News for Week #26 2008
How Seriously Do You
Take Diabetes?
New York Times Blogs - New
York,NY,USA
Diabetes made headlines last week when it was reported
that about 8 percent of the United States population, or
24 million people,
News for Week #25 2008
Elixir Pharmaceuticals Announces
Ghrelin Agonist Data Presentation ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
... results from in-vivo preclinical studies with the
Company’s ghrelin agonist, EX-1314, were presented
at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. ...
Pilot study gives sign of fish oil
for insulin sensitivity
NutraIngredients.com -
Montpellier,France
By staff reporter 18-Jun-2008 - A pilot study
investigating the effects of fish oil supplements has
hinted that there may be some benefits for insulin ...
Pfizer Wins Longer Life For Lipitor
Forbeu- USA
Drug giant cuts deal with Ranbaxy to keep generic version
off market for five months, allowing billions in
additional sales.
'Big breakfast key to slimming'
The Press Association -
... on an ordinary low-carb diet and 48 on the "big
breakfast" diet. She presented her findings at the
annual meeting of The Endocrine Society in San Francisco.
Diabetes, depression linked
Baltimore Sun - United
States
By David Kohn | Sun reporter For the first time in a
single study, Johns Hopkins scientists have found that
diabetes contributes to depression and vice ...
ADA: HEART2D Study Shows No Cardiovascular
Benefit by Targeting Postprandial Glucose Levels*
-68th ADA Meetings - San
Francisco
Yet another trial failing to link
cardiovascular benefit to glycemic control (post-prandial
this time.)...
After Russert’s Death, Talk
Focuses on Diabetic Hearts
findingDulcinea - New
York,New York,USA
... deaths in people with type 2 diabetes, and it has
long been thought that reducing blood-sugar levels is
best for prevention of cardiovascular disease. ...
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early
Puberty in Young Girls
Forbes - NY,USA
TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug
metformin slows the onset of early puberty and reduces
the risk of insulin resistance in girls at ...
Study Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging
Form of Diabetes
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- A link appears to
exist between a herpes virus and an atypical form of type
2 diabetes in persons from sub-Saharan ...
Gene variants linked to metabolic
syndrome and HDL cholesterol levels
News from Washington
University in St. Louis - Saint Louis,MO,USA
People with metabolic syndrome have at least three of the
following symptoms: abdominal obesity, high blood
triglyceride levels, lower good cholesterol ...
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY OBESE TEENS
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BANDING
Newswise (press release) -
USA
The preliminary results will be presented at The
Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San
Francisco. Previous studies suggest that this minimally
...
News for Week #24 2008
Intense Blood Glucose
Control Yields No Significant Effect on CVD in VA Study
...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
"They had unacceptable A1Cs on maximal doses of at
least one oral antidiabetes drug and/or insulin, meaning
they averaged 9.5% when a normal A1C is 6%," he ...
Understanding Kidney
Cell Suicide In Diabetes Patients
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
9, 2008) — Diabetes is the leading cause of renal
failure that requires dialysis. The disease generates
such a hostile environment that it forces the kidney ...
Experimental Diabetes
Drug Does Not Interfere With Lipid Reduction ...
DG News - USA
ABT-335 plus rosuvastatin was similar in diabetic and
nondiabetic subjects," said lead investigator Peter
H. Jones, MD, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, ...
Four million Britons
will have diabetes by 2025
Telegraph.co.uk - United
Kingdom
By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Britain should
brace itself for a diabetes "explosion" with
the number of people suffering from the disease set to
...
Obese Scots face
diabetes risk
The Press Association -
Around 371000 Scots are at risk of developing diabetes
because of poor diet and obesity, new figures have
revealed. Charity Diabetes UK warned the ...
InteKrin Therapeutics
Presents Phase 2a Data at American Diabetes ...
FOXBusiness - USA
InteKrin Therapeutics is a privately-held clinical-stage
drug development company focused on diabetes, obesity and
metabolic disease. ...
High-Dose Atorvastatin
Offers Sustained Cardiovascular Protection ...
DG News - USA
"Patients with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome
who are at increased risk of multiple CV [cardiovascular
events] continue to benefit from long-term ...
BETA CELL DEFECT LINKED
TO TYPE 2 DIABETES
Newswise (press release) -
USA
Newswise — Scientists at the Joslin Diabetes Center
in Boston have found that a defect in the beta cells that
make and release insulin has implications for ...
New Data From
Head-to-Head Study Suggests Once-Daily Levemir(R) Is ...
FOXBusiness - USA
Hypoglycemia is the most common adverse effect of all
insulin therapies, including Levemir(R). As with all
insulins, the timing of hypoglycemic events may ...
Arisaph Pharmaceuticals
Announces at the ADA that Its Potent DPP 4 ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
The results showed that ARI-2243 produced a 29% reduction
in glucose excursion during an oral glucose tolerance
test (OGTT) in DPP 4 knock-out mice. ...
Bristol-Myers,
AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Effective In Study
CNNMoney.com - USA
(BMY) and AstraZeneca (AZN), shows the drug is effective
in treating type 2 diabetes with a safety profile similar
to placebo. The companies also proposed ...
Glutathione peroxidase 1 Pro198Leu
variant contributes to the ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Background: There has been much interest in the role of
free radicals and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of
metabolic syndrome (MetS). ...
Clinical Study Shows
Liraglutide Reduced Blood Sugar, Weight, And ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
... alone produced statistically significant improvement
in blood sugar (glucose) control in patients with type 2
diabetes, as compared to glimepiride, ...
Study Shows Lantus(R)
Helped People Living with Type 2 Diabetes ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
SAN FRANCISCO , June 7 -- Results from a new study
presented at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA)
68th Annual Scientific Sessions reinforce the ...
Hearts don't gain if
blood sugar leashed
Chicago Tribune - United
States
At that time, researchers made the surprising
announcement that study participants who were rigorously
controlling their blood sugar actually had a higher ...
No link between blood
sugar, heart attacks
United Press International
- USA
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 (UPI) -- Two large studies, in
Australia and the United States, have found that
aggressive reduction of blood sugar fails to protect ...
News for Week #23 2008
ADVANCE: intensive
glucose control reduced micro- and ...
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Sixty-nine percent had a history of hypertension, 75%
were receiving concurrent BP-lowering therapy, 91% were
receiving oral hypoglycemic agents and 40% had ...
Orexigen Therapeutics
says Contrave shows potential to reduce ...
RTT News -
Williamsville,NY,USA
The Contrave study subjects showed a 50% reduction in the
prevalence of metabolic syndrome, the company said.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors ...
Takeda diabetes drug
lowers blood sugar in trials
Reuters - USA
T: Quote, Profile, Research) experimental diabetes drug
alogliptin significantly lowers blood sugar alone and in
combination with other common therapies, ...
Sanofi diabetes drug
shows promise in study
Reuters - USA
By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK (Reuters) - An experimental
injectable type 2 diabetes drug being developed by
Sanofi-Aventis SA was well tolerated and ...
Monotherapy BYETTA(R)
(exenatide) Injection Study Results ...
istockAnalyst.com -
Salem,OR,USA
There were no instances of severe hypoglycemia.The
overall incidence of hypoglycemia was similar to that
seen in studieswhere exenatide was used in ...
Bristol-Myers' New-Type
Diabetes Drug Controls Sugar, Weight
Bloomberg - USA
s experimental diabetes drug, the first in a new family
of medicines, controls blood sugar and spurs weight loss
more than an older treatment, a study found ...
Novo Nordisk diabetes
drug tops Byetta in trial
guardian.co.uk - UK
By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - Novo
Nordisk's experimental type 2 diabetes drug, liraglutide,
was superior in controlling blood sugar in a ...
Endogenous Insulin
Production Maintained in Type 1 Diabetic ...
DG News - USA
Four of these recipients have preserved endogenous
insulin secretion for more than 3 years after the first
islet infusion. Three of the patients became ...
ACCORD Clinical Trial
Publishes Results
National Institutes of
Health (press release) - USA
Intensively targeting blood sugar to near-normal levels
in adults with type 2 diabetes at especially high risk
for heart attack and stroke does not ...
Sangamo upbeat about
diabetes-related drug
Bizjournals.com -
Charlotte,NC,USA
A trial of Sangamo BioSciences Inc.'s drug for
diabetes-associated nerve damage has yielded encouraging
results, the company said Friday. ...
Aggressive approach to
diabetes proves harmful
Nature.com (subscription)
- London,England,UK
Patients with type 2 diabetes, a high risk of
cardiovascular disease, and who use aggressive measures
to reduce their blood sugar levels could actually be ...
Sangamo Sinks On
Interim Data
Forbes - NY,USA
SB-509 treats the lower-leg nerve damage caused by
diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy affects 10 million people
in the US and is the cause of at least 70% of the ...
Retinol-Binding Protein
4 and Its Relation to Insulin Resistance ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: There are limited and controversial data
concerning the relationships between retinol-binding
protein 4 (RBP4), weight status, and insulin ...
Insulin-Sensitizing
Effects of Exercise on Adiponectin and Retinol ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Exercise training enhances insulin sensitivity.
Changes in retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP4) and
adiponectin levels are linked to insulin resistance ...
Insulin-Stimulated
Rates of Glucose Uptake in Muscle in ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Background: In hyperthyroidism, although hepatic insulin
resistance is well established, information on the
effects of insulin on glucose uptake in skeletal ...
The Proinflammatory
Mediator CD40 Ligand Is Increased in the ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Objectives: We hypothesized that the CD40/CD40 ligand
(CD40L) system is up-regulated in the metabolic syndrome
(MS) and modulated by adiponectin (AN). ...
Insulin Sensitivity Is
Correlated with Subcutaneous but Not ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Aim: Our aim was to explore the relationship between
insulin sensitivity, body fat distribution, ectopic
(liver and skeletal muscle) fat deposition, ...
Resveratrol in Mice
Corante - Boston,MA,USA
There's a huge insulin-signaling component in this whole
field of study - the putative target of resveratrol (the
sirtuins) are thoroughly tangled up in ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
To Present Oral Insulin Trial Results At ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Dr. Lutz Heinemann, CEO of Profil Institute for Metabolic
Research, "Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of
Alternate Insulin Delivery Systems," on ...
(6/5) Aliskiren helps
improve albuminuria in patients with ...
NephrOnline -
Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Adding the renin inhibitor aliskiren to optimal
antihypertensive therapy reduces albuminuria in patients
with diabetic nephropathy, reports the New England ...
Myocardial involvement
during the early course of type 2 diabetes ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Fourty-five consecutive male patients (mean age 52.5
years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus of recent onset (23
hypertensives and 22 normotensives) and 22 age ...
Diabetes treatments
take stage at ADA meeting
CNNMoney.com - USA
Other companies presenting study findings at the ADA
meeting on developing diabetes treatments include
Valencia, Calif.-based MannKind Corp., Paris-based ...
Dad’s Love Is
Behind Diabetes Breakthrough
Tri State Observer -
Milford,PA,USA
We’d put her in bed between us. one day you’d
measure her eating and insulin and she’d be fine.
The next day you’d do the exact same thing and
she’d go into ...
Rimonabant has been
associated with five deaths in the UK
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
... which are not currently in the product information
for rimonabant and have been identified as new safety
signals, include hypoglycemic reactions (seven ...
MacroChem Announces
Presentation by Michael Zasloff, MD, PhD on ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
at a symposium entitled New Developments in Diabetic Foot
Wound Assessment and Treatment at the 68th Scientific
Session of the American Diabetes Association ...
Generex Biotechnology
Commences Patient Dosing For Pivotal Phase ...
Primenewswire (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Generex Oral-lyn, a liquid formulation of human regular
insulin, is sprayed into the mouth with a simple device
similar to inhalers used for the treatment ...
NY foundation invests
$35 million to fight diabetes
Newsday - Long
Island,NY,USA
The money is going toward improving care for those who
already have diabetes and community efforts to advance
detection and prevention of the disease. ...
Pesticides May Raise
Risk Of Diabetes
NBC Sandiego.com - San
Diego,CA,USA
People who spread pesticide have a higher risk of
diabetes than the rest of the population, according to a
new study. Scientists from the National ...
New Link Between
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: UBC Researchers ...
University of British
Columbia - Vancouver,BC,Canada
The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, explains that high levels
of fat in the blood destroy insulin-producing ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
to Present Oral Insulin Trial Results at ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
Dr. Lutz Heinemann , CEO of Profil Institute for
Metabolic Research, "Pharmacokinetics and
Pharmacodynamics of Alternate Insulin Delivery
Systems," on ...
Researchers ID
Inflammation-Fighting Pathway in Fat Cells
U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA
... and turn the pathway into a trigger of chronic
inflammation, leading to increased risk of insulin
resistance, diabetes and other metabolic disorders. ...
Diabetes Studies Get
Low Grades on Issues That Matter to Patients
Wall Street Journal Blogs
- New York,NY,USA
Instead, most are looking primarily at the drugs’
ability to control blood sugar. That focus on a stand-in
measure of disease, or surrogate marker, ...
DiObex to Present at
Canaccord Adams Diabetes and Obesity Conference
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
DIO-901 (very low dose glucagon) is in development in two
convenient delivery forms for the prevention of nocturnal
hypoglycemia induced by insulin ...
Microsphere-based Vaccine Promises
New Hope Against New-onset Diabetes
Medi News Direct -
Bangalore,Karnataka,India
In order to evaluate the efficacy of antisense
oligonucleotide-formulated microspheres against
autoimmune diabetes, the researchers injected ...
AtheroGenics Announces
Five Abstracts Accepted for the American ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
A "Late Breaking Clinical Studies" oral
presentation entitled, "Delay in Progression to Type
2 Diabetes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
Treated with ...
Akesis Pharmaceuticals
Completes Phase IIa Trial of AKP-020 for ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
In this single blinded study in Type 2 diabetic subjects
Akesis dosed a total of 10 Type 2 diabetic patients with
either 20mg of AKP-020 or placebo. ...
Olive oil-rich Med diet
may protect against diabetes
NutraIngredients.com -
Montpellier,France
04-Jun-2008 - Consuming a traditional Mediterranean diet,
rich in fruit, vegetables, olive oil and fish, may reduce
the risk of developing diabetes by a ...
The Prevalence of
Metabolic Syndrome Among US Women of ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome phenotype and 2
of its clinical correlates significantly increased
between 1988 and 2004 (increase for metabolic ...
Diabetes May Increase
Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in ...
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Describe the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma associated
with diabetes in patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis.
List risk factors associated with ...
HSPH researchers
discover natural inflammation-fighting mechanism ...
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
This signaling pathway serves as a natural counterbalance
to a parallel signaling chain that promotes inflammation
and can lead to insulin resistance -- a ...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
to Present Promising Data From Diabetes and ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
Oral Late Breaker: "Pramlintide or Mealtime Insulin
Added to Basal Insulin Treatment in Patients with Type 2
Diabetes" will be presented by Matthew Riddle, ...
Sirolimus Linked to
Diabetes
Newsinferno.com - New
York,NY,USA
Patients being treated following kidney transplantation
with the anti-rejection drug sirolimus may experience an
increased risk of diabetes. ...
Metabasis to Present at
the American Diabetes Association Meeting ...
Centre Daily Times -
Centre,PA,USA
In addition, Dr. Paul Laikind, Metabasis' president and
chief executive officer, will present at the Canaccord
Adams Diabetes and Obesity Conference at the ...
CytRx to Present
Favorable Study Data with Iroxanadine in Diabetic ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
“We believe that iroxanadine could represent a new
paradigm in pharmaceutical intervention for diabetic foot
ulcers,” said Dr. Ng. “We refer to our approach
...
News for Week #22 2008
Inactivity now can lead
to health risks later
Nashua Telegraph -
Nashua,NH,USA
Seven years later, as teenagers, about 5 percent of them
were found to have metabolic syndrome, a collection of
five conditions (hypertension, ...
Influence of 5-HT 2C
receptor and leptin gene polymorphisms ...
British Journal of
Psychiatry (subscription) - UK
Obesity and metabolic syndrome are significant problems
for patients taking antipsychotic drugs. Evidence is
emerging of genetic risk factors. ...
First- v. second-generation
antipsychotics and risk for diabetes ...
British Journal of
Psychiatry (subscription) - UK
The increased prevalence of diabetes in schizophrenia is
partly attributed to antipsychotic treatment, in
particular second-generation antipsychotics, ...
Traditional
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Diabetes Risk
HealthJockey.com -
Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
But it was unknown till date that the diet also helps in
cutting the risk of type 2 diabetes. After a study of
eight years from December 1999 and November ...
DexCom, Inc. at
Citigroup Healthcare Conference - Final
Insurance News Net (press
release) - Harrisburg,PA,USA
They're compensating by going into -- spending a
considerable amount of time in the hypoglycemic range to
compensate for that time spending in the ...
Nonalcoholic Fatty
Liver Linked to Kidney Disease in Diabetic Patients
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
... smoking, diabetes duration, glycosylated hemoglobin,
lipids, baseline estimated GFR, microalbuminuria, and
medications (hypoglycemic, lipid-lowering, ...
Pink bark reduces blood
sugar in diabetics
United Press International
- USA
TUCSON, May 29 (UPI) -- Pycnogenol, an antioxidant plant
extract from the bark of a French maritime pine tree,
reduces blood sugar in type 2 diabetes ...
Lipoxen says receives
positive results from Phase I trial of ...
Hemscott - London,UK
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Lipoxen Plc. said it has
received positive results from a phase I trial of its
long-acting insulin candidate, SuliXen, ...
Human trial begins on
diabetes vaccine
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -
Pittsburgh,PA,USA
If the vaccine is deemed safe, the study will enter phase
II, to test whether it succeeds in restoring insulin
production in children newly diagnosed with ...
Avanir's Zenvia PK
study achieved goal of identifying new dosing ...
Forbes - NY,USA
The drug is being tested in the treatment of diabetic
peripheral neuropathic pain. The new dosing regimen
should improve the cardiovascular risk profile of ...
Cocoa For Diabetes?
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
(WebMD) A cup of hot cocoa may seem like a no-no for
people with diabetes, but the beverage may actually serve
up a healthy dose of prevention and ward off ...
Elixir finds
genetically altered mice may prove treatment goal for ...
Bizjournals.com -
Charlotte,NC,USA
Elixir Pharmaceuticals Inc. claims that specially
engineered mice have proven that it is possible to treat
type 2 diabetes or obesity by blocking a ...
Metabolic syndrome
associated with coronary atherosclerotic plaque
Medicexchange - London,UK
Metabolic syndrome is independently associated with the
burden of calcified and noncalcified coronary
atherosclerotic plaques, according to a report in the ...
Type 2 diabetes patients are
massively uncontrolled in Middle East
AME Info (press release) -
United Arab Emirates
The seminar provided insight into developments in the
field, including evolutions in treatment strategies
advocating the early use of insulin as well as ...
Diabetes patients up to
six times more likely to die from heart ...
Live-PR.com
(Pressemitteilung) - Wein,Austria
28.05.2008 14:10:51 Leading heart specialist, Dr Jenes
Peder Bagger, Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College
London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), has indicated ...
Warning issued against
intensive glucose lowering
Pulse - London,UK
The decision not to recommend aggressive lowering of
blood sugar is expected to reduce the cost of diabetes
management, by avoiding the use of expensive ...
Diabetes - Blood Vessel
function improved with Cocoa Flavanols
Best Syndication - Pinon
Hills,CA,USA
[Best Syndication News] A study published in the June 3rd
issue of the Journal of the American College of
Cardiology (JACC) found that diabetic patients ...
Glucose-Insulin-Potassium
Therapy in Patients With STEMI—Reply
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
1 These data, in addition to the results of the
Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Study 2 in patients undergoing
primary PCI, 2 indicate no benefit of GIK therapy ...
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
Now let's turn to the second critical value driver in
drug delivery, which is Nasulin, our intranasal insulin
candidate. We believe that Nasulin has the ...
Early insulin trumps
hypoglycaemics in Chinese diabetes trial
Pharma Times
(subscription) - London,UK
Early intensive insulin therapy may be a better way of
controlling newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes than oral
hypoglycaemic agents, a Chinese study suggests. ...
DiaMedica Announces
Last Patient Out for DM-83 Phase II Human ...
FOXBusiness - USA
Mr. Rick Pauls, DiaMedica's President and CEO, said that
the study will evaluate DM-83s effectiveness at
controlling blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics ...
Vivus shares rise on
obesity drug data in diabetics
CNNMoney.com - USA
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Shares of pharmaceutical
company Vivus Inc. rose Friday after its obesity drug met
its goal in treating diabetes patients in ...
Pharma stock soars on
diabetic drug data
Stockhouse -
Vancouver,BC,Canada
... 26% to $7.20 on Friday after the pharmaceutical firm
reported positive interim data from a mid-stage trial of
its experimental diabetic drug Qnexa. ...
Short-Term, Intensive
Insulin Therapy Stimulates Beta-Cell Recovery
Insider Medicine -
Kingston,Ontario,Canada
(May 23, 2008 - Insidermedicine) Initiating intensive
insulin therapy early in the course of type 2 diabetes
can allow the beta-cells to recover and delay ...
News for Week #21 2008
Metabolic syndrome no
guide to CVD risk
Pulse - London,UK
Identifying patients with metabolic syndrome will not
help in targeting treatment for cardiovascular disease,
say researchers. ...
Higher Oxidized LDL
Levels Linked to Increased Risk of Metabolic ...
Newswise (press release) -
USA
The researchers found that oxidized LDL showed a graded
relation to incident metabolic syndrome, with
participants in the group (ie, the 20 percent of the ...
Fish oil good for
people with insulin resistance
Food Consumer -
Lisle,IL,USA
The study was meant to investigate the effects of seafood
consumption on insulin resistance in young overweight
individuals on a diet with energy restricted ...
Overweight In
Adolescence Gives Increased Mortality Rate, Study Shows
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Those who were overweight in adolescence, both men and
women, had an increased mortality rate from endocrine
(hormone system) and nutritional/metabolic ...
Diasome Pharmaceuticals
to Present at the 68 th Annual American ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
All of the abstracts highlight HDV-Insulin, the
Company’s proprietary oral and injectable insulin
products. The following will be presented as posters from
...
Islet Cell Transplants
Aid Type 1 Diabetics
Forbes - NY,USA
FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Transplanted islet
cells help people with type 1 diabetes live insulin-free
for at least a year or two, and appear to ...
Study Details Look at
Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
Washington Post - United
States
In research with diabetic mice, the scientists found
these dendritic cells in insulin-making structures in the
pancreas called the islets of Langerhans and ...
New onset diabetes
complicated by haemolysis and rhabdomyolysis: a ...
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
The relationship between diabetes and G6PD deficiency is
discussed and the possible triggers for haemolysis as
outlined in this case report. ...
Parts of metabolic
syndrome more important than the sum for risk ...
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
Boston, MA - A new study has found that the concept of
the metabolic syndrome as a whole is not as useful for
predicting the risk of cardiovascular ...
Theratechnologies
Explores Tesamorelin in Growth Hormone Deficient ...
FOXBusiness - USA
Research has shown that 20-30%(2) of Americans have
metabolic syndrome, of which abdominal obesity is a
hallmark feature. A potential mechanism that ...
Goal of diabetes study
is an 'artificial pancreas'
DesMoinesRegister.com -
Des Moines,IA,USA
The second device contains a tiny pump, which drips
insulin through a tube into Stach's body to control blood
sugar. Arrows on the second device's monitor ...
Scientists identify
molecule behind fat deposition and insulin release
Scientists at the Karolinska Institute in
Sweden have identified a molecule which plays a key role
in both the regulation of body fat and the release of
insulin from the pancreas. Two papers presenting the
results are published online ...
Diabetic retinopathy
strongly associated with coronary artery calcium
Medicexchange - London,UK
Results of a study reveal a "rather striking"
association between diabetic retinopathy, particularly
proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and the presence ...
Mathematical modeling
and analysis of insulin clearance in vivo
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Analyzing the dynamics of insulin concentration in the
blood is necessary for a comprehensive understanding of
the effects of insulin in vivo. ...
Expenses outpace
revenue in Insulet's 1st quarter
Houston Chronicle - United
States
Insulet Corp., which makes an insulin delivery system,
said Tuesday its net loss widened in the first quarter as
expenses outpaced a surge in revenue. ...
UNITED STATES 6-10 June
2008 68th Scientific Sessions of American ...
NewsAhead Agency -
Holladay,UT,USA
An independent panel of experts had discovered an
elevated risk of death in diabetics who were being
aggressively treated to bring blood sugar levels down ...
Market Research Shows
Spherix's Naturlose(R) Readily Accepted by ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
Physicians, who treat diabetes with multiple drugs, each
acting at a different biochemical point to control blood
sugar, were intrigued by Naturlose's novel ...
Living Cell
Technologies Presents Unique Encapsulation Technology ...
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The technology uses alginate derived from seaweed to
encapsulate and protect pig insulin producing cells from
rejection by the body's immune system. ...
News for Week #20 2008
Cow's milk may increase
the risk of diabetes
New Scientist
(subscription) - UK
Does drinking infant formula made of cow's milk increase
the risk of developing type 1 diabetes? In 1993, a
Finnish study found that consuming dairy ...
Tiny Island of Nauru
Has World's Highest Diabetes Rate
About - News &
Issues - New York,NY,USA
And these are the results: "Roughly four fifths of
the island's 13500 population are obese and an estimated
30 per cent has diabetes. ...
Prospective study of
alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome 1 ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Background: Alcohol consumption is related to the
prevalent metabolic syndrome. Few studies have evaluated
the effects of alcohol consumption on the ...
Inflammation markers
are modulated by responses to diets differing ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Background: Inflammation may be a mechanism by which high
postprandial insulin and glucose responses increase the
risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. ...
1 From the Institute of
Clinical Physiology–National Research ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Moreover, visceral adipocytes release an excess amount of
free fatty acids (FFAs) and are very resistant to the
antilipolytic effect of insulin (3). ...
New Lacosamide Data
Provides Evidence For Long-Term Efficacy In ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
Patients treated with lacosamide demonstrated sustained
pain relief from diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP),
compared to placebo-treated patients, according to ...
Nearly 6.4 per cent of
South Africa’s Population is Diabetic
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
"The anti-diabetic pharmaceutical market in South
Africa is firmly in the growth stage as a result of not
only better access to healthcare delivery, ...
Study: Over 50% adult
diabetics have arthritis
Xinhua - China
"The prevalence of arthritis in a diabetic
population is astoundingly high," said Klippel.
"Over half the people with diabetes have arthritis.
...
Fetal Gene May
Contribute to Diabetes Risk
Atlanta Journal
Constitution - GA, USA
The gene plays an important role in the development and
function of pancreatic beta cells, which produce the
hormone insulin. Insulin is necessary to ...
American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists Endorses ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
(AACE) today announced its support for the National
Diabetes Goal. The Goal is to help 45% of all ...
Visceral Obesity and
Plasma Glucose-Insulin Homeostasis ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Objective: This study examined the relationships of two
inflammatory cytokines, IL-6 and TNF-, to visceral
adiposity and indices of plasma glucose-insulin ...
Common gene variants
linked to obesity
Reuters India -
Mumbai,India
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have identified
new genetic variants that influence the risk of obesity
and insulin resistance, a precursor to ...
Inflammatory markers
predict congestive heart failure
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
Authors of the study calculated the hazard ratios linking
baseline metabolic syndrome, inflammatory markers,
insulin resistance, and albuminuria with ...
Generex Study Proposes
Increased Reporting of Clinical Outcomes to ...
CNNMoney.com (press
release) - USA
The objective of the abstract is to examine what may have
contributed to minimal governmental reimbursements of
non-injectable insulin costs. ...
DiaMedica completes
enrollment in Phase II diabetes trial
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
... believes that restoring insulin sensitivity and
allowing the body to use its own naturally produced
insulin is the key to combating Type 2 diabetes. ...
Racial Disparity in
Diabetes Control
Renal and Urology News -
New York,NY,USA
DIABETES CONTROL may be more challenging for Hispanics
than for non-Hispanic whites, a meta-analysis suggests.
Researchers found that hemoglobin A 1c (HbA ...
Study: Severe diabetes
complications traced to single genetic variant
Xinhua - China
A research team from University of Utah examined over 600
diabetic patients for single letter changes, or SNPs, in
their DNA, and found a genetic change ...
Gene making Indians fat
found
Times of India - India
A new large scale British study has identified genetic
variations, occurring commonly among Indian Asians, that
make them heavier and more prone to diabetes ...
Technion researchers:
Israeli Druse provide a unique 'genetic ...
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Skorecki offers metabolic syndrome - the combination of
insulin resistance, high cholesterol and abdominal
obesity that can lead to type 2 diabetes - as an ...
Not All Fat Created
Equal: Certain Body Fat Reduces Insulin Resistance
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found
that fat from other areas of the body can actually reduce
insulin resistance and improve insulin ...
Israel's Prestigious
President's Conference to Feature Oramed ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
JERUSALEM, Israel, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OTCBB: ORMP, a developer of oral
delivery systems, has been selected for the first ...
New Study Confirms
Dose-Accuracy of SoloSTAR(R) Prefilled Insulin Pen
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
"For people with diabetes who use an insulin pen to
deliver their insulin, dose accuracy is essential for
their treatment," stated Norbert Hermanns, Ph.D.,
...
Teens at Risk for
Injury and Death When Using Insulin Pumps
About - News &
Issues - New York,NY,USA
In 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was
notified of 5 teen deaths that occurred with the use of
insulin pumps. This raised a red flag for the ...
Generex Biotech's
Oral-lyn Granted Special Access Authorization by ...
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
These hightened pulmonary safety concerns have brought
strong doubt on the efforts of Mannkind (MNKD) in
developing it's own inhalable insulin device. ...
Eat less live longer
Jamaica Gleaner -
Kingston,Jamaica
As people age, their cells become resistant to insulin, a
condition called insulin resistance. This causes blood
levels of insulin and glucose to rise. ...
Perfecting An
Artificial Pancreas
Chemical & Engineering
News - USA
Inject insulin. For millions of people around the world,
this painful and tedious cycle is all that stands between
relative health and the ravages of ...
News for Week #19 2008
Researchers find gene
defect that boosts glucose
Tehran Times - Iran
LONDON (Reuters) -- An international research team has
pinpointed a genetic mutation that can raise a healthy
person's blood sugar to harmful levels, ...
“We know that the
most prevalent form of the metabolic syndrome is ...
Newsdesk (pressmeddelande)
- Stockholm,Sweden
CANADA, who is the principal investigator of
ADAGIO-Lipids. “Although we had evidence from the
triglyceride – low HDL-cholesterol dyslipidemia. ...
One in 11 deaths due to
diabetes
Moreland Leader -
Coburg,Western Australia,Australia
DIABETES statistics released this year by the Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare are an alarming reminder
of the need for action to turn diabetes ...
FDA study: Insulin
pumps linked to injuries, deaths in teens
The Associated Press -
Insulin regulates blood sugar levels, which when too
high, can lead to heart disease, blindness and kidney
damage. Insulin pumps are the size of a cell ...
Gene sequence puts half
of UK population at greater risk of ...
guardian.co.uk - UK
A section of genetic code that puts half the population
at greater risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease
has been discovered by scientists who say ...
Bitter Melon: An Herbal
Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
HealthNewsDigest.com - New
York,NY,USA
Interestingly, bitter melon has also been widely known as
a beneficial agent against diabetes
mellitus—especially Type 2 diabetes. Dozens of
studies attest ...
Cutler will wear
insulin pump
Rotoworld.com - USA
In order to cope with his Diabetes, Jay Cutler will wear
an insulin pump during practices and pre-game warmups
this season. ...
Diabetic driver in
lucky Great Ocean Rd escape
Geelong Advertiser -
Geelong,Victoria,Australia
HORRIFIED onlookers ducked for cover on Saturday morning
as a snoozing senior citizen swerved his car across both
lanes of the Great Ocean Rd for a ...
Over 80% aware of
metabolic syndrome
The Daily Yomiuri -
Osaka,Japan
The latest survey by the Cabinet Office found that 87.6
percent of people have heard of metabolic syndrome, a
10.3 percentage point increase from the last ...
Depression and diabetes
combination can be deadly
Canada.com - Don
Mills,Ontario,Canada
... exercise recommendations, to check their blood sugar
levels or to fill their prescriptions for blood sugar,
cholesterol or blood pressure medications. ...
Best bet for reducing
new-onset diabetes in hypertensives disputed
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
Authors of the analysis, led by Dr Ajay K Gupta (Imperial
College London, UK), calculate that physicians could
prevent one case of new-onset diabetes by ...
Sleep linked to
metabolic syndrome
United Press International
- USA
PITTSBURGH , May 2 (UPI) -- US researchers found sleeping
less than six hours and more than eight hours linked to
metabolic syndrome. ...
Entelos Joins Hands
With Biology Consortium in Diabetic Drug Discovery
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Entelos has entered an agreement with Pfizer and four
universities to apply novel computational approaches to
identify new drug targets relevant to diabetes ...
Obesity leads to
heart-damaging inflammation, researchers find
CBC.ca -
Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The researchers also discovered that if a person had a
mix of heart disease factors known as metabolic syndrome,
such as high blood pressure, ...
Diabetes trial takes
new tactic
Cincinnati Enquirer -
Cincinnati,OH,USA
COM A dozen medical practices throughout Greater
Cincinnati are part of a new experiment to transform the
way patients with diabetes and other chronic ...
Optos says its P200MA
device contributes to major diabetic ...
Interactive Investor -
London,England,UK
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Retinal imaging specialist
Optos Plc. said its P200MA device has been used in a
major diabetic research study that has revealed ...
Photo: Introduction of
the Amigo Insulin Pump Offers a Lifestyle ...
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
MIRAMAR, Fla., May 1 -- Nipro Diabetes Systems introduces
the Amigo(R) Insulin Pump available for the first time to
the market. The pump helps control blood ...
Studies test new
approaches to islet transplantation
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
In a successful transplant, the islets become embedded in
the liver and begin producing insulin. “A major goal
of the NIH research program in type 1 ...
Diabetes mellitus as a
risk factor for pulmonary complications ...
The Journal of Thoracic
and Cardiovascular Surgery -
The regression models show that unidentified diabetes and
insulin-treated diabetes constitute independent risk
factors for perioperative pulmonary ...
Risk of Peripheral
Arterial Disease Rises As GFR Falls
Renal and Urology News -
New York,NY,USA
—Patients with the metabolic syndrome and decreased
estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are at
increased risk of having peripheral arterial disease ...
Study in 7000 men and
women ties obesity, inflammatory proteins to ...
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
Bahrami says study results also point to inflammation as
a possible catalyst in metabolic syndrome. Increased
blood levels of albuminuria, a chemical more ...
Bevacizumab Injections
Effective in Patients With High-Risk ...
DG News - USA
All subjects were administered bevacizumab 1.25 mg in a
0.05-mL intravitreal dose for proliferative diabetic
retinopathy after receiving a complete ...
Implications of CATIE
for Mental Health Services Researchers
Psychiatric Services
(subscription) - USA
Over time, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome changed
significantly among those taking olanzapine (an increase
from 35% to 44%) compared with those taking ...
Corcept Therapeutics
Announces Promising Results of Human ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
... of several important metabolic diseases including
diabetes, obesity and hypertension, in addition to
Cushing's Syndrome and psychiatric illnesses. ...
Factors in diabetes
might trigger Alzheimer's disease, study says
San Diego Union Tribune -
United States
In a newly published study, they said some of the factors
that cause diabetes might also trigger Alzheimer's. In
particular, their report found that the ...
Could Aspirin Help
Fight Diabetes?
KOAT - USA
Salicylates, substances like aspirin, may help obese
people produce insulin, which could help them fight
diabetes, researchers said. ...
Coversyl(R) Protects
Hypertensive Patients Against New-Onset Diabetes
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
A new analysis of data from the landmark
Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial - Blood
Pressure Lowering Arm (ASCOT-BPLA) published ...
Red wine may help fight
diabetes
Economic Times -
Gurgaon,Haryana,India
WASHINGTON: Here's another reason for you to indulge in
that glass of red wine - resveratrol, a chemical commonly
found in it has the ability to lower blood ...
Some light shed on
blood sugar production
PhysOrg.com -
Evergreen,VA,USA
The paper showcases the discovery of a novel signalling
pathway between the gut, the brain and the liver, and
lowers blood sugar when activated. ...
CureDM's Diabetes
Therapy Achieves Major Development Milestone
Earthtimes (press release)
- London,UK
Each new islet contains pools of beta cells which make
insulin. It is hypothesized that treatment with this
therapeutic will restore human pancreatic ...
Aspirin-like compounds
may help obese people skip diabetes
Philadelphia Inquirer -
Philadelphia,PA,USA
Insulin is crucial to metabolizing blood sugar. In type 2
diabetes, cells - especially fat cells - become resistant
to insulin, so the body needs more of it ...
Curcumin may offer
diabetes benefits: study
NutraIngredients.com -
Montpellier,France
They report that the diabetic mice supplemented with
curcumin experienced lower blood glucose levels, than the
controls. The animals also lost less weight. ...
Warning over
too-aggressive diabetes care
Pulse - London,UK
The update concluded that GPs should avoid intensive
lowering of blood sugar targets, as ‘the evidence
indicates that the benefits of intensive control of ...
Study: Eat All You
Want, Still Lose Weight
FOXNews - USA
... said the discovery suggested that some drugs, which
are currently used to impair the action of ACE, could
also be used to treat obesity and diabetes, ...
Researchers Find Gene
Determinants Of C-Reactive Protein
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
These results provide insight into the relationship that
CRP has with metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and vascular
events such as heart attack or stroke and ...
Promising Early
Evidence Of The Superior Benefits Of Drug Therapy ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (Apr. 29, 2008) — A JDRF collaboration
between Johns Hopkins researchers and Genentech has shown
that a drug for the treatment of diabetic eye ...
Merck prices diabetes
drug at fifth of US rate
Livemint -
Delhi,Delhi,India
The drug blocks the action of an enzyme called dipeptidyl
peptidase 4 that inactivates the body’s
insulin-stimulating hormones. Januvia, by inhibiting its
...
Metabasis diabetes
treatment candidate meets study goals
Houston Chronicle - United
States
2008 AP SAN DIEGO — Biotechnology company Metabasis
Therapeutics Inc. said Monday its type 2 diabetes
treatment candidate met both effectiveness and safety ...
Insulin Resistance and
Atherosclerosis: The “Missing Link”
Newswise (press release) -
USA
Newswise — New research will highlight the
“missing link” between the insulin resistance
(metabolic) syndrome and cardiovascular disease at the
American ...
News for Week #18 2008
Dramatic Rise In
Pre-Motherhood Diabetes In America
Medical News Today - UK
Research from California suggests there has been a
dramatic rise in the number of teenage and adult women
who develop diabetes before motherhood, ...
Chocolate 'may cut
diabetes risk'
BBC News - UK
Scientists are to investigate whether eating chocolate
can reduce the risk of heart disease in women with
diabetes. Volunteers - postmenopausal women with ...
Reversing the metabolic
syndrome
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
But, Dr Strand says that you can reverse the insulin
resistant syndrome by applying a triad of healthy
practises – eating a low glycaemic diet, ...
New Wireless Device
Improves Blood Glucose Monitoring
DigitalJournal.com -
Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The new CONTOUR® LINK meter wirelessly sends blood
glucose test results to compatible Medtronic MiniMed
Paradigm® insulin pumps, and the Guardian® REAL-Time
...
17pc population in UAE
suffering from diabetes
Khaleej Times -
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
DUBAI - As many as 17 per cent of the total population in
the country are suffering from diabetes and there has
been a steady annual two-per-cent increase ...
Comments on the Sirtris
Acquisition
Methuselah Foundation -
Washington,DC,USA
... Sirtris has focused on the commercial development of
clinically useful sirtuin activators, which are predicted
to be useful as anti-diabetic drugs. ...
Important Markers Of
High Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes Identified
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
They found high levels of E-selectin and white blood cell
count with low levels of serum albumin were clear
predictors of high risk for type 2 diabetes. ...
Pfizer Enters into
Research Consortium to Expand Understanding of ...
WELT ONLINE - Germany
Pfizer is funding the three-year and $14 million Insulin
Resistance Pathway (IRP) Project to look at insulin
signaling in adipose (fat) cells to increase ...
Insulin Micro Meter
Developed
Medgadget.com - San
Francisco,CA,USA
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a
sensor, based on nanotechnology, that is capable of
measuring minute amounts of insulin produced by ...
Bypassing the insulin
highway
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
An immune cell known as a neutrophil releases a protein
that can suppress glucose production in the liver
–without targeting insulin, researchers have found
...
Diabetic retinopathy
independently predicts new heart failure
TheHeart.Org - New
York,NY,USA
The findings buttress years of evidence for associations
between diabetic retinopathy and heart disease and other
disorders of microvascular function and ...
iCo Therapeutics
iCo-007 Diabetic Macular Edema Poster ...
Canada NewsWire (press
release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The poster, "iCo-007, a VEGF "+" Agent for
the Potential Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema and
Diabetic Retinopathy", can be viewed during the
Macular ...
Controversy around the
definition of PCOS continues
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Women with PCOS are known to have insulin resistance,
putting them at higher risk for type 2 diabetes and
metabolic syndrome, Nestler said. ...
Weight Loss Surgery And
The Fight Against Diabetes
News On 6 - Tulsa,OK,USA
So why are Oklahomans becoming diabetic at such alarming
rates? More than a quarter of Oklahoma adults are
considered not just overweight, but obese. ...
Natural enzyme linked
to heart risk in type 1 diabetics
Reuters - USA
If confirmed in other studies, ADMA, or might help
doctors identify type 1 diabetic patients at particularly
high risk of adverse heart and kidney-related ...
Pathway Found That Lets
Mosquitoes Fatten Up, Slow Down For Winter
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
ScienceDaily (Apr. 24, 2008) — Two genes that help
insulin regulate mosquitoes’ growth have been
identified as key contributors to how the insects enter a
...
Diabetes twice as
common among poor, study finds
The Edinburgh Journal -
Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Those living in poorer areas in Edinburgh are as much as
twice as likely to contract diabetes than those from
wealthier areas, according to a study ...
Metabolic Genes Tied To
Inflammatory Predictor Of Heart Disease ...
Science Daily (press
release) - USA
And the most extraordinary finding is that some of the
other genes involved relate to metabolic syndrome
pathways." The researchers report their findings in
...
Natural Remedies for
the Treatment of Diabetes
Natural News.com -
Phoenix,AZ,USA
Helps reduce blood sugar. * Green plantain peels - Wash a
green plantain and peel it, then put the peel in a jar
and cover with water. ...
New Insulin Pill For
Diabetics Could Replace Needles
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
Painful insulin injections may become a thing of the past
for diabetics. Researchers are experimenting with a
special gel that could allow insulin pills to ...
Amylin misses forecasts
for sales
San Diego Union Tribune -
United States
Amylin blamed the disappointing results in part on
decreased buying of its type 2 diabetes drug by
wholesalers, who were selling off the Byetta they ...
VitalCare Announces
National Launch of Diabetes Treatment Centers
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The VitalCare Diabetes Treatment Centers will either be
company owned, joint ventured or licensed to select
qualified medical professionals. ...
Bone Biopsy Improves
Medical Therapy of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
Abkhazia - Los
Angeles,CA,USA
In diabetic patients undergoing medical management of
foot osteomyelitis, bone culture-based antibiotic therapy
improves the chances of successful treatment ...
Sirtris reports
positive results of Phase Ib trial of diabetic drug
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
By Staff Writer The Phase Ib clinical trial, which tested
either 1.25 or 2.5 grams of SRT501 given twice daily to
Type 2 diabetic patients, found that the ...
VitalCare Announces FDA
Approval of Infusion Device Used for iCAT ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
iCAT Therapy utilizes the special use micro-pulse insulin
delivery pump with proprietary software (algorithms)
incorporated into its logic. ...
Diabetes: A Cardiac
Condition?
Newswise (press release) -
USA
“The mortality rate of a diabetes patient that has
experienced a heart attack is approximately double that
of the non-diabetic patient,” AACE member David ...
Ocular
Biopharmaceutical Company Charlesson announces $1.6MM in
...
24-7PressRelease.com
(press release) - USA
Charlesson also received $1388677 in a Phase II SBIR
award from the NIH to develop CLT-004 for treating AMD,
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), and Diabetic Macular ...
Bariatric Surgery
Versus Conventional Weight Loss Methods
About - News &
Issues - New York,NY,USA
According to the study, LAGB resulted in superior
glycemic control and diabetes remission. In fact, 76% of
surgical participants achieved remission of their ...
Consider visceral fat
when addressing metabolic syndrome
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
PHILADELPHIA — A lack of phenotypic characteristics
to define the metabolic syndrome has lead to debate
regarding treatment and the patients who are ...
DiaKine reports
positive results of anti-inflammatory drug
Pharmaceutical Business
Review - USA
Jerry Nadler, chief science officer of DiaKine, said:
"This study suggests that medications with the
actions of LSF could reduce inflammation and insulin ...
News for Week #17 2008
In vivo endothelial
gene regulation in diabetes
7thSpace Interactive
(press release) - New York,NY,USA
Methods: We used streptozotocin to induce a model of type
I diabetes in transgenic mice that express green
fluorescent protein under the control of an ...
Metabolic Syndrome
Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Forbes - NY,USA
FRIDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Overeating, not the
obesity it causes, is the actual cause of metabolic
syndrome, suggests a study with mice by ...
Six Type 2 diabetes
genes identified
Hindu - Chennai,India
London (PTI): Researchers at the University of Oxford
have identified six new genes that play a role in the
development of Type 2 diabetes. ...
New Method of Measuring Insulin Promises
Improvements in Diabetes
Nashville,TN - US
Vanderbilt U - The new sensor detects
insulin levels continuously by measuring the transfer ...
shown that nanotube detectors are more sensitive at
measuring insulin than ...
No benefit from Type 2
self monitoring
6minutes -
Sydney,NSW,Australia
by Dr Linda Calabresi Routine self-monitoring of blood
glucose levels offers no benefit to patients with type 2
diabetes not taking insulin, studies in the ...
Investigational
Lacosamide Reduces Diabetic Neuropathic Pain ...
DG News - USA
By Ed Susman CHICAGO -- April 17, 2008 -- The
antiepileptic drug lacosamide appears to offer
substantial pain relief to a majority of diabetic
patients with ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Partners with OnQ Consulting for Phase 2B ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The study is intended to evaluate the safety,
tolerability and efficacy on diabetic type 2 volunteers,
using Oramed’s oral insulin capsule. ...
Innocoll Announces
Dosing of First Patient in US Phase 2 Clinical ...
PR Newswire (press
release) - New York,NY,USA
These data support its effectiveness for such clinical
applications, particularly in the treatment of infected
diabetic foot ulcers. ...
Sirtris Announces
SRT501 Lowers Glucose in Twice-Daily Dosing ...
Centre Daily Times -
Centre,PA,USA
The Phase 1b clinical trial, which tested either 1.25 or
2.5 grams of SRT501 given twice daily to Type 2 Diabetic
patients, found that the patient group ...
Pfizer Halts Sales of
Exubera In Wake of Lung Cancer Fears
Diabetes Health (press
release) - Fairfax,CA,USA
In wake of news that its inhaled insulin product Exubera
has been linked to lung cancer, Pfizer Inc. has announced
that it will cease manufacturing the drug ...
Genomic Fingerprint May
Predict Type 1 Diabetes Before Diagnosis
About - News &
Issues - New York,NY,USA
A study from the Children's Hospital in Wisconsin has
shown that inflammation associated with type 1 diabetes
leaves a unique genomic fingerprint that is ...
University of Virginia
Study Shows That Lisofylline Reduces ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
“This study using ‘Western’ type high-fat,
diet fed obese mice, suggests that medications with the
actions of LSF could reduce inflammation and insulin ...
Algae extracts help
patients with metabolic syndrome
China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
FRI Researchers said that dietary fiber-laced kanten can
be used as meal replacements for patients with metabolic
syndrome or persons who wish to control ...
Diasome Pharmaceuticals
Announces Series B Financing
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Diasome plans to use the financing to fund the late-stage
human clinical testing of the Company’s Oral
HDV-Insulin and to continue the development of the ...
Vitamin D reverses
diabetic neuropathy
6minutes -
Sydney,NSW,Australia
How vitamin D reduces the severity of diabetic
neuropathic pain is uncertain, but the researchers
suggest that vitamin D insufficiency may potentiate ...
The Use of Metformin as
First Line Treatment in Polycystic Ovary ...
Irish Medical Journal -
Dublin,Ireland
Treatment response was measured by change in LH/FSH
ratio, fasting insulin, testosterone, day 21 progesterone
and/or pregnancy. ...
News for Week #16 2008
Police: Man's Illness
Led To Serious Crash
INDYchannel.com -
Indianapolis,IN,USA
Police said the driver had a diabetic seizure and started
driving erratically. He rear-ended a car before jumping a
curb, hitting a tree and flipping his ...
No “Convincing
Evidence” That Glitazones Work Better Than Older ...
MedIndia - Chennai,India
... place in combined treatments with either metformin or
a sulphonylurea people with type 2 diabetes who are
unsuited to one or other of these older drugs. ...
PCA to export coco
sugar from tuba
Sun.Star - Philippines
Research results have shown that diabetics who use coco
sugar have stable blood sugar levels. The glycemic index
of coco-sugar is 35, a level that is good ...
Apples lower risk for
metabolic syndrome
TamilStar.com - Sri Lanka
Adults who eat apples, apple juice and apple sauce have a
significantly reduced risk of metabolic syndrome, a
cluster of health problems that are linked to ...
Out of the Gate:
Inhaled Insulin Stocks
Houston Chronicle - United
States
2008 AP NEW YORK — Shares of companies developing
inhaled insulin products are plunging in Wednesday
morning trading, after a Pfizer study linked Nektar ...
Eating 7 Or More Eggs A
Week Poses Risks For Diabetic Men
AHN - USA
Boston, MA (AHN) - Researchers say that eating too many
eggs can be bad for diabetic men. US researchers revealed
Wednesday that more than 6 eggs in a week ...
Diabetic Drug May Treat
Epilepsy
NewsMax.com - West Palm
Beach,FL,USA
Metformine, a widely used diabetic drug, might also be an
effective and safe therapy for epilepsy, researchers
report. This new approach may be especially ...
90 per cent chance of
diabetes for overweight, says expert
New Straits Times -
Persekutuan,Malaysia
If you belong to the category of people who are either
overweight or obese, there is a 90 per cent chance that
you are at risk of suffering from diabetes, ...
Lower LDL and SBP
targets weaken carotid IMT in patients with diabetes
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
In patients with type 2 diabetes, aiming for lower LDL
and systolic blood pressure targets may lead to decreased
left ventricular mass and the weakening of ...
Comparison of the
effects on insulin resistance and glucose ...
Am J Clin Nutr
(subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
Objective: The objective was to compare the effect of 3
ad libitum diets, different in type and amount of fat and
carbohydrate, on insulin resistance and ...
Role of vesicular
monoamine transporter type 2 in rodent insulin ...
Journal of Endocrinology -
Recent reports suggest that the monoamine dopamine is an
important paracrine and/or autocrine regulator of insulin
release by beta cells. ...
Red Wine and Tea Help
Regulate Type
Indian Wine Academy - New
Delhi,Delhi,India
Red wine and tea may help regulate blood sugar in
patients with type II diabetes, according to a study
conducted by researchers at the University of ...
Momordica Charantia,
Linn
Los Angeles Chronicle -
CA, USA
A lot of work has been done to study hypoglycemic and
anti-diabetic activity of Karela. Its root leaves and
fruit extracts are used as folk remedy for ...
Approval for Adjunctive
Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Renal and Urology News -
New York,NY,USA
The FDA has approved Welchol (colesevelam hydrochloride)
to reduce blood glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes
mellitus in combination with metformin, ...
Inhaled insulin may be
associated with lung cancer
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Clinical trial data has revealed increased reports of
lung cancer among patients using inhaled insulin, which
prompted Pfizer to update its product labeling ...
Vitreoretinal
Technologies begins enrollment for phase 3 trial of ...
OSN SuperSite
(subscription) - Thorofare,NJ,USA
... safety and efficacy of Vitreosolve, an
investigational drug for treating patients with diabetic
retinopathy, the company announced in a press release.
...
Tolerx Advancing Novel
Type 1 Diabetes Agent Into Clinical Trial
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
Tolerx is proceeding toward the initiation of a Phase III
study of otelixizumab in new-onset type 1 diabetes.
Tolerx is initiating this pivotal trial after ...
Generex Biotechnology:
Oral-lyn Buccal Insulin Takes Center Stage
Seeking Alpha - New
York,NY,USA
Insulin was discovered in Toronto in 1921 and arrived on
the market in 1922. Since that time there have been
episodic attempts to escape the inevitability ...
Subtenon triamcinolone
injection effective for diabetic cystoid ...
Therapeutics Daily
(subscription) (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
... Subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide is a
reasonable alternative to intravitreal injection for the
treatment of cystoid diabetic macular edema, ...
JAMA Study: Diabetes
WJBF-TV - Augusta,GA,USA
Stable blood pressure and low cholesterol is good for
everyone. But for diabetics, it could be a lifesaver. A
new study published in the Journal of American ...
Mixed Results with
Aggressive Risk Reduction in Diabetic Patients
MedPage Today - Little
Falls,NJ,USA
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
HYATTSVILLE, Md., April 8 -- Diabetic patients who
achieved ultra-low LDL and blood pressure targets had a
...
Scientists Find Clues
to Glucose Intolerance
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
Scientists discovered that chronically elevated blood
glucose levels disable the switch that normally shuts off
sugar production in the liver. ...
News for Week #15 2008
Almonds "combat
heart disease"
Nursing in Practice -
London,England,UK
Further research shows almonds may lower the amount of
insulin the body releases by decreasing blood sugar
levels after a meal. High blood sugar and insulin ...
Treatment with an
Antipsychotic Drug Found to Cause Changes in ...
Newswise (press release) -
USA
Testing after four weeks found that the concentration of
blood sugar (as glucose) was higher in OL rats (0.87 g/l)
than in CO rats (0.75 g/l) and the levels ...
New Study Shows Risk of
Heart Disease Increases 500 to 600% for ...
Associated Content -
Denver,CO,USA
Apr 06, 2008 A new study, titled "Adolescents with
metabolic syndrome have a history of low aerobic fitness
and physical activity levels," ...
What's News
Crain's Manchester
Business - Manchester,UK
Scientists at the University of Manchester have
discovered a new technique for turning embryonic stem
cells into insulin-producing pancreatic tissue in what
...
Balancing risks of drug
and diabetes
Scotsman - United Kingdom
TODAY we report that a widely prescribed diabetes drug
– sold under the name Avandia and also known as
rosiglitazone – has been cited in recent medical ...
Just call me fitso
The Age -
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Some health practitioners call it an obesity epidemic and
point to the serious consequences of an overweight
population facing diabetes, ...
Study: Obesity,
diabetes rates rising faster in NYC than US
Newsday - Long
Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK (AP) _ New York City's obesity and diabetes
rates are rising faster than in the rest of the country,
a city health department study said. ...
Tart Cherries May
Reduce Inflammation, Lower Risk for Type 2 ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
"We are learning how important reducing inflammation
is for our overall health and lowering the risk for heart
disease and type 2 diabetes -- two of the ...
Mediterranean diet
focuses on fish, greens, beans
North County Times -
Escondido,CA,USA
Q: Is it true that the sweetener sucralose (sold as
Splenda) doesn’t affect blood sugar even though it
is made from sugar? A: Yes. ...
Stevia : A blessing of
nature to diabetic pationts
The New Nation -
Bangladesh
Some studies have shown that stevia extract may help to
reduce excessive blood sugar levels.During 1986
scientists from the Universities of Maringa and Sao ...
Effect of Aspirin Use
on Thiazolidinediones and Cardiovascular Events
Journal of American
Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... retrospective study to explore the association
between cardiovascular events and thiazolidinediones
(TZDs) compared with other oral hypoglycemic agents. ...
Uric Acid May Help Spot
Diabetic Kidney Disease Early
Forbes - NY,USA
FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Elevated levels of
uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic
kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes ...
Insulin Sensitizers for
the Treatment of Hirsutism: A Systematic ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Insulin sensitizers, including metformin and
thiazolidinediones (TZDs), improve hyperinsulinemia and
reproductive dysfunctions in some women with ...
Association between the
Metabolic Syndrome and Serum Cortisol in ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Objective: The purpose of this report is to investigate
the associations between metabolic syndrome (MS) and
levels of morning serum cortisol in a cohort of ...
Cardio-metabolic risk
can occur at normal BMIs
Reuters - USA
The investigators also found that 13.6 percent of the
normal weight obese individuals met the criteria for
metabolic syndrome compared with 5.3 percent of ...
Differential
Sensitivity of Men and Women to Anorexigenic and ...
Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism - Chevy Chase,MD,USA
Context: Brain insulin is critically involved in the
regulation of body weight and memory processing.
Long-term administration of intranasal insulin reduces
...
Diabetes Partisanship
WNNE-TV - White River
Junction,VT,USA
Senator Charles Schumer...a Democrat who knows more than
a little bit about looking out for partisan
interests...wants to fight what he calls the diabetes ...
Kinexum Metabolics,
Inc. Announces Abstracts on INGAP Peptide Will ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
"These new data demonstrate for the first time
induction of endocrine cells from a human pancreatic
ductal cell line in vitro and the use of combination ...
Ranexa Increases
Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
CV Therapeutics's preclinical research showed that
ranolazine increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
(GSIS) in pancreatic islets isolated from ...
Anti-VEGF injection
improves PRP results in diabetic retinopathy
OSN SuperSite
(subscription) - Thorofare,NJ,USA
By Jessica Loughery NEW ORLEANS, USA – Treating
severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy with a
combination of panretinal photocoagulation and
bevacizumab ...
TAXUS Stent Shows Low
Re-intervention Rates In Diabetic Patients
eMaxHealth.com -
Hickory,NC,USA
The one-year pooled ARRIVE data confirmed the known
higher mortality rate for diabetics versus non-diabetics
with cardiovascular disease(1), but showed that ...
Wine and tea compounds
linked to diabetes benefits
NutraIngredients.com -
Montpellier,France
"These results provide strong evidence for further
studying the use of wine and tea to manage some stages of
type 2 diabetes using animal models and ...
Diabetes up 27% in
state since 2005
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA
By JOHN FAUBER Since 2005, the incidence of diabetes
among adults in Wisconsin rose 27%, according to a report
from the Wisconsin Department of Health and ...
Natural Trans Fat found
in Animal Fats may help prevent Heart ...
Best Syndication - Pinon
Hills,CA,USA
The rats studied had obesity and metabolic syndrome. The
study showed that VA had effects in the intestines. The
rats also showed that total cholesterol was ...
Trucker was not
hypoglycemic before crash, preliminary tests show
Canada.com -
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
Friends and relatives were sure Santos's blood sugar had
plummeted because the effort of fighting off the flu had
aggravated his insulin-dependent diabetes, ...
Soy Intake May Benefit
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy
Medscape (subscription) -
USA
Identify outcomes improved with a small trial of a soy
protein diet for patients with diabetes and nephropathy.
List outcomes improved after 4 years of ...
Pacific Biometrics,
Inc. Awarded Research Contracts as Part of ...
CNNMoney.com - USA
This class of drug, and related programs, is part of an
industry trend toward developing novel approaches for the
treatment of metabolic syndrome, ...
Crash raises questions
about diabetic drivers
Globe and Mail - Canada
Hypoglycemic unawareness is a rare condition that can
occur in long-time Type 1 diabetics. The person often
loses the ability to recognize that blood-sugar ...
BUYINS.NET: (AMLN)
SqueezeTrigger Price is $32.008. There is ...
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
In September 2005, the Company announced results from an
open-label extension study indicating that BYETTA showed
sustained improvements in blood sugar ...
Low-income patients
less likely to monitor blood glucose
Endocrine Today -
Thorofare,NJ,USA
Hispanics and blacks with incomes =$20000 were less
likely to self-monitor their blood sugar, compared with
whites of the same income (P<.001). ...
Intramuscular lipid
oxidation and obesity
AJP-Regul Integr Comp
Physiology (subscription) - USA
A health concern with obesity is the presence of insulin
resistance. The coexistence of insulin resistance,
intramuscular lipid accumulation, ...
Mixed results for
weight loss drug on slowing progression of ...
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
The researchers write that there are few treatment
options to address the underlying cause of the metabolic
syndrome – abdominal obesity. ...
DiaKine Therapeutics to
Be Awarded Patent for Restoring Insulin ...
Business Wire (press
release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
DiaKine’s therapies may improve the function of
insulin-producing cells and preserve any that remain in
the pancreas after initial diagnoses, ...
Generex Biotechnology
and SciGen, Ltd. Enter Into Distribution ...
CNNMoney.com (press
release) - USA
SciGen will supply its recombinant human insulin and
Generex will formulate and fill Generex Oral-lyn for
marketing and distribution by SciGen in the ...
Diabetics have same
risk for heart attack, stroke or death from ...
EurekAlert (press release)
- Washington,DC,USA
“The increased risk was observed in people at all
ages with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes who were
receiving insulin or other drugs to reduce levels of ...
Impact Of Obesity In
Patients With Urolithiasis And Its Prognostic ...
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
In urolithiasis, we are now beginning to understand that
there is an association, between obesity and urolithiasis
(ie the metabolic syndrome). ...
Study: 6 more genes
found linked to type 2 diabetes
Xinhua - China
Diabetes occurs when the body cannot regulate its blood
sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90
percent of all diabetes cases and is closely ...
Regranex Use May
Increase Risk of Cancer
InjuryBoard.com -
Tampa,FL,USA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is researching
data that shows an increased risk of cancer, in diabetic
patients who use Regranex ...
Living Cell reports
positive diabetes trial results
Trading Markets (press
release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Professor Bob Elliott, medical director of LCT at the IDF
Congress, and Dr Paul Tan, CEO at the NZBio Conference,
reported that four insulin dependent ...
Diabetes concern acute
for Pacific islanders
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
THE number of people with diabetes in the West Pacific
region including Fiji is expected to reach 71 million in
2030 from 35 million in 2005. ...
Is There A Link Between
Frailty And Insuline Resistance
HULIQ - Hickory,NC,USA
Two of the great scourges of old age are insulin
resistance (often leading to late-onset diabetes) and
frailty (a suite of symptoms that may have their ...
Kidney failure takes
deadly toll on blacks in Chicago
Chicago Tribune - United
States
Diabetes and high blood pressure have taken their toll.
When he walks, he leans his gaunt frame on a cane because
his feet and legs swell and go numb, ...
News for Week #14 2008
Tai Chi aids type 2
diabetes control
Irish Health - Ireland
After 12 weeks, excess blood sugar levels in the patients
with diabetes had fallen. Furthermore, levels of
interleukin-12, which boosts the immune response, ...
DiaKine Therapeutics to
Be Awarded Patent for Restoring Insulin ...
Genetic Engineering News
(press release) - New Rochelle,NY,USA
DiaKine's therapies may improve the function of
insulin-producing cells and preserve any that remain in
the pancreas after initial diagnoses, ...
Diabetes as risky as
having a prior heart attack
Reuters - USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with diabetes, the
likelihood of having a major heart-related event is as
high as for non-diabetics who've previously ...
Good Word On Crestor Boosts Shionogi's
Health
Forbes - USA
NEW YORK (Forbes) - Crestor with major
morbidity/mortality benefits in patients with elevated
hsCRP and normal LDL-cholesterol ...
India, China lead
'galloping' global diabetes epidemic: researcher
France24 - Paris,France
by David Brooks India and China are leading a global
explosion in the diabetes epidemic, with the numbers of
sufferers worldwide expected to grow more than ...
Reduced lung capacity
accelerates with diabetes
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort
Lauderdale,FL,USA
People who have diabetes encounter a faster loss of lung
capacity than those who do not have diabetes, a finding
that may have implications for the ...
Single Insulin
Injection Could Be As Effective As Multiple Ones, UK
Medical News Today (press
release) - UK
For some people with Type 2 diabetes, using a single
insulin injection a day could be as effective at
controlling their blood glucose levels as using ...
Diabetes Drug Actos
With Less Artery Plaque Than Amaryl
WebMD - USA
Chicago -- In a study significantly biased by the lack of
a placebo control - the TZD Actos caused less plaque
buildup in the heart than the SFU Amaryl ...
Diabetes Increases
Heart Attack Risk
WebMD - USA
"The increased risk was observed at all ages with
either type 1 or type 2 diabetes who were receiving
insulin or other drugs to reduce levels of sugar in ...
Doctors Wary
After Cholesterol Drug Flop
IntelliHealth - USA
CHICAGO (AP) --
Full results of a failed trial on Vytorin ...
Diabetes equals heart
attack in later heart risk
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People with diabetes have the same
risk of a heart attack or stroke as patients who have
survived one heart attack already, ...
NIH News: "Major
Collaboration Uncovers Surprising New Genetic ...
PharmaLive.com (press
release) - Newtown,PA,USA
None of the genetic variants uncovered by the new study
had previously been suspected of playing a role in type 2
diabetes. Intriguingly, the new variant ...
Pancreatic cancer kills
Dith Pran, what you need to know
Food Consumer -
Lisle,IL,USA
Diabetes or high blood sugar levels are linked to some
major cancers including pancreatic cancer. A study
published in the Jan 12, 2005 issue of the Journal ...
Karachi’s women
more likely to have clogged arteries than men and ...
Daily Times -
Lahore,Pakistan
Increasing age, history of smoking, and the metabolic
syndrome are strongly associated with the disease, and
women are at greater risk than men and are ...
FDA Studying Diabetes
Gel Regranex
WebMD - USA
By Miranda Hitti March 28, 2008 -- The FDA is reviewing a
possible increased risk of cancer death in diabetes
patients who repeatedly use the prescription ...
Insulin Glargine
Controls Blood Sugar as Well as Insulin Lispro
DG News - USA
NEW YORK -- March 27, 2008 -- The use of insulin glargine
(a single daily injection of insulin) is as effective at
controlling blood sugar for people with ...
FDA: Merck Obesity Drug Also Has Familiar
Suicide Link
Forbes - USA
NEW YORK (Forbes) - Surprise! Merck's rimonabant copycat
drug with similar adverse profile ...
Downsizing, the
Japanese way
Mail & Guardian Online
- Johannesburg,South Africa
All employees over 40 -- about 56-million people -- will
be required to take the test to determine whether they
are at risk of "metabolic syndrome", ...
Humble vegie may end
diabetes fight
ABC Online - Australia
For the 500000 Australians with the disease, tablets or
injections are taken daily to regulate blood sugar. Cathy
Samaris has been working with type 2 ...
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