News for Week #13 2009
FDA: Bristol-Myers diabetes drug
appears safe
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say a
diabetes medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb appears
free from heart-related side effects that have ...
Corcept's Q4 loss widens to $6.2M
Silicon Valley / San Jose ...
Bizjournals.com -
Charlotte,NC,USA
... drugs for the treatment of severe psychiatric and
metabolic disorders, is in Phase 3 trials of Corlux for
psychotic depression and Cushing's Syndrome. ...
Focus on the World Diabetes Market :
Analysis and Forecasts 2009-2023
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus are
increasing worldwide, in line with lifestyle changes and
population aging. In particular, the rising ...
DARA BioSciences to Present Abstracts
for DB959 At American ...
GlobeNewsWire (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The presentations will provide details on the company's
lead diabetes candidate DB959 which was cleared by the
United States Food and Drug Administration ...
Excerpt: 'Growing Up Again'
ABC News - USA
Actress Mary Tyler Moore uses humor and experience to
detail her personal battle with diabetes in her new book
"Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, ...
Good self-care may not lower blood
sugar in diabetes patients
TopNews - Noida,Uttar
Pradesh,India
They found that all those factors had no link with
clinical measures of their hemoglobin A1c levels, which
reflect average blood glucose (or blood sugar) ...
Pancreatic cancer — the silent
killer
Martinsburg Journal -
Martinsburg,WV,USA
Diabetes is sometimes a result of pancreatic cancer
because the insulin that we make is produced from the
endocrine portion of the pancreas, ...
Clinical Data Reinforce Safety and
Efficacy of Boston Scientific's ...
FOXBusiness - USA
These data were used to support the CE Mark approval of a
diabetic indication for TAXUS Liberte in Europe."
Three-year data from the SPIRIT II Trial ...
Aggressive blood sugar treatment a
danger
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
The widespread practice of aggressively controlling blood
sugar levels in intensive care unit patients may be
helping kill some patients, researchers said. ...
Don't underestimate the benefits of a
good night's sleep
Houston Chronicle - United
States
Those who got less than six hours of sleep daily were
more likely to have higher levels of blood sugar, a
condition that can lead to diabetes. ...
Daily Aspirin Useless in Preventing
Heart Attacks in Diabetics
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Taking aspirin daily has no effect on the
risk of heart attacks and strokes among diabetics and
should no longer be recommended as a routine ...
Aggressive Diabetic Therapy Risks
Deaths
NEWS.com.au - Australia
"It means that for every 38 patients you treat with
intensive insulin therapy, you cause one unnecessary
death. "Or to put it the other way, ...
Seminar details troubles of diabetes
The News Journal -
Wilmington,DE,USA
And those pounds can make a big difference when it comes
to managing blood sugar levels, she said. Because
diabetes is such a major concern in the black ...
At Clinic, Tales and Health Concerns
of Hispanics
New York Times - United
States
Some have severe diabetic complications, even gangrene.
And it is hard to convince Mexicans to take insulin, no
matter how badly they need it, Dr. Divertie ...
News for Week #12 2009
Omega-3 Oils Slash Prostate Cancer Risk
Newsmax Health -
United States
The omega-3 fatty acids found in
oily fish could slash the risk ...
Improvement of the diabetic foot upon
testosterone administration ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Lower extremity complications (neuropathy, ulceration,
infection, and peripheral arterial disease) are common in
diabetes mellitus. ...
Diabetes Hope - Successful Pilot
Study of Immature Adult Stem Cells
ChattahBox - Boston,MA,USA
The University of Miami Diabetes Research Institute, is
conducting its first phase of human clinical trials,
using immature adult stem cells from a ...
Developers ready blockbuster diabetes
drugs for review
FierceBiotech -
Washington,DC,USA
Several developers will put the FDA's tougher safety
standard for diabetes drugs to the test in coming months
as they push for a slate of new approvals. ...
News for Week #11 2009
Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk in
Blacks
DiversityInc.com
(subscription) - USA
His study looked at blood-sugar levels in 62 healthy,
non-diabetic Black women who participated in
emotional-stress tests. Women who carried excess weight
...
$12.5 Billion Now Spent Each Year on
Worthless Diabetes Drugs
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) The nationwide cost of diabetes treatment
has nearly doubled from $6.7 billion in 2001 to $12.5
billion in 2007, according to a study ...
Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Restenosis
Similar With Stent TAXUS ...
Modern Medicine -
Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA
FRIDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- Restenosis in
patients with diabetes who have the TAXUS Liberte
paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) is similar to that for ...
Publication Highlights Potential of
Santhera's Oral MC4-Receptor ...
Ad-Hoc-News
(Pressemitteilung) - Germany
... said: "Treatment of Cancer Cachexia with
MC4-receptor antagonists offers a promising therapy
option for this severe and often deadly metabolic
syndrome. ...
Stanford study: Heart bypass surgery
vs. angioplasty dependent upon diabetic status...
San Jose Mercury News -
CA, USA
For patients with diabetes, the team found that the death
rate after five years was 12 percent for those who had
bypass surgery, compared with 20 percent ...
News for Week #10 2009
Low Vitamin D Hurts Teens' Hearts
WebMD - USA
By Daniel J. DeNoon March 11, 2009 -- Low vitamin D
levels greatly increase a teenager’s risk of
diabetes and heart disease, Johns Hopkins researchers
find. ...
Metabolic Syndrome Hastens
Age-Related Dementia
MedHeadlines -
Chicago,IL,USA
Metabolic syndrome involves a cluster of symptoms that
signal a heightened risk of diabetes, heart disease, and
stroke. While no individual risk factor ...
Obese women exhibited altered ovarian
follicular environment
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Compared with moderate weight women, BMI was not
associated with insulin-signaling components (IRS-2,
Glut4) or glucose-regulated genes, ...
InteKrin Therapeutics Announces
Enrollment Completion of 360 ...
FOXBusiness - USA
INT131 is a selective PPAR gamma modulator which has
consistently demonstrated the separation of the powerful
PPAR gamma anti-diabetic efficacy from the ...
InteKrin Therapeutics Announces
Enrollment Completion of 360 ...
FOXBusiness - USA
INT131 is a selective PPAR gamma modulator which has
consistently demonstrated the separation of the powerful
PPAR gamma anti-diabetic efficacy from the ...
TrialNet Centers Begin Diamyd(r)
Vaccine Study for Recent-Onset ...
FOXBusiness - USA
Under the terms of the agreement with the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK), a part of the National Institutes of ...
Lack of Sun Exposure May Lead to
Heart Disease
KSPR - Springfield,MO,USA
They found that those with the lowest levels of vitamin D
were more than twice as likely to have high blood
pressure or high blood sugar levels and four ...
Acne and sugar
Examiner.com - USA
What they really need to look at all foods that increase
our blood sugar. When scientists do these kinds of
studies, they find a close link between what we ...
Metabolic syndrome is an independent
risk factor for stroke and ...
The Journal of Thoracic
and Cardiovascular Surgery
Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is common among patients
having coronary artery bypass grafting. However, it
remains unclear whether it has a significant ...
Plant bark could treat diabetes, say
Ulster scientists
Belfast Telegraph - United
Kingdom
The bark of an obscure plant traditionally grown in the
Himalayas may just be what is needed for the treatment of
Type 2 diabetes, scientists said today. ...
Older women with the metabolic
syndrome had a 66 percent increase ...
Media Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Metabolic syndrome is defined by the presence of three or
more of five symptoms: abdominal obesity, elevated blood
triglycerides (fatty acids), ...
Four Weighty Reasons to Invest in
Vivus
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
(VVUS’s obesity clinical trials are being led by Dr.
David Orloff, former director of the FDA’s Division
of Metabolic and Endocrine Drug Products. ...
Insulin Drug Study Shows Significant
Improvements In More Than ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
... women (66 per cent versus 34 per cent), with 51 per
cent of men and 49 per cent of women receiving insulin,
with or without oral anti diabetic drugs. ...
Link Seen Between High Fructose Corn
Syrup Consumption and Insulin ...
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
In the meantime, Yale University researchers say that a
study in mice shows that diets heavy in high-fructose
corn syrup can lead to insulin resistance. ...
AstraZeneca challenges witnesses in
Seroquel suit
Forbes - NY,USA
According to AstraZeneca, the fact that Scaife was not
diagnosed with diabetes until after she took Seroquel
involves nothing more than a temporal ...
African-Americans Lose Weight In
12-week, Church-based Program
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Robert Ramsey, chose four lay leaders who had two days of
training to present the 12 health modules of Fit Body and
Soul, a faith-based diabetes prevention ...
Stock to watch: Insmed (INSM)
thestockmasters -
Seattle,WA,USA
Iplex, is a combination of two substances: human
insulin-like growth factor 1 and human insulin-like
growth factor-binding protein-3. ...
Atherotech Announces Addition of
ApoAI Heart Disease, Diabetes ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
In the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes (CARDS) study
of diabetic patients, the apoB/apoAI ratio predicted
cardiovascular disease and coronary heart ...
Tolerx Expands Phase 3 'DEFEND' Trial
of Otelixizumab in Europe
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
This outcome will be assessed by measuring C-peptide
levels (a surrogate of endogenous insulin secretion) and
by measuring reductions in the amount of ...
SuliXen insulin substitute success
Pharmacy Europe -
London,England,UK
Trials have reportedly shown that Lipoxen's long acting
insulin substitute SuliXen is safe and well tolerated,
with no adverse side effects. ...
ThromboGenics completes enrollment in
Phase II diabetic macular ...
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
According to the company, this trial is designed as the
initial step in evaluating the utility of microplasmin in
patients with diabetes, a group which is ...
Now, a device that lowers BP in
diabetics
Times of India - India
Using a medical device called RESPeRATE 15 minutes a day
can significantly lower blood pressure in non-insulin
dependent diabetics, according to a new study ...
Metabolic and Neurological Disorders
Share Common Risk Factors: Study
MedIndia - Chennai,India
... at the beginning of the study. during a four-year
period, compared with 4.1 percent (181 of 4398) of those
who did not have the metabolic syndrome.
Study Shows Bariatric Surgery
Resolves Most Type 2 Diabetes Cases
PR Web (press release) -
Ferndale,WA,USA
A study published in the March 2009 issue of The American
Journal of Medicine, shows that bariatric surgery can
resolve or improve diabetes in diabetic ...
KCI creates new diabetic wound-care
product
Bizjournals.com -
Charlotte,NC,USA
Kinetic Concepts Inc. has developed a new wound dressing
product that hospitals can use in the treatment of
diabetic foot ulcers and other chronic wounds. ...
Observational Study of the
Development of Diabetic Macular Edema ...
Archives of Ophthalmology
- USA
... severe nonproliferative or early proliferative
diabetic retinopathy with relatively good visual acuity
and no or mild center-involved macular edema. ...
Glucose Normalization and Outcomes in
Patients With Acute ...
Archives of Internal
Medicine - USA
Patients were stratified according to their mean glucose
levels after admission and were divided into those who
did and did not receive insulin therapy. ...
What Big Mistake Are We Making?
National Journal -
Washington,DC,USA
It is very likely that obesity is a sign that an
individual’s endocrine system is not working well.
Science has made advances in the understanding of our ...
FDA Panel To Review Two Proposed
Diabetes Drugs
CNNMoney.com - USA
The drugs are designed to lower blood glucose or
blood-sugar levels in people with diabetes. In December
the FDA issued a new guidance document that ...
Takeda Shares Fall Most Since 1987 on
US Diabetes Drug Delay
Bloomberg - USA
By Kanoko Matsuyama March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Takeda
Pharmaceutical Co. fell the most in 21 years on concern
US approval of its diabetes drug alogliptin, ...
Best and worst foods for your blood
sugar
Fort Worth Star Telegram -
Fort Worth,TX,USA
What you eat — and don’t eat — may play a
major role in your risk of developing type II diabetes,
according to a new study from researchers at Tulane ...
New Target To Control Blood Sugar May
be Harmful: Study
MedIndia - Chennai,India
A new target for tighter control of blood glucose in
older adults with type 2 diabetes is not supported by
evidence and may even be harmful, warn two senior ...
News for Week #09 2009
New Study Links Birth Control Shot
and Obesity
News Health Guru - New
York,NY,USA
... caused users to gain weight in the abdominal area,
which is a known risk factor for metabolic syndrome,
cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke. ...
Study: Virus may be trigger for
diabetes
Newsday - Long
Island,NY,USA
When the virus infects cells that produce insulin in the
pancreas, the immune system may attack the cells as
"foreign," the scientists said. ...
Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets
Lead to Insulin Resistance
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
FRIDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- A gene called PGC-1b
appears to play a role in insulin resistance that can be
caused by consuming large amounts of ...
Prospects of Wnt-Targeted Therapy for
Type 2 Diabetes
Medscape - USA
Insulin resistance can be demonstrated many years before
the onset of type 2 DM. Data from the United Kingdom
Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) showed, ...
Benefits of Taijiquan Strongly
Supported by Science
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
The subjects also showed a decrease in inflammation which
is attributed to a fall in blood-sugar levels and
improvement in the blood-glucose metabolism. ...
XOMA begins Phase 2a Clinical Trial
With XOMA 052 in Patients With ...
RTT News -
Williamsville,NY,USA
IL-1 beta is a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in the
pathophysiology and development of rheumatoid arthritis,
diabetes, gout and other inflammatory ...
Korean Scientists Find Mechanism for
Insulin Resistance
????(???) - South Korea
Scientists in Korea have discovered a mechanism that
causes insulin resistance in animals, opening new doors
for the treatment of diabetes. ...
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Distinct
Liver Cancers In patients ...
Modern Medicine -
Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA
4 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma whose only risk factor for liver disease is
evidence of metabolic syndrome, ...
Injectable Birth Control Causes
Significant Weight Gain And ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
"One concern is DMPA's link to increased abdominal
fat, a known component of metabolic syndrome, which
increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, ...
Prandial Not Superior to Basal
Strategies in Diabetic Survivors of ...
Medscape - USA
March 4, 2009 — Treating diabetic survivors of acute
myocardial infarction (AMI) with prandial vs basal
insulin strategies resulted in similar levels of ...
Drug Approval Is Not a Shield From Lawsuits,
Justices Rule
The New York Times - USA
The Supreme Court said a drug company is
not protected from injury claims merely because the
government had approved the products and labeling ...
Control Type 2 Diabetes in Children
with Gastric Banding says Expert
TopNews United States -
Little Rock,Arkansas,USA
According to experts the increasing number of children
with obesity related diabetes need radical help from the
NHS in order to prevent serious damage to ...
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to
Insulin Resistance in the Obese
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
Previous research found that the CREB pathway keeps blood
sugar in balance during fasting by triggering glucose
production in the liver. ...
Night shifters at risk for diabetes |
KXAN.com
KXAN is the premier source for Austin
news, weather, sports, politics and entertainment
coverage Night shifters at risk for diabetes.
Potential diabetes drug springs from
insect research
Central Valley Business
Times - Stockton,CA,USA
(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A new drug developed at
the University of California, Davis to treat diabetes,
hypertension and inflammatory has its origins ...
News for Week #08 2009
MedX Health Announces Patent
Allowance for Use of Laser and Light ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Specifically, the probe emits light, which triggers
biological changes within the body, stimulating and
accelerating cellular metabolic processes. ...
The glycaemic index and diabetes
Health24.com - Cape
Town,South Africa
One of the most important applications of the glycaemic
index (GI) is its use in the control of blood sugar and
insulin levels in diabetes, ...
Personal Health: News and Notes
Philadelphia Inquirer -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
Now a study of 87 women in Detroit's large Arab American
community, published in the current issue of the journal
Endocrine Practice, has found severe ...
UW’s Gardasil Connection
Generates Windfall for Research, Tech ...
Xconomy - Cambridge,MA,USA
This technique is today licensed to more than 50
companies, who use the method to make insulin, enzymes
for detergents, proteins to make cheese creamier, ...
Sleeve Gastrectomy gaining popularity
in India
Press Trust of India - New
Delhi,India
In fact, ten out of twelve diabetic patients could be put
off insulin after this surgery We have been operating
these surgeries at AIIMS since Jan 31 2008, ...
Age-Related Risk of Mortality from
Bladder Cancer in Diabetic ...
UroToday - Berkeley,CA,USA
Yearly sex-specific mortality rates for age 25-64, 65-74,
and >/=75 years in Taiwanese general population for
1995-2006 were calculated; 113347 diabetic men ...
Scientists harness new drug discovery
tool to treat diabetes
Hindu - Chennai,India
... a new drug discovery tool to identify a player in our
insulin secretion process, which could spur a new class
of drugs to treat type-2 diabetes. ...
Disease diagnosis often prompts
patients to make healthier choices
American Medical News
(subscription) - USA
Those who within the past year had received a diagnosis
of stroke, cancer, a lung condition, heart disease or
diabetes were 3.2 times more likely to quit ...
Women – Be Good To Your Hearts
HealthNewsDigest.com - New
York,NY,USA
... are overweight, have a family history of heart
disease, and have metabolic syndrome (a cluster of
symptoms that quadruples your risk for heart disease).
...
Scientists mine drugs database for
new diabetes treatment
Science Centric -
Sofia,Sofia Town,Bulgaria
They have used this new method to identify a small
molecule which they are using to understand how insulin
is secreted in response to increases in blood ...
Study on Avandia
InjuryBoard.com -
Tampa,FL,USA
Avandia is an anti-diabetic drug manufactures by
GlaxoSmithKline. It was approved by the FDA in 1999 and
was used by millions of Americans to help control ...
News for Week #07 2009
Low Blood Sugar, Fatalities Linked To
Illegal Sexual Enhancers
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
From January 1 to May 26, 2008, 149 men and 1 woman
without a history of diabetes were admitted to Singapore
hospitals with dangerously low blood sugar ...
Study finds Paleolithic diet can
improve metabolic health
Examiner.com - USA
When compared with the baseline diet, the Paleolithic
diet was associated with significant reductions in blood
pressure, plasma insulin, total cholesterol, ...
One out of three adults in Chennai
have fatty liver condition: Study
Times of India - India
But for a metabolic syndrome like NAFLD, the major cause
is poor lifestyle habits. Fatty food and lack of exercise
can lead to a fatty liver. ...
Early Menopause Doubles Stroke Risk
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
It's also a good idea for women to have their blood sugar
checked and to be sure their cholesterol is at normal
levels, he said. The study is published in ...
Parathyroid hormone level was a
predictor of metabolic syndrome in ...
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Increasing parathyroid hormone levels were associated
with significantly greater odds for metabolic syndrome
among morbidly obese men and women. ...
The Skinny on Diabetes Drugs
Motley Fool - USA
The goal of diabetes drugs is to get the patient's blood
glucose levels under control, but one class of drugs,
called GLP1 agonists, have a nice side ...
10 Drugs with Great Natural
Alternatives
Stop Aging Now -
Washington,DC,USA
It’s used to improve insulin sensitivity and to
treat peripheral neuropathy in people with diabetes. It
increases blood flow to nerves, raises levels of ...
Hard-Hearted CV Says 'No' To Astellas
Forbes - USA
Angina-drug maker turns down $1B
bid as insufficient ...
Saliva Test to Catch Early Diabetes
The Future of Things - USA
Scientists from Oregon and Indiana are developing a
simple saliva test that can diagnose and monitor
treatment of type 2 diabetes. The new test may improve
...
Metabolic factors linked to salt
sensitivity of blood pressure
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Reducing salt intake may be beneficial for patients with
metabolic syndrome, as a graded relationship was observed
between salt sensitivity and risk factors ...
Introduction to the symposium
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
On the basis of insulin-signaling pathways that mirror
those activated by leptin in the central nervous system,
Elmquist et al (4) further suggested that ...
Health notes for Feb. 20, 2009
2TheAdvocate - Baton
Rouge,LA,USA
A study that explores the interaction of two proteins
— one that assists the pancreas with producing
insulin and the other that promotes cell growth —
could ...
Connection found between diabetes and
heart health
Taylor Daily Press -
Taylor,TX,USA
Many diabetics also suffer from heart disease. The
combination of high blood sugar, high blood pressure and
high cholesterol is termed The Metabolic ...
Veggies and fruits keep diabetes at
bay
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Eating a serving of leafy vegetables or three servings of
fruits daily cuts down risk of developing Type-II
diabetes. However, one serving of fruit juice a ...
Leptin at 14 y of age: an ongoing
story
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... insulin resistance and metabolic profile in patients
with lipoatrophy and metabolic syndrome induced by the
highly active antiretroviral therapy. ...
Society
Experts Brief Capitol Hill Staff on Obesity
The Endo Society-USA
On February 12, members of The
Endocrine Society, in collaboration with
Research!America, briefed congressional health policy
staff about the prevention and treatment of obesity...
Counting Your Carbs: An 8-Step Guide
for Better Blood Sugar
Reader's Digest -
Pleasantville,NY,USA
Because carbohydrates raise blood sugar, managing your
carbs is key to managing your diabetes. One way to do it
is through carbohydrate counting. ...
Natural Resistant Starch Curbs
Hunger, Stabilizes Blood Sugar
Food Product Design -
Northbrook,IL,USA
BRIDGEWATER, NJ—Recent articles cited 2008 research
showing that natural resistant starch helps curb hunger
and stabilize blood sugar even one day after ...
Combination of Prescription Diabetes
Drugs Boosts Risk of ...
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Patients undergoing combination treatment
with two different classes of diabetes drugs may be at
increased risk of cardiovascular death, ...
Sulphonylurea Drugs Have Possible
Neuroprotective Effects in ...
DG News - USA
By Kristina Rebelo SAN DIEGO -- February 19, 2009 --
Hospitalised diabetic stroke patients who receive
sulphonylurea therapy appear to be less likely to die ...
From the Editorial Board: I thought I
knew how to manage diabetes
Cortlandt Forum - New
York,NY,USA
By Daniel G. Federman, MD I thought I understood how to
manage diabetes. While each patient is different, caring
for diabetic patients, like breathing, ...
Sanofi-Aventis US Launches
Diabetes-Focused YouTube Channel
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
The stories feature patients describing their personal
triumphs in overcoming their barriers to starting insulin
and chronicle their blood sugar successes. ...
Revascularization makes a
difference in nonacute CAD
AJM-USA
Revascularization by coronary bypass surgery or
percutaneous intervention in conjunction with medical
therapy in patients with nonacute coronary artery disease
is associated with significantly improved survival
compared with medical therapy alone ...
Combination of Two Blood Pressure
Drugs May Lower Diabetics' Kidney Risk
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
The researchers also found that kidney function returned
to normal among some patients who had early signs of
diabetes-related kidney disease before they ...
What is the most effective therapy
for low-dose aspirin induced ...
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
... seems to be increasing in Japan in conjunction with
the increasing proportion of elderly individuals, in whom
metabolic syndrome frequently develops. ...
VAP Test Demonstrates Value of Fish
Oil in Reducing Heart Risk for ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
A number of factors can put athletes at increased risk of
high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity, which
may also lead to metabolic syndrome, ...
Old drug gets new life treating Type
2 diabetes
Indianapolis Star - United
States
One of the basic science researchers there found that an
old drug called salsalate was addressing an element of
inflammation that's relevant to how diabetes ...
Computer Algorithm Allows for
Diabetes Testing Online
Infopackets -
Windsor,ON,Canada
A specialized camera is used on a potentially diabetic
patient to analyze the inner surface of their eye. The
photo is then uploaded to a database of ...
Drinking Coffee Associates with Lower
Risk of Stroke in Women
eFitnessNow -
Venice,California,USA
The women tested had no history of stroke, heart disease,
diabetes or cancer. Published in “Circulation:
Journal of the American Heart Association,” the ...
10 Things to Know about Your Risk for
Heart Disease
EmpowHer - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Diabetes, or high blood sugar, is a serious disorder that
also raises a woman's risk of heart disease enormously.
About 75 percent of women with diabetes ...
Teva invests $10.5 mln in diabetes
drug developer
Reuters - USA
Andromeda, founded in 2007, is developing Type I diabetes
treatment DiaPep277, which is in advanced phase III
clinical trials. ...
Serum procalcitonin and CRP levels in
non-alcoholic fatty liver ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
CRP was reported to increase in metabolic syndrome and
type-2 diabetes. Similarly altered level of serum PCT was
found in chronic liver diseases and ...
10-Q: PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES INC
MarketWatch (press
release) - USA
Melanocortin receptor-based compounds for treatment of
obesity, diabetes and related metabolic syndrome pursuant
to an ongoing research collaboration and ...
Bariatrics surgery increases
fertility of women and men
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -
Pittsburgh,PA,USA
It may be decreased circulating testosterone levels as
they're losing weight or some unknown metabolic changes
that stimulate the body to ovulate better. ...
Researchers turn living cells into
insulin-makers
Canada.com - Don
Mills,Ontario,Canada
Insulin is shown in red. Nuclear GFP, which labels viral
infected cells, is shown in green. Blue DAPI staining
reveals all cell nuclei. ...
Short, Intense Exercise Can Reduce
Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, New ...
Attorney at Law - USA
The shorter, more intense workouts also helped boost the
body’s sensitivity to insulin, the hormone which
regulates blood-sugar levels. ...
Does modest dress among Arab-American
women promote vitamin D ...
Scientific American - USA
But today comes news that one group seems to be at
particular risk, doctors report in the journal Endocrine
Practice. Arab-American women who wore the hijab ...
Intensive insulin therapy improves
outcomes in children in the ICU
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
In pediatric patients with hyperglycemia in the ICU,
intensive age-adjusted insulin therapy improved
short-term outcomes and reduced mortality, according to
...
Aggressive Use of Diabetes Drugs
Kills More People Than it Helps
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Aggressive use of drugs to radically lower
blood sugar in hospitalized diabetics is no longer widely
recommended as it was just a few years ...
Diamyd Receives New
Approval for Study to Follow Swedish Children ...
MarketWatch (press
release) - USA
The follow-up will evaluate control of blood sugar,
insulin requirement, quality of life and diabetes
complications. The main results of the Phase II study ...
Salt warning for people
with metabolic syndrome
OnMedica - London,UK
People with metabolic syndrome need to pay particular
attention to how much salt they eat because their blood
pressure is more sensitive to salt intake, ...
Arete Therapeutics
initiates Phase IIa diabetes trial
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
All patients enrolled in the study will be
treatment-naive for type 2 diabetes medications. The
trial will evaluate two schedules of AR9281 and placebo
...
Avosentan may repress
Diabetic Kidney Disease: Study
TheMedGuru -
Chandigarh,India
By Abhi Salzburg, Austria, February 15: A study has found
that a new drug called avosentan might be effective in
slowing the progression of diabetic kidney ...
How Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Protect Against Liver Damage And Insulin ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
The mice given the omega-3-rich diet exhibited less
hepatic inflammation and improved insulin tolerance. This
was due to the formation of protectins and ...
Type 2 Diabetes Linked
to Signalling Pathway Behind Pancreatic ...
MedIndia - Chennai,India
Revealing their findings online in Experimental Diabetes
Research, the researchers said that they could provide a
potential new target for therapy. ...
News for Week #06 2009
Tattoo Doubles as a
Blood Glucose Level Monitor: Rebellious Yet ...
Gizmodo - USA
On a related note, diabetes is now the hippest metabolic
syndrome in town. The ink is made up of a bunch of tiny
spheres, about 120 nanometers across, ...
Fake Cialis linked to dangerously low
blood sugar
CBC.ca -
Toronto,Ontario,Canada
An unusual outbreak of dangerously low blood sugar has
been traced to illegal anti-impotence drugs and herbal
remedies contaminated with a drug for ...
OmniPod(R) Insulin Management System
Selected as a Finalist for ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
The OmniPod(R) Insulin Management System is the first and
only continuous insulin delivery system of its kind on
the market. The OmniPod System offers ...
Cinnamon Balances Blood Sugar and
Lowers Cholesterol
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
Cinnamon, known botanically as Cinnamomum zeylanicum, has
the ability to have a positive effect on blood sugar and
cholesterol. Aside from adding spice and ...
DOH plans to regulate prices of chemo
medicine, insulin
Philippine Star -
Manila,Philippines
By Sheila Crisostomo Updated February 12, 2009 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH)
plans to include chemotherapy drugs and insulin ...
Twins reveal data on
diabetes-dementia association
Modern Medicine -
Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA
Mountains of data attest to the adverse consequences of
diabetes: coronary heart disease (CHD), kidney failure,
blindness, peripheral neuropathy. ...
Higher Blood Sugar Levels Linked To
Lower Brain Function In ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
The study appears in this month's issue of Diabetes Care.
The ongoing Memory in Diabetes (MIND) study, a sub-study
of the Action to Control Cardiovascular ...
Health Tip: Diabetics and Drinking
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
(HealthDay News) -- If you have diabetes and get insulin
shots or take other diabetes medication, you may end up
with low blood sugar if you drink alcohol, ...
Medical Network Benefits Diabetic
Patients in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Cuba Headlines - Ciudad
Habana,Habana,Cuba
The health system in the central Cuban province of Sancti
Spiritus treats diabetic patients through an integrated
care network. According to statistics ...
Boost for diabetes management
Daily Sun -
Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
As a result of this discovery, Nelson has been granted a
US patent for ADI, a herbal anti-diabetic
phytopharmaceutical, which holds a lot of promise in the
...
South Asians most likely to get
diabetes
Scotsman - United Kingdom
PEOPLE of south Asian origin are more likely to contract
diabetes than the rest of the population, a city
university has found. The research by Edinburgh ...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Relief for
diabetic foot ulcers
Jakarta Post -
Jakarta,Indonesia
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic
illnesses in the developed world today and has a
worldwide prevalence estimated at 2.8 percent. ...
Health Scares Reduce Smoking but Not
Waistlines, Survey Finds
New York Times - United
States
But obese and overweight people lose two to three pounds
at most after being diagnosed with a serious illness like
heart disease or diabetes, according to ...
Ceapro Announces the Signing of a
Research, License and Supply ...
SYS-CON Media -
Montvale,NJ,USA
IR2Dx is a metabolic syndrome diagnostics company. The
company has tests to address the key medical questions
involved in treating the underlying conditions ...
Investigational Liraglutide Improves
Outcomes as Oral Agent Add-On
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
9 -- Diabetes outcomes may improve more by combining the
experimental incretin mimetic liraglutide with metformin
than by using glimepiride (Amaryl) as a ...
Pathologically Elevated Blood Fat
Levels In Obesity: Molecular ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Mice suffering from metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes
produce only small amounts of a molecule called LSR in
the liver, as reported by researchers ...
Blue eyes and diabetes: How evolution
keeps evolving
Arizona Daily Sun -
Flagstaff,AZ,USA
Type 2 diabetes may be one of the consequences.
Scientists have compared the genetic profiles of diabetes
patients to those of healthy controls and found ...
News for Week #05 2009
Icahn: Biotechs For Sale
Forbes - NY,USA
Amylin is the maker of the twice-daily injectible
diabetes treatment Byetta, a major force within the
diabetes sector. While the drug has hit a few snags ...
Atorvastatin was beneficial for women
with PCOS
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Atorvastatin use reduced inflammation, biochemical
hyperandrogenemia and metabolic parameters after 12 weeks
in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. ...
Isis Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial
of SGLT2 Antisense Drug
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Decreasing SGLT2 levels promotes glucose excretion in the
urine and reduces blood sugar levels, making it an
attractive target for the treatment of diabetes ...
Possible Drug Target For Obesity
Treatment A 'No-brainer'
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
"We don't know whether this gene is defective in
some of the obese or metabolic syndrome patients –
those are things that need to be investigated,"
Zhang ...
Molecule that suppresses immune
response under study in type 1 ...
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
The idea is to teach the immune system of children at
high risk for type 1 diabetes not to attack the
insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. ...
Growth Hormone Promotes Selective
Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
But only the growth hormone group saw improvements in
insulin resistance measured by the homeostasis model
assessment of insulin resistance (six month ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Completes
Proof of Concept Study of Insulin ...
SYS-CON Media -
Montvale,NJ,USA
OB), a developer of alternative drug delivery systems,
announced today that it has concluded a proof of concept
study in South Africa of insulin ...
Study Tests Anti-Inflammatory Drug
for Poorly Controlled Type 2 ...
National Institutes of
Health (press release) - USA
Researchers in 20 medical centers across the country are
enrolling adults with type 2 diabetes who have poorly
controlled blood glucose to participate in a ...
Study finds link between egg
consumption and diabetes
SmartBrief -
Washington,DC,USA
Adults who eat one egg a day increase their risk of Type
2 diabetes by as much as 77% compared with people who
don't eat eggs. ...
Resistin Arrest: New Approach Shows
Human Resistin Contributes To ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Resistin is a soluble factor produced by fat cells
(adipocytes) that is linked to the development of insulin
resistance in mice. However, studies have thus ...
News for Week #04 2009
Red alert
The Engineer - London,UK
For an insulin-dependent diabetic, for example, the
software will ask when they last ate, then for a blood
sugar level from a pinprick test. ...
ICON Delivers New
Electronic Solution to Expedite Clinical Trial ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
The evaluation of cardiovascular risk in diabetic trials
has been the subject of recent FDA guidance.
Recommendations published in December 2008 require ...
Losing Weight Lessens
Heart Disease Risk
TopNews - Noida,Uttar
Pradesh,India
Doctors at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular
Center in Houston showed that reducing weight virtually
lowers the risk of having metabolic syndrome. ...
Lose weight the right
way
Hindu - Chennai,India
A BMI greater than 23 increases risk of heart disease,
diabetes, hypertension, stroke and metabolic syndrome.
The probability of developing disease ...
LT Foods scores brownie
points on health platform
Economic Times -
Gurgaon,Haryana,India
... can now lower your cholesterol level and protect you
against cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes ,
metabolic syndrome and breast and colon cancer. ...
Glenmark’s
molecule for Osteoarthritic and Neuropathic Pain, GRC ...
PipelineReview.com (press
release) - Barcelona,Spain
dermatology and metabolic disorders [Diabetes, Obesity,
etc.]. The Company is in the process of creating
marketing front-ends for the launch of its ...
Indian researchers
nano-pill will soon make insulin jabs history
Thaindian.com -
Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Melbourne, Jan 24 (ANI): Diabetics would soon be able to
take a pill of insulin-filled nanoparticles instead of
having to give themselves painful jabs, ...
Insulin, Leptin, and Blood Sugar
– Why Diabetic Medication Fails
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Type II diabetes is a difficult metabolic
problem. It is a national embarrassment that so many of
our young people are becoming type II ...
Regenerx to close its
Phase II diabetic vitrectomy trial
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
By Staff Writer The small proof-of-concept diabetic
vitrectomy (DV) trial has been enrolling slowly due to
newer surgical procedures that have resulted in a ...
News for Week #03 2009
Cholesterol Particle
Size Associated with Coronary Risk More ...
Modern Medicine -
Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA
Although the correlation between particle size and risk
of coronary artery disease reflected the risk associated
with the symptoms of the metabolic syndrome ...
Cutting Edge
Information Reveals That New Diabetes Drugs to Face ...
MSNBC - USA
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - Cardiovascular risks are at
the heart of a new FDA mandate requiring additional
clinical testing on type II diabetes drugs. ...
ADAPT: Once-daily
detemir was noninferior to twice-daily dosing in ...
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Insulin doses were titrated after one month and patients
were followed for three months. After month four,
patients could switch regimens; those who did ...
DiaKine Therapeutics
Drug Improves Type 2 Insulin Action; Reduces ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
LSF was shown to increase insulin action and reduce the
level of inflammatory cells in fat tissue of mice fed
diets high in polyunsaturated or saturated ...
Conditions that can
cause obesity
guardian.co.uk - UK
It makes a chemical that helps to control how much energy
your body uses (it changes your metabolic rate). If you
have hypothyroidism, your thyroid gland ...
Other types of diabetes
and high blood glucose
guardian.co.uk - UK
The metabolic syndrome isn't a disease. It's a group of
features that are linked to your body's metabolism.
Metabolism is the name given to all the chemical ...
What's the evidence for
losing weight?
guardian.co.uk - UK
Dietary composition in restoring reproductive and
metabolic physiology in overweight women with polycystic
ovary syndrome. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology ...
What's the evidence for
intensive treatment programmes?
guardian.co.uk - UK
Another summary that included more than 2000 people
having intensive treatment with insulin pumps.[2] It
showed that people using insulin pumps were more ...
Sitagliptin and
vildagliptin
guardian.co.uk - UK
In studies, no-one got very low blood sugar (severe
hypoglycaemia). However, some people got mild low blood
sugar when taking them as well as sulphonylureas ...
Research and Markets:
Enhancing Diabetic Care through Intelligent ...
MarketWatch (press
release) - USA
This executive update examines technologies used for
monitoring diabetic patients in the home, analyzes major
product and service categories, and profiles ...
Early insulin treatment
may help people with type 2 diabetes
guardian.co.uk - UK
Eventually, if taking tablets no longer helps, some
people with type 2 diabetes need insulin injections to
control their blood glucose. ...
Ohio State Study Shows
Link Between Bad Air and Diabetes
Media Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Cardiovascular and lung researchers at The Ohio State
University Medical Center are the first to report a
direct link between air pollution and diabetes. ...
How Bittman saved the
world and lost his belly
Globe and Mail - Canada
So had his blood sugar, an ominous sign for a 57-year-old
carrying extra pounds and a family history of diabetes.
He had developed sleep apnea, too, ...
Risk of diabetes in
pregnancy higher in some women
Tehran Times - Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Certain ethnic groups and women
with lower socioeconomic status are at increased risk of
developing diabetes while pregnant, ...
Metabasis announces 38
more job cuts
San Diego Union Tribune -
San Diego,CA,USA
Metabasis said it would focus on its two lead products:
one for diabetes and the other for hyperlipidemia, which
is a high level of fats in the bloodstream.
Arthritis drug may
treat diabetes
MarketWatch (press
release) - USA
Steven Shoelson found an 1876 article in the journal that
suggested the arthritis drug salsalate may help diabetics
control their blood sugar, ...
Effects of Different
Types of Bariatric Surgery Should Be Considered
Medscape - USA
Physicians must anticipate the rapid improvements in
insulin action after bariatric surgery and adjust
diabetic regimens accordingly to avoid hypoglycemia. ...
Police booze error on
diabetic death
Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
By Euan Stretch 20/01/2009 A pensioner suffering a
diabetic attack died after being arrested by police who
thought he was drunk. ...
Trials Loom for Parents
Who Embraced Faith Over Medicine
New York Times - United
States
The county coroner ruled that she had died from diabetic
ketoacidosis resulting from undiagnosed and untreated
juvenile diabetes. The condition occurs when ...
Metabolic syndrome and
physical activity in southernBrazilian ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
The association between a sedentary lifestyle and obesity
is well documented, and is linked to an increased
prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS). ...
Heart Risk Linked to
Metabolic Syndrome and Smoking Chinese study ...
Modern Medicine -
Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA
20 (HealthDay News) -- In China, older adults with
metabolic syndrome who are exposed to either active or
passing smoking have an increased risk of ...
Excessive Weight Loss
Can Be a Bad Thing
Newswise (press release) -
USA
Rather, cachexia is a complicated metabolic syndrome that
is often associated with anorexia, inflammation, insulin
resistance and increased muscle protein ...
Saliva Test Could
Monitor Type 2 Diabetes
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
Their goal was to find proteins associated with the blood
sugar disease. The researchers found 65 proteins that
occurred twice as frequently in the people ...
Psoriasis-Related Risks
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
After the researchers adjusted for sex, body mass index,
and cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension and
metabolic syndrome, they found that ...
Use the Glycemic Index
Table to Achieve Healthy Weight Loss
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
Foods are scored by calculating the carbohydrate content
and measuring how much this causes blood sugar levels to
increase after eating them. ...
Researchers Seek
Patients To Participate In "Vulnerable" Plaque
...
Boston Channel.com - MA,
USA
Participants must have a diagnosis of coronary artery
disease as well as metabolic syndrome, a precursor of
diabetes characterized by obesity, ...
JUPITER data could
expand number of older US adults who may ...
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
The JUPITER population was more likely to be female,
older, obese and have hypertension and metabolic syndrome
compared with individuals with no indication ...
News for Week #02 2009
More Beneficiaries of
Statin Therapy Identified Up to 80 percent ...
Modern Medicine -
Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA
Those more likely to be indicated for statin therapy are
female, older, obese, hypertensive and have the metabolic
syndrome, the investigators found. ...
Chamomile Tea Regulates
Blood Sugar, Prevents and Manages Diabetes
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
The authors of the study stated there is a clear link
between the daily consumption of chamomile tea and
preventing the progression of diabetes and ...
BPA Clearly Linked to
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Newsinferno.com - New
York,NY,USA
Certain populations with higher BPA levels in their
bodies are at an increased risk of developing diabetes
and heart disease. LivingtheScience.com recently ...
Insulin Mimickers in
Black Tea Could Help Prevent Diabetes
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Natural chemicals contained in black tea
might mimic insulin's effects in the body and help
protect against diabetes, according to a study ...
Nut-Enriched
Mediterranean Diet May Be Useful for Metabolic Syndrome
HealthandAge.com
Over 60 percent of these participants met the criteria
for metabolic syndrome. All participants were provided
with education about the Mediterranean diet ...
Diabetes 3rd major
cause of death
The Nation, Pakistan -
Karachi,Pakistan
KARACHI - Diabetes is considered third major cause of
death in the world and around 3.2 million people die
every year from diabetic disorders around the ...
DexCom, JNJ Pump Up
Diabetes Partnership
Forbes - NY,USA
The insulin pump joint venture between Johnson &
Johnson and DexCom goes global, setting the stage for a
possible takeover. According to a DexCom (nasdaq: ...
Topical phenytoin may
improve foot ulcers healing for patients ...
Nursing Times - UK
Using topical phenytoin to treat recalcitrant neuropathic
diabetic foot ulcers may improve wound healing according
to a small scale study published in the ...
Insulin-degrading
enzyme is exported via an unconventional protein ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a ubiquitously
expressed zinc-metalloprotease that degrades several
pathophysiologically significant extracellular ...
Diabetes: Human Beta
Cells Can Be Easily Induced To Replicate
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
The discovery not only could improve models and methods
for studying diabetes, but also opens up new
possibilities for treating the condition. ...
Health food impostors
revealed by Prevention magazine
St. Louis Post-Dispatch -
MO, United States
Drinking just one can or bottle a day increases your risk
of metabolic syndrome, which packs on heart-unhealthy
belly fat. Sip flavored seltzer water ...
Should You Stop Taking
Birth Control Pills if You're Over 35?
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
Diabetes: The jury's still out as to whether oral
contraceptives adversely affect a diabetic's blood sugar
levels, but to be on the safe side, ...
Time for a fresh start
for the FDA
Financial Times -
London,England,UK
The FDA has been lambasted by politicians over
side-effects of the diabetes drug Avandia, and the
failure to prevent the import of contaminated products
...
New drug takes eight
years for approval in the US
Thaindian.com -
Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) New drugs being developed for
complex diseases might still take eight long years to win
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Predicting Heart
Trouble - 2009-01-12
exduco.net - Toscany,Italy
In this case, they pinpoint a diabetic subgroup at
particularly high risk for coronary artery disease.
Reporting in the Nov. 26 Journal of the American ...
ALRT Health-E-Connect
Diabetes Management System Used in Clinical ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
Currently, industry data indicates that only 14% of
prescribed self-testing of blood sugar is actually
performed. Results from a pilot project reported by ...
Qnexa Treatment Results
in Improved Glucose Control in Obese Non ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
“We know that Qnexa will lower HbA1c in diabetic
subjects, but for the first time, we have observed a
lowering of HbA1c in non-diabetic subjects. ...
High heart-related
death risk in diabetes
Irish Health - Ireland
Men with type 2 diabetes who do not have heart disease
are as likely to die from heart problems as men with
established heart disease, the results of a new ...
Hyperbaric oxygen
chambers can help treat hard-to-heal wounds
Detroit Free Press -
United States
Peet, a retired Chrysler assembly-line worker and a
diabetic who has had two toes amputated on his left foot,
watches movies inside the chamber to make the ...
Cell and molecular
mechanisms of keratinocyte function stimulated ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Results: We show here that insulin, when topically
applied to skin excision wounds, accelerates
re-epithelialization and stimulates
"maturation" of the ...
Service-dog fiasco
stirs family to act
Denver Post -
Denver,CO,USA
But Mark says the dog he worked so hard to get did not
detect serious changes in his brother's blood sugar, as
was promised, and the dog also bit Jason's ...
FDA wants closer
scrutiny of new diabetes drugs
American Medical News
(subscription) - USA
With type 2 diabetes already increasing heart risks, the
FDA is seeking assurances that new drugs won't do further
damage. By Susan J. Landers, AMNews staff ...
Deficiency of a
ß-arrestin-2 Signal Complex Causes Insulin Resistance
Insciences Organisation -
Basel,Switzerland
A recent research discovers that the deficiency of a
ß-arrestin-2 signal complex contributes to insulin
resistance in human body and therefore results in ...
News for Week #01 2009
Smoking increases risk
of diabetes
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
Smoking increases the risk of developing diabetes, one of
the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world,
by seven percent. ...
Fat cells reduce
diabetes risk - big bums are okay
Daily Telegraph -
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Buttock and hip fat may protect women against type 2
diabetes, from which more than 1.7 million Australians
now suffer, researchers from the Harvard Medical ...
Slower function of the
brain in diabetics
Herald.ie - Dublin,Ireland
By Jane Last People who develop diabetes as adults may
experience a slowdown in mental abilities as early as
their 50s, a new study shows. ...
Barbecued Turkey Loaves
abc11tv.com -
Raleigh,NC,USA
From "Mr. Food: Diabetic Dinners in a Dash"
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Coat a 9" x 13"
baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl,
...
Diabetes tied to early
cognitive slowdown
United Press International
- USA
5 (UPI) -- Talking, planning, organizing and paying
attention to details are worse in people with type 2
diabetes than in healthy adults, a Canadian study ...
Simple Diabetes
Prevention in the New Year
SYS-CON Brasil - NJ,USA
While you can't control the economy, you can control your
risk of developing one of the growing health problems in
America... diabetes. ...
Photo: New Yale
University Prevention Research Center Study Finds ...
Reuters - USA
Reduced Dangerous Visceral Belly Fat by 33% Study Also
Reveals FBD Lowers Cholesterol (On Average 21 Pts.),
Blood Pressure, Inflammation & Insulin ...
Design of FitFor2
study: the effects of an exercise program on ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
In FitFor2-study we aim to assess whether an exercise
program can improve insulin sensitivity and fasting
plasma glucose levels of women at high risk for ...
Diabetes database helps
chart rate of disease in Oregon
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
(AP) - Schools across Oregon are contributing to a new
database that charts the scope of childhood diabetes in
Oregon. The goal, public health officials say ...
Dog sniffs out trouble
for boy with diabetes
WBBH - Fort Myers,FL,USA
FORT MYERS: As a diabetic patient, 8-year-old Anthony
Mastrapola knows it’s important to monitor his blood
sugar level. But he doesn’t always notice the ...
A tablet a day may cast
dialysis away
The Age -
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Diabetic Lionel Alexander, who needs nightly dialysis,
says he wishes there had been a drug like FT-11
"before my kidneys went". Photo: Rebecca Hallas
EVERY ...
Four Drug Companies
Vying for Diabetes Patients
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
The report highlights the level of communication between
patients and healthcare providers relating to insulin
injections and also spotlights how those ...
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