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Diabetes News From Medical News Today
The Mystery Of Healthy Fat People-Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:00:00 PDT,Why some obese people go on to become diabetic while others do not. It is common to find obese people even morbidly obese people who are healthier than their condition would normally allow...
Rising Obesity In Pregnancy Causes Concern For Gestational Diabetes-Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT,A NHS watchdog revealed concerns about the rising level of obesity among pregnant women yesterday in order to raise awareness of the associated complications, which includes gestational diabetes...
Just Drop It: The One-Size-Fits-All Approach To Blood Sugar Control, That Is-Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT,Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that physicians should individualize blood sugar targets for these patients and not rely on recommendations based on studies in the general population...
Popular Diabetes Drugs Associated With Fractures In Type 2 Diabetic Patients-Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Men with diabetes taking both loop diuretics and TZDs may also be at increased risk of fractures...
Government Of Canada Announces Continued Support Of National Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative-Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:00 PDT,The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced $110 million in funding over two years for the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) to continue addressing high rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people...
Implanted Wireless Glucose Sensor That Could Transform Management Of Diabetes Passes Crucial Test-Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT, American bioengineers have demonstrated that an implanted glucose sensor with potential to transform the management of diabetes has passed a crucial test: the device they developed worked continuously in animals for over a year, without showing signs of "tissue encapsulation" seen in trials with other similar devices...
Pitt Team Says One Molecule, Many More Insulin-Producing Cells To Treat Diabetes-Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks in a mouse model of diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Diabetes, a journal of the American Diabetes Association...
Calibra Gains FDA Clearance To Market Finesse™ Insulin Patch-Pen For Three-Day Use With Novolog®-Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT,Calibra Medical announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Finesse™ insulin patch-pen for up to three-day use with Novo Nordisk's Novolog® rapid acting insulin...
ALR Technologies Announces FDA 510(k) Filing For Health-e-Connect (HeC) System -- Health Care For Diabetes Patients-Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,ALR Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ALRT) announces that on July 23, 2010 the Company submitted a 510(k) application to the FDA for its proprietary Health-e-Connect (HeC) System. The HeC system is an internet-based product intended for diabetic patients and their health care providers to improve communication and monitoring of patients' health management programs...
iCo Therapeutics Inc. Receives Health Canada Clearance To Conduct Phase II DME Trial With iCo-007-Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT, iCo Therapeutics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ICO) is pleased to announce that the Therapeutic Products Directorate, a division of Health Canada, has issued a No Objection Letter response to the Company regarding its iCo-007 Phase II Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Clinical Trial Application (CTA)...
Bone Plays Key Role In Insulin Regulation-Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT, New US research on mice suggests that bone plays a key role in insulin regulation and helps cells of the body take up glucose; as both these processes are impaired in people with type 2 diabetes the researchers suggest this discovery could lead to new diabetes drugs...
Great Tastes And International Recipes That Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease-Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:00:00 PDT,The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has announced the upcoming launch of its all-new European Cook Book. Bringing together recipes created by leading cardiologists from across its membership, the aim of this high quality book is to demonstrate that a diverse, heart-friendly diet can be achieved without compromising on taste...
Decreasing Atherosclerosis Risk By Inhibiting Fatty Acids In Immune Cells-Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to significantly reduce atherosclerosis in mice that does not involve lowering cholesterol levels or eliminating other obesity-related problems. They report their findings in the July 23 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry...
Man And Man's Best Friend Benefit From Diabetes Monitoring Device-Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,The treatment of diabetes was revolutionized in 1922 when insulin was isolated from dogs. Since then, significant advances in human medicine have made diabetes more manageable for patients. Now, human medicine has returned the favor and used these advances to help dogs with diabetes...
People With Diabetes Guaranteed Health Insurance Claims Rights-Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,The American Diabetes Association applauds the new White House rule which will help people with diabetes and other chronic diseases appeal the denials of health insurance claims. This rule comes under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The rules will help simplify the denial process and create consistency in all 50 states...
Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease Progression-Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,In high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age Americans...
Statement On FDA Placing Hold On TIDE Safety Trial-Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT,The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the manufacturer of rosiglitazone (Avandia), that the postmarketing safety trial known as TIDE has been placed on partial clinical hold...
Ampio Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation Of Phase II Clinical Trial Of Optina™-Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:00:00 PDT,Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMPE) announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial of Optina™ for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, an early stage of diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic macular edema is responsible for most vision loss in patients with diabetes mellitus...
Study Suggests Link Between Metabolic Disease, Bone Mass In Mice-Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT,A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that insulin, the sugar-regulating hormone, is required for normal bone development and that it may provide a link between bone health and metabolic disease, such as diabetes. The study, headed by Thomas Clemens, Ph.D...
Breakdown Of Bone Keeps Blood Sugar In Check-Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:00:00 PDT,Researchers led by Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and have further illuminated how bone controls this process. The finding, published in Cell, is important because it may lead to more targeted drugs for type 2 diabetes...
Protein Important In Diabetes May Also Play A Key Role In Heart Disease, Other Disorders-Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,Studying a protein already known to play an important role in type 2 diabetes and cancer, genomics researchers have discovered that it may have an even broader role in disease, particularly in other metabolic disorders and heart disease. In finding unsuspected links to other disease-related genes, the scientists may have identified future targets for drug treatments...
Novel Anti-Diabetes Mechanism Uncovered By Scripps Research Institute And Dana-Farber Scientists-Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,In a joint study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard University have uncovered a novel mechanism that dramatically increases insulin sensitivity and reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These findings offer a potent new target in the continuing search for new and improved anti-diabetic treatments...
SiDMAP Technology Used To Characterize Novel Drug For Type 2 Diabetes-Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT,SiDMAP, LLC, a privately held life-science company that provides metabolomics research services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and the academic biomedical research community worldwide, announced results of a study conducted in collaboration with scientists at Roche (Nutley, NJ), a leading pharmaceutical company, on a novel Roche drug for Type 2 diabetes...
Arcion Therapeutics' Topical Gel Candidate, ARC-4558, Demonstrates Significant Pain Reduction In Phase 2b Trial For Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN)-Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:00:00 PDT,Arcion Therapeutics, a venture backed clinical stage biotechnology company developing topical therapies for chronic pain, announced top-line results from a successful Phase 2b double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of its lead topical pain candidate, ARC-4558, in adult patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN)...
Scientists Find Unsuspected Molecular Link Between Obesity And Insulin Resistance-Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:00:00 PDT,A new understanding of insulin resistance and the action of diabetes drugs such as Avandia and Actos could pave the way for improved medications that are more selective and safer, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Scripps Research Institute...
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