetes problem
Designerz.com - Dawsonville,GA,USA
Plans to open a new dialysis center to treat Samoa's growing number of diabetes sufferers hit a snag when the doctor sent to New Zealand at government expense ...

Can diabetes be prevented?
News Today - India
To take prevention of diabetes beyond the scientific deliberations into the realm of practicality of public health, implementation and advocacy, the 4th World ...

Centre to set up NPDCDS
Times of India - India
CHENNAI: Concerned over diabetes becoming a "huge problem" in the country, the Centre today said that Planning Commission has given an "in-principle nod" for ...

India gets national diabetes program
siliconindia.com - Fremont,CA,USA
... Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today announced the setting up of two new geriatric centers and increased research in diabetes as part of ...

Indian herb as good as prescription drugs against diabetes:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Houston, Feb 10 : Traditional Indian herbs used as medicine to treat diabetes lowers blood sugar and insulin levels in a manner similar to ...

SWAP OPS BEAT MY DIABETES
Glasgow Daily Record - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
By Judith Duffy. GRATEFUL Nicola Harrison is celebrating being free of diabetes after receiving a new pancreas and kidney. The 27 ...

Report Examines Problems With Private Health Insurance Coverage ...
Medical News Today - UK
US residents with chronic conditions such as diabetes tend to lose insurance coverage more frequently and are uninsured longer than healthy beneficiaries ...

Barr closing on generic diabetes drug
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... said Wednesday that a US judge ruled that its generic version of a diabetes drug does not infringe a patent licensed by Sanofi-Aventis, putting Barr a step ...

New insulin test spares animals:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
... a procedure that used fetal calf serum, was developed as part of the organization's ongoing clinical trials of a vegan diet on patients with type 2 diabetes. ...

Baltimore Biotech Gains in Diabetes Fight
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found a way to prevent rats from developing Type 1 diabetes by blocking a protein that ...

Live-Donor Transplant May Treat Diabetes
WebMD - USA
Feb. 9, 2005 -- A 27-year-old Japanese woman with type 1 diabetes is producing insulin again after becoming the first person to receive a transplant of insulin ...

Japan's Takeda buys California biotechnology company
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
... Pharmaceutical Co., said Monday it will acquire Syrrx Inc., a privately held California biotechnology company working on treatments for cancer and diabetes. ...

Japan's Takeda buys California biotechnology company
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
... Pharmaceutical Co., said Monday it will acquire Syrrx Inc., a privately held California biotechnology company working on treatments for cancer and diabetes. ...

Are Nuts Good For Me?
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
By Christine Miller, MS, RD/LD, CDE. I have diabetes. ... Enjoy! Christine Miller is a Registered and Licensed dietitian, as well as a Certified Diabetes Educator. ...

Diabetes' stealthy development means some patients don't know they ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Diabetes is a disease that can develop slowly and without obvious symptoms. Individuals who develop type 2 diabetes often dismiss ...

FDA Completes Review of Ortec's Diabetic Foot Ulcer Protocol And ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... (ORTN) today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed a review of the modified Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Protocol submitted to the ...

Diabetic kids at risk for celiac disease
Macleans - Toronto,ON,Canada
... essential hormone. Cameron and his colleagues tested 600 diabetic children and found 42, or seven per cent, had celiac disease. In ...

Syndrome may rise in obese, diabetic kids
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
Researchers are warning physicians to watch out for a dangerous syndrome in obese children brought to the emergency room. The condition ...

Stem cells implanted into pancreas of diabetic patient through an ...
Medical News Today - UK
On January 5th, stem cells were implanted in the pancreas of a diabetic patient through a small artery that irrigates this organ - this is the first time this ...

Religious leaders file discrimination complaint against ...
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
... after the police commission decided not to take action against five white officers accused of beating a black school principal as he suffered a diabetic attack ...

Long-Acting Insulin Safe for Type 2 Diabetes
Reuters.uk - UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When patients with type 2 diabetes that is no longer controlled with oral medications begin insulin therapy, it is better to add ...

Indian ayurvedic herb as effective for Diabetes as drugs:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[World News]: London, Feb 9: A new study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University suggests that the Indian herb Salacia oblonga lowers blood sugar and ...

Renin-angiotensin system inhibition prevents type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
Doctors Guide - USA
Renin-angiotensin system inhibition appears to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes I patients with arterial hypertension or congestive heart failure ...

Insurance Rules Can Frustrate Diabetes Patients
WebMD - USA
8, 2005 -- The US health insurance system may be failing to provide adequate coverage to millions of people with diabetes, a report

Diabetes trigger found; researchers claim prescription drugs could ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have discovered a genetic switch that produces low-level inflammation when an individual becomes obese. ...

Enterobacteria-Related Bacteremia Increased for Diabetics
Medscape (subscription) - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 08 - Patients with diabetes face a higher risk for community-acquired bacteremia due to enterobacteria than do non-diabetics ...

Diabetes' stealthy development means some patients don't know they ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Diabetes is a disease that can develop slowly and without obvious symptoms. Individuals who develop type 2 diabetes often dismiss ...

Rapidly rising diabetes cases alarm doctors
Lucknow Newsline - Lucknow,India
Lucknow, February 8: Diabetes is affecting the country in a big way. In Lucknow alone, around 25 per cent of the population above ...

Brain region controls important hormone for obesity and diabetes ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... The finding provides insight into possible causes for diabetes. Leptin deficiency can lead to obesity, diabetes, and physical inactivity. ...

New Help for Families with Overweight Children--Determined Mother ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... the alarming rise in childhood obesity in the US With over 9 million overweight children and the instance of childhood diabetes and ....

Biomerica Launches New Diabetes Diagnostic Test
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... (BULLETIN BOARD: BMRA) today announced it is launching a new diabetes diagnostic blood test to measure levels of C-peptide in blood. ...

Attention News/Health Editors:
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... "ODAP is building on the work of Liberal MPP Mike Gravelle whose Private Members Bill 55 supports the need for diabetic therapies," said Ms. Thomson. ...

PCRM develops world's first cruelty-free insulin assay
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
PCRM president Neal Barnard, MD, announced today that PCRM has developed the world's first cruelty-free insulin assay, a test used to measure insulin levels in ...

To: National Desk
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... Health indicators for states include adult asthma, diabetes, obesity, new cancer cases, heart disease fatalities, West Nile virus, and AIDS rates; childhood ...

Diabetes spotted at an earlier age
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
With two-thirds of US adults overweight or obese, the number of people with Type 2 diabetes continues to rise and the age at the time of diagnosis is dropping ...

14 ways to help your heart
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... She was managing her Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes, cutting back on smoking and considering an exercise plan. ... "If you have diabetes, it helps your control. ...

For syndrome X the Rx is exercise
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Syndrome X has arrived! Truth is, doctors have been diagnosing patients with syndrome X, also known as "metabolic syndrome," for years. ...

New Diagnosis for Overweight
Washington Post - USA
... Savoy has joined the growing number of Americans who are being told they have "metabolic syndrome," a diagnosis that has become alarmingly common, primarily ...

Zydus files first IND application for NME-ZY H1
Express Pharma Pulse - Mumbai,India
... The \"Metabolic Syndrome\" or \"Syndrome X\" represents a cluster of major metabolic disorders including type-2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity and ...

Getting guidance at the gym
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... blood pressure, high insulin levels, excess body weight and abnormal cholesterol levels - clustered together in some people - constitute "metabolic syndrome.". ...

Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd and Quark Biotech Inc. Enter ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... Since we are focusing our R&D efforts on diabetes-related areas, the potential of BT16 as a metabolic syndrome therapy makes this product a very important ...

Billion Dollar Scientist Returns to US Biotech Market
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... Garth Cooper has teamed up with Larry Ellingson, former Eli Lilly and Company executive and current Chairman of the American Diabetes Association, to bring his ...

Pre-diabetes should not be ignored
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
"I don't have diabetes," a woman in my office told me. "My doctor says it's just borderline." In truth, there is no such thing as "borderline" diabetes. ...

Type 2: The most common form of diabetes striking Americans is ...
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA
... Kilby was suffering from type 2 diabetes, an increasingly common "lifestyle" disorder driven by too much weight and too little activity. ...

Gaps Found in All Components of Private Health Insurance Coverage ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
American Diabetes Association, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Commonwealth Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and WK Kellogg Foundation ...

Chennai to host diabetes world congress:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[India News]: Chennai, Feb 8 : The fourth world congress on diabetes will be held here from Friday. "Prevention of diabetes and ...

Biomerica Launches New Diabetes Diagnostic Test
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... (BULLETIN BOARD: BMRA) today announced it is launching a new diabetes diagnostic blood test to measure levels of C-peptide in blood. ...

Over 7 lakh Indians die of diabetes: Survey
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
Chennai, Feb 8: Over 7.20 lakh Indians die every year due to diabetes, according to a recent survey conducted by WHO. The survey ...

Diabetes spotted at an earlier age
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
With two-thirds of US adults overweight or obese, the number of people with Type 2 diabetes continues to rise and the age at the time of diagnosis is dropping ...

Japanese drug giant taking over Syrrx here
San Diego Union Tribune (Subscription) - San Diego,CA,USA
... Syrrx, which has 91 employees and a pipeline of diabetes and oncology drugs, will become the first US drug discovery arm of the Japanese company, which was ...

Monitoring kids' diabetes
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
A personal health record system for children with Type 1 diabetes, introduced last fall by Cerner Corp., will be available through Children's Mercy Hospitals ...

Young heroes -- Fearless
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription) - Topeka,KS,USA
... They used their super imaginative powers to overcome fear and ignorance about diabetes and to help others overcome those evils, too. ...

New Diagnosis for Overweight
Washington Post - USA
... "I've always been petrified about hearing I had diabetes," said Savoy, 50, a civilian employee at Fort Detrick in Frederick who lives on Capitol Hill. ...

3 Risky Diabetes Drugs May Be Safe for Heart Patients
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... All are prescribed to help control blood sugar levels in persons with type 2 diabetes, the kind that typically strikes in adulthood. ...

Statement of the American Diabetes Association Regarding the ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association is deeply disappointed by President Bush's proposed federal budget cuts to agencies responsible for ...

Child Vaccinations Do Not Cause Diabetes
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, February 08 (Online): Routine childhood vaccinations do not increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a study of more than 700,000 ...

Government wants views on diabetes
ic Teesside.co.uk - Middlesbrough,England,UK
By The Evening Chronicle. Diabetes patients are having their say in a national online debate about the way they are cared for. The ...

Hotdogs and bacon increase diabetes risk
Macleans - Toronto,ON,Canada
Women who eat a lot of red or processed meats are at higher risk for the adult, or type 2, form of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs ...

Benitec and the Garvan Institute to Develop Novel Drugs For ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... Under the terms of the license agreement, Benitec has exclusive rights to develop RNA interference (RNAi)-based drugs for diabetes, obesity, and related ...

Lilly Announces Individual Bar Coding on All Insulin Vials
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... Lilly's Leadership in Diabetes: Through a long-standing commitment to diabetes care, Lilly provides patients with breakthrough treatments that enable them to ...

Metabolic Syndrome: A New CHA Report Evaluates the Therapeutic and ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... The Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of risk factors for atherosclerotic disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus comprising obesity, insulin resistance ...

Cadila files first IND for new molecule
Business Standard - New Delhi,India
... The ‘Metabolic Syndrome' or ‘Syndrome X' represents a cluster of major metabolic disorders including type-two diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity and ...

Insulin pump database has 500 edibles
MSNBC - USA
... is getting ready to launch its newest insulin pump, which includes a unique feature designed to help diabetics more easily manage their disease. ...

Ghrelin response to carbohydrate-enriched breakfast is related to ...
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... the effects of both amount and type of carbohydrate on ghrelin concentrations and all correlations among the variables ghrelin, glucose, insulin, leptin, and ...

Acclaimed Singer and 'Touched By An Angel' Star Della Reese Urges ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... 2 diabetes, including information about healthy meal planning, regular physical activity, medications, and the importance of addressing insulin resistance, an ...

Elevated insulin associated with buffalo hump in Australian study
Aidsmap - UK
High insulin (hyperinsulinemia) is associated with buffalo hump, one of the body fat changes seen in people taking HAART, according to an Australian study ...

Missing man sought
The Grand Rapids Press - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- An insulin-dependent Belmont man remained missing today -- two days after police found his crashed car near Coit Avenue and Jupiter Road ...

Is math important? Just ask a diabetic
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
BY FERN SHEN. WASHINGTON -- It's a good thing Ellie Shelton likes math, because to eat a meal or snack she has to figure out ratios ...

Edmonton-Japanese team perform 1st insulin cell transplant using ...
Canada.com - Canada
EDMONTON (CP) - An Edmonton surgeon who pioneered insulin-cell transplants to treat diabetes and a medical team in Kyoto, Japan, have performed the world's ...

Generex reports encouraging oral insulin results
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
Generex Biotechnology has reported positive preliminary data from a phase IIb study, showing that the company's oral insulin Oral-lyn achieved certain results ...

Predictors of Sudden Death in Diabetics Questioned
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A problem with the nerves that control internal body functions, known as diabetic autonomic neuropathy, was always considered the ...

How Welsh children as young as 12 are already eating their way to ...
ic Wales - Wales,UK
... are essentially driven by obesity - I'm pretty sure that the increasing prevalence of obesity will undoubtedly increase the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. ...

Inhaled insulin products could hit the market within two years
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Products that let diabetics inhale insulin in much the same way that an asthmatic uses an inhaler may be on the market in as little as two years, once the FDA ...

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Decreased Etoposide-Induced Apoptosis ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... In an attempt to understand the mechanism of chemo-resistance, we investigated the roles of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), IGF- I receptors (IGF-IR ...

Obese Teens, Tots Face Greater Health Risks
Daily News Central - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... The update includes a new section on the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents that indicates that rates of controllable risk factors for cardiovascular ...

Diabetic cookbook offers new tastes for sufferers
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... a Chicago dietician and a chef, have written a new cookbook under the auspices of the American Diabetes Association, "Healthy Calendar: Diabetic Cooking." The ...

DIABETIC: Woman hopes book will help diabetic parents cope
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
... to manage diabetes. Palmer is now writing a book about that discovery with hopes of helping other diabetic parents. According to ...

Celebrity cardiac woes put heart disease in public eye
Daily Review Online - CA,USA
... Obesity increases the chances of a person developing type 2 diabetes. Of those with diabetes, two of three will die of heart disease and stroke. ...

Diabetes pioneer makes new breakthrough
World Peace Herald - Washington,DC,USA
ALBERTA, Canada -- A Canadian pioneer in diabetes treatment, with a Japanese medical team, has taken another important step in the fight against the disease. ...

About Diabetes readers suggest ways to make restaurant eating ...
About Diabetes - USA
Do you dread eating out at restaurants because of hidden carbs, huge portions, and lack of appropriate menu items for people with diabetes? ...

Care of Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
Medscape (subscription) - USA
During recent years, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has published detailed guidelines and recommendations for the management of diabetes in the form ...

Ray of Light Detects Illnesses like Diabetes and Cancer
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul,South Korea
... Technology Institute has created a nano-based biosensor that makes it possible for doctors to recognize symptoms of diseases including diabetes as well as ...

Diabetes often goes undiagnosed for years, expert warns
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
In Canada alone, more than half-a-million people probably do not realize they have diabetes, at least one expert says. Speaking ...

Benitec and Garvan to develop drugs
Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Biotech Benitec Ltd and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research are to work together to develop drugs for diabetes and obesity. ...

News for Week #5 2005

Living Donor Diabetes Treatment a First
Betterhumans - Canada
For the first time, pancreas cells key to treating diabetes have been transplanted from a living donor into a recipient, a treatment approach that could offer ...

Mannkind Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... million, primarily due to increased costs associated with the Company's expanded clinical trials and related support for its Technosphere(R) Insulin program. ...

World-First Living Donor Transplant of Islet Cells a Success
Newswise (press release) - USA
... Under Dr. Shapiro's supervision, the team then transplanted the insulin-producing cells into the woman's 27-year-old diabetic daughter. ...

Early aggressive diabetes treatment urged
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
... The recommendations focus largely on Type 2 diabetes, the more common form of the illness, in which the body does not produce enough insulin or does not use it ...
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Research and Markets: Metabolic Syndrome: Pipeline Analysis and US ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Metabolic Syndrome is a cluster of risk factors for atherosclerotic disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus comprising obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension ...

Would-be doctor faces deportation
Western News - London,Ontario,Canada
... Outcomes Evaluation (CANOE) study at Western and a volunteer with the Intercommunity Health Centre in London and its Latin American Diabetes Program, has had ...

What every woman should know about heart disease
East Texas Review - Longview,TX,USA
... Diabetes, even if under control is considered a risk factor. People. with diabetes have an especially high risk of dying from a heart attack.

What is Pre-diabetes?
Coshocton Tribune - Coshocton,OH,USA
I am sure all have heard of diabetes at one point or another in your lifetime. Diabetes is a disease where the body does not produce or respond to insulin. ...

Ceapro to demonstrate AccuScreen diabetes test
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
EDMONTON, Feb. 3 /CNW/ - Ceapro Inc. (TSX-V: CZO) today announced that it will demonstrate AccuScreen at the Métis Youth Diabetes Awareness Conference to be ...

February Is American Heart Month
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
This is especially true for people with diabetes who often have conditions that can contribute to heart disease. Jefferson City, MO ...

First defense in fighting a subtle killer: Awareness
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... kidney failure. For people with high blood pressure or diabetes, regular tests of kidney function are crucial, say experts. As the ...

Smoking, alcohol, improper diet contribute to high stroke rate ...
The Times and Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
... Diabetes and high blood pressure, the second most important stroke risk factor after age, also put people at risk for strokes. Controlling ...

Diabetes triples risk of birth defect
Japan Today - Tokyo,Japan
TOKYO -- The risk of a baby being born with defects or dying within the first four weeks of birth is tripled if the pregnant mother has diabetes, according to ...

Canadian Class Action Lawsuit Claims Zyprexa Causes Diabetes
Legal News Watch (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
... risks associated with Zyprexa.". The Plaintiff alleges that his use of Zyprexa resulted in diabetes. "Eli Lilly, through literature ...

Brazil to study use of stem cells in heart treatment
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... finance this year studies with stem cells originating in umbilical cords and from adult patients for treating spinal cord ailments, diabetes and degenerative ...

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults With Diagnosed ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
Obesity in persons with diabetes is associated with poorer control of blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol, 1 placing persons with diabetes at ...

More on obesity and diabetes
Health24 - Cape Town,South Africa
Prof Stephen Rössner recently highlighted this issue at a special course for diabetes specialists at the first Regional Congress on Obesity (organised by the ...

Inhaled Insulin May be Closer To Market, Offering Treatment Relief
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
Jan 31, 2005 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- January 31, 2005 (FinancialWire) Inhaled insulin, once just a dream, appears nearer to reality. ...

When the pattern of symptoms is key
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Center. It can affect a woman's menstrual cycle, fertility, hormonal balance, insulin production, blood vessels and appearance. ...

Enzyme Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
HealthCentral.com - USA
An enzyme that triggers inflammation has been directly linked to insulin resistance and resulting type 2 diabetes. And inhibiting ...

Health breakthroughs
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
... Joslin researchers found that once on, this switch produces low-level inflammation, which disrupts the body's ability to process insulin. ...

Police looking for diabetic runaway
WVLT - Knoxville,TN,USA
JACKSON, Tenn. Police in West Tennessee are looking for three runaway teens -- one of them, an insulin-dependent diabetic. Of most ...

Act now to curb risk of diabetes Because type 2 often creeps up on ...
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... You need insulin to move glucose from the blood to your cells to do its work. In a diabetic, insulin's absent, or it's not doing its job. ...

Animal tissue transplants may have real benefits for Maori
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
... organs such as pig hearts or kidneys, or cell therapies - insertion of specialised tissues, such as bone marrow or pancreatic islet cells which produce insulin ...

When the pattern of symptoms is key
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... Center. It can affect a woman's menstrual cycle, fertility, hormonal balance, insulin production, blood vessels and appearance. ...

Enzyme Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
HealthCentral.com - USA
An enzyme that triggers inflammation has been directly linked to insulin resistance and resulting type 2 diabetes. And inhibiting ...

Health breakthroughs
Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA
... Joslin researchers found that once on, this switch produces low-level inflammation, which disrupts the body's ability to process insulin. ...

Police looking for diabetic runaway
WVLT - Knoxville,TN,USA
JACKSON, Tenn. Police in West Tennessee are looking for three runaway teens -- one of them, an insulin-dependent diabetic. Of most ...

Act now to curb risk of diabetes Because type 2 often creeps up on ...
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... You need insulin to move glucose from the blood to your cells to do its work. In a diabetic, insulin's absent, or it's not doing its job. ...

Animal tissue transplants may have real benefits for Maori
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
... organs such as pig hearts or kidneys, or cell therapies - insertion of specialised tissues, such as bone marrow or pancreatic islet cells which produce insulin ...

Henderson police officer credited with saving woman's life
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
HENDERSON, Nev. A Henderson police officer is being credited with saving the life of a diabetic woman who had lapsed into unconsciousness at home. ...

Physicians Urge Diabetes Patients to be Aggressive with Their Own ...
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
Though guidelines on diabetes management were announced in 2001 by ACE and AACE, there is a noticeable lack of compliance among patients and physicians. ...

CIGNA HealthCare to Launch New Programs to Address Obesity
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... The program will also identify and assist members with metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a combination ...

Stiff Arteries, Heart Disease: A Problem of Waist Management
Newswise (press release) - USA
... The clustering of these risk factors is referred to as the metabolic syndrome. These risk factors synergistically increase the risk for cardiovascular disease. ...

Research and Markets: Metabolic Syndrome: Pipeline Analysis and US ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
2, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c12511) has announced the addition of Metabolic Syndrome: Pipeline Analysis and US ...

NJT Arends; VH Boonstra; HJ Duivenvoorden; PL Hofman; WS Cutfield ...
Medscape (subscription) - USA
Background: Epidemiological studies have shown that the metabolic syndrome, a combination of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and a high ...

Understanding Insulin Resistance
MedIndia - India
... diabetes. Researchers are in the process of conducting a study which aims to establish which children are insulin-resistant and why. ...

De-livering diabetic distress
Times of India - Mumbai,India
... to many health problems, found that once on, this switch produces low-level inflammation, which disrupts the body's ability to process insulin, causing type ...

Fish oil may cut fat in diabetic patients' blood
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, February 03 (Online): Fish oil supplements may help reduce some fatty substances in the blood of people with diabetes, but not others, researchers ...

More Aggressive Diabetes Treatment Urged
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
WASHINGTON - A pair of physicians groups on Wednesday recommended increasingly aggressive treatment for newly diagnosed diabetes patients. ...

Breakthrough cure for diabetes isn't so; news headlines mislead ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Recent headlines proclaim, 'A cure for diabetes within ten years!' And as usual, the news has some diabetics thinking, 'Gee, I won't have to stop eating sugar ...

British authorities issue warning about diabetes danger in the UK
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Experts say thousands of people on Merseyside could be suffering from diabetes without even knowing it. Medical authorities say ...

People with diabetes should use caution when taking alcohol, drugs
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... or standards. Perhaps more than anyone, people with diabetes know that the motto "Just say no" often doesn't work. Uncovering the ...

New online diabetes video launched
Irish Health - Ireland
Irishhealth.com has today launched a new Online Diabetes Video Q&A channel. Featuring consultant endocrinologist, Dr Seamus Sreenan ...

traveling with diabetes
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - USA
If you are traveling by air, be sure you have the latest information from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) about flying with diabetes supplies. ...

To: National and Assignment Desks
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... of tools available to both physicians and patients, too little is being done to be sure patients are taking essential steps to control diabetes, according to ...

diabetes stories
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - USA
Three parents reflect on life with diabetes from the perspectives of one year, five years, and ten years after diagnosis. A series ...

online diabetes support team
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - USA
Perhaps you or a family member have been diagnosed with juvenile (type 1) diabetes and would like to ask a question or find out more information. ...

welcome from the board
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - USA
DRIVEN by the needs of people with diabetes, the mission of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) is to find a cure for diabetes and ...

Diabetes Detection Proposed for the Young
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
(PRLEAP.COM) Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. This means that the body is having ...

IHS distributes $23.7 million to address diabetes complications ...
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA
WASHINGTON - The Indian Health Service, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded 66 competitive Diabetes Program demonstration ...

Traveling with a diabetic child
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
When our daughter, aged seven, was diagnosed with Diabetes Type 1, it took us all by surprise. ... Type-1 diabetes is a chronic illness. ...

Aspirin-Like Drugs May Fight Type 2 Diabetes
WebMD - USA
... develops. Insulin resistance can lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes. ... resistance. The drug also reversed the signs of type 2 diabetes. ...

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Adults With Diagnosed ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
Obesity in persons with diabetes is associated with poorer control of blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and cholesterol, 1 placing persons with diabetes at ...

More on obesity and diabetes
Health24 - Cape Town,South Africa
Prof Stephen Rössner recently highlighted this issue at a special course for diabetes specialists at the first Regional Congress on Obesity (organised by the ...

Enzyme Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
HealthCentral.com - USA
An enzyme that triggers inflammation has been directly linked to insulin resistance and resulting type 2 diabetes. And inhibiting ...

Pill Could Cure Type 2 Diabetes
NBC5i.com - Ft. Worth,TX,USA
BOSTON -- Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, but researchers may have found one simple pill that may be the cure. ...

Health Tip: When Vomiting Can't Be Explained
Forbes - USA
Doctors call the condition cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. ...

Innovative New System for Managing Diabetes Receives FDA Clearance
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... OmniPod Insulin Management System features a fully-integrated design with only two, easy to use components: the OmniPod and the Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM ...

Obesity Gene Identified in Mice
 Reuters - USA
A gene that encodes a protein called lipin seems to promote obesity in mice, even when food intake remains stable, according to researchers ...

Pre-diabetes has no symptoms but could be doing damage
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
... A. This is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. ...

Bearing an uneven burden of illness
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA
... Rates of colorectal and prostate cancer are particularly high. . African Americans are twice as likely as white Americans to have diabetes. ...

Act now to curb risk of diabetes Because type 2 often creeps up on ...
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
Do something.". Diabetes, however, can creep up on you, often without obvious symptoms. People with type 2 diabetes, the most common ...

Canadian lawsuit alleges Lilly's Zyprexa caused diabetes
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
... filed against Eli Lilly and Co. in Canada, alleging the drug Zyprexa caused diabetes in Canadian users. The lawsuit was filed last ...

Diabetes pill on the horizon, but meanwhile lose weight
KING5.com (subscription) - Seattle,WA,USA
Many rely on painful shots to control the disease, but now researchers at Boston's Joslin Diabetes Clinic think they've figured out what triggers the insulin ...

Diabetes trigger may have been discovered
Big News Network.com - Australia
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have discovered a genetic master switch in the liver that is turned on when people become obese. ...

Preventing Type II diabetes in adults age 60 and older
Athens Banner-Herald (subscription) - Athens,GA,USA
About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 - or 41 million people - have pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person's risk for developing Type II diabetes ...

Aspirin could treat diabetes, researchers say
Pharmaceutical Business Review - USA
Research from a Joslin Diabetes Center study has revealed that a class of anti-inflammatories, including aspirin, could help treat type 2 diabetes by ...

Are You at High Risk for Diabetes?
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
ARE you at risk of contracting diabetes? ... After all, she knows a person with diabetes would have a fasting blood- glucose level above 7mmol/litre. ...

Experience of social stigma by people with schizophrenia in Hong ...
British Journal of Psychiatry - UK
... Aims To document and compare the interpersonal experiences of stigma in patients with schizophrenia and patients with diabetes mellitus in Hong Kong. ...

Pro-inflammatory Enzyme Linked to Diabetes
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise -- An enzyme that initiates inflammation has been directly linked to insulin resistance and resulting type II diabetes by researchers at the ...

Foot screenings urged for early diabetes detection
commercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis,TN,USA
During your next physical, knock your socks off. It just might save your feet from amputation by helping your doctor diagnose diabetes at an early stage. ...

Help! I'm Feeling These Weird Symptoms
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
I've been having dizzy spells and slight numbness in my right foot and hand after I eat certain foods. Could these be early symptoms of diabetes? ...

Diabetes & Blood Pressure
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
When you think of controlling diabetes, the first thought that often comes to mind is keeping blood glucose levels in check. After ...

Gestational Diabetes Facts
American Baby - USA
By Richard Schwarz, MD. If you have gestational diabetes, you'll probably be able to control your blood sugar levels with diet and exercise. ...

Joslin Diabetes Center Scientists Discover 'Master Switch' that ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
30, 2005--Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered why excess weight leads to low-grade inflammation, which hampers the body's ability to use ...

Cultural barrier can limit health care
Stevens Point Journal - Stevens Point,WI,USA
When Chia Khang's mother was diagnosed with diabetes, Khang found herself acting as the parent, reminding her mother to eat when she needed to and otherwise ...

Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
... In the last decade, health researchers have started recognizing the importance of obesity as a gateway to diabetes, heart disease and other ailments. ...

DIABETES IN CHILDREN
Manila Bulletin - Manila,Philippines
An anxious mother asked me one day -- how do you detect diabetes in a child? Most of the same symptoms seen in adults may apply ...

Diabetes is dangerous for pregnancy:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Washington, Jan 29 : A Danish study published in the journal 'Diabetes Care' has revealed that pregnant women with type 2 diabetes risk giving ...

News for Week #4 2005

Diabetes: Same advice for type 1
Health24 - Cape Town,South Africa
For decades, people with so-called juvenile diabetes have been told that controlling their blood sugar was all they could do to prevent nerve damage that can ...

Penn study shows how next-generation diabetic drugs could work ...
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
(Philadelphia, PA) -- In an attempt to find a new generation of diabetic drugs that will minimize side effects, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania ...

Police work 'spectacular accident' off I-495
Harvard Post - Harvard,MA,USA
... minor injuries. Police said that they believe the driver, a diabetic, may have blacked out briefly and lost control of his rig. The ...

High-dose vitamin E may increase all-cause mortality
Today in Cardiology-Bethesda,MD
High-dose vitamin E may increase all-cause mortality, according to a meta-analysis of clinical trials presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2004 and published in a recent Annals of Internal Medicine ....

Diabetes drug progress promising but slow
Drug Researcher.com - Montpellier,France
28/01/2005 - A new potential diabetes drug from Dia-B Tech, which is based on a naturally occurring peptide consisting of four amino acids, promises ...

Exercise may be key for combating heart disease, diabetes
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... research team at Johns Hopkins is reporting that a moderate exercise program can offset the combination of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes known as ...

Endocrinologists Develop New Tools to Help Diabetes Patients
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
27 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite guidelines on diabetes management announced in 2001 by the American College of Endocrinologists (ACE) and the American Association ...

High BP, diabetes and heart disease main challenges
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
DUBAI -- High blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease remain three of the most significant health challenges facing the Middle East in 2005, despite ...

Study Shows That Diabetes Increases Risk of Blood Poisoning
Medical News Today - UK
A new study adds potentially fatal blood infections to the list of health risks from diabetes, a condition that is on the rise in the United States as obesity ...

Upset metabolism linked with memory problems
Macleans - Toronto,ON,Canada
Elderly people with a cluster of diabetes and heart disease risk factors called the metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop memory problems and other ...

INITIATE Study Shows NovoLog(R) Mix 70/30 Improves Blood Glucose ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... Major hypoglycemic events were rare, with no major events reported in the NovoLog(R) Mix 70/30 group and one observed in the insulin glargine group. ...

Therapy with Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Infusion Not Beneficial for ...
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
... of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues evaluated the effects of high-dose glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK ...

U Of T Lecture Examines Advent Of Medical 'Miracles'
Medical News Today - UK
The lecture, part of the University Professor Lecture Series, is titled From Osler to Insulin: The Coming of the Age of Medical Miracles, and will explore how ...

Heart disease risk factors, diabetes nerve damage linked
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA
British scientists have found an apparent connection between heart disease risk factors and diabetes complications. BY ALICIA CHANG. ...

Diabetes Complications Can Be Prevented
NBC4 Columbus.com - Columbus,OH,USA
Diabetes affects nearly 17 million Americans, according to government statistics. It's a condition that requires constant control ...

Megan Gordon Tapped to Lead American Diabetes Association's ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (Association) announced the addition of Megan Gordon as National Director, Federal Government Affairs. ...

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase Diabetes Target Available for ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) is a key regulatory enzyme in the gluconeogenic pathway and a target for the development of novel diabetes therapeutics focused on ...

Fast food diet can lead to directly to diabetes, new study ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... gun. The study appears to be the first solid scientific evidence that a steady diet of fast food can lead to obesity and diabetes. ...

Children should exercise more to keep diabetes at bay, experts ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Doctors have long told adult diabetes patients to simply eat less and exercise more. And now new evidence indicates that the same ...

New gene may help control obesity, diabetes; treatment shown ...
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Scientists have discovered a gene called lipin that may be useful in controlling obesity and diabetes. If research with laboratory ...

Study Links Heart Risk Factors to Diabetes
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
For decades, people with so-called juvenile diabetes have been told that controlling their blood sugar was all they could do to prevent nerve damage that can ...

Heart Hazards Hurt Nerves in Diabetes Patients
FOX News - USA
By Miranda Hitti. People with diabetes (search) may want to pay special attention to their hearts. Certain heart disease risk factors ...

Growth Hormone Overexpression in the Central Nervous System ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... 75. Wajchenberg BL: Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue: their relation to the metabolic syndrome. Endocr Rev 2:697-738, 2000. 76. ...

New Research Reinforces Importance of Aerobic Health
Newswise (press release) - USA
... "Coupled with our current environment of physical inactivity and over-abundance of food, this "metabolic syndrome" will become the primary health issue of the ...

Experts offer advice on toning flabby abs
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... Part of the reason people gain weight around their middle is because they might be insulin-resistant, said Dr. Fred Pescatore, author of "The Hamptons Diet ...

Animas Corporation launches the IR 1250 Insulin Infusion Pump, the ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
26, 2005--Animas Corporation (NASDAQ:PUMP), a leading manufacturer of insulin pumps, announced today the launch of its newest insulin pump, the Animas IR 1250 ...

American Diabetes Association, Novo Nordisk Inc. Announce Grant ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... Dr. Montori will investigate the use of a new tool, called Insulin Choice, designed to help patients and clinicians overcome the barriers that might prevent ...

Growth Hormone Overexpression in the Central Nervous System ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of overproduction of GH in the CNS on food intake, body fat mass, insulin sensitivity, and subsequent ...

Lilly's No Wallflower
Motley Fool - USA
... Sales in the diabetes business, the company's second-largest segment, were also down to the tune of 5%. Yet the stock was trading higher in early trading and ...

Obese Moms Often Make Obese Kids, Study Finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
The children of overweight mothers are 15 times more likely to be obese by age 6 than children of lean mothers, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday...

Seeds of dementia sown in midlife?
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... Those with diabetes were 46 percent more likely to develop dementia; those with high cholesterol were 42 percent more likely; people who smoked were 26 percent ...

Study Points to Earlier Onset of Type 2 Diabetes
Medical News Today - UK
... and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers found that over the course of a decade (1988 to 2000), the age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes decreased from 52 ...

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Weight Gain, and Diabetes--Reply
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
In Reply: The study reported in Diabetes Care 1 is based on a different cohort from the JAMA study 2 and addressed a different question. ...

Serious Psychological Distress Among Persons With Diabetes--New ...
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
"Depression, anxiety, and other disorders causing serious psychological distress (SPD) frequently complicate the health care of persons with diabetes." 1-3 To ...

Pregnancy diet child disease link
BBC News - London,England,UK
... diets. This can affect liver function in later life, increasing the risk of heart disease and diabetes in the offspring. Researchers ...

Dietary Patterns and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
Am. J.Epideminology (subscription) - UK
Major dietary patterns were studied for the ability to predict type 2 diabetes mellitus in a cohort of 4,304 Finnish men and women aged 40--69 years and free ...

Health Management Corporation Adds Metabolic Syndrome as Core ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... 2005 - Health Management Corporation (HMC), a leading national health and disease management company, today announced the addition of metabolic syndrome as a ...

Prolonged insulin treatment inhibits GH signaling via STAT3 and ...
Journal of Endocrinology
Growth hormone (GH) and insulin are important regulators of cellular and whole body metabolism as well as somatic growth and body composition. ...

Type of Weight Loss Surgery More Effective at Reducing Insulin ...
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise -- Excessive weight can bring with it many medical problems, including insulin resistance and often type 2 diabetes. Bariatric ...

'Where we'd be without hormones'
BBC News - London,England,UK
... as US President. People with Type 1 diabetes would still die because there would be no insulin therapy to treat them. There would ...

Soy Protein Reduces Feelings of Hunger To Help You Lose Weight
The Conservative Voice - USA
... This prevents over secretion of insulin (insulin causes the unwanted effect of storing extra sugar in your bloodstream as body fat). ...

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International -Orange County ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
25, 2005--The Orange County Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) is teaming up with 5 Minute Networking(TM) for a "rapid ...

Dietary Patterns and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes
Am. J.Epideminology (subscription) - UK
Major dietary patterns were studied for the ability to predict type 2 diabetes mellitus in a cohort of 4,304 Finnish men and women aged 40--69 years and free ...

Pregnancy diet child disease link
BBC News - London,England,UK
... diets. This can affect liver function in later life, increasing the risk of heart disease and diabetes in the offspring. Researchers ...

Risks for Alzheimer's, heart disease similar
MSNBC - USA
WASHINGTON - People who have high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes or who smoke in midlife have a much higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease ...

Fast food diet could be linked to diabetes, study warns
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
It may also bring on diabetes. The study is a bit inconclusive though. It's authors are careful to note that it's not clear if the ...

Nutrition 21 and XL Health Report Positive Results for Diachrome ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... chromium picolinate and biotin, on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes. ...

Cardiovascular risk factors also lead to dementia:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Washington, Jan 25 : High cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, may also increase ...

Sirna Therapeutics Establishes Broad Product Pipeline in RNAi for ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... and topical delivery, enabling the Company to address serious unmet medical needs (Huntington's Disease), major disease markets (asthma and diabetes) and novel ...

America's Mayors Announce Campaign To Battle Diabetes
WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA
BALTIMORE -- About 260,000 people in Baltimore suffer from diabetes, and more than half of those do not receive adequate treatment, according to city health ...

Living with diabetes ... and not knowing it
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune - Grande Prairie,Alberta,Canada
More than half a million Canadians are living with diabetes - they just don't know it. ... "The epidemic we're so concerned about is due to Type 2 diabetes. ...

Plant Protein Mimics Hormone That Mitigates Diabetes and Obesity
Newswise (press release) - USA
... activity of a hormone in mammals that is linked to weight loss and is believed to play a role in mitigating heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to a ...

Market Street Medical, Inc. Enters the Diabetic Supply Sector ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... and affiliated companies. Provident acted as the exclusive financial advisor for iCare, a national provider of diabetic supplies and respiratory medications. ...

Standard Management Terminates Acquisition of Diabetic Supply ...
Inside INdiana Business (press release) - Indianapolis,IN,USA
(Indianapolis, IN) Standard Management Corporation (Nasdaq: SMAN) (the "Company", www.SMAN.com) announced that it has terminated the definitive purchase ...

Former pusher, a diabetic, gunned down
Sun Star - Philippines
... "He cannot walk anymore. We were saving money because one of his feet had to be amputated. You see, he was a diabetic," she said in Cebuano. ...

Ask Dr. H | A diet-controlled diabetic still faces a risk
philly.com (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Question: Even though I no longer take insulin injections or pills for diabetes, am I still considered a diabetic? If so, am Ia Type 1 or a Type 2 diabetic? ...

Diabetic students focus of new guidelines
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
... in the classroom or elsewhere in the school, allow them bathroom and water fountain privileges and ensure that a child who have diabetic symptoms will be ...

Insulin Resistance Intervention After Stroke Focus of $33 Million ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
The Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke (IRIS) trial will study the effectiveness of a commonly-prescribed medication, pioglitazone, for preventing ...

Type of Weight Loss Surgery More Effective at Reducing Insulin ...
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise -- Excessive weight can bring with it many medical problems, including insulin resistance and often type 2 diabetes. Bariatric ...

'Where we'd be without hormones'
BBC News - London,England,UK
... as US President. People with Type 1 diabetes would still die because there would be no insulin therapy to treat them. There would ...

Soy Protein Reduces Feelings of Hunger To Help You Lose Weight
The Conservative Voice - USA
... This prevents over secretion of insulin (insulin causes the unwanted effect of storing extra sugar in your bloodstream as body fat). ...

Police report former student missing
Cavalierdaily.com - Charlottesville,VA,USA
... "If he goes too long without food or insulin there won't be any finding him.". ... "If you don't eat or take your insulin, your blood sugar dips," Flynn said. ...

Experts warn of diabetes danger
ic Liverpool - Southport,England,UK
The region has the third highest levels of diabetes sufferers in the country, linked to the fact that Liverpool has the third fattest population in the country ...

Threatened by Diabetes, Family Doctor Loses 80 lbs, Becomes ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... Beckford MD, 32, after weighing over 210 pounds following the birth of her son, decided to lose weight when her grandmother died of complications of diabetes. ...

Feedback Group for Health calls for changes to Singapore's ...
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... We realise that in 20 to 30 years' time, we are going to have an epidemic of chronic diseases in Singapore such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol ...

The Consequences Of Stopping Physical Activity
MedIndia - India
A new study shows in as little as two days of physical inactivity, the body's efficient use of insulin may decrease, leading to diabetes and other related ...

Dia-B Tech may look offshore for partner
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... Dia-B Tech Ltd, which listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday, may look offshore for a partner to help fund vital study into the treatment of diabetes ...

'Where we'd be without hormones'
BBC News - London,England,UK
... as US President. People with Type 1 diabetes would still die because there would be no insulin therapy to treat them. There would ...

No magic pill for living longer
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... we wanted to do a story not on the illnesses associated with aging, but with how to prevent those illnesses: heart disease, dementia, diabetes, high blood ...

Kentucky News : Medicaid This Week: Kentucky Governor Fletcher ...
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
January 21, 2005 -- Middlesboro, Ky. Today, Governor Ernie Fletcher announced a Medicaid pilot project to help Kentuckians who suffer from diabetes. ...

Diabetes fear sparks major health drive
Belfast Telegraph (subscription) - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK
By Brian Hutton. Concerns over rising instances of diabetes in the North West have prompted a major drive to improve care services for the region. ...

Tot, 5, calls 911 to save diabetic dad in Murray
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
A 5-year-old boy is being hailed for bravely calling 911 when he couldn't wake his father, but rescue officials say the boy's diabetic father had a hand in ...

Possible fault in OptiPen Pro-1 for diabetics, UK
Medical News Today - UK
... OptiPen Pro-1. This is an insulin pen used to administer insulin glargine (Lantus) and the Insuman range of insulins. Possible damage ...

Pre-diabetes should not be ignored
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA
"I don't have diabetes," a woman in my office told me. "My doctor says it's just borderline." In truth, there is no such thing as "borderline" diabetes. ...

News for Week #3 2005

New oral drug to treat type 2 diabetes
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
A Melbourne research team has invented an oral drug for diabetes sufferers in a bid to given them a new lease of life. While Type ...

Stem cell treatment reverses diabetes: Argentine researchers
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... People with diabetes have a shortage in the pancreas of so-called beta cells, which have the task of producing insulin, with which the body regulates glucose ...

Heart Failure Patients Treated For Diabetes With Insulin Have ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
UCLA researchers for the first time showed that advanced heart failure patients with diabetes who are treated with insulin faced a mortality rate four times ...

Diabetes and obesity linked to fast food, new study shows
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... less often. And it showed that eating fast food several times a week can make a person twice as likely to contract diabetes. The ...

One million teens at serious risk for heart disease later in life
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... If you find this article interesting, be sure to also read 'Milk and dairy products cause heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis -- interview with Robert ...

Researchers aim for diabetes drug study
ABC Regional Online - Australia
Researchers at the Gold Coast Hospital want to explore the effect that drugs used to treat diabetes may have on the heart. The newly ...

How Obesity Causes Diabetes: Not a Tall Tale
Science Magazine (subscription) - USA
The epidemic of obesity-associated diabetes is a major crisis in modern societies, in which food is plentiful and exercise is optional. ...

Diabetes increase
Tasmania Advocate - Burnie,Tasmania,Australia
THE number of Tasmanian children diagnosed with type-one diabetes has increased markedly in the past 12 months. There have been ...

Akesis Pharmaceuticals (Nevada) Announces Completion of ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... business. Medtronic MiniMed was a pioneering leader in developing highly effective solutions for managing diabetes. Mr. Wilson, who ...

Protein adiponectin appears protective against heart disease
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... indicate a significant risk of cardiovascular disease in one of the first studies to focus on risk of the disorder among patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 ...

APL gets US FDA nod for diabetes drug
Sify - Delhi,India
... approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Metformin, indicated in the treatment of diabetes. ...

Stem cell treatment reverses diabetes: Argentine researchers
Channel News Asia - Singapore
... People with diabetes have a shortage in the pancreas of so-called beta cells, which have the task of producing insulin, with which the body regulates glucose ...

Smith & Nephew to aid development of Helix peptide
Memphis Business Journal - Memphis,TN,USA
... A peptide is a substance that the pancreas releases into the bloodstream in equal amounts to insulin. A test of C-peptide levels ...

In the rat race, genes help
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
... Researchers found a close association between low aerobic exercise capacity and risk factors for metabolic syndrome, said lead researcher Steven Britton, a ...

Diabetic inhaler a boon
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
By Caroline Muspratt (Filed: 20/01/2005). Medical device maker Bespak saw profits drop more than a third in the first half but said ...

Infants of Diabetic Moms at Risk for Heart Defects
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, January 21 (Online): Babies born to diabetic mothers are five times more likely than other infants to have heart defects, new research shows. ...

5.2 Million Americans Have Diabetes and Don't Even Know it ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... around with diabetes," said Bob Weinroth, President of American Diabetes Services "If diagnosed you may be eligible for free diabetic supplies through ...

SurModics has acquisition in sight
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... Initially, SurModics will focus on the InnoRx technology to treat diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration,

One million teens at serious risk for heart disease later in life
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... If you find this article interesting, be sure to also read 'Milk and dairy products cause heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis --

Biocon profit up, but shares slip
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
... Biocon also began making oral insulin with US-based Nobex Corp. and has a 9-year agreement to supply recombinant human insulin in ...

New evidence ties diabetes to obesity in rats
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
... diabetes. Individuals with the metabolic syndrome are at risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, vascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. ...

Insulin resistance in human adipocytes occurs downstream of IRS1 ...
European Journal of Biochemistry
... Insulin resistance is a cardinal feature of type 2 diabetes and also a consequence of trauma such as surgery. Directly after surgery ...

Insulin Pump Therapy reports successful delivery
Kerala Online - Kerala,India
Medical history was created in the country when a young Type-1 diabetic, on Insulin Pump Therapy, gave birth to a healthy baby girl at the Amrita Institute of ...

Cytomedix Enrolls Over Two Thirds of Patients for Its Diabetic ...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... CYME) today announced the enrollment of its 50th patient in the company's clinical study for its AutoloGel(tm) System for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers ...

On-the-go diet meals
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... Founder Debbie Shapos decided to open the Scottsdale store when she realized that her sister and a diabetic niece had to spend hours shopping for diabetic ...

Immunomedics Announces Canadian Approval of LeukoScan(R)
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... Early diagnosis of infection in diabetic patients with foot ulcers is critical, since prompt treatment with antibiotics may decrease the need for amputation. ...

SurModics Buys InnoRx for Cash, Stock
Forbes - USA
... InnoRx makes drug delivery systems that focus on causes of blindness such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema, a market projected to ...

OSI Pharmaceuticals's Diabetes and Obesity Subsidiary, Prosidion ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
(NASDAQ: OSIP) announced today that Prosidion Limited, its UK subsidiary focused on the discovery and development of diabetes and obesity therapeutics, has ...

Cellular fuel gauge could hold clue to diabetes
News-Medical.net - World
A molecule in the body could hold the key to explaining why people who exercise regularly are less likely to have illnesses such as type 2 diabetes. ...

Everyday Foods and Groceries Compromise Health of Americans and ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
19 /PRNewswire/ -- The foods and beverages that most Americans consume as part of their daily diets are actually contributing to obesity, diabetes, and chronic ...

Cherries may offer sweet success in the fight against diabetes
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
A cup of cherries may be the right prescription for people with diabetes. New research shows that chemicals found in cherries could ...

New evidence ties diabetes to obesity in rats
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
Yet another study has confirmed a connection between fat and diabetes. Japanese researchers have found that the fat cells of overweight ...

Study adds diabetes to list of known fast-food side effects
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... 10 extra pounds during 15 years. The indulgers also increased their risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. The 10 pounds were in addition ...

Youth Fitness Linked To Diabetes Risk
Science Daily (press release) - USA
For adults, weight loss and exercise have long been prescribed to prevent type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Fitness In Young Adulthood ...

Fat hormone acts on brain circuit to curb obesity
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... The findings in mice provide insight into potential mechanisms underlying obesity and suggest new avenues for treatment, according to the researchers. ...

Diabetes Trial Measures Efficacy of Neuragen®
NPIcenter (press release) - Mississauga,Ontario,Canada
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Canada (January 18, 2005) -- Origin BioMedicinals Inc. announced today the results of a clinical trial using ...

Program aims to raise awareness about ways to control diabetes
Washington Observer Reporter - Washington,PA,USA
Hospitalizations of Pennsylvanians for diabetes-related complications increased by 12 percent in the past five years to 19.1 percent, according to a recent ...

How to reduce medical errors
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
"We need to, as a nation, value patient safety more highly than we have," said Richard Hellman, a North Kansas City physician and diabetes expert. ...

Age-related research keeps arriving at same conclusion
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
... The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study found that a healthy diet plays a major role (along with regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight) in reducing ...

Childhood hypertension rapidly rising, study says
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... major concern among pediatricians about obesity in children and how to address that because of its association with ...

Health Direction Launches Diabetes Disease Tracker to Help NHS and ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
LONDON, Jan. 17, 2005--Health Direction, the business intelligence specialists, today announces the launch of its new Diabetes Disease Tracker for the NHS and ...

EU research into diet, exercise and diabetes
NutraIngredients.com - Montpellier,France
... The European Commission is spending €12.7 million on research into the relationship between diet, lack of exercise and the development of diabetes to improve ...

Locals may not realize dangers of metabolic syndrome
Monitor - McAllen,TX,USA
... Serious complications such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke can result if metabolic syndrome, formerly known as syndrome X and pre-diabetes, is untreated. ...

Should I Take Pills?
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
When I was originally diagnosed with diabetes, I was placed on insulin twice a day. ... Now, six years later, my doctor wants to put me on diabetes pills. ...

MARILYN HAGERTY COLUMN: Part II: Living healthy with diabetes
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
Thomas, ND, has lived with diabetes for 64 years. She has Type 1 diabetes - a condition in which her pancreas has lost its ability to produce insulin. ...

Paying for Better Health With Grins and Gratitude
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... on his free medical care, a heartfelt smile is often all they have to offer in return for being spared from the ravages of diabetes, obesity, gastrointestinal ...

Sexual Behavior, Genetics Linked To Kidney Infections
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... full story. In addition, the researchers found a higher risk of kidney infection among women with a history of incontinence and ...

News for Week #2 2005

Diabetic Moms Can Have Normal-Weight Babies
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (Online): Pregnant women with diabetes tend to have overly large babies, which isn't good for either party. A ...

Penn Researchers Evaluate Major Commercial Weight Loss Programs
Science Daily (press release) - USA
... plague an ever-growing number of Americans, dramatically increasing not only their girth, but also their chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease ...

Immune-Mediated / Autoimmune Diabetes
About Diabetes - USA
Type 1A diabetes is diabetes caused by a known autoimmune response. Most cases of type 1 diabetes -- up to 90% - are type 1A. The ...

To: National Desk
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
14 /US Newswire/ -- Diabetes affects over 18 million people in the United States, with more than 1.3 million new cases being reported each year. ...

Dietary Guidelines Get Push From Three Top Health Groups
SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
... The American Cancer Society (ACS), American Diabetes Association (ADA), and American Heart Association (AHA) launched last June a joint public awareness ...

MARILYN HAGERTY COLUMN SIDEBAR: Thankful for insulin
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
One of the first patients to receive insulin was a little girl from Oberon, ND, named Geneva Stickelberger. ... It was difficult to get insulin across the border. ...

Study at AIIMS reveals that the traditional definition of Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X fails to predict diabetes for Indians
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
Indian researchers are writing to National Cholestrol Education Programme in the US to change the risk factors to predict diabetes and cardiac disease (Syndrome X ...

Future Blockbusters
Med Ad News (subscription) - Newtown,PA,USA
... two-year period achieved a significant increase in HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol), a reduction in triglycerides, and an improvement in insulin sensitivity. ...

PROFNET WIRE: HEALTH & MEDICINE: New Dietary Guidelines
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... and faculty member at Harvard Medical School, is an endocrinologist and an expert in obesity as it relates to type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, the role of ...

Carnitine Compound Eases Diabetic Nerve Pain
Reuters - USA
... The original two trials -- one conducted in Europe and the other in the US and Canada -- involved over 1000 patients with diabetic neuropathy who were given ...

Avanir's Neurodex Now Ready For Neuropathic Pain Phase III
BioWorld Online (subscription) - USA
... The parties reached agreement on pivotal testing of the drug for painful diabetic neuropathy, a type of chronic neuropathic pain, through a special protocol ...

Chronic Pain Hampers Diabetes Self-Care
WebMD - USA
Chronic painChronic pain hounds many people with diabetes, making it harder for them to manage their condition through exerciseexercise, healthy eatinghealthy ...

Dick Clark still hospitalized nearly six weeks after stroke
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA
... Asked about a tabloid report this week saying Clark's recovery was slowed because of his diabetes, Shefrin said, "At no time has anybody on Dick Clark's side ...

Child obesity diabetes risk probe
BBC News - London,England,UK
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health nine-month study will also aim to help doctors distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children. ...

Nation's Top Health Groups Respond to 2005 Dietary Guidelines for ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
14 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association in support of ...

Diabetes significantly increases HIV-associated dementia risk
Aidsmap - UK
HIV-related diabetes significantly increases the risk of HIV-associated dementia, according to a study published in the January 1 st issue of the Journal of ...

Type One Diabetes on the Rise
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Diabetes can strike at almost any age, but there are two kinds -- type two usually affects adults and is often related to obesity. ...

New Medical Advances Take Guesswork Out Of Diabetes Treatment
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
... said. Four years ago, Lyndsey learned she had Type 1 diabetes, an insulin deficiency that keeps her body from absorbing blood sugar. ...

Gains realized in managing high-risk pregnancies
Spokane Journal of Business - Spokane,WA,USA
... from a condition or series of complications that could have serious consequences for either or both, including high-blood pressure, diabetes, birth defects ...

FACETIME- Diabetes doc: Can Nadler nix the needle?
The Hook - Charlottesville,VA,USA
In the US alone, 18 million people currently suffer from diabetes. The Center for Disease Control's estimates suggest people born ...

Checking Foot Temperature May Curb Diabetic Sores
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, January 14 (Online): Patients with diabetes who are high risk for developing leg and foot ulcers -- and the infection and amputation that can result ...

Eating Disorder, Type 1 Diabetes a Dangerous Mix
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the importance of nutrition in managing type 1 diabetes, eating disorders and unhealthy weight-control tactics are not ...

American Diabetes Association Launches DOC News
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
13 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association announced the launch of a new tabloid publication, DOC News, for primary care physicians and nurse ...

High glucose and diabetes increase cancer risk
HealthandAge.com
New research shows that high glucose levels and diabetes are major risk factors for a number of cancers. Diabetes is becoming increasingly ...

Pancreatitis can cause diabetes
NEWS.com.au - Australia
LABOR leader Mark Latham is suffering a painful inflammatory condition that can cause serious complications including diabetes and cancer. ...

Student diabetes bill passes
Melrose Free Press - Beverly,MA,USA
A bill allowing students with diabetes to treat their disease on their own during school hours was recently signed into law by Governor Romney. ...

Video Report: Detecting Diabetes
WXIA-TV - NE Atlanta,GA,USA
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure. Eighteen million Americans have it, many of whom don't even know it. ...

Government Calls for Increased Vegetable Consumption With Newly ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... With the nation's obesity epidemic and Type 2 diabetes and heart disease on the increase, consuming more vegetables is important. ...

Eli Lilly reduces diabetic drug price
Navhind Times - Panjim,India
Panaji, Jan 12: Eli Lilly and Company Ltd today announced a price reduction on its 100 IU/ml range of Huminsulin vials (Human Insulin-R DNA origin) marking a ...

Antibody May Salvage Sight
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... Diabetic retinopathy results in 12,000 to 24,000 cases of blindness in the United States each year, says the American Diabetes Association. ...

AVANIR Receives Special Protocol Assessment For Neurodex ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... FDA) have reached agreement on AVANIR's protocol for a Phase III clinical trial of Neurodex(TM) in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy, a type of ...

The $30 Billion Metabolic Syndrome Drug Market Offers Great ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... Totaling more than $30 billion, the metabolic syndrome drug market, which includes type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, is an example of ...

Researchers tackle obesity
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... You're also less likely to develop metabolic syndrome, characterized by high blood pressure, low HDL (good) cholesterol, high blood fats and poor blood sugar ...

Function of Pancreatic Cells Helps Diagnose and Treat Common ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
12 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers have discovered that pancreatic beta-cells, which are responsible for insulin secretion, play an important role in the existence ...

Generex Biotechnology Announces Publication of Oral-lyn(TM) ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... Generex Biotechnology Corporation (NasdaqSC: GNBT), a leader in the area of buccal drug delivery, today announced that well-known diabetes investigators Dr ...

Antibody May Salvage Sight
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
Retinopathy -- characterized by rampant blood vessel growth in the eyes -- is a complication of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness in working-age ...

Glaxo Expects Flood of Drug Data in 2005
Reuters - UK
... Once in final Phase III testing, the new drugs -- which address diseases including cancer, diabetes, depression and schizophrenia -- would have around a 75 ...

US, Ireland to tackle diabetes
Irish Echo - New York,NY,USA
WASHINGTON, DC -- A new all-Ireland-US cooperative scientific program to study diabetes and obesity will be announced by outgoing Secretary of Health and Human ...

Euro funding for diabetes and exercise research
News-Medical.net - World
... have been awarded €12.7 million (around £8.7 million) for a study into the relationship between lack of exercise and the development of diabetes -- and the ...

Pre-diabetes should not be ignored
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
Idon't have diabetes," a woman in my office told me. "My doctor says it's just borderline." In truth, there is no such thing as "borderline" diabetes. ...

Diabetes-cancer link suggested
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
CHICAGO - A study of more than 1 million South Koreans suggests diabetes can raise the risk of developing and dying of several types of cancer, including ...

UK Patients Concerned that Lack of Health Information is Worsening ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... devised to explore levels of health information received by patients suffering from three chronic diseases - asthma, adult onset (type 2) diabetes and heart ...

Doctors aim to curtail errors
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
... errors. Doctors who treat disorders of the hormone systems - such as diabetes - issued the proposals after a two-day conference. ...

Metabolic Syndrome Rising Among Young Adults
WebMD - USA
Jan. 10, 2005 -- Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of abnormalities linked to heart disease and diabetes, is rising among young adults. ...

Diabetes, High Glucose Levels Linked to Cancer in Korean Study
Medscape (subscription) - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 11 - A diagnosis of diabetes or elevated glucose levels appear to raise the risk of several major cancers, according to findings ...

Tsunami disaster and diabetes, Diabetes UK
Medical News Today - UK
In the immediate aftermath of the Tsunami in South East Asia many people with diabetes may be struggling to get access to the medication they need to keep them ...

Breakthrough in Treating Diabetes with Adult Stem Cells
Inter Press Service (subscription) - World
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 11 (IPS) - A team of doctors in Argentina has pioneered a new technique for treating diabetes using adult stem cells that could represent a ...

Pain Affects How Well People with Diabetes Cope
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes often suffer from chronic and sometimes severe pain, and this can create difficulties for them in the ...

Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
Diabetic foot ulcers are sores or wounds on the feet that occur in people with diabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels are abnormally high. ...

Diabetic doctor acquitted
NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Suzanne Klotz. A DOCTOR with diabetes has been acquitted by a judge of driving dangerously after causing a serious car accident during a hypoglycemic attack. ...

Mobile Diabetic Announces Wireless Calendar Management And Patient ...
I-Newswire.com (press release) - USA
i-Newswire, 2005-01-11 - Mobile Diabetic announced wireless calendar and appointment scheduling services for diabetics and health providers. ...

Diabetic Retinopathy Mechanism Probed
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... theory to explain the mechanism underlying how chronic hyperglycemia in diabetes causes the microvascular complications that lead to diabetic retinopathy and ...

Steps to Prevent Medical Errors Urged
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
... hospital patients is a particular problem, Hellman said, and he urged that doctors and nurses not rely on standard sliding scale doses of insulin, which he ...

Officer uses pepper spray to subdue diabetic suffering from ...
Key West Citizen - Key West,FL,USA
... When contacted by The Citizen, assistant manager John Scott, 22, said that he is an insulin-dependent diabetic and he needed to eat lunch around 2 pm that day. ...

School Principal Files Brutality Lawsuit
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA
... A school principal is suing four city police officers who he says dragged him through the window of his car and beat him while he was having a diabetic attack. ...

Data Shows Potential of CytRx Corporation's Oral Drug Candidate ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... When obese diabetic animals (Zucker diabetic fatty rats) were fed large amounts of glucose, the amount of glucose in their blood increased to a higher level ...

Some of the findings from health report on Metro schools
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
Diabetic interventions each day: 265 (Some students could be counted more than once.). By school ZIP code in September and August:

Seafood helps fight heart diseases, diabetes and:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Kochi, Jan 10 : Seafood helps fight heart diseases and control diabetes along with depression, according to the Marine Products Export ...

Weight Loss Strategies Work In People With Pre-diabetes
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Adults with pre-diabetes can lose up to 3 percent of their body weight using diet, exercise and behavioral strategies, according to a systematic review of ...

AstraZeneca Reports Death of Crestor Drug Patient...
Reuters -
AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor has been linked to the death of a patient who developed a suspected case of severe muscle wasting...

Data Shows Potential of CytRx Corporation's Oral Drug Candidate ...
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... CYTR) today announced previously unreleased scientific data showing the potential of its oral drug candidate arimoclomol as a therapeutic for type 2 diabetes. ...

Insufficient Sleep Associated with Overweight and Obesity
Newswise (press release) - USA
... The metabolic syndrome, a group of several abnormalities, including obesity and high blood pressure, in one individual was identified in 10.4 percent of 36-year ...

Exercise can cut chances of disease
ic Teesside.co.uk - Middlesbrough,England,UK
... The researchers found that walking, cycling and weightlifting all helped reduce metabolic syndrome - the potentially deadly mix of risk factors that can make a ...

Obesity factors more complex than thought
American Medical News - USA
Researchers and clinicians are taking a closer look at metabolic syndrome as an indicator of heightened risk for obese patients. ...

Are You Making Enough Insulin?
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... The UKPDS study found that over time, there is a natural loss in the pancreas' ability to make enough insulin. C-peptide is a ...

Time Magazine Reports On Cinnamon Molecule With ``Insulin-Like ...
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... December 6th, 2004, cover story (The Year in Medicine from A to Z) referenced the benefits of a molecule found in cinnamon which has "insulin-like properties ...

New year, new diet studies
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... young adults who ate fast-food meals two or more times a week gained approximately 10 more pounds and had twice the increase in insulin resistance compared ...

Nephew of Turkish ex-president overdoses in court
Turkish Press - Turkey
ISTANBUL, Jan 8 (AFP) - A nephew of Turkey's former president Suleyman Demirel took a drug overdose and injected himself with insulin during a court appearance ...

KeraCure Initiates Pilot Study in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Medical News Today - UK
... device called KeraPacâ„¢. The Company plans to enroll up to 15 patients with Stage III/IV diabetic foot ulcers. KeraCure recently ...

New Approach Tried for Diabetic Blindness
WebMD - USA
... If it also helps humans, it could help millions of people with diabetes avoid a complication called diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic ...

Diabetic doctor should have known better
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... Mr Entriken said the evidence was that Chong-Wah, a diabetic, was suffering a hypoglycaemic episode where blood sugar falls dangerously low and symptoms can ...

Part II: Diabetes in pregnancy -- Treatment and care
Bristol Press - Bristol,CT,USA
Diabetes is a condition that causes high levels of sugar in the blood. Some women have diabetes before they become pregnant. Others ...

Seafood helps fight heart diseases, diabetes and:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[Health India]: Kochi, Jan 10 : Seafood helps fight heart diseases and control diabetes along with depression, according to the Marine Products Export ...

Study looks at Type 1 diabetes prevention
ABC Online - Australia
... from Newcastle in the New South Wales Hunter Valley are involved in a new international study into whether diet can help prevent Type 1 diabetes in children ...

Anti-Inflammatory Protein Cuts Heart Attack Risk
Reuters -
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High circulating levels of a protein called mannan binding lectin (MBL), which prompts scavenger cells to remove various ...

Eye disease predicts heart failure
Bru Direct, Brunei Darussalam -
New York - A common type of disease that involves the back of the eye, known as retinopathy, is a risk factor for heart failure, even in the absence of ...

Physical, diabetes, heart disease screenings now covered
CBS MarketWatch - USA
... A one-time "Welcome to Medicare" check-up, diabetes screening and heart disease screening are new to the preventive line-up this year, he said. ...

Feds Tout Medicare's Preventive Benefits
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA
... are eligible for a one-time "welcome to Medicare" physical exam, and all Medicare recipients will have access to free cardiovascular and diabetes screening. ...

Animas Corporation Increases Revenue ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... 1250 pump. "We are dedicated to making diabetes management easier for both the patient and the healthcare provider. This product ...

HHS Promotes New Medicare Preventive Benefits for Better Senior ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... He also praised the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association for joining with HHS on an education and outreach ...

Regular exercise good for mind, body
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, say starting a regular exercise program can help people ages 55 to 75 stave off metabolic syndrome, a cluster ...

Sangamo BioSciences Files Investigational New Drug Application for ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... of this novel approach and compound." Diabetic Neuropathy Diabetic peripheral sensory motor neuropathy is one of the most frequent complications of diabetes. ...

KeraCure Initiates Pilot Study in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Medical News Today - UK
... The American Diabetes Association reported that 18.2 million people or 6.5% of the US population currently has diabetes; a statistic that is steadily ...

It'sa fact: Many doctors not taking new patients
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton,OH,USA
... A good example is diabetes. The risk of getting type 2 diabetes is directly related to how overweight a person is.

Infants to test milk diabetes link
NEWS.com.au - Australia
HUNDREDS of Australian babies have been recruited to test the theory that a protein found in cow's milk could trigger the development of childhood diabetes. ...

HEALTH: Pregnancy can go well for women with diabetes
Daily Times - Pakistan
Women with type 1 diabetes who monitor their blood glucose daily both before and during pregnancy have better outcomes, Danish researchers report. ...

MARILYN HAGERTY COLUMN: Woman serves as successful example of ...
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
This is the first of two columns on dealing with diabetes. ... Before insulin was discovered, children with diabetes turned into living skeletons. ...

State helps 50,000 Medicaid patients
Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA
... Lucas said residents living with chronic diseases, such as asthma, diabetes and congestive heart failure mostly are being helped now, but the agency hopes the ...

The Influence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
Objective: To prospectively assess whether there are any outcome differences between patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary ...

Antibody Could Prevent Diabetic Blindness
Betterhumans - Canada
... In diabetic retinopathy, high blood pressure and blood sugar levels associated with diabetes cause leaks in blood vessels in the eye and hinder the flow of ...

Common Nutrient May Ease Diabetic Pain
WebMD - USA
Jan. 6, 2005 -- A common nutrient sold as a dietary supplement may help ease the pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, according to two new studies. ...

Medifast Launches Medically-Tested Low Glycemic 'Maintain by ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... "Maintain by Medifast(TM)" is a science-based diabetic program of low glycemic shakes, bars and soups targeted towards consumers with Type II diabetes and ...

Lyrica Relieves Diabetes Pain
Reuters - UK
... which markets Lyrica. Just last week, the FDA approved the drug specifically for painful diabetic neuropathy. The study involved ...

Testosterone low in diabetic men
University at Buffalo Reporter - Buffalo,NY,USA
Low testosterone production appears to be a common complication of type 2 diabetes in men, affecting one out of three diabetic patients, a new study has shown. ...

New Device Heals Diabetic Wounds
Lex 18 - Lexington,KY,USA
... Christopher Reeve. Each year, sixty thousand people die from diabetic foot ulcers, bed sores, and other types of open wounds. Now ...

Illegal aliens face charges in theft of diabetic testing strips
Lebanon Daily Record - Lebanon,MO,USA
By LDR Staff. Two illegal aliens arrested by police and sheriff's deputies on Dec. 3, 2004, after they were caught shoplifting more ...

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. to Present at JP Morgan 23rd Annual ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... Keryx is developing KRX-101 (sulodexide), a novel first-in-class oral heparinoid compound for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, which is in a Phase II/III ...

PPAR -mediated insulin sensitization: the importance of fat versus ...
AJP - Endocrinology & Metabolism (subscription) - USA
... eg, through binding of the synthetic glitazones or thiazolidinediones (TZD), results in a marked improvement in type 2 diabetic patients of insulin and glucose ...

Two Atypical Anti-psychotic Drugs May Be Associated With An ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
CHICAGO -- Patients treated with the atypical anti-psychotic agents clozapine and olanzapine may be at an increased risk for insulin resistance, which is a ...

Insulin Linked to Alcohol Susceptibility
alcoholism.about.com - USA
Drunken fruit flies have led to the discovery that insulin may determine susceptibility to alcohol. If confirmed in humans -- and ...

Study points to higher risk of insulin resistance in Zyprexa
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Dallas (Bloomberg) -- Novartis AG's Clozaril and Eli Lilly and Co.'s Zyprexa schizophrenia medicines may increase the risk of insulin resistance, according to ...

Med-Design Congratulates BD on the Full Release the of BD Integra ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... congratulates BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) on the full US release of the BD Integra(TM) 1ml Retracting Tuberculin and Insulin Syringe, the ...

Many Insulin Users Don't Use Prescribed Dose
WebMD - USA
5, 2005 -- Adults with type 2 diabetes only use about three-fourths of the prescribed insulin doses recommended by their doctors, according to new research. ...

Study Links Fast Food with Weight Gain, Insulin Resistance
GOPUSA - Pearland,TX,USA
... Human Services annoucned that young adults who eat frequently at fast-food restaurants gain more weight and have a greater increase in insulin resistance in ...

Success in Converting Adult Stem Cells into Insulin-Producing ...
Medical News Today - UK
... The license amendment and recent success in demonstrating differentiation of human peripheral monocyte-derived stem cells (MDSCs) into insulin-producing cells ...

Fast Food Linked to Obesity, Insulin Problems
Yahoo News - USA
... 30 (HealthDayNews) -- People who eat fast food frequently are more likely to gain weight and develop insulin resistance, and such eating habits may increase ...

Cell Transplant Could Rid Some Diabetics Of Needles
New Orleans Channel.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
... "The islet cells are small cells in the pancreas that make insulin that control ... "Those patients are missing the cells that make insulin," Brunicardi said. ...

Acetyl-L-carnitine may ease pain from diabetes condition
Nutra Ingredients - Montpellier,France
... The vitamin-like substance acetyl-L-carnitine appears to help ease the pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes that results in ...

Reply to TJ Cole et al
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... body fat should be identified as obese, because even this degree of adiposity is associated with a high risk for the metabolic syndrome and biomarkers of ...

UT gets OK for pancreas transplants
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... It is essential to the digestive process. The organ also produces insulin, which regulates blood sugar in the body. The pancreas ...

The Influence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing ...
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... Results: A total of 6,711 patients were available for our analysis (diabetic patients, 2,178; and nondiabetic patients, 4,533). ...

News for Week #1 2005

Hopkins Study: Exercise Combats Metabolic Syndrome In Older Adults
WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA
... older people who exercise can significantly offset the potentially deadly mix of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, known as the metabolic syndrome. ...

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Carbohydrate-Rich Diet
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... Hospital Practicing Physician Develops Comprehensive Diet, Nutrition and Exercise Plans to Help Patients, at Risk for the Metabolic Syndrome, Improve Their ...

Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Carbohydrate-Rich Diet
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
4 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolic Syndrome, a health condition characterized by obesity, high cholesterol levels, elevated blood pressure and pre-diabetes, presently ...

Exercise Combats Metabolic Syndrome in Older Adults
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
... program of physical exercise can significantly offset the potentially deadly mix of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes known as the metabolic syndrome ...

Metabolic syndrome is new, but important
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... I went to my doctor and instead of telling me I am fat, he used a fancy word, "metabolic syndrome." When did doctors start to sugarcoat their advice? ...

Exercise fights metabolic syndrome
HealthandAge.com
Older people who entered an exercise program were able to reduce their level of metabolic syndrome, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University. ...

Scientists Trace Loss of Hair Color
RedNova.com - Dallas,TX,USA
... supervised exercise regimen can significantly offset the potentially deadly mix of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes known as metabolic syndrome. ...

Moderate exercise good for older people - reduces metabolic ...
ProFindPages.com - Boston,Lincs,UK
Metabolic syndrome can be reduced for those aged between 55 and 75 by reducing body fat, according to a study by a team at the Johns Hopkins University. ...

Metabolic Syndrome Drug Market to Increase to Nearly $13 Billion ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... in research and advisory services focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, forecasts that major-market sales for metabolic syndrome drug treatments ...

Mitochondrial Defects May Play Role in the Metabolic Syndrome
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
While the metabolic syndrome has been thrust into the spotlight because of the obesity epidemic, it is clear that the condition is not simply caused by ...

Acetyl-L-carnitine may ease pain from diabetes condition
Nutra Ingredients - Montpellier,France
... The vitamin-like substance acetyl-L-carnitine appears to help ease the pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes that results in ...

Gum Disease Ups Death Risk in Diabetes Patients
WebMD - USA
Jan. 7, 2005 -- People with gum disease who also have type 2 diabetes may be more likely to die of heart disease and kidney damage than those with healthy gums ...

Path to diabetes may be paved with fast food
Charlotte Observer (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... that people who frequent fast-food chains might increase their chances of weight gain and insulin resistance, which are considered risk factors for diabetes. ...

Afraid of injection? Alternative on way
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton,OH,USA
... stores. This may solve a long-standing dilemma for medical professionals and offer relief for millions of diabetes patients. "The ...

Get on top of diabetes without the climb
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
NEW ORLEANS -- If exercise is too much of an uphill battle, you may want to try the downside. A novel study of hikers in the Alps ...

A New Use For Pancreas Islet Cells
KGO - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Dr. Leeser: "It could be removed, but when you did remove the entire pancreas you knew you were going to get bad diabetes.". To stop ...

Orlistat Cuts Pounds, Cholesterol Levels: Study
Reuters - USA
... The prescription weight-loss drug orlistat helps obese adults shed pounds and lower their cholesterol levels -- including those with diabetes or other risk ...

DTC MARKETING. A WORK IN PROGRESS
DTC Perspectives Magazine - Randolph,NJ,USA
... The diabetes market is an example. ... The current DTC model says you convert a person with diabetes, or any other chronic condition, into a demographic. ...

Sankyo and Metabasis Announce Initiation of Phase IIb ...
Webbolt Business News (subscription) - Toronto,ON,Canada
and Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the recent initiation of a Phase IIb clinical trial of CS-917 in patients with type 2 diabetes. ...

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS AND DIABETES: DISCUSSION AND MONITORING ...
The Journal of Pharmacy Technology
OBJECTIVE: To discuss the relationship between atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) and diabetes and to report new monitoring recommendations for patients being ...

Women's study points up risks for kidney infections
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... infection. Recent spermicide use, diabetes, incontinence and a new sexual partner in the year before also upped the probability. ...

Sirna Therapeutics Launches Program to Treat Diabetes with RNAi ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... today that early preclinical research has shown promising results for the application of RNA interference (RNAi) technology in the treatment of diabetes. ...

Diabetes warning for new mothers
NEWS.com.au - Australia
by Belinda Hickman. AUSTRALIAN women's lack of understanding of diabetes during pregnancy is putting expectant mothers and their babies at future risk. ...

New patch may replace medical injections
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
... stores. This may solve a long standing dilemma for medical professionals and offer relief for millions of diabetes patients. "The ...

WEIGHT LOSS STRATEGIES WORK IN PEOPLE WITH PRE-DIABETES
Health Behavior News Service - USA
Adults with pre-diabetes can lose up to 3 percent of their body weight using diet, exercise and behavioral strategies, according to a systematic review of ...

People with Diabetes Need to Take Care of Teeth
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dental health is particularly important for people with diabetes, new findings indicate. Among Pima ...

Use of Long-Acting Risperidone
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - USA
... next article in the same issue of Psychiatric Services, wherein Dr. Citrome and his coauthors present their case-control study on the risk of diabetes with use ...

Sankyo and Metabasis Announce Initiation of Phase IIb Study for Novel Gluconeogenesis Inhibitor CS-917
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... and Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBRX) today announced the recent initiation of a Phase IIb clinical trial of CS-917

Diabetes medicine sometimes used for infertility
Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
... He has me on metformin. It's a diabetes medicine, but I don't have diabetes. Why has he given this to me? ... You are correct. Metformin is a diabetes medicine. ...

Cure for type 1 diabetes may come in the form of a vaccine
News Target - Taichung,Taiwan
A cure for diabetes may be available in less than ten years as British scientists prepare to launch the first human trial of a new treatment. ...

Overhaul for incurable conditions care
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
A major overhaul of the care received by millions of patients with long-term conditions including asthma and diabetes is being unveiled by the Government. ...

Plan to boost long-tem ill care
BBC News - London,England,UK
An overhaul of care offered to people with long term conditions such as asthma and diabetes has been unveiled. Health Secretary ...

Exercise Good For Patients With Diabetes and Heart Disease
MedIndia - India
Moderate physical exercise can significantly reduce risk factors for disorders such as diabetes and heart disease in older adults , say researchers according ...

Dai-B Tech share offer oversubscribed
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Cornerstone investors Monash University and the International Diabetes Institute each hold 5.2 per cent of the total issued capital. ...

Company inks deal with Ottawa and Chippewa Band for diabetes ...
Tulsa Native American Times - Tulsa,OK,USA
A company that uses state-of-the-art science is joining together with a Michigan tribe to manage diabetes in the community there. GenoMed, Inc. ...

Firm fighting diabetes hires Medicine Man
Tulsa Native American Times - Tulsa,OK,USA
Just because he is a traditionalist does not mean he can't be a key player for a major company. The Zann Corporation says they ...

Blood Pressure-Diabetes
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
... term risk of cardiac death. That's even though diuretics can trigger diabetes in patients who are prone to it. The first long-term ...

Diabetes increases mortality after bypass
HealthandAge.com
A study shows that people with type 2 diabetes are more at risk of dying after they have a heart bypass. When someone has blocked ...

Testing for diabetes
British Journal of Psychiatry - UK
Taylor et al (2004) found very low rates of monitoring for diabetes in their study population. Less than 50% were tested, and the ...

Diuretic benefits outweigh diabetes risk: study
CTV - Canada
... But doctors have realized in the past few years that the drugs raise the risk of developing diabetes -- a condition that can lead to heart attack and stroke. ...

MGH docs link diabetes to anti-psychotic meds
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have linked two of the most commonly prescribed drugs for schizophrenia to increased risk of diabetes. ...

Researcher looks to humans after curing diabetes in mice
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... an associate professor of medicine at Harvard, went looking for money to finance the next stage of her research, testing the ideas with diabetes patients, she ...

Pregnancy can spur onset of diabetes
Bristol Press - Bristol,CT,USA
Diabetes is a condition that causes high levels of sugar in the blood. Some women have diabetes before they become pregnant. Others ...

Diabetes A Common Problem In The Elderly
MedIndia - India
High blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, is a common problem among critically ill patients, regardless of whether they are diabetic or not. ...

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Licenses Lisofylline and Related ...
mysan.de - Germany
... to license the patent and other intellectual property rights related to Lisofylline (LSF) for development in diabetes and related complications. ...

Diabetes and Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Prospective Cohort of US ...
Am. J.Epideminology (subscription) - UK
... One previous study has suggested that diabetes may decrease risk of prostate cancer but only several years after diagnosis of diabetes. ...

Scientists Say Fast Food Heightens Risk of Diabetes
AXcess News - Carson City,NV,USA
By Jessica Berman. A new study has found that people who eat fast food are much more likely to develop insulin resistance than those who don't. ...

Is My Blood Sugar Normal?
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... Everyone with diabetes has their own unique pattern of blood glucose levels. ... If you need to find a local diabetes educator, contact www.diabeteseducator.org. ...

Fast Food Linked to Obesity, Diabetes
Scientific American (subscription) - USA
... might be. A long-term study has specifically linked consumption of fast food to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Scientists writing ...

Vitamin D-Diabetes Link
eDiets.com - Deerfield Beach,FL,USA
... New research now demonstrates a laundry list of benefits of vitamin D for nearly 10 different health conditions including diabetes and insulin resistance. ...

Babus prone to diabetes, shows study
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
Ahmedabad, January 2: THEY are not the kind who believe in sugaring the pill but that hasn't prevented high incidence of diabetes among them. ...

Heart failure patients treated for diabetes with insulin have ...
Innovations-Report - Germany
FINDINGS: UCLA researchers for the first time showed that advanced heart failure patients with diabetes who are treated with insulin faced a mortality rate ...

Designing Diabetes Gear?
Slashdot - USA
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. My father has ...

Frequently Asked Questions About Diabetes, Feet
Ponca City News - Ponca City,OK,USA
The human foot has been called the mirror of health and podiatrists are often the first doctors to see signs of systemic conditions, particularly diabetes. ...

Pfizer's Disappointing Victory
Forbes - USA
... Instead, doctors found that Neurontin helped with many other ailments, particularly pain caused by nerve damage due to conditions like shingles and diabetes. ...

With Diabetes, Women Do Worse After Stenting
Reuters - UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When people with diabetes undergo coronary artery stenting to open clogs, women are more at risk for major adverse events than men ...

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