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FDA Critics Say Controversy About Diabetes Drug Points To Need For Agency Changes
Posted: April 30th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Reuters: "The controversy surrounding a GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes drug points to a need for changes in the way the U.S. Food and Drug Administration handles safety issues, agency critics told lawmakers on Wednesday. The FDA is taking a new look at the safety of Glaxo's Avandia pill, which carries a warning about heart risks... -
New Study Claims Link Between Type 2 Diabetes And Cancer
Posted: April 30th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
New research claims that women with Type 2 diabetes have up to a 25 per cent higher risk of developing cancer than women without diabetes, but men with the condition appear to be at no greater risk. The study, from Tel Aviv University Medical School, monitored 17,000 people with Type 2 diabetes... -
Calling All People With Type 2 Diabetes And Healthcare Professionals, UK
Posted: April 30th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Are you a person with Type 2 diabetes or a healthcare professional? If so, Diabetes UK would like you to fill in a quick and easy online survey about hypoglycaemia or 'hypos'. Hosted by Diabetes UK, the Bristol Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca Survey seeks to understand more about the experiences of hypos among people with Type 2 diabetes, as a follow-up to a similar survey last year... -
Ipsen's Partner Roche Announces That Taspoglutide Meets Its Primary Endpoint In A Key Phase III Clinical Trial
Posted: April 30th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Ipsen (Paris:IPN) (Euronext: FR0010259150; IPN), a global biopharmaceutical group, today announced that its partner Roche has disclosed results of the phase III T-emerge 3 study in patients with diabetes with taspoglutide, the first once weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue based on a human sequence. Taspoglutide originating from Ipsen's research is developed by Roche... -
'Why Can't I Fly?' By Trisha Bridger - Diabetes UK
Posted: April 29th, 2010, 4:00pm CDT
Launched this week on ITV1's 'This Morning' programme, 'Why Can't I Fly?' is a new children's book written by Trisha Bridger, mother of seven-year-old Niamh who has Type 1 diabetes. Trisha has written and published the book to raise funds for Diabetes UK... -
High Doses Of B Vitamins Associated With Increased Decline In Kidney Function For Patients With Kidney Disease From Diabetes
Posted: April 29th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) who received high dose B-vitamin therapy experienced a more rapid decline in kidney function and had a higher rate of heart attack and stroke than patients who received placebo, according to a study in the April 28 issue of JAMA... -
Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network Study Finds New Treatment More Effective
Posted: April 29th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
A nationwide, government-sponsored study finds that people with a common form of diabetic retinopathy can benefit from a medication first developed to combat another potentially blinding disease, age-related macular degeneration (AMD)... -
American Academy Of Periodontology Calls On CDC To Assess Periodontal Health In The US
Posted: April 29th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) was recently invited to provide testimony to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Oral Health (CDC DOH) as part of the strategic planning process for 2011 through 2014... -
Diamyd Medical: Diamyd's Phase III Studies Continue To Follow Plan
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 4:00pm CDT
In her comments in today's quarterly report, Elisabeth Lindner, President and CEO of Diamyd Medical (STO:DIAMB), describes the progress in the decisive Phase III studies with the Company's lead drug candidate Diamyd®, and comments on the Company's strategies and efforts to build a Nordic specialty pharmaceutical company... -
Attaining A Low A1C Not Linked To Mortality In ACCORD
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 10:00am CDT
An analysis of mortality in the Action to Control Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes (ACCORD) study has found that rapid lowering of glucose and maintaining near-normal glucose levels by using an intensive control strategy was not what caused higher death rates than with a standard strategy, according to a paper being published this month in Diabetes Care... -
Lower Levels Of 'Rotten Eggs' Gas (Hydrogen Sulfide) In The Blood Linked To Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes And Poorer Circulation
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter have for the first time identified a link between blood levels of the gas hydrogen sulfide (a gas more commonly associated with the smell of rotten eggs), obesity and type 2 diabetes... -
New Treatment For Diabetic Macular Edema Confirmed By Comparative-Effectiveness Study
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Researchers have shown that ranibizumab (Lucentis) eye injections, often in combination with laser treatment, result in better vision than laser treatment alone for diabetes-associated swelling of the retina. Laser treatment alone has been the standard care for the past 25 years... -
Living Cell Technologies Receives Grant From Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International For DIABECELL(R) NZ Clinical Trial
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Living Cell Technologies Limited (ASX:LCT) (OTCQX:LVCLY), a global company pioneering the development of a cell implant to treat diabetes, has received a grant of US$500,000 for its on-going Phase II clinical trial of DIABECELL® in New Zealand from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), a world leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research and ... -
PPD Confirms Takeda Receives NDA Approval Of NESINA(R) (Alogliptin) From Japanese Ministry Of Health, Labour And Welfare
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) confirmed that Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited's new drug application for NESINA® (alogliptin), a highly selective DPP-4 inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, was approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on April 16. PPD's compound partnering division collaborated with Takeda to develop this product... -
PositiveID Corporation Achieves Milestone In Development Of Glucose-Sensing RFID Microchip
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
PositiveID Corporation ("PositiveID" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PSID), in conjunction with its development partner RECEPTORS LLC, ("Receptors") announced today that the companies have achieved a milestone in the development of their in vivo glucose-sensing RFID microchip to detect glucose levels in the body... -
Celebs Back Care For A Cuppa Campaign - Diabetes UK
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Entertainer Christopher Biggins, actresses Nina Wadia and Cheryl Fergison, and presenter Dominic Littlewood are urging people to stick the kettle on for Diabetes UK's Care for a Cuppa campaign, to help raise £120,000 for people with diabetes. Diabetes UK's fundraising campaign, supported by Splenda Low Calorie Sugar Alternative, has now launched for its second year... -
Angiogenesis May Be Initiated By Cellular Mechanical Forces
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Pericytes, the contractile cells surrounding capillaries, may use mechanical forces to initiate angiogenesis, the "sprouting" of new blood vessels, according to researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)... -
Encapsulated Cell Replacement Therapy For The Treatment Of Diabetes: Phase II Clinical Trial
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has announced that it is partnering with Living Cell Technologies (LCT), a New Zealand-based biotechnology company focused on developing cell based therapeutics, in a Phase II clinical trial to study the safety and effectiveness of transplanting encapsulated insulin-producing cells from pigs as a treatment for type 1 diabetes with signi... -
Study Examines Costs Of Neuropathic Pain
Posted: April 27th, 2010, 9:00pm CDT
Constantly rising U.S. health care costs could be reduced significantly by preventing and treating neuropathic pain conditions associated with diabetes and herpes zoster virus infections, according to research published in The Journal of Pain, the peer review publication of the American Pain Society, http://www.ampainsoc.org and http://www.jpain.org... -
Nearly Half Of American Adults Have One Heart Disease Risk Factor, CDC
Posted: April 27th, 2010, 10:00am CDT
Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes, and one in seven is not aware of having at least one of these chronic conditions, all of which are associated with heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, says a new CDC study... -
Choosing Different Fruits And Vegetables May Increase Phytonutrient Intake
Posted: April 27th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Topping that bowl of cereal with raspberries instead of strawberries, or sauteing kale instead of spinach for dinner can boost phytonutrient intake, which may help decrease risk for certain chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes... -
Grapes Reduce Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Diabetes
Posted: April 27th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Could eating grapes slow what's for many Americans a downhill sequence of high blood pressure and insulin resistance leading to heart disease and type 2 diabetes? Scientists at the University of Michigan Health System are teasing out clues to the effect of grapes in reducing risk factors related to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome... -
Endocrine Intervention In Surgical Patients With Diabetes Leads To Shorter Hospital Stays, Reduced Costs
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
New research released today indicates that endocrine intervention in surgical patients with diabetes and dysglycemia (abnormal blood sugar) accounted for shorter hospital stays and a decrease in the expense of treating these patients. This research was presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress... -
New Data Questions Whether Diabetes Is Really "Cured" By Gastric Bypass Surgery
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
A new case study cautioned against promoting gastric bypass surgery as a "cure" for diabetes at the AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston. The study cited that normal hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were insufficient criteria for such a determination... -
Follow-up Safety Data Show AFREZZA™ Comparable To Standard Antidiabetic Therapy In Lung Function Tests
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Pulmonary function test results (PFTs) in patients treated with AFREZZATM (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, a well-tolerated, ultra rapid acting insulin, at follow-up measurements were similar to PFT results observed in patients receiving standard antidiabetic therapy, according to data presented today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 19th... -
Study Shows AFREZZA™ Controls Blood Sugar Levels In Type 1 Diabetes, Results In Weight Loss, Less Hypoglycemia Than Usual Care
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Diabetes treatment regimens containing AFREZZATM (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, a well-tolerated, ultra rapid acting insulin, provide glucose control similar to standard insulin therapy along with weight loss and reduced incidence of hypoglycemia in patients with Type 1 diabetes and poorly controlled blood sugar levels, according to a two-year study presented ... -
The Lancet Publishes New Data Demonstrating Significantly Improved Efficacy Of Victoza(R) Compared To Januvia(R) In The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: April 25th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The Lancet published online the results of the first study comparing the once-daily human GLP-1 analogue liraglutide with the DPP-4, inhibitor sitagliptin. The 26-week trial showed that treatment with liraglutide (1.2mg or 1... -
People With Diabetes Are At Higher Risk Of Atrial Fibrillation
Posted: April 25th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
As the U.S. population keeps aging and gaining weight, diabetes is becoming increasingly common. Some research has associated diabetes with the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat, called atrial fibrillation , which can raise the risk for stroke and death. But results of past studies of diabetes and atrial fibrillation have conflicted... -
The Lancet Publishes New Data Demonstrating Superior Efficacy Of Victoza(R) (liraglutide [rDNA] Injection) Compared To Januvia(R) (sitagliptin)
Posted: April 24th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Yesterday, The Lancet published online the results of the first study comparing the once-daily human GLP-1 analog, Victoza® (liraglutide [rDNA] injection) with a DPP-4 inhibitor, Januvia®... -
American College Of Endocrinology (ACE) And Lilly Diabetes Create Free Checklist To Help Diabetes Patients Prepare Before Disaster Strikes
Posted: April 24th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
In the early hours of Saturday, February 27th, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile, eventually leaving 1.5 million displaced from their homes. At 6 a.m. that same morning, Hawaiians awoke to the news that a tsunami was barreling towards them and evacuation was necessary. Within minutes, many had left their homes for safe ground... -
Diabetes Patients At Higher Risk Of Developing Atrial Fibrillation - Risk Increases With Diabetes Duration
Posted: April 24th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Patients with diabetes have a 40% higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation, compared to people who do not have diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The study was carried out by Dr. Sarcha Dublin and team of Group Health Research Institute... -
UK South Asian Children Have Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 10:00am CDT
Researchers from the University of London have detected early warning signs of Type 2 diabetes in the blood of otherwise healthy British Asian children. The findings are particularly important in light of the growing incidence of Type 2 diabetes worldwide, and they suggest that at least some of the causes of ethnic differences in the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes are working before adult life... -
The First Super Roadshow Hits Dundee - Diabetes UK
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 9:00am CDT
The first Super Roadshow in Dundee has been proclaimed a success with hundreds of people finding out about healthy lifestyles and the link with Type 2 diabetes. The new Super Roadshow format brings together healthy lifestyle advice with a kitchen stall, dance demonstrations, free information on healthy eating and lifestyle, and healthy snack give-aways... -
'Diabetes Know Now!' Provides Life-Saving Test For Deadly Disease
Posted: April 22nd, 2010, 9:00pm CDT
Hooper Holmes (NYSE Amex: HH) today announced the nationwide launch of Diabetes Know Now!, its newly developed health awareness platform to combat diabetes. The Diabetes Know Now! program is the combination of an online diabetes risk assessment and at-home diabetes laboratory test kit manufactured and sold by Hooper Holmes... -
Facing Extreme Challenges - American Diabetes Association
Posted: April 22nd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Professional outdoorsman Tim Duffy has been a ski patrolman in Utah and a mountain guide in Alaska; he's rescued stranded or injured skiers in the Rockies and the Himalayas. For fun, he mountain bikes, surfs, kayaks, and pretty much looks for any opportunity for an outdoors adrenaline rush... -
How Genetic Mutations May Cause Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes. This new molecular understanding could lead to novel therapies for Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases... -
The Remarkable Effects Of Fat Loss On The Immune System
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Australian scientists have shown for the first time that even modest weight loss reverses many of the damaging changes often seen in the immune cells of obese people, particularly those with Type 2 diabetes. The immune system is made up of many different kinds of cells that protect the body from germs, viruses and other invaders... -
'Active Fat' Campaign Launched - Diabetes UK
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Diabetes UK, the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK today launch a new campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of carrying excess weight around your middle. The 'Active Fat' campaign urges people to measure their waistlines and make positive changes to their lifestyles if they are at risk... -
Discovery Of A Gene That Ties Stress To Obesity And Diabetes
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
The constant stress that many are exposed to in our modern society may be taking a heavy toll: Anxiety disorders and depression, as well as metabolic (substance exchange) disorders, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and arteriosclerosis, have all been linked to stress... -
In Ontario New Immigrants Have Higher Risk Of Diabetes Than Long-Term Residents
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
New immigrants, especially women and those of South Asian or African descent, have a higher risk of diabetes compared with long-term residents of Ontario, found a research study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of diabetes among more than 1.1 million immigrants to Ontario, from various regions around the world... -
Scientists Reveal How Genetic Mutations May Cause Type 1 Diabetes
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes. This new molecular understanding could lead to novel therapies for Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases... -
'Mediterranean Diet' And Genetic Basis For Health Benefits
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Eating a diet rich in the phenolic components of virgin olive oil represses several pro-inflammatory genes. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics suggest that this partly explains the reduced risk of cardiovascular disease seen in people who eat a 'Mediterranean diet'... -
Ash Cloud Flight Disruption - Information For Travellers With Diabetes
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
For the latest information and news regarding flight disruption due to the volcanic ash cloud see following the websites: The Department for Transport - http://www.dft.gov.uk/ - and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) - http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/... -
Latest Advances In Diabetes Research To Be Presented In Orlando, FL At World's Largest Diabetes Conference, June 25-29, 2010
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
What American Diabetes Association's 70th Scientific Sessions When Friday - Tuesday, June 25-29, 2010 WhereOrange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL Why More than 13,000 top scientists, physicians and other health care professionals from around the world will share cutting-edge research, treatment recommendations and advances toward a cure for diabetes... -
Block By Block, A Campaign To Combat Diabetes
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
It started with a simple medical survey in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Chicago's near Northwest side whose results were reported in the Journal of Epidemiology in 2006. The rate of Type 2 diabetes in Humboldt Park was 14 percent, double that for Americans nationwide. For Puerto Ricans in the neighborhood, the rate was even worse: 21 percent. The community didn't sit back... -
The Effectiveness Of Telemonitoring Vital Signs Examined By Study
Posted: April 19th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Like the bleeps of an alarm clock, TeleCare, a home monitoring device, gives the chronically ill a wake-up call: "It's time to take your vitals." Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University will study how effective TeleCare, a device the size of an alarm clock, is in keeping individuals with complex health issues healthy and out of the hospital... -
Doctors Call For Trans-fat Ban, UK
Posted: April 18th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Doctors writing in the British Medical Journal are calling for trans-fats, also known as trans fatty acids, to be banned from the UK - they claim this would help save thousands of lives and prevent thousands of heart attacks every year. Trans-fats are chemically altered vegetable oils which increase the shelf life of food products but have no nutritional value... -
Discovery Could Help Diabetics And Others With Slow-to-Heal Wounds
Posted: April 17th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
A new discovery about the wound-healing process could lead to better treatments for diabetics and other patients who have wounds that are slow to heal. Loyola University Health System researchers found that certain immune system cells slow the wound-healing process... -
Mice With High-Altitude Metabolism Stay Slim And Healthy On A High-Fat Diet
Posted: April 17th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Mice that are missing a protein involved in the response to low oxygen stay lean and healthy, even on a high-fat diet, a new study has found. "They process fat differently," said Randall Johnson, professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego, who directed the research, which is published in the April 15 issue of the journal Cell Metabolism... -
Cetero Research Announces More Than 500 Diabetes Studies Completed
Posted: April 16th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Cetero Research, the leading early-stage contract research organization (CRO), announced it has completed more than 500 diabetes research studies in the past three years for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, including complex clamp studies and studies in Phase I, II, III and IV... -
Potential Target Identified For Treatment Of Obesity-Related Diseases
Posted: April 16th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
EVMS scientists recently presented preliminary research findings that identify a specific gene as a potential new target for treating obesity-related diseases... -
UnitedHealth Group Launches Innovative Alliance Providing Free Access To Programs That Help Prevent And Control Diabetes And Obesity
Posted: April 16th, 2010, 1:00am CDT
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) is launching the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, a partnership with YMCA of the USA and Walgreens to help prevent and control diabetes, pre-diabetes and obesity... -
Get Your Bike And Help Stop Diabetes
Posted: April 15th, 2010, 12:00pm CDT
The American Diabetes Association is challenging riders to join the movement to Stop DiabetesSM by participating in the annual Tour de Cure, a cycling event to raise funds to help fight diabetes. More than 43,000 cyclists are expected to participate in the Tour de Cure at sites throughout the country in 2010... -
Artificial Pancreas Succeeds In Small Trial With Type 1 Diabetes Patients
Posted: April 15th, 2010, 9:00am CDT
In the first clinical trial of a system using two hormones, an artificial pancreas delivered insulin and glucagon in a way that closely mimics the body's control of blood sugar and maintained near-normal levels of glucose in a small group of type 1 diabetes patients without them developing hypoglycemia... -
UnitedHealth Partners With Walgreens And YMCA To Control Diabetes
Posted: April 15th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
The New York Times: "The UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's largest health insurers, is teaming up with the Y.M.C.A. and retail pharmacies to try a new approach to one of the nation's most serious and expensive medical problems: Type 2 Diabetes. Rather than simply continuing to pay ever-higher medical claims to care for its diabetic customers, UnitedHealth is paying the Y.M.C.A... -
Researchers Run First Clinical Trial Of Novel Artificial Pancreas
Posted: April 15th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
An artificial pancreas system that closely mimics the body's blood sugar control mechanism was able to maintain near-normal glucose levels without causing hypoglycemia in a small group of patients... -
Alliance Health Networks Migrates Diabetic Connect To Its New Social Networking Platform
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Alliance Health Networks has moved Diabetic Connect onto its new advanced social networking platform where Alliance Health's newer properties like Sleep Connect, Health Exchange, Arthritis Connect and several other health-focused social networking sites now operate. DiabeticConnect.com is an online social network that connects and empowers people living with diabetes... -
Lost Generation - Today's Children Face Obesity, Alcohol Abuse And Tooth Decay Crisis
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Doctors warn that a record number of children are developing and being treated in hospital for health conditions such as obesity, tooth decay, alcohol abuse and various health complaints associated with passive smoking. Healthcare professionals warn that these health complaints are entirely preventable if we adopt healthier lifestyles... -
Diabetic Factors Associated With Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
There are several papers which report the association of GI symptoms with diabetes. Epidemiological data regarding the association of GI symptoms with diabetes are, however, inconsistent, and the reported frequency of upper and lower GI symptoms varies among different ethnic groups/populations... -
More Treatment Doesn't Mean Better Outcomes, Studies Show
Posted: April 13th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
USA Today reports that "doctors have long been rewarded for providing more care, though more isn't always better. Three recent studies show that a doctor's instincts are no match for hard science." The studies include one of 800 high blood pressure patients that found opening clogged arteries with stents didn't lower blood pressure and actually raised side effects... -
Ampio Pharmaceuticals Contracts With St. Michael's Hospital To Conduct Phase II Clinical Trial Of Optina(TM) To Treat Diabetic Retinopathy
Posted: April 13th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMPE) announced the signing of a contract with St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada to conduct, "A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Treatment Group, Double-Masked Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Three Doses of Oral Optina™ in Adult Subjects with Diabetic Macular Edema"... -
Loyola Takes Munchies To Task At Local High School
Posted: April 13th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Sugary snacks and fatty foods will soon be shown the door at public schools across the city. This nutritional overhaul is part of an effort to implement new dietary standards and create a healthier environment in schools. However, city schools are not the only ones teaching students about healthy eating... -
Team Discovers "Smart" Insulin Protein Molecule
Posted: April 13th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
For millions of Americans with Type-2 diabetes and inject insulin to control diabetes (with onset typically in adulthood) the associated risk of cancer is of increasing concern. Studies have demonstrated that obesity and excess insulin whether naturally produced by the body or injected in synthetic form are associated with an increased incidence of some common cancers... -
Researcher Develops Accurate, Portable Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitor
Posted: April 13th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Two years ago, a Baylor University researcher developed an effective and accurate electromagnetic sensor that provides diabetics a noninvasive alternative to reading their blood glucose levels. There was just one problem: it was too big to carry around. Today, Baylor researchers announced they have developed a sensing method that uses a circuit board small enough to make the device portable... -
Parents' Fear Of Hypoglycaemia Impacts On Children's Diabetes Management
Posted: April 12th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Parents who live in fear of their children having hypoglycaemic episodes might have a negative effect on their child's diabetes control, says a new study. Good provision of psychological support for parents and their children with diabetes is therefore crucial... -
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Launch Of Europe-Wide Recommendations
Posted: April 12th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Researchers and clinicians from across the UK have been part of a pan-European team that has developed the first Europe wide strategy for the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The project received substantial funding of 1.2 million euros from the European Union (EU)... -
Phenotyping Of The Human 'Metabolome'
Posted: April 12th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The old excuse, "I am only overweight because of my genes," is suddenly gaining credibility as researchers uncover ever more evidence that the way our bodies digest and process nutrients in the food we eat is different for every person. The budding discipline of metabolomics strives to investigate these differences in a scientific manner... -
CureDM Partners Novel Diabetes Treatment With Sanofi-Aventis
Posted: April 11th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
CureDM, LLC announced today that an agreement has been signed with Sanofi-Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) for the exclusive worldwide license of Pancreate™, a novel islet neogenesis agent for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. CureDM is a privately held biopharmaceutical company whose scientists discovered Pancreate™, a first-in-class human peptide therapeutic... -
Brain-Hormone Circuit That Helps Police Diabetes, Female Fertility
Posted: April 10th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that the hormones leptin and insulin work together in specific neurons in the hypothalamus region of the brain to affect both the regulation of blood sugar levels in the body and, surprisingly, female fertility. "Many people, and even many physicians, think you develop diabetes that is solely secondary to obesity," said Dr... -
More Adults With Diabetes Are Getting Flu Shots
Posted: April 10th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
The proportion of Americans with diabetes ages 18 to 64 who reported getting flu shots the previous year rose from 40 percent to 50.5 percent between 2000 and 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality... -
American Diabetes Association Helps Moms Find The Right Balance
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 12:00pm CDT
Many moms find themselves balancing on that tricky tightrope between providing their family healthy meals and managing their family's hectic day-to-day schedule. With obesity, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes on a dramatic rise, it is more important than ever to do both. This Mother's Day, the American Diabetes Association offers easy-to-do tips so busy moms strike that balance... -
Novel Nanoparticle Vaccine Cures Type 1 Diabetes In Mice
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based "vaccine," researchers were able to successfully cure mice with type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease... -
Teens With Diabetes Might Need Help In Transition To Adulthood
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
It is hard enough being a teenager or the parent of a teenager without also having to deal with type 1 diabetes. Keeping good control can be a problem when the responsibility for administering insulin and checking blood glucose levels passes from parent to child... -
Brain-Hormone Path May Explain Diabetes Without Obesity And Female Fertility
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
A new study suggests that a brain-hormone path involving leptin and insulin working together in specific cells in the hypothalamus region of the brain affects the regulation of blood sugar and thereby may explain how type 2 diabetes can arise without obesity and surprisingly, may also explain female fertility... -
'Nanovaccine' Reverses Autoimmunity Without General Immunosuppression
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
A new study, published online April 8 by Cell Press in the journal Immunity, describes a unique therapeutic "nanovaccine" that successfully reverses diabetes in a mouse model of the disease. In addition to providing new insight into diabetes, the research also reveals an aspect of the pathogenesis of the autoimmune response that may provide a therapeutic strategy for multiple autoimmune disorders... -
New Agent Chokes Off Energy Supply, Kills Cancer Cells
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Cancer cells grow so fast that they can outstrip their blood supply, leaving them short of oxygen. The cells then produce energy in a way that needs less oxygen but more sugar. Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J... -
Birth Weight And Type 2 Diabetes, UK
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 6:00pm CDT
An international team of researchers have found a genetic link between low birth weight and the risk of going on to develop Type 2 diabetes in later life. The team analysed over 38,000 Europeans from 19 studies of pregnancy and birth and found that two genetic variants showed strong associations with birth weight... -
Diabetic Teens' Adherence To Treatment Lags Without Parental Monitoring
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Teenagers and "tweenagers" with type 1 diabetes have more trouble sticking to their treatment plan - thus raising their risk of blindness, kidney failure and heart disease - if their parents become increasingly lax about monitoring the child's treatment, or if the mother-child relationship is poor... -
SANUWAVE Health Completes Enrollment In DermaPACE Phase III Pivotal IDE Clinical Trial For The Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
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Gene Provides A Link Between Lower Birth Weight And Type 2 Diabetes
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
New research uncovers two genetic regions that influence birth weight. One of the regions is also associated with type 2 diabetes, which helps to explain why small babies have higher rates of diabetes in later life. A large international team of researchers, including scientists from several UK and international centres, has discovered two gene regions that affect a baby's size at birth... -
Cities, Leaders Worldwide Mark World Health Day
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Cities throughout the world are marking World Health Day today by promoting urban health, as part of the WHO's "1,000 cities, 1,000 lives" campaign, CNN reports (Shaikh, 4/7). "Poor health shreds communities, undermines economic opportunity, and holds back progress. And it denies children around the world the opportunity to live up to their full God-given potential... -
Pittsburgh Treating Diabetes More Cost Effectively
Posted: April 8th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Pittsburgh is treating diabetes more cost effectively than the rest of the state and nation, and its efforts to help people better manage their disease are paying dividends. Still, a gap exists between the region and the nation's top performers, according to the third annual Pittsburgh Business Group on Health Type 2 Diabetes Report... -
What Messages Do Insulin (and Leptin) Send To The Brain
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
A report in the April issue of Cell Metabolism offers new evidence to explain just what message insulin delivers to our brains. The study also shows that leptin, an appetite suppressant hormone produced in fat tissue, delivers at least a partially overlapping message to the neurons that critically control energy balance... -
Soccer Improves Health, Fitness And Social Abilities
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Soccer is a pleasurable team sport that provides an all-round fitness and can be used as treatment for lifestyle-related diseases. Men worry less when playing soccer than when running. Women's soccer creates we-stories and helps women stay active... -
The Relationship Between Diabetes And Erectile Dysfunction
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Erectile dysfunction is one of the most prevalent diabetes-induced complications in men; current estimates suggest that as many as 75% of men with diabetes will develop some degree of ED, and in many cases diabetics develop more severe forms of ED that are less responsive to standard drugs... -
IPS Examines Malnutrition, Obesity In Latin America
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Inter Press Service examines malnutrition and factors contributing to the rising rates of "obesity and obesity-related illness - such as type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some forms of cancer and osteoporosis - in Latin America, and especially among the poorest sectors of the population... -
More Mobility Related Disabilities Being Reported By Middle-Aged Americans
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The proportion of older middle-aged Americans who report disabilities related to mobility increased significantly from 1997 to 2007, in contrast to the disability decline that has been found among Americans ages 65 and over, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation and the University of Michigan... -
New Online Training: Putting Diabetes Guidelines Into Practice, Australia
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 11:00am CDT
Diabetes guidelines and their application in general practice is the focus of a new active learning module (ALM) from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). The online activity has been designed to help provide optimal primary care management to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus... -
Some Cells In Pancreas Can Spontaneously Change Into Insulin-Poducing Cells
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Alpha cells in the pancreas, which do not produce insulin, can convert into insulin-producing beta cells, advancing the prospect of regenerating beta cells as a cure for type 1 diabetes. The findings come from a study at the University of Geneva, co-funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, that is published in the online edition of the scientific journal Nature... -
Diabetic Tests Must Be Regulated
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
As a benchmark for diagnosing diabetes, the importance of the A1C test must be reevaluated to improve glycemic numeracy of policy makers, patients and providers who must make real-world decisions. This is based on a commentary published by Wiley-Blackwell in the Journal of Diabetes. A1C represents the attachment of glucose to hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein in our red blood cells)... -
Rural Doctors Urge Minister: Prove That Capitation Leads To Healthier Outcomes For Diabetic Patients
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) is urging the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, to come clean on 'both halves' of the diabetes capitation debate, saying while it agrees that patients who have a long-term care relationship with a general practice will achieve better health outcomes, it fears a pure capitation model could actually reduce doct... -
A 3-Step Strategy To Cure Our Most Common Health-Care Problem: 'The Vitamin D Solution'
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
What do obesity, heart disease, depression, diabetes, and fibromyalgia have in common? The answer is vitamin D deficiency. More than 200 million Americans lack this essential vitamin and as a result suffer from a host of daily annoyances, chronic conditions, and even life-threatening illnesses... -
Considering Diabetes Treatment, Experts Say One Size Does Not Fit All
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Patients with type 2 diabetes are generally treated similarly despite the fact that they may have underlying differences that could affect their therapeutic response... -
Exercise In Pregnancy Reduces Size Of Offspring
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), regular moderate-intensity aerobic exercise led to a modest reduction in offspring birth weight without restricting the development of maternal insulin resistance... -
Diabetes Practical Resource Now Available
Posted: April 5th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Diabetes affects nearly one in twenty adults. It is life-long condition and can be life-shortening. However, it is believed that between a third and a half of all medicines prescribed for long-term conditions are not taken as recommended... -
Feature In The New Diabetes Risk Test
Posted: April 5th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
We are looking for people to appear on our new online diabetes risk test. We provided online tests as part of our Measure Up and Silent Assassin awareness campaigns. But new scientific research means the test can now be even more accurate, so we are updating how we assess the risk of diabetes... -
FDA's Metabolic Division Deems Repros Phase II Protocol Adequate For Exploring The Effects Of Androxal(R) On Blood Glucose
Posted: April 5th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Repros Therapeutics Inc. (NasdaqCM:RPRX) today announced that the Company is sending a reply to the FDA's Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products following the Company's receipt of FDA's comments on the proposed Phase II study of Androxal® (enclomiphene) in the treatment of Type II diabetes under Repros' open IND... -
Diabetics Could Benefit From Wireless Health Care
Posted: April 4th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Online communities could easily be used to offer people with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes , wireless healthcare services via mobile phones and the internet. The approach, outlined in the International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, would reduce healthcare costs and empower many patients to manage their condition more effectively... -
Bone Marrow Cells Produce Nerve Growth Factor And Promote Angiogenesis Around Transplanted Islets
Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Islet transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. The promotion of angiogenesis is an important endeavor to prevent islet graft failure. Endothelial precursor cells (EPCs), a heterogeneous group originating in the hematopoietic compartment of bone marrow, have an important role in the angiogenesis of adult tissues... -
Novo Nordisk Introduces New Industry Resource For Information On Diabetes And Chronic Disease
Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company and leader in diabetes care, announced the launch of the Novo Nordisk BlueSheet, a resource for information on diabetes and chronic disease, highlighting key issues in diabetes prevention, detection, treatment and care... -
Common Copy Number Variations In Genes Unlikely To Contribute Significantly Toward Common Diseases
Posted: April 1st, 2010, 5:00am CDT
A study of the genetics of common diseases including diabetes, heart disease and bipolar disorder has found that commonly occurring copy number variations - duplicated or missing chunks of DNA in our genome - are unlikely to play a major role in such diseases. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, is published online in the journal Nature... -
Could You Be A Diabetes UK Trustee?
Posted: April 1st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Diabetes UK is looking for four Trustees to take up position from July this year and a new Honorary Treasurer to be appointed in July 2011...