Saturday September 10, 2005


 

FDA panel backs diabetes drug
Reuters.uk - UK
SILVER SPRING, Md. (Reuters) - An experimental diabetes pill to ... An estimated 18 million Americans have diabetes. Obesity is a major cause of Type 2 diabetes. ...
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Specialist helps diabetes sufferers in Louisiana
Swissinfo - Switzerland
... Ravussin and a colleague at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, decided that something had to be done for diabetes sufferers among the ...
 

Mental Illness Hampers Diabetes Care
Forbes - USA
9 (HealthDay News) -- People with serious mental illness have higher rates of type 2 diabetes than the general public, but a new study finds that, compared to ...
 

Students walk to cure diabetes; Yard sale today benefits disease ...
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA
... their hearts and wallets to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina, three families are hoping some will give to another worthy cause -- diabetes research. ...
 

FDA panel endorses diabetes pill
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
WASHINGTON -- A day after recommending the first inhaled form of insulin to treat diabetes, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Friday endorsed a ...
 

International Profit Associates Raises $50,000 for Juvenile ...
PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA
... hosted its 3rd annual charity golf event at The Seven Bridges Golf Course on August 27, 2005 and raised $50,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ...
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Governor Perdue Hosts Speaker Gingrich to Launch Diabetes and ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... with over 100 key business, government and medical community leaders at the Governor's Mansion on Thursday to launch the Healthy Georgia Diabetes and Obesity ...
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Diabetes classes are very helpful
Palladium-Item - Richmond,IN,USA
My daughter Susan finally persuaded me to enroll in their diabetes self-management training class and believe me, I have gained additional respect for the ...
 

Danbury Details
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
... The Diabetes Club of Danbury, a support group for people with diabetes, will feature a series of guest speakers at Danbury Hospital starting Sept. ...

Trial of gastric electrical stimulation for treatment of obesity ...
MTBeurope.info - UK
... by Stimulation Trial), to test the safety and efficacy of gastric electrical stimulation (GES) for the treatment of obesity in patients with type 2 diabetes. ...

Insulin resistance detectable 20 years before diabetes 2 onset
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
... that are the cell's furnace for energy production -- seems to be a key problem leading to insulin resistance, and thus to type 2 diabetes, according to studies ...
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Coffee-diabetes link may be age, weight related
NutraIngredients-usa.com - Montpellier,France
8/16/2005 - A link between consumption of coffee and caffeine and a risk of type-2 diabetes has been bandied about for some time, but a new research suggests ...

Australian seeks bail to treat diabetes
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
An Australian cardiologist charged with the murder of his lawyer wife in Uganda wants bail so he can receive treatment for diabetes. ...
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Kenya's Fight Against Diabetes Gets Sh36 Million Boost
AllAfrica.com - Africa
Kenya has received Sh36 million funding from an international organisation to train doctors and paramedics in treating diabetes. ...

Canine companion can sniff out diabetes risk
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
... PHILADELPHIA -- Bob Maher's diabetes was shutting his body down. ... Maher and Chewie are the first diabetes-alert team Canine Partners has paired up. ...

Special Unit For Diabetes And Hypertension At All Govt Hospitals
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- An out-patient specialised unit for treating diabetes and hypertension will be set up at all government hospitals and clinics ...

Eating vegetables, fruits reduces risk of diabetes, cancers
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
Diabetes: Risk is raised if close family members have diabetes, but the biggest risk factors are lifestyle choices. Being overweight ...

Vital Signs At Risk: With Diabetes, Ankle Surgery Poses Extra ...
New York Times - United States
By ERIC NAGOURNEY. Add another medical risk to the ones already facing patients with diabetes: complications when they break an ankle and need surgery. ...

Role of O-GlcNAc in diabetes-related erectile dysfunction
Xagena.it - Italy
... " We were interested to determine whether high glucose in diabetes mellitus modifies the endothelial nitric oxide synthase ( eNOS ) enzyme, which is ...

HealthMark Multimedia and MedStar Diabetes Institute to Present ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Program components and initial discussion group feedback on Diabetes: Living My Best Life™, an interactive, self-paced CD-ROM for African-American women with ...

Joslin Diabetes Center Offers Back-To-School Tips for Parents ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... But for the more than 210,000 US students with type 1 diabetes -- and the growing number of youngsters with type 2 diabetes -- extra planning and unique ...
 

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications Publishes Favorable ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... that a preliminary report of QR-333, a topical compound for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, was recently featured in the Journal of Diabetes and Its ...
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Keryx to Present at Oppenheimer Diabetes Conference, Tomorrow ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... gelcap), at the Oppenheimer & Co. Diabetes Conference tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7th at 3:45pm EDT. In addition, Dr. Edmund Lewis ...
 

Diabetes doesn't stop Johnson's Glisson
Savannah Morning News - Savannah,GA,USA
... An estimated 18.2 million people in the US suffer from diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. ... "I didn't know what diabetes was,'' he said. ...
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Diabetes drug a 'test case' for FDA
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
A regulatory review Thursday of a potential blockbuster drug for diabetes is being viewed on Wall Street as a ''test case'' that may reveal whether the Food ...
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Diabetes Knowledge Among Persons With Serious Mental Illness and ...
Psychosomatics (subscription) - USA
... Type 2 diabetes is an important medical condition associated with serious mental illness. The authors studied the disease-specific ...
 

FDA to review diabetes drugs
MarketWatch - USA
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Food and Drug Administration advisory panels will be reviewing the applications of two potential blockbuster diabetes drugs later this ...
 

(PRN) - Keryx to Present at Oppenheimer Diabetes Conference ...
Bolsamania.com - Madrid,Madrid,Spain
(PRN) - Dominican Republic Call Center Association Steps up to Aid Hurricane Victims in the United States ... [+. PRN) - Beverage ...
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'Carly's Crew' to raise money, awareness for diabetes
Columbus This Week Newspapers - Columbus Area,OH,USA
... Columbus Oct. 2 to walk for a cure for Juvenile Diabetes, a cause which hits all too close to home for Vivkie Yowell. Yowell has ...
 

Katrina Diabetes Patients Receive First Shipments of Bayer Blood ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
6, 2005--In response to urgent requests for diabetes testing equipment for Hurricane Katrina victims, Bayer (NYSE:BAY) is providing more than 45,000 Ascensia(R ...
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Sleepiness may signal diabetes: study
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... sleepiness as a cardinal sign of disturbed or inadequate sleep, but a new study suggests it could also signal depression or even diabetes, regardless of ...
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Soy protein reduces effects of diabetes on liver
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
... MD -- A group of researchers from Mexico has discovered that a diet rich in soy protein may alleviate fatty liver, a disease which often accompanies diabetes. ...
 

Diabetes becoming health menace
OCRegister (subscription) - Orange County,CA,USA
By HELOISE. Dear Heloise: Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, as well as new blindness in people ages 20-74? ...
 

The dangers of diabetes
Houston Chronicle - United States
Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, as well as new blindness in people ages 20-74? It is also one ...
 

Wal-Mart and SAM'S CLUB to Host Free Diabetes Screenings ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
- 'Diabetes Aware and Care' Event Helps Those With Diabetes Receive the Tools and Education to Help Manage Their Condition - BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. ...
 

GSK launches two new products
Business Standard - India
... launch here, Anindya Dasgupta, general manager- category innovation (nutritionals) said, "The two products are certified and endorsed by Diabetes India and ...
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CHARM Program Evaluates Effects of ATACAND(R) (candesartan ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
... of the AstraZeneca angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), ATACAND(R) (candesartan cilexetil), in reducing the risk of development of diabetes in patients with ...
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Two types of diabetes, two causes
Modesto Bee - Modesto,CA,USA
Recently, a few articles have referenced diabetes in children. There are ... very different. Type 2 diabetes historically occurs in adults. ...

Diabetes not associated with depression: study
Reuters.uk - UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes are no more likely than the general population to have depression, according to study results reported in the ...
 

Diabetes diagnoses in children on the increase
ABC Online - Australia
TONY EASTLEY: There's been a disturbing increase in the number of children being diagnosed with type one diabetes. A new study, in ...
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American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
5 /PRNewswire/ -- The volunteers and staff of the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association are deeply saddened ...
 

Excessively sleepy? Could be more than poor sleep
Reuters - USA
But a new study suggests it could also signal depression or even diabetes, regardless of whether an individual doesn't sleep well. ...
 

Parents warned on childhood diabetes
Daily Express - Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu: Subtle signs of childhood diabetes if not detected and treated early could develop into an acute illness called diabetic ketoacidosis, which may ...
 

State hospitals bracing for hurricane victims in need of care
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
... crisis. "The problem is, one tip doesn't work for all," said Diane Tuncer, spokeswoman for the American Diabetes Association. Her ...
 

Trick the brain into thinking you've already eaten
Houston Chronicle - United States
... body's existing levels of oxyntomodulin, which tells the brain the body has had enough to eat, according to the study published in the August issue of Diabetes ...
 

Patients more in control of diabetes
Irish Health - Ireland
People with diabetes in Ireland are becoming more in control of the condition, reducing their risk of developing complications later on, a new survey from the ...