Diabetes news archives for August 2006
- Asthma inhaler running out? Hard to tell (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:00:36 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Because asthma inhalers do not include dose counters, asthma sufferers may unknowingly run out of their rescue medication, experts warn in a new report.
- Allergy Risk Tied to Early Solid Foods (WebMD) - Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:47:34 GMT
New moms should breast-feed exclusively for six months to help protect their babies against developing food allergies later on, the nation's leading allergy and asthma group says.
- Norman Horowitz: Asthma and the Media (HuffingtonPost) - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 05:14:26 GMT
It was in the late sixties that I was having difficulty breathing and was misdiagnosed by several Doctors with some sort of "chronic stress" syndrome. I was told "Norman, you must learn to relax." When I asked the Doctors how I would go about learning to relax, they just stared at me as Doctors tend to do when they have no answer. A friend and associate of mine, (Danny Enright), suggested
- Review: Allergy by Mark Jackson (Guardian Unlimited) - Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:00:52 GMT
Mark Jackson charts the rise of allergic reactions and reveals their intimate links with the problems of progress in Allergy, says PD Smith.
- Delaying Solid Food Six Months in Babies Blocks Later Allerg (Fox News) - Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:29:54 GMT
New moms should breastfeed exclusively for six months to help protect their babies against developing food allergies later on, one of the nation’s leading allergy and asthma groups says.
- Dr. John Selner listened to and empathized with his patients (Rocky Mountain News) - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:26:34 GMT
Dr. John Selner, a specialist in allergy and immunology, had a special empathy with his patients. Because of his own childhood allergies, "he was much more compassionate and sympathetic to those who did not enjoy great health," said his wife, Joan Selner. "When someone came in with a problem that wasn't readily identifiable, he was a wonderful detective and investigated it. He listened."
- XOMA Awarded New $16 Million BioDefense Contract with NIAID (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:00:00 GMT
BERKELEY, Calif.----July 31, 2006--XOMA Ltd. today announced that it has been awarded an exclusive $16 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , a part of the National Institutes of Health , to produce monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of botulism to protect U.S. citizens against the harmful effects of botulinum neurotoxins used in bioterrorism.
- Juvenile diabetes group honors top members (The State) - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:16:19 GMT
The Palmetto Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation recently recognized several of its most outstanding members during the organization’s annual meeting.
- Berberine has beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:35:37 GMT
Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up the claims.
- FDA to Review Merck Diabetes Drug Filing (RedNova) - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:12:37 GMT
Merck & Co's new drug application for MK-0431A, an investigational oral medicine combining Januvia with metformin for type 2 diabetes, has been accepted for standard review by the FDA.
- Weight lifting may curb diabetes risk (Sydney Morning Herald) - Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:55:58 GMT
Pumping iron could help protect young people at risk of type 2 diabetes from developing the disease, a US study hints. -
- Type 2 diabetes (Mayo Clinic) - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:16:02 GMT
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose) — your body's main source of fuel.
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (ABC 13 Toledo) - Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:18:21 GMT
As the celebrity chair for the walk for the fifth year, Diane Larson was also had the honor of emceeing today's lunch. On Saturday, September 30, they gathered at Ottawa Park to raise money to one day hopefully cure type one or juvenile diabetes.
- Weight lifting may curb diabetes risk (The Australian) - Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:14:18 GMT
PUMPING iron could help protect young people at risk of type 2 diabetes from developing the disease, a US study hints.
- FDA to review Merck diabetes drug filing (Pharmaceutical Business Review) - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:58:14 GMT
Merck & Cos new drug application for MK-0431A, an investigational oral medicine combining Januvia with metformin for type 2 diabetes, has been accepted for standard review by the FDA.
- dLife Partners with Wal-Mart to Help Bring Diabetes Aware & Care to Millions of Shoppers (SYS-CON Media) - Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:15:23 GMT
dLife, the multimedia education network for the diabetes community, announced it has formed a partnership with Wal-Mart to help elevate awareness and improved care for people with diabetes.
- Report suggests ways electronic disease registries can improve diabetes care (News-Medical-Net) - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:20:37 GMT
Electronic patient registries can help health care professionals improve care of diabetes patients, according to a report published today by the Hudson Center for Health Equity & Quality (Hcheq).
- Takeda gets European OK to sell diabetes drug (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:19:37 GMT
TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. said on Thursday it has received approval from European regulators to sell its Competact diabetes drug, which combines its hit diabetes treatment Actos and the diabetes medicine metformin.
- Plague of diabetes (The Daily Times) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:34:10 GMT
The rate of diabetes among the Eastern Shore's population is nearly double that of Maryland as a whole. Nobody is quite sure why, but it's a disturbing statistic.
- New Report Suggests Ways Electronic Disease Registries Can Improve Diabetes Care (Medical News Today) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:17:47 GMT
Electronic patient registriescan help health care professionals improve care of diabetes patients,according to a report published today by the Hudson Center for HealthEquity & Quality (Hcheq). However, the report notes physicians will havedifficulty installing such systems without financial assistance and ongoingtechnical support. [click link for full article]
- Monday Medical: Diabetes treatment breakthrough (The Steamboat Pilot & Today) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 05:08:17 GMT
Inhaled insulin, a breakthrough in diabetes treatment, will be hitting the pharmacy shelves soon. Inhaled insulin, or Exubera (manufactured by Pfizer, Inc.), is a powder form of insulin, which is delivered by an inhaler device that is made specifically for this type of insulin.
- Swim Race Helps Raise Money For Diabetes (WLUC TV 6) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:05:50 GMT
The Third Annual Teal Lake Swim is tomorrow. The event raises money for UPDON, the U.P. Diabetes Outreach Network, to send diabetic children to a special two-day camp at Northern Michigan University.
- Race Affects Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes (Newswise) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:20:42 GMT
African Americans may be less likely than whites to take their medication for Type 2 diabetes as it is prescribed, a new study suggests. The researchers found that adherence rates were as much as 12 percent lower among black people when compared to whites.
- Central OK Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Elects New Board Members (RedNova) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 04:11:11 GMT
By Journal Record Staff Fifteen new board members have been elected to the Central Oklahoma Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's board of directors. The board has 41 members.
- Tablet hope for genetic diabetes (BBC News) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:55:03 GMT
A Dundee University scientist says children who have diabetes from infancy could face an insulin-free future.
- Tips for Handling Summer Heat For People With Diabetes (Newswise) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:20:42 GMT
Joslin Diabetes Center experts offer tips for handling summer heat For people with diabetes.
- Compound in dairy products targets diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:51:31 GMT
Fatty acids commonly found in dairy products have successfully treated diabetes in mice, according to a researcher at Penn State. The compounds, known as conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), have also shown promising results in human trials, signaling a new way of potentially treating the disease without synthetic drugs.
- Fatty acids found in dairy products shown to treat diabetes (News-Medical-Net) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:35:28 GMT
Fatty acids commonly found in dairy products have successfully treated diabetes in mice, according to a researcher at Penn State.
- Music festival tonight to benefit diabetes research (The Grand Rapids Press) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:20:51 GMT
ROCKFORD -- If only to stop his parents from asking the same old questions, Jake Scheidel hopes someone finds a cure for his juvenile diabetes. " 'Did you bolus for your food?' We say that several times a day," said Mary Scheidel, his mother.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine For Diabetes Has Scientific Backing (Medical News Today) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:14:51 GMT
Reports of a traditional Chinese medicine having beneficial effects for people suffering from type 2 diabetes now has some scientific evidence to back up the claims. A collaboration between Chinese, Korean, and Australian scientists at Sydney's Garvan Institute, has revealed that the natural plant product berberine could be a valuable new treatment. [click link for full article]
- $4.9M grant aids diabetes research (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:57:50 GMT
WORCESTER - Biomedical Research Models Inc. has received a five-year federal grant worth nearly $4.9 million to test potential therapies for Type 1 diabetes in rats and mice, the company reported yesterday.
- Group to test local doctor's diabetes cure (Times Herald) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:03:14 GMT
A Port Huron doctor claims to have discovered a way to lower the high blood sugar of diabetes patients - without insulin. Dr. John Mullally, a family practitioner in Port Huron, has administered a combination of three brand-name allergy medicines to more than 200 diabetes patients since 2002.
- Oral Medications Can Replace Insulin for Many With Rare Neonatal Diabetes (MedicineNet.com) - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:26:26 GMT
Title: Oral Medications Can Replace Insulin for Many With Rare Neonatal Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 8/3/2006 1:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/3/2006 1:56:53 AM
- Dairy products can battle diabetes (New Kerala) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:44:54 GMT
Washington: Fatty acids commonly found in dairy products can be used to treat diabetes. Penn State researchers have successfully treated diabetes in mice, with the help of the particular compound in dairy.
- Compound In Dairy Products Targets Diabetes (Science Daily) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:54:41 GMT
Fatty acids commonly found in dairy products have successfully treated diabetes in mice, according to a researcher at Penn State. The compounds, known as conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), have also shown promising results in human trials, signaling a new way of potentially treating the disease without synthetic drugs.
- Diabetes workshop set (The Torrington Telegram) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:40:15 GMT
BY FOR THE TELEGRAM A Diabetes workshop will be held at the Goshen County Senior Friendship Center in Torrington (216 East 19th Ave.) on Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- Cayuga Medical Center diabetes program receives Uplinger award (This Ithaca Journal) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:25:31 GMT
The Diabetes Program at Cayuga Medical Center has received the distinguished Uplinger Award. The NYS and Bermuda Lions Foundation with the Ithaca Lions Club has presented this award for outstanding service provided to the local community by the Diabetes Education Program at Cayuga Medical Center.
- Chemical in Gardenia Fruit Raises Hopes for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment (Scientific American) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:38:11 GMT
Roughly one fifth of older Americans suffer from adult-onset diabetes.
- Living with Diabetes (KTBS) - Fri, 04 Aug 2006 23:01:32 GMT
Living with diabetes can be challenging. Even if you eat right and exercise. In fact, nutritionists say one of the biggest myths is that some people think when you change your lifestyle you get rid of the disease.
- Compound In Dairy Products Targets Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:14:44 GMT
Fatty acids commonly found in dairy products have successfully treated diabetes in mice, according to a researcher at Penn State. The compounds, known as conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), have also shown promising results in human trials, signaling a new way of potentially treating the disease without synthetic drugs. [click link for full article]
- A Designer Approach To Regulating Autoimmunity In Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:14:34 GMT
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's own immune system attacks the beta cells of the pancreas, destroying or damaging them sufficiently to reduce or impair insulin production. Therefore, shutting down the autoreactive T cells that attack beta islet cells is one therapeutic approach that researchers have been investigating. [click link for full article]
- Investigational New Class Of Oral Medication For Type 2 Diabetes Patients, Sitagliptin, Begins Phase III Clinical (Medical News Today) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 07:16:01 GMT
Phase III clinical trials for an investigational new class of oral medication for patients with type 2 diabetes, sitagliptin (Development Code: MK-0431/ONO-5435), have begun in Japan. Sitagliptin, developed by Merck (Merck & Co., Inc. [click link for full article]
- New research identifies diabetes-kidney disease link (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 01:20:00 GMT
New Australian research has found that one-in-two patients with type 2 diabetes are also suffering chronic kidney disease.
- New research identifies diabetes-kidney disease link (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 01:36:31 GMT
New Australian research has found that one-in-two patients with type 2 diabetes are also suffering chronic kidney disease. Doctors say the figures are much higher than doctors expected.
- Diabetes – frequently asked questions (The Star Online) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:43:14 GMT
This week sees the start of a 10-week column on diabetes. Learn about the various aspects of the disease, and how you can cope with it. Life can still be sweet even with diabetes.
- Chinese herb used to fight diabetes (The West Australian) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 01:06:37 GMT
A tiny molecule found in a plant root could be the newest weapon in the growing battle against type 2 diabetes, Australian researchers claim. Chinese herbalists have long used the natural plant product berberine for medicinal purposes, including healing wounds and treating diarrhoea.
- SingHealth's programme to control diabetes shows success (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News) - Sat, 05 Aug 2006 14:17:03 GMT
SingHealth's programme to control diabetes in the community has shown success, with 500f the patients managing to reduce their blood sugar level to the recommended target.
- New Extension website offers recipes for people with diabetes (Canton Daily Ledger) - Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:36:01 GMT
University of Illinois Extension has a new resource on diabetes -- "Recipes for Diabetes" to assist people with diabetes in preparing healthy foods. Karen Chapman-Novakofski, Associate Professor and Nutrition Specialist developed this new site with recipes on main dishes, side dishes and desserts.
- Diabetes threat to Indigenous communities rising: study (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:27:00 GMT
A study has found that blindness caused by diabetes could become the greatest health concern in outback Indigenous communities.
- Diabetes threat to Indigenous communities rising: study (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 22:43:01 GMT
A study has found that blindness caused by diabetes could become the greatest health concern in outback Indigenous communities. Researchers from Adelaide University and the South Australian Opthalmology Institute looked at more than 1,500 people from 22 outback communities.
- Taking it to the beach: diabetes fight goes public (The Garden Island) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:18:17 GMT
WAILUA The fight against diabetes got a big boost Saturday as all five chapters of the Lions Club on Kaua i jumped in to “Take the Glucose Challenge.”
- New path for diabetes (USA Today) - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:08:14 GMT
Cells transplanted six months ago from pigs into diabetic monkeys are alive and producing insulin without the need for immune-suppressing drugs, a biotech company announces Monday. The research could be an early step toward a cure for diabetes, diabetes experts say.
- PinnacleHealth System Receives $252,000 to Improve Diabetes Care for African Americans and Hispanics (RedNova) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:12:59 GMT
CAMP HILL, Pa., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A $252,000 grant from the Highmark Foundation will support an ambulatory diabetes program aimed at caring for African Americans and Hispanics.
- MicroIslet Novel Diabetes Treatment Shows Potential in Primates (RedNova) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:12:19 GMT
A new kind of treatment for diabetes being developed by biotechnology company MicroIslet has produced improved glycemic control over a six-month period in diabetic primates.
- Japan's Taisho ends diabetes drug tie-up with Lilly (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:37:09 GMT
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Japanese drug maker Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. said on Monday it has ended a development tie-up with Eli Lilly and Co. on its diabetes drug and will continue its development on its own.
- American Diabetes Association And Joint Commission Collaborate On Joint Commission Inpatient Diabetes Care Certification (Medical News Today) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:17:26 GMT
Two of the nation's leaders in improving health care for Americans are collaborating to recognize hospital inpatient diabetes programs that meet national quality standards and raise the quality of care provided to patients with diabetes. [click link for full article]
- Exercise Boost For Diabetes Patients Battling The Bulge (Medical News Today) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:23:27 GMT
A pilot exercise referral scheme developed by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and evaluated by London South Bank University (LSBU) could help diabetes sufferers lose weight and manage their condition better. [click link for full article]
- Larry C. Deeb, MD, of Tallahassee, FL, Elected American Diabetes Association President, Medicine & Science (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:24:00 GMT
The American Diabetes Association , the leading non-profit health organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes and to improving the lives of the more than 20 million children and adults currently living with the disease, announced yesterday that Larry C.
- Richard R. Rubin, PhD, CDE, of Monkton, MD, Elected American Diabetes Association President, Health Care & Education (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:10:00 GMT
The American Diabetes Association , the leading non-profit health organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes and to improving the lives of the more than 20 million children and adults currently living with the disease, announced yesterday that Richard R.
- PinnacleHealth System Receives $252,000 to Improve Diabetes Care for African Americans and Hispanics (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:34:00 GMT
A $252,000 grant from the Highmark Foundation will support an ambulatory diabetes program aimed at caring for African Americans and Hispanics. The program will use culture-specific educational materials, training will be provided for educators, and it will be administered by the PinnacleHealth System of Harrisburg.
- New study supports major change in diet treatment for diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:21:30 GMT
WASHINGTON--A low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet and may be more effective than single-agent therapy with oral diabetes drugs, according to a study in the August issue of Diabetes Care, a journal published by the American Diabetes Association.
- Device assists patients with Type One diabetes (WIS-TV Columbia) - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:32:10 GMT
A new generation of insulin delivery system for Type One diabetes is in the works. It's called the OmniPod, and while it was FDA approved more than a year ago, it's just now been approved for kids under the age of 12.
- Advancements in Insulin Delivery Poised to Revolutionise Diabetes Management (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT
Innovative, non-invasive methods to deliver insulin are poised to transform diabetes management. Despite concerns about their safety and efficacy, an eager diabetic community is expected to support research into novel technologies that promote greater compliance and therefore improved disease management.
- MicroIslet novel diabetes treatment shows potential in primates (Pharmaceutical Business Review) - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:59:45 GMT
A new kind of treatment for diabetes being developed by biotechnology company MicroIslet has produced improved glycemic control over a six-month period in diabetic primates.
- Diabetes drug may treat Alzheimer's (Sydney Morning Herald) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:11:55 GMT
A drug used to treat diabetes may also help people with Alzheimer's disease, an international genetics conference has been told. -
- Joslin Awards Victory Medal to New York man living 75 years with type 1 diabetes (EurekAlert!) - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:36:29 GMT
Boston -- Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, will present its 22nd Joslin Victory Award Medal this Sunday, Aug. 13, to a New York man for living 75 years with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes.
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Names The City of Hope a JDRF Islet Cell Transplant Center (RedNova) - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:15:25 GMT
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the world's largest charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research, announced today that it has named The City of Hope National Medical Center in Los Angeles as a JDRF Islet Cell Transplant Center.
- Pipeline Insight: Non-insulin Antidiabetics - Type 2 diabetes unlikely to develop into a switch market (Pharmaceutical Business Review) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:28:35 GMT
Introduction Datamonitor expects the continuously growing prevalence of diabetes to drive growth in diabetes drug spending, benefiting market uptake of newly developed, efficacious therapies.
- Victory Medal Awarded to New York Man Living 75 Years with Type 1 Diabetes (Newswise) - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:25:03 GMT
Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, will present its 22nd Joslin Victory Award Medal this Sunday, Aug. 13, to a New York man for living 75 years with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes. Robert L. Bates of New Windsor, NY, will be awarded the medal at his 80th birthday celebration at the Thayer Hotel at West Point, NY.
- `Mr. Diabetes' talks the talk and walks the walk (Boston Globe) - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:47:35 GMT
Walking down Commonwealth Avenue, on approximately the 7,500th mile of his perimeter walk around the United States, Andy ``Mr. Diabetes" Mandell spotted his latest target.
- Generex Biotechnology to Exhibit at American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting & Exhibition (SYS-CON Media) - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:20:34 GMT
Generex Biotechnology Corporation (NASDAQ: GNBT),the leader in metabolic diseases drug delivery through the inner lining ofthe mouth, announced today that it will be exhibiting at the AmericanAssociation of Diabetes Educators (www.aadenet.org) 33rd Annual Meeting &Exhibition, August 10 - 12, 2006 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
- Questions surround 'Mr. Diabetes" (Athens Review Online) - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:58:00 GMT
By Alan Burke THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.) SALEM, Mass. — “Mr. Diabetes” is walking across the country trying to build up public awareness of a debilitating, even deadly disease.
- Threefold Risk of MS From Type-1 Diabetes (RedNova) - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:15:14 GMT
By Baines, Emma Patients with type-1 diabetes have a threefold increased risk of developing MS, according to a Danish study.
- Buyer Beware: Not All Diabetes Supplements Equal (SYS-CON Media) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:19:37 GMT
As research and field trials have recentlydemonstrated in the U.S. and in Europe, diabetes sufferers may see clearbenefits from supplementing their diabetes medication régimes with allnatural supplements. However, one study may indicate that not allsupplements are equally effective in treatment programs.
- Low-fat Vegan Diet Rivals Oral Diabetes Medications In Federally Funded Study (Medical News Today) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:04:00 GMT
A low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet and may be more effective than single-agent therapy with oral diabetes drugs, according to a study in the August issue of Diabetes Care, a journal published by the American Diabetes Association. [click link for full article]
- Diabetes Educators Applaud 7,500 Professional Websites Launched by dLife (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:00:00 GMT
dLife, the award-winning diabetes consumer resource, today announced from the Annual Meeting of The American Association of Diabetes Educators taking place in Los Angeles, the launch of an innovative tool that will bring diabetes educators into the age of 24/7 interactive patient management.
- Spherix finds partner to conduct diabetes drug trial in U.S. (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:40:15 GMT
Spherix is calling on an Indiana company formed last year by Eli Lilly executives to conduct the U.S. portion of its Phase III clinical trial for a drug to treat the most common form of diabetes.
- Fury as MP links constituents' diabetes with inbreeding (The Scotsman) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 23:28:57 GMT
A SCOTS MP has sparked anger by blaming a rise in diabetes on his "inbred" constituents.
- Spherix Signs Anaclim to Support Diabetes Clinical Trial (Boursorama) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:44:25 GMT
BELTSVILLE, Md., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherix Incorporated has signed an agreement with Anaclim, LLC to conduct the U.S. portion of its Phase 3 clinical trial on the use of Naturlose(R) as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes.
- Buyer Beware: Not All Diabetes Supplements Equal (RedNova) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:16:32 GMT
As research and field trials have recently demonstrated in the U.S. and in Europe, diabetes sufferers may see clear benefits from supplementing their diabetes medication regimes with all natural supplements.
- Massapequa Lacrosse Club hosts tournament to raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes (Massapequa Post) - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:28:31 GMT
Massapequa Lacrosse Club hosted a tournament to raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes at John J. Burns Park, and Nassau County Legislator Peter J Schmitt, standing fourth from right, was on hand to cheer the participants.
- American Diabetes Association Named DMANF's 'Nonprofit Organization of the Year' (Direct Marketing Association) - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:07:31 GMT
August 11, 2006 — The Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation (DMANF) presented the American Diabetes Association its 2006 Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award. The award was presented today as part of the DMANF’s annual New York Nonprofit Conference.
- Advanced Viral Research Announces Encouraging Diabetes Trial Data (RedNova) - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:16:11 GMT
Advanced Viral Research has announced that, following an interim analysis, the company is satisfied that AVR 118 can be given safely to patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Stampede benefits Juvenile Diabetes research (Muscatine Journal) - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:45:57 GMT
MUSCATINE, Iowa — When Muscatine resident Katie Hahnbaum was in her teens, discomfort and inconvenience were part of her daily routine as she managed juvenile diabetes.
- MP 'inbreeding' claim on diabetes (BBC News) - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:05:37 GMT
A Labour MP claims inbreeding may be partly to blame for a rise in diabetes cases in his constituency.
- Recycle for diabetes (Stoney Creek News) - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:16:13 GMT
Help support the Canadian Diabetes Association by donating your used clothing, household items, ink cartridges and cellphones. To donate, call 1-800-505-5525.
- 'Inbreeding' is behind rise in cases of diabetes, claims MP (Times Online) - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:00:19 GMT
AN MP has caused outrage by suggesting that high rates of diabetes in his Norfolk constituency, which has seen a growing number of cases among children, could be the result of residents inbreeding.
- Diabetes Educators Applaud 7,500 Professional Websites Launched By DLife (Medical News Today) - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 07:04:16 GMT
dLife, the award-winning diabetesconsumer resource, today announced from the Annual Meeting of The AmericanAssociation of Diabetes Educators taking place in Los Angeles, the launchof an innovative tool that will bring diabetes educators into the age of24/7 interactive patient management. myDiabetesEducator. [click link for full article]
- Stampede benefits Juvenile Diabetes research (Muscatine Journal) - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:16:17 GMT
MUSCATINE, Iowa — When Muscatine resident Katie Hahnbaum was in her teens, discomfort and inconvenience were part of her daily routine as she managed juvenile diabetes.
- Spherix Signs Anaclim To Support Diabetes Clinical Trial (Medical News Today) - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 07:04:06 GMT
Spherix Incorporated(Nasdaq: SPEX) has signed an agreement with Anaclim, LLC to conduct theU.S. portion of its Phase 3 clinical trial on the use of Naturlose(R) as atreatment for Type 2 diabetes. The trial is being split into portionsconducted in Australia and in the United States to cover all requireddemographic groups. [click link for full article]
- Advanced Viral Research announces encouraging diabetes trial data (Pharmaceutical Business Review) - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:14:25 GMT
Advanced Viral Research has announced that, following an interim analysis, the company is satisfied that AVR 118 can be given safely to patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Diabetes Walk (WOWT-TV Omaha) - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 23:29:44 GMT
Juvenile diabetes, also known as Type 1 Diabetes, affects millions of children across the country. Saturday, heartland families took part in a three-mile walk to raise money and awareness about the disease.
- Wanted: cure for diabetes (The Youngstown Vindicator) - Sun, 13 Aug 2006 04:15:14 GMT
The walk for diabetes research is scheduled for Sept. 17 at Buhl Farm Park. VOLANT, Pa. — It's 8:25 p.m. and Amanda Sojack knows it's coming. The 15-year-old Wilmington High School student sees her mother, Joannie Garrett, glance at the clock, but Amanda interrupts her before she can say anything.
- Chinese herbal medicine may help fight diabetes, obesity (New Kerala) - Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:38:07 GMT
London, Aug 13: A traditional Chinese herbal medicine may help fight Type-2 diabetes and obesity, scientists said. Berberine, a bitter-tasting yellow chemical found in some roots and barks, has been documented in Chinese literature as being able to lower glucose levels in diabetics.
- ABC 7 Medical: Diabetes Drug (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:26:07 GMT
Anchor: TYPE ONE DIABETES DEVELOPS WHEN YOUR PANCREAS STOPS MAKING INSULIN - WHAT THE BODY NEEDS TO BREAK DOWN SUGAR. NOBODY KNOWS WHY THIS HAPPENS, AND THERE'S NO CURE FOR IT.
- Their Pills Do Not Cure Alzheimer's or Diabetes and FTC Stops Claims (Senior Journal) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:09:52 GMT
August 14, 2006 – An outfit that had already been busted for selling a fake herbal supplement they claimed would treat Alzheimer's disease has now been banned by the Federal Trade Commission from claiming their new pills will cure diabetes and made to forfeit their earnings.
- Walk for Diabetes will be Sept. 10 (Sioux City Journal) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:09:16 GMT
Area residents, businesses and organizations are invited to join America’s Walk for Diabetes at 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Anderson Dance Pavilion on the Sioux City riverfront to raise funds for the American Diabetes Association.
- Golf fund-raiser to benefit juvenile diabetes (Asbury Park Press) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:23:19 GMT
A golf outing fundraiser to benefit the Central Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will be held Sept. 19 at the Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. After an afternoon of golf, there will be a buffet barbecue dinner and raffle. The event starts at 1:30 p.m. The fee is $135 per-person. For more information about the Anna Marrie Cavanagh Golf Outing, contact Richard Cavanagh
- Diabetes volunteers needed (Fort Frances Times) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:11:29 GMT
The Canadian Diabetes Association is looking for volunteers interested in promoting the health of our community of Fort Frances.
- Coast to coast for a cause: Diabetes awareness ride filled with personal meaning (Hornell Evening Tribune) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:56:04 GMT
HORNELL - Thirty-seven years ago Ginny Bowman was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. One month later her sister got the same diagnosis, leading to a nearly four-decade battle to manage the disease.
- Grapefruit could help with diabetes (Otago Daily Times) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:09:11 GMT
University of Otago scientists have been collaborating on a grapefruit-based treatment that could come to the rescue of diabetes sufferers.
- Diabetes evolution (Philly.com) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:25:39 GMT
It was a mob scene worthy of Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie. Nearly 1,000 people pushed into a Washington ballroom at the American Diabetes Association's annual convention, causing security guards to turn people away.
- £40,000 shortfall threatens study of childhood obesity and diabetes (Guardian Unlimited) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:08:21 GMT
Lack of funding from DoH may halt unique research into childhood obesity and diabetes.
- Mubadala and Imperial College London launch world-class diabetes centre in Abu Dhabi (AME Info) - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:44:09 GMT
Abu Dhabi's new state-of-the-art diabetes centre was officially opened by His Highness Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan.
- Bike Ride Raises Awareness About Diabetes (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News) - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:34:31 GMT
The rate of diabetes is on the rise across the country and especially in Eastern Kentucky, but education may be the key to reversing that trend. That's why a group of young men is biking cross country- to raise awareness about the disease.
- AD diabetes centre (AME Info) - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:30:30 GMT
Abu Dhabi's new diabetes centre was officially opened on Monday, although it has been taking patients for two weeks. The Imperial College London Diabetes Centre is a joint venture between Imperial College London and Mubadala Development Company.
- NFC link makes diabetes dosage simpler, more effective (EE Times) - Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:38:47 GMT
In a novel application of Near-Field Communication (NFC), a UK-based company has demonstrated a diabetes medication device that provides patients with a simple way to administer the most effective dosage.
- Diabetes Drug Cartridge Shortage Ends (KiplingerForecasts.com) - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:50:35 GMT
Eli Lilly and Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. lifted restrictions on their newest diabetes drug this week after a cartridge shortage forced the two companies to ask doctors to limit the number of patients they start on the regimen.
- One step closer to diabetes cure (KTBS) - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:46:32 GMT
Type one diabetes develops when your pancreas stops making insulin, what the body needs to break down sugar. Nobody knows why this happens, and there's no cure for it.
- Golf outing to benefit diabetes foundation (Asbury Park Press) - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:21:21 GMT
LAKEWOOD: A golf outing fundraiser to benefit the Central Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will be held Sept. 19 at the Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood.
- Diabetes in pregnancy not a health motivator (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:57:00 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Developing diabetes during pregnancy might be expected to motivate women to take better care of themselves, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
- TolerRx Inc. raises $35.6M for diabetes research (BizJournals) - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:15:52 GMT
TolerRx Inc., a Cambridge biopharmaceutical drug maker working on diabetes and immune system treatments, has closed a $35.6 million financing round, officials said.
- Briefs: Lilly, Amylin lift limits on diabetes drug (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:31:32 GMT
Eli Lilly and Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. lifted restrictions on their newest diabetes drug this week after a cartridge shortage forced the two companies to ask doctors to limit the number of patients they start on the regimen.
- TolerRx, Inc. Raises $35.6 Million to Advance TRX4 in Type 1 Diabetes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:42:00 GMT
TolerRx, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies to treat patients with diseases of the immune system, announced that it has completed a $35.6 million financing, which included funding from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation , the world's largest charitable sponsor of research in Type 1 diabetes.
- Alantos Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Studies With Lead Compound for Type II Diabetes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT
Alantos Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biopharmaceutical company based on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs with a focus on type II diabetes and Osteoarthritis/inflammation, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical study with its first clinical candidate, ALS 2-0426, an orally active, small molecule inhibitor of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV , for the treatment
- Bio-Rad conducts seminar on diabetes management and Hba1c (PharmaBiz) - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:41:15 GMT
India is one of the top ten countries in the world having large number of people with diabetes and there is tremendous scope to improve the method of glycohemoglobin tests, said experts at a seminar organised recently by Bio-Rad Laboratories on Diabetes Management and HbA1c testing.
- Diabetes treatment options increase (Lexington Herald-Leader) - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:12:19 GMT
By John Sullivan It was a mob scene worthy of Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie. Nearly 1,000 people pushed into a Washington ballroom at the American Diabetes Association's annual convention, causing security guards to turn people away.
- Alantos Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Studies With Lead Compound For Type II Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:54:44 GMT
Alantos Pharmaceuticals, aprivately held biopharmaceutical company based on the discovery anddevelopment of small molecule drugs with a focus on type II diabetes andOsteoarthritis/inflammation, today announced that it has initiated a Phase1 clinical study with its first clinical candidate, A [click link for full article]
- FDA OKs New Diabetes Drug Combo (WebMD) - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:50:31 GMT
People who take the diabetes drugs Actos and Amaryl will soon have a simpler treatment option.
- Boy seeks personal stories about diabetes (The State) - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:04:06 GMT
Chase Kroll wants to help others who have faced the same bad news he faced at age 9: a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes. Chase, 14, is compiling a book that will offer information and support. He’s asking people to write and tell him about their experiences for a book he plans to call “When I Got Diabetes: Letters to Chase.”
- WHAT'S IN STORE Residents can support diabetes research (Garden City Observer) - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:55:05 GMT
Parisian Laurel Park will host a benefit sales event for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at the store at Livonia's Laurel Park Place Mall. Tickets cost $5 per person with all proceeds going to the foundation. Those interested can buy tickets from Ford employees, or at Parisian's customer service department. Ticket holders will receive a 20 percent
- Blacks, Hispanics Hospitalized More Often for Diabetes, Heart Disease (MedicineNet.com) - Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:27:50 GMT
Title: Blacks, Hispanics Hospitalized More Often for Diabetes, Heart Disease Category: Health News Created: 8/16/2006 1:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/16/2006 1:56:46 AM
- Novartis submits oral diabetes drug Galvus for EU approval UPDATE (Sharewatch) - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:20:27 GMT
ZURICH (AFX) - Novartis said it has submitted its Galvus drug to European regulators for approval for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Galvus is a once-daily oral treatment that targets the pancreatic dysfunction that causes high blood sugar levels in diabetics.
- Alantos Initiates Phase I Clinical Trials With Lead Compound For Type II Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:03:56 GMT
Alantos Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biopharmaceutical company based on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs with a focus on type II diabetes and Osteoarthritis / inflammation, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical study with its first clinical candidate, AL [click link for full article]
- Diabetes patient, daughter receive holy sacrament (Billings Gazette) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:44:49 GMT
Anita "Betty" Soto knows she's dying. Her liver, ravaged by diabetes, is only 20 percent functional. Her kidneys are beginning to fail.
- Novartis seeks EU approval for novel diabetes drug (PharmaBiz) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:41:23 GMT
Novartis announced that the company has submitted Galvus (vildagliptin) for European approval for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
- New company will seek drugs against diabetes and cancer (EurekAlert!) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:21:31 GMT
A new St. Louis-based company will use a novel technology to rapidly screen thousands of drugs for their effectiveness against two of the biggest health threats in the United States -- diabetes and cancer.
- Carpal tunnel may be sign of impending diabetes (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:25:07 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In more cases than would normally be expected, people who develop type 2 diabetes have a history of carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Questions surround 'Mr. Diabetes" (Athens Review Online) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:58:50 GMT
By Alan Burke THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.) SALEM, Mass. — “Mr. Diabetes” is walking across the country trying to build up public awareness of a debilitating, even deadly disease.
- Stem cells may help Bergen boy fight diabetes (NorthJersey.com) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:43:10 GMT
A Ho-Ho-Kus boy's stem cells could help scientists find a better treatment for juvenile diabetes. Doctors have been injecting Liam Tencza with stem cells taken from the umbilical cord blood his parents saved when he was born seven years ago.
- Diabetes Awareness Month launched at Akwatia (Ghanaweb.com) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:46:40 GMT
Akwatia, Aug. 18, GNA - The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr (Mrs) Gladys Ashitey, on Thursday launched this year's Diabetes Awareness Month at Akwatia in the Eastern Region with advice to Ghanaians to live healthy lifestyles in order to either avoid contracting the disease or controlling it.
- Free Diabetes Class Offered (RedNova) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:15:27 GMT
By Victoria Advocate, Texas Aug. 18--Health Force Outpatient Diabetes Education program will have a free information class from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at 4206 Retama Circle. Topic will be basic carbohydrate counting and meal planning. Seating is limited.
- Come Celebrate Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Night presented by TIC Federal Credit Union (OurSports Central) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:17:42 GMT
Columbus, GA - Enjoy a night of baseball and support a worth-while cause as Thursday, August 24th is Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Night presented by TIC Federal Credit Union.
- Choctaw Nation helping in fight against diabetes (Durant Daily Democrat) - Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:04:41 GMT
With a common disease plaguing Native Americans, the Choctaw Nation is taking a stand by donating $1 million to the Oklahoma Diabetes Center. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, one in two Native American children in Oklahoma may develop diabetes by the age of 50.
- Novartis Seeks European Approval for Diabetes Drug (RedNova) - Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:48:20 GMT
Novartis has submitted an application to European regulators seeking approval for Galvus, its oral treatment for type 2 diabetes. If approved in the major markets, Galvus is tipped to achieve blockbuster status.
- Diabetes help available in Espanol 08-20-2006 (Plainview Daily Herald) - Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:48:00 GMT
m. Tuesday, Aug. 29. The purpose of the group is to provide information and education about diabetes and how to cope with the condition for those in the community who do not speak English.
- Lifestyle modification can reduce diabetes risk: Study (India Daily) - Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:39:23 GMT
A slight modification of lifestyle and bringing about diet changes and exercise, could reduce the risk of diabetes by 30 per cent, a study screening 11,000 people here has revealed.
- Diabetes support group to meet on Sept. 12 (Monroe Times) - Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:59:53 GMT
MONROE -- The Monroe Clinic's Diabetes Support Group will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, in the clinic building, main campus, lower level. The speaker will be Dr. Drew DelForge, a local dentist, who will talk about why dental care is important, especially in people who have diabetes.
- Dominic's hospital records increased in diabetes cases (Ghanaweb.com) - Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:47:10 GMT
Akwatia, Aug. 20, GNA - The St. Dominic's Hospital at Akwatia recorded 22 diabetes related deaths in 2004 and admitted 218 diabetes mellitus patients with 1,972 attending its out-patient's department (OPD).
- Diabetes treatments enter market (Duluth News Tribune) - Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:44:37 GMT
PHILADELPHIA -- Nearly 1,000 people pushed into a Washington ballroom at the American Diabetes Association's annual convention, causing security guards to turn people away.
- UT scientist wins NIH grant to continue study of ethnic links to diabetes (BizJournals) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:28:07 GMT
By the time a high-risk person enters the stage known as "pre-diabetes," they appear to be on a trajectory that can't be stopped. A Memphis scientist wants to know if there are earlier ways to avoid the disease.
- A primer on diabetes (Duluth News Tribune) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:10:12 GMT
What is diabetes?
- Summer heat can be tough on diabetes, experts advise --- HealthandAge (HealthandAge) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:54:39 GMT
People with diabetes need to take special care in summer heat. Summer heat can be uncomfortable and trying for a healthy person. For someone with diabetes, it may even be a health hazard. That's why experts at the Joslin Diabetes Center are offering some tips for coping with summer heat.
- A New Diabetes Campaign Urges Hispanic Americans to Uncover Their Feet 'Descubra Sus Pies' to Doctors to Reduce the (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:06:00 GMT
Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations in the United States.
- European Approval For Galvus® Sought, An Innovative Oral Treatment For People With Type 2 Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:03:57 GMT
Novartis announced that it has submitted Galvus®* (vildagliptin) for European approval for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Galvus is a new, once-daily oral therapy that has demonstrated impressive blood sugar lowering effects, even among difficult-to-treat patients who have poor glycemic control, are obese or older than 65[1]. [click link for full article]
- Treating Diabetes with Bitter Melon in the Philippines (PR Web) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:19:09 GMT
In the Philippines the Department of Health is promoting bitter melon, locally called ampalaya, as a treatment for adult-onset diabetes in the form of a tea-like drink made by boiling its unripe fruits of young leaves. The ampalaya’s active ingredient polypeptide P, momordicin, and charantin - are most concentrated in the fruit and seeds. (PRWEB Aug 21, 2006) Trackback URI:
- TolerRx gets orphan drug designation for diabetes drug (PharmaBiz) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:41:05 GMT
TolerRx, Inc. announced that the company's lead product, TRX4, has received orphan drug designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of new-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Kidney risk linked to diabetes (Glen Innes Examiner) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:44:38 GMT
KEEPING a positive attitude to life and exercising regularly go a long way towards controlling diabetes and reducing the risk of kidney disease according to Glen Innes diabetes sufferer Godfrey Cole.
- Biotech Center Names Diabetes Test Developer As First Tenant (WSOC-TV 9 Charlotte) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:09:54 GMT
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- The developer of a diabetes test was named Monday as the first tenant of a research campus expected to help revive this former textile town.
- Schizophrenics studied for diabetes risks (UPI) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:08:15 GMT
AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led study is attempting to determine if there is a link between schizophrenia and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Biotech center names diabetes test maker as first tenant (The Herald-Sun) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:46:06 GMT
The maker of a diabetes test was named Monday as the first tenant of a research campus expected to help revive this former textile town.
- Diabetes Detection, Inc., a Subsidiary of Hathaway Corporation Moves to New Silicon Valley Office in Partnership With (SYS-CON Media) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:37:38 GMT
Hathaway Corporation (PINKSHEETS: HWYI)announced that they have engaged Knowledge Market, Inc. to manage, operateand conduct further business development on behalf of Hathaway's whollyowned subsidiary, Diabetes Detections, Inc (DDI). As a first step inexecuting on this agreement, Knowledge Market has secured an office on SandHill Road, Menlo Park, California, that will serve as headquarters for
- New Company Will Seek Drugs Against Diabetes and Cancer (Newswise) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:25:04 GMT
A new St. Louis-based company will use a novel technology to rapidly screen thousands of drugs for their effectiveness against two of the biggest health threats in the United States -- diabetes and cancer.
- ‘Diabetes Health Day’ is tomorrow at senior center (Stuttgart Daily Leader) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:16:14 GMT
“Diabetes Health Day” will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the Senior Citizens Center at 811 S. Buerkle St in Stuttgart. This event is free . For more information call, 1-866-874-5500.
- Midwest Regional Futurity Jubilee Horse Show benefits youths with diabetes (SEMissourian.com) - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:18:52 GMT
Fifty-four participants showed their horses Saturday for the love of it, but some had a more personal reason. The 11th annual Midwest Regional Futurity Jubilee Horse Show, held at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson, helps fund Southeast Missouri Hospital's youth diabetes programs.
- Lifestyle modification can reduce diabetes risk: Study (Great News Network) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:03:09 GMT
Chennai, India - A slight modification of lifestyle and bringing about diet changes and exercise, could reduce the risk of diabetes by 30 percent, a study screening 11,000 people here has revealed.
- Free diabetes cook classes begin Oct. (The Deming Headlight) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:08:32 GMT
If you have diabetes or love someone with diabetes, come learn to cook foods that are low in sugar, fat and sodium.
- New Guide Educates School Personnel and Child Care Providers on Handling Diabetes-Related Emergencies (RedNova) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:47:56 GMT
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation has produced an essential tool for all school personnel, childcare providers and those entrusted with caring for a child with type 1 diabetes.
- Multi-Generational Survey Uncovers Behavior Changes As Greatest Challenge In Diabetes Management: Younger Generations (Medical News Today) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:04:57 GMT
A groundbreaking nationalsurvey released today looking at three generations of diabetes sufferersrevealed that adults ages 18-40, who are at risk for or living with type 2diabetes, are lagging behind their parents' and grandparents' generationswhen it comes to changing behaviors to improve their health. [click link for full article]
- Akesis Cites New Study Demonstrating Positive Clinical Effects Of Chromium/Sulfonylurea Combination In Type 2 Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:05:57 GMT
Akesis Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AKES) today commented on a study published in theAugust issue of Diabetes Care which demonstrates the positive clinicaleffects of the trace element chromium when combined with acommonly-prescribed oral antidiabetic drug. [click link for full article]
- Health: Early Symptoms May Not Look Like Diabetes (Local6.com Central Florida) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:44:38 GMT
The early signs of diabetes can be missed easily. But those who pay attention can manage the disease before it does too much damage.
- Study Shows Diabetes Link To Colon Cancer - Smokers With Type-2 Diabetes Face The Greatest Risk (Medical News Today) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:03:55 GMT
A recent, clinically-confirmed study has shown that persons suffering from type-2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) when compared to the general public. The chances of developing the disease are even greater for men, especially those who smoke. Previous studies of cancer risk among diabetes patients have been limited or inconclusive. [click link for full
- Rising Medical Costs Biggest Challenge for Diabetes Patients in Managing the Condition (RedNova) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:20:48 GMT
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- More than twenty million Americans have diabetes and each day another 4,100 people are diagnosed with the condition.
- Schizophrenics studied for diabetes risks (American Psychological Association) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:24:13 GMT
AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug 21, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A U.S.-led study is attempting to determine if there is a link between schizophrenia and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Biotech center names diabetes test developer as first tenant (WCNC Charlotte) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:50:25 GMT
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. -- The developer of a diabetes test was named today as the first tenant at a research center in Kannapolis, a hard-hit textile town in Cabarrus County.
- New Company Will Seek Drugs Against Diabetes And Cancer (Medical News Today) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:04:23 GMT
A new St. Louis-based company will use a novel technology to rapidly screen thousands of drugs for their effectiveness against two of the biggest health threats in the United States -- diabetes and cancer.Ross Cagan, Ph.D., professor of molecular biology and pharmacology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Thomas Baranski, M.D., Ph.D. [click link for full article]
- Rite Aid Pharmacists Across the Country Lead the Way to Help Find a Cure for Diabetes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:30:00 GMT
CAMP HILL, Pa.----Aug. 22, 2006--This fall Rite Aid pharmacists are going the extra mile, or miles, to find a cure for diabetes. Through the Company's commitment to diabetes care, and its ongoing collaboration with the American Diabetes Association , Rite Aid pharmacists will lead teams of walkers in the ADA fundraiser, "America's Walk for Diabetes."
- Diabetes and youth a recipe for depression (7News via Yahoo!7 News) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:40:00 GMT
New research suggests many young Australians with Type 1 diabetes may be suffering depression.
- Series to help adults control type 2 diabetes (The Bryan-College Station Eagle) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:32:38 GMT
The Brazos County Health Department reports that 6.5 percent of the county's population is afflicted with type 2 diabetes, and experts say most of those diagnosed are not given the proper education about their ailment.
- Rising Medical Costs Biggest Challenge for Diabetes Patients in Managing the Condition (HispanicBusiness.com) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:01:13 GMT
Bentonville, AR--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--August 22, 2006--More than twenty million Americans have diabetes and each day another 4,100 people are diagnosed with the condition.
- Helping kids with diabetes (The Cincinnati Post) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:20:15 GMT
On Oct. 20, Doctor Irvin Lewin will join 22 other cyclists from Cincinnati -- and 300 from around the country -- in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Ride to Cure Diabetes, a grueling one-day, 105-mile challenge across Death Valley, Calif.
- Men face diabetes risk (Bunbury Mail) - Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:03:19 GMT
WITH 64 per cent of men in the South West at risk of developing diabetes in the next few years, a Bunbury health expert is urging men to become proactive about their health.
- Rite Aid Pharmacists Across the Country Lead the Way to Help Find a Cure for Diabetes; Pharmacists Captain Walk Teams (RedNova) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:14:29 GMT
The Rite Aid Foundation Donates $50,000 to the ADA's "America's Walk for Diabetes" This fall Rite Aid pharmacists are going the extra mile, or miles, to find a cure for diabetes.
- Program takes aim at diabetes (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - State Health Commissioner Dr. Judith A. Monroe will be the keynote speaker at the STOP Diabetes in East Chicago kick-off celebration at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine Hospital, 4321 Fir St.
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- Diabetes eye tests expand further (BBC News) - Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:25:24 GMT
Eye tests for diabetes patients in danger of losing their sight are to expand into new parts of the east region.
- Early Symptoms May Not Look Like Diabetes (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:25:09 GMT
The early signs of diabetes can be missed easily. But those who pay attention can manage the disease before it does too much damage.
- Carpal Tunnel May Predict Diabetes (WebMD) - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:20:41 GMT
Carpal tunnel syndrome may be an early warning sign that diabetes is just around the corner.
- A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:49:21 GMT
Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.
- Health Center studies diabetes-depression link (The Pueblo Chieftain) - Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:18:44 GMT
A Pueblo Community Health Center program that helps diabetes patients by addressing their depression is showing signs of promise. It's common for diabetes patients - and patients with other chronic diseases - to have some form of depression, according to Diane Rikhof, the program's director. Less common is a coordinated program of care for both the diabetes and the depression - yet that
- Carpal Tunnel May Predict Diabetes (MedicineNet.com) - Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:27:29 GMT
Title: Carpal Tunnel May Predict Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 8/23/2006 Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2006
- Diabetes drugs added to PBS (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:20:00 GMT
The Federal Government is to subsidise two new long-acting insulin products for diabetes.
- Luther Vandross' mother highlights diabetes deaths (Curlio) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:00:18 GMT
Luther Vandross' mother is using the one year anniversary of Luther's death and an upcoming greatest hits CD release to highlight the danger of diabetes. Mary Ida Vandross has lost her husband, three of her four children, and one grandchild to diabetes-related complications.
- Early Symptoms May Not Look Like Diabetes (The Boston Channel) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:39:40 GMT
The early signs of diabetes can be missed easily. But those who pay attention can manage the disease before it does too much damage.
- Luther Vandross's mother makes diabetes appeal (Entertainment Weekly) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:25:55 GMT
TORONTO (Reuters) - A year after the death of U.S. R&B artist Luther Vandross, his mother is using the release of his greatest hits and a new survey to highlight the dangers of diabetes and urge people to get a medical checkup.
- Diabetes group welcomes drug subsidy (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:20:00 GMT
Diabetes Australia has welcomed the announcement that the Federal Government is to subsidise long-acting insulin.
- Diabetes group welcomes drug subsidy (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:22:00 GMT
Diabetes Australia has welcomed the announcement that the Federal Government is to subsidise long-acting insulin. The drug Levemir, which is used to treat type I diabetes, and lantus, used for types I and II, will be available on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) from October.
- Submissions to prevent and control diabetes call (Scoop.co.nz) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:21:02 GMT
Friday 25 August 2006, SPC Headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia – The Western Pacific Declaration on Diabetes (WPDD) – a strategic alliance created to address the crippling and increasing burden of diabetes among the peoples of the Western Pacific region – is calling for submissions for its small grant scheme.
- Wake Forest medical school creates diabetes research center (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:04:11 GMT
Wake Forest University's School of Medicine has establish a research center to focus on one of America's most pressing medical problems: diabetes.
- Pomegranate May Benefit Diabetes Patients (RedNova) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:44:58 GMT
Diabetes patients who drank pomegranate juice had a reduced risk for arteriosclerosis and a reduced uptake of bad cholesterol, an Israeli study finds. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers had 20 subjects drink 6 ounces of pomegranate juice per day for three months.
- How to Eat to Prevent or Treat Diabetes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:01:00 GMT
Whether you're trying to prevent diabetes, better manage your disease or slow complications from developing, the American Diabetes Association has developed specific guidelines to help you choose the right meal plan to get you to your goals.
- Study shows diabetes link to colon cancer - smokers with type-2 diabetes face the greatest risk (News-Medical-Net) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:09:42 GMT
A recent, clinically-confirmed study has shown that persons suffering from type-2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) when compared to the general public.
- New hope for treating obesity-related diabetes (New Scientist) - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:17:09 GMT
Two drugs, already tried-and-tested for conditions unrelated to Type-2 diabetes, have a profoundly positive effect on mice with the condition
- Study Aims To Identify Schizophrenics At Risk For Type 2 Diabetes (Science Daily) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:14:33 GMT
Dissecting the relationship between schizophrenia and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes has physician-scientists reaching across the Atlantic Ocean.
- Analysis shows blacks have poorer diabetes control than whites (EurekAlert!) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:21:28 GMT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – An analysis combining 11 separate research studies found that blacks with diabetes have poorer control of blood sugar than whites, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.
- Law OKs diabetes drugs in schools (Deseret Morning News) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 06:21:35 GMT
Under a new Utah law, children and teens with diabetes can take their glucagon to school with them and parents can ask the school to designate volunteers to be trained to administer the hormone in the event of a severe low-blood-sugar reaction.
- How to Eat to Prevent or Treat Diabetes (RedNova) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 06:44:39 GMT
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you're trying to prevent diabetes, better manage your disease or slow complications from developing, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has developed specific guidelines to help you choose the right meal plan to get you to your goals.
- Diabetes Prevention: 6 New Guidelines (CBS News) - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:21:28 GMT
New ADA guidelines for the prevention of diabetes include moderate weight loss, a healthy diet, and 2 1/2 hours of physical activity every week.
- Blacks Have Poorer Control of Diabetes Than Whites (HealthCentral.com) - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:15:09 GMT
FRIDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks with diabetes tend to have worse control of the disease than whites, a new review of the data shows. The finding could explain why black patients are typically at increased risk for diabetes-linked complications and death, the researchers said.
- Diabetes Prevention: 6 New Guidelines (WebMD) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:35:31 GMT
New guidelines for the prevention of diabetes include moderate weight loss, healthy diet, and 2.5 weekly hours of physical activity.
- Controlling Diabetes: Black-White Gap (WebMD) - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:50:31 GMT
Blacks with diabetes are more likely than whites to have a major health risk: uncontrolled blood sugar.
- Call for small grant submissions to prevent and control diabetes (Saipan Tribune) - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:05:50 GMT
NOUMEA, New Caledonia-The Western Pacific Declaration on Diabetes-a strategic alliance created to address the crippling and increasing burden of diabetes among the peoples of the Western Pacific region-is calling for submissions for its small grant scheme.
- Bay Area Drug Maker Tests Cancer Drug On Diabetes (CBS 5 Bay Area) - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:17:33 GMT
Genentech's Rituxan kills tumor cells by manipulating the immune system. Now doctors are seeing whether it can also manipulate the immune system in patients with type 1 diabetes.
- Olympian Ken Cole to discuss obesity and diabetes (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil) - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:24:37 GMT
OMAHA - Ken Cole, a former dual Olympian in basketball, recipient of the Australian Sports Medal and arguably the most successful coach in the history of Australian basketball, will be in Omaha Wednesday to talk about diabetes and obesity.
- Diabetes Prevention: Six New Tips to Block Disease (Fox News) - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:08:37 GMT
The American Diabetes Association has published new diabetes prevention guidelines for people at high risk of type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes.
- Walkers raise funds, awareness Family and friends turn out to support those with diabetes (Recordnet.com) - Sun, 27 Aug 2006 07:12:15 GMT
STOCKTON - Caitlin Neuner, 7, hardly even knows what diabetes is. She knows she doesn't like being different from other kids at her Modesto elementary school, doesn't like jabbing an insulin pump line into a new spot on her flesh every three days. She knows she can't get crazy with the sweets.
- Type 1 diabetes must be controlled (The Mining Journal) - Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:36:02 GMT
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by loss of the insulin-producing beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. Sensitivity and responsiveness to insulin are usually normal, especially in the early stages.
- MSU quarterback comes to terms with diabetes (SportingNews.com) - Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:39:41 GMT
Bozeman Daily Chronicle BOZEMAN, Mont. -- It wasn't because of a limit on his candy intake. He didn'...
- Race Affects Medication Adherence In Type 2 Diabetes (Medical News Today) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:05:50 GMT
African Americans may be less likely than whites to take their medication for Type 2 diabetes as it is prescribed, a new study suggests. The researchers found that adherence rates were as much as 12 percent lower among black people when compared to whites. [click link for full article]
- A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:25:47 GMT
Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.
- Nanogen gets patents for diabetes, dementia biomarkers (PharmaBiz) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:11:04 GMT
Nanogen, Inc., developer of advanced diagnostic products, has been issued six patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office for inventions related to diabetes and Alzheimers disease and biomarkers.
- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Teams Up with Lilly To Offer Tips on Diabetes Disaster Preparation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:18:00 GMT
As Ernesto nears the coast, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Eli Lilly and Company are working together to offer tips for people with diabetes to help limit interruption of their medical treatment if disaster strikes.
- Diabetes Drive-Thru screens more than 300 (CentralOhio.com) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:17:14 GMT
MARION - More than 300 blood sugar checks were provided at one of the community's largest one-day health-screening events, the Diabetes Drive-Thru.
- Diabetes support group meets Wednesday (Ada Evening News) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:09:06 GMT
ADA — A diabetes support group will be meeting Wednesday from 10-11 a.m. at the Chickasaw Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program Office, 222 S. Mississippi in Ada.
- A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:25:02 GMT
Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.
- Diabetes Prevention: 6 New Guidelines (MedicineNet.com) - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:27:36 GMT
Title: Diabetes Prevention: 6 New Guidelines Category: Health News Created: 8/28/2006 Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2006
- Diamyd's Type 1 diabetes drug shows efficacy (PharmaBiz) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:41:47 GMT
Diamyd Medical has announces that its lead drug candidate, Diamyd, has demonstrated overall statistically significant efficacy in preserving insulin production in a phase II clinical trial in 70 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
- How To Eat To Prevent Or Treat Diabetes - ADA Releases First Food Guidelines Tailored To Medical Categories (Medical News Today) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:07:53 GMT
Whether you're trying to prevent diabetes, better manage your disease or slow complications from developing, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has developed specific guidelines to help you choose the right meal plan to get you to your goals. [click link for full article]
- Blacks With Diabetes Have Poorer Control Of Blood Sugar Than Whites, According To Researchers (Medical News Today) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:05:19 GMT
An analysis combining 11 separate research studies found that blacks with diabetes have poorer control of blood sugar than whites, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. [click link for full article]
- Diabetes affects more Aborigines (News Interactive) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:41:23 GMT
ABORIGINAL Australians are becoming sick from diabetes at a substantially higher rate than other Australians, a new report shows.
- World stage for diabetes research (BBC News) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:52:58 GMT
Diabetes researchers are to work closer together to help Scotland become a leader in treating the condition.
- A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:21:42 GMT
Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.
- Study finds increase in diabetes hospital admissions (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:23:00 GMT
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the rate of people being admitted to hospital with diabetes is increasing.
- Diabetes affects more Aborigines: report (Sydney Morning Herald) - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:11:57 GMT
Aboriginal Australians are becoming sick from diabetes at a substantially higher rate than other Australians, a new report shows. -
- Institute for managing eye disorders in diabetes (New Kerala) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:59:07 GMT
Chennai, Aug 29: Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialiteis Centre today said its state-of-the-art "Indira Eye Institute", to diagnoise and manage eye disorders in diabetes, would be inauguarted here on September 2.
- Health Site Guide Provides Fast, Easy Access To Diabetes Information (Medical News Today) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:05:38 GMT
There are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 70f the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease. These startling statistics appear on http://www.diabetes. [click link for full article]
- Diabetes increases in Australia (UPI) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:53:25 GMT
MELBOURNE, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A new health study in Australia shows an increased rate of people being admitted to the hospital with diabetes.
- Herbal cures for back pain, diabetes show promise (The Nation) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:47:12 GMT
People suffering from diabetes and lower back-pain may find a new cure in Thai herbs including mulberry and Derris scandens Benth as an initial study had produced results that exceeded expectations, a senior official said yesterday.
- OU College of Medicine, Tulsa, Receives $1 M for Diabetes (RedNova) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:37:54 GMT
By Journal Record Staff The Hille Foundation has donated $1 million to the OU College of Medicine, Tulsa, to establish the Hille Foundation Chair in Diabetes.
- U.S. starts diabetes research program (PhysOrg) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:46:32 GMT
As U.S. students begin another school year, hundreds of sixth graders will be taking part in a wide-ranging diabetes study.
- Figures reveal diabetes increasing (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:21:43 GMT
MARK COLVIN: New figures confirm that the rate of chronic diabetes in Australia is going up.
- The diabetes drugs we didn't know we had? (New Scientist) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:32:54 GMT
Two drugs used to treat liver disorders could be turned against obesity-related diabetes
- A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:27:53 GMT
Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.
- Understand the Key Factors That Will Contribute To the Success of the Next Generation of Anti-Diabetes Drugs (RedNova) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:09:42 GMT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41388) has announced the addition of the new Datamonitor report "Pipeline Insight: Non-Insulin Anti diabetics - Type 2 Diabetes Unlikely To Develop Into a Switch Market" to their offering.
- Report shows Territory diabetes rampant (Northern Territory News) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:06:35 GMT
DIABETES accounts for twice as many hospital stays in the Territory than most places in Australia, a new report shows. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report shows about 450 people out of every 10,000 are hospitalised for the disease or related illnesses in the NT.
- Ajinomoto licenses diabetes drug to Daiichi Sankyo (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:36:02 GMT
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japanese seasoning maker Ajinomoto Co. said on Thursday it has agreed to give exclusive global rights to develop and sell its experimental diabetes drug and related compounds to a unit of Daiichi Sankyo Co. .
- 6 SAISD campuses part of national diabetes study (San Antonio Express News) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:30:25 GMT
Six San Antonio schools are part of a new national study to test whether changes in cafeteria offerings, physical education and health lessons can affect childhood obesity and rates of Type 2 diabetes.
- Montana State QB plays through diabetes (USA Today) - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:55:54 GMT
It wasn't because of a limit on his candy intake. He didn't have much of a sweet tooth. It wasn't because his active lifestyle was being curtailed. He was free to run around as much as he wanted. Cory Carpenter was 8, but in his mind, he was thrust into adulthood far too soon when he was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. So he cried. For days.
- Diabetes Is Better Managed In The UK Than The USA, New Research Shows (Medical News Today) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:05:20 GMT
Patients in England with diabetes are better managed than their counterparts in the United States of America due to access to universal healthcare available in the United Kingdom, according to new research. Writing in the September issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, researchers from England and the USA compared diabetes management in the two countries. [click link for full
- A Research with Diabetes (News From Bangladesh) - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:25:26 GMT
Fighting with diabetes ************************ Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people across the globe.
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