Diabetes: August 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

'Health MoT' helps patients and NHS Guardian Unlimited, UK -


'Health MoT' helps patients and NHS
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 4 hours ago benefits. The practice responded by offering an annual "health MoT" to patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes and asthma.

Coke Mexico in health push amid spiraling diabetes
Reuters - Aug 30, 2005 health drinks in Mexico in what analysts say is an effort to fight rivals and also fend off growing medical worries about links between soft drinks and diabetes

NIH ethics rules come off probation
Nature.com (subscription), UK - 9 hours ago This week, Derek LeRoith resigned his job as chief of diabetes research at the NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, in part

MicroIslet and The Scripps Research Institute Extend Collaboration
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 15 hours ago MicroIslet and TSRI have been collaborating in the area of islet cell transplantation therapies for treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Transplant survivor, 11, pushes for diabetes cure Salt


Transplant survivor, 11, pushes for diabetes cure
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 21 hours ago Laura Slusser, already suffering from juvenile diabetes, fell severely ill and had to be flown to the Miami Children's Hospital, where she learned her kidneys

Diabetes mellitus and heart disease.
HeartZine, UK - 17 hours ago The number of patients with type II diabetes is increasing and predicted to exceed 200 million during the next 10 to 15 years. These

Japanese Diabetes Combo Gets Nod
Forbes - 6 hours ago of Tokyo has received US Food and Drug Administration approval for its new diabetes drug and will begin selling it in October, the company said Tuesday.

Monday, August 29, 2005

Mobile phone link reduces chance of diabetes problems


Mobile phone link reduces chance of diabetes problems
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 28, 2005 Researchers at the Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Oxford found that patients who used the t+ diabetes system to receive

Defect in Cellular Energy Factories Related to Diabetes
About Diabetes - 13 hours ago A new study reports that a decreased ability to burn sugars and fats efficiently is an early and central part of the diabetes problem.

Bioton's low price diabetes drug seems set to succeed
Warsaw Business Journal, Poland - 22 hours ago The formula of the medicine is currently being prepared by the Pharmaceutical Institute (IF), the largest domestic medical research center.

Maori Party targets diabetes and drug abuse
Newstalk ZB, New Zealand - Aug 28, 2005 Preventing diabetes and drug abuse are two of the key priorities of the Maori Party's health policy. The policy aims to give free

Diabetes Association opens office in Hag�t�a
Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 10 hours ago Since the Guam Diabetes Association was formed more than 20 years ago, the group has had a difficult time reaching out to the broader population because it didn

Sunday, August 28, 2005

Inherited risk of type 2 diabetes myDNA.com, TX - Aug


Inherited risk of type 2 diabetes
myDNA.com, TX - Aug 25, 2005 reduced in the muscles of lean, healthy young adults who have already developed insulin resistance and are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in

Injection of natural hormone promotes weight loss
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - 20 hours ago Bloom, of Hammersmith Hospital in London, and colleagues note in the journal Diabetes that oxyntomodulin is one of several gut hormones that have been found to

Operation Diabetes gets KBP support
Tempo, Philippines - 10 hours ago OPERATION Diabetes, a nationwide diabetes prevention and control program, gets the full support of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) to help

Mobile phone link reduces chance of diabetes problems
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago Researchers at the Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Oxford found that patients who used the t+ diabetes system to receive

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Laramie doctor receives grant to battle diabetes Laramine


Laramie doctor receives grant to battle diabetes
Laramine Boomerang, WY - Aug 25, 2005 An Intermountain Internal Medicine doctor has received a grant to battle the growing epidemic of diabetes. The grant, which went

Danbury Details
Danbury News Times, CT - 14 hours ago The Diabetes Club of Danbury, a support group for people with diabetes, will feature a series of guest speakers at Danbury Hospital starting Sept.

Community health drive for Asians
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 16 hours ago The South Asian community in Edinburgh is being encouraged to access health services in a bid to beat heart disease and diabetes with a health "Mela".

Obesity and diabetes carry risks for pregnant women
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 1 hour ago The risks that obesity and diabetes carry for adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as cesarean section and low birth weight, vary among racial and ethnic groups

Friday, August 26, 2005

Peers touched by student who died from diabetes


Peers touched by student who died from diabetes
Berkeley Voice, CA - 17 hours ago His family called 911, and he was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with adult type 2 diabetes, a disease his sister said is rare in

Rate Of Cellular Energy Production Lower In Persons At Risk For
Science Daily (press release) - 5 hours ago reduced in the muscles of lean, healthy young adults who have already developed insulin resistance and are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in

Al Hayat holding free interactive diabetes education programme on
Times of Oman, Oman - 7 hours ago MUSCAT � As a part of community service, Al Hayat Polyclinic is arranging a free interactive diabetes education programme for people who suffer from diabetes

Walk to combat diabetes set for October in Neosho
Neosho Daily News, MO - 8 hours ago By Buzz Ball / Daily News Editor. Sunday, Oct. 16, will be a very important day for those wanting to see a cure for the dreaded disease diabetes.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Clue to Vission Loss in People with Diabetes


Clue to Vission Loss in People with Diabetes
About Diabetes - Aug 24, 2005 Japanese researchers have found that a long-suspected molecule helps cause diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes of vision loss in the United States

Metabolic syndrome doesn't exist, diabetes groups claim
USA Today - 3 hours ago The world's leading diabetes organizations Thursday challenged the value of labeling patients as having "metabolic syndrome," a diagnosis based on a cluster of

Blacks, Hispanics prone to diabetes complications
Reuters - 11 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blacks and Hispanics with diabetes are more likely than whites to require repeat hospitalization for complications related to their

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Unsuspected Diabetes Common in Heart Patients About Diabetes -


Unsuspected Diabetes Common in Heart Patients
About Diabetes - Aug 23, 2005 Now, according to a new study, diabetes often goes unrecognized -- and therefore untreated -- in people who suffer a heart attack or have severe coronary heart

Research and Markets: Diabetes - Chronic Complications
Business Wire (press release), CA - Aug 23, 2005 23, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c23092) has announced the addition of Diabetes - Chronic Complications, Second

Finger-stick tests screen for diabetes
Savannah Morning News, GA - 23 hours ago birth? Those are just a few of the questions on a quick paper test designed to help you find out whether you're at risk for diabetes.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Fast-acting insulin OK for kids in diabetic crisis


Fast-acting insulin OK for kids in diabetic crisis
Reuters.uk, UK - 12 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When children with diabetes don't get enough insulin, impurities can build up rapidly in the body and cause a medical emergency.

Amylin shares soar on promising diabetes drug data
Reuters - Aug 22, 2005 (AMLN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose nearly 25 percent in after-hours trading after it said a more convenient form of its new diabetes drug showed positive

New diabetes drugs spark investor excitement
Reuters - 6 hours ago NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Sales of diabetes drugs are expected to almost double to $30 billion by 2009 with a host of new treatments on the horizon

A Big Test for 2 Drugs, and a Maker
New York Times, United States - 2 hours ago 6 and 9, are scheduled to review two new drug applications from Bristol-Myers - Orencia for rheumatoid arthritis and Pargluva for diabetes.

Monday, August 22, 2005

Drug maker forges research partnership with WVU Newsday, NY -


Drug maker forges research partnership with WVU
Newsday, NY - 12 hours ago WVU plans to use the settlement money to hire scientists in heart and vascular diseases, diabetes and obesity, neurobiology and respiratory biology for its

Unsuspected diabetes common in heart patients
Reuters.uk, UK - 11 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes often goes unrecognized -- and therefore untreated -- in people who suffer a heart attack or have severe coronary heart

Woman with diabetes hopes a dog can help her
St. Petersburg Times, FL - 21 hours ago She'll have enough time, for example, to pull off the road. "It is just another tool to add to the package of taking care of diabetes," Reinkemeyer said.

Best-seller Natural Cures sparks court battle
MSNBC - 7 hours ago to a prayer. The 69-year-old Clyde NY, resident has Type II diabetes, and he's concerned about taking insulin injections. But one

Myths about Diabetes
Indiatimes, India - 15 hours ago Similarly, diabetes too has given rise to a number of imaginary beliefs. Fact: There is no proof that sugar is the main cause behind diabetes.

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy


Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy
Science Daily (press release) - Aug 20, 2005 consume nearly two times as much food, have elevated fatty acid and triglyceride levels, are resistant to insulin, and often develop type 2 diabetes.

Nationwide Duke study examines surgical diabetes complications
Durham Herald Sun, NC - Aug 19, 2005 week by a medical student and her mentors at Duke University Medical Center underscores the fact that doctors also must be mindful that diabetes can affect how

Callahan Fun Run Raises Over $11,000 for Charities
Cyclone Nation (subscription) - 8 hours ago up their shoes Saturday morning to participate in the second annual Coach Callahan Charities Fun Run/Walk to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

New MRI Technique Can Detect Diabetes
Slashdot - 4 hours ago MonkeyBoy writes "Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center and Massachusetts General Hospital have unveiled a new magnetic nanoparticle based magnetic resonance

Fat around waist a warning sign of heart and artery disease
The Financial Express, Bangladesh - 11 hours ago The size of children's tummies may offer a simple method of identifying whether they are in danger of heart disease and diabetes at a later age, according to

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Nationwide Duke study examines surgical diabetes complications Durham


Nationwide Duke study examines surgical diabetes complications
Durham Herald Sun, NC - 22 hours ago week by a medical student and her mentors at Duke University Medical Center underscores the fact that doctors also must be mindful that diabetes can affect how

Indian fry bread sparks health debate
Miami Herald, FL - 4 hours ago t trying to cause a debate. She just was exhausted with yet another one of her relatives dying of diabetes. She zoned in on fry

Diabetes Prolongs Fracture Recovery
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA - Aug 17, 2005 0.11 percent) and higher rates of complications (4.6 percent vs. 3.3 percent) following ankle fracture surgery, compared to patients without diabetes.

Friday, August 19, 2005

Diabetes And Lifestyle Habits WJACtv.com, PA - Aug 18, 2005


Diabetes And Lifestyle Habits
WJACtv.com, PA - Aug 18, 2005 More than 18 million Americans have diabetes and about 5 million more have it and don't know it. Diabetes increases your risk for

Trial of gastric electrical stimulation for treatment of obesity
MTBeurope.info, UK - 4 hours ago 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.

They�ll be Jammin� for Diabetes: Fund-raiser donates to Barton
TheDay (subscription), CT - 17 hours ago By AMY RENCZKOWSKI. The fourth annual Jammin' for Diabetes is tonight at 6 pm at Alice Acres Farm in Gales Ferry. Monies raised will

THE PILOT LIGHT: Board Calls Closed Meeting
Southern Pines Pilot, NC - 16 hours ago The American Diabetes Association will present Coble with the ADA�s Distinguished Leadership Award at his Greensboro office Wednesday, according to a release

LCCC pitcher controls foes � and his Type 1 diabetes
Alton Telegraph, IL - 19 hours ago why. Jacob, he would come to learn, had juvenile diabetes. And so began the multitude of responsibilities that diabetes requires.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Revolutionary diabetes R&D drives Biovitrum deal Drug Researcher.com, France -


Revolutionary diabetes R&D drives Biovitrum deal
Drug Researcher.com, France - Aug 17, 2005 the signing of an exclusive license and collaboration agreement, which aims to develop DPP-IV inhibitors for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and other

Diabetes target of walk-a-thon
Rapid City Journal, SD - 22 hours ago Something as simple as hanging laundry on a clothesline, walking to the mailbox or mowing the lawn may prove to be good medicine for people with diabetes.

Diabetes And Lifestyle Habits
WJACtv.com, PA - 11 hours ago More than 18 million Americans have diabetes and about 5 million more have it and don't know it. Diabetes increases your risk for

PhytoMedical Receives Approval For Trading On The Frankfurt Stock
Genetic Engineering News, NY - 10 hours ago development and eventual commercialization of innovative plant derived pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds targeting cachexia, obesity and diabetes.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Coffee-diabetes link may be age, weight related NutraIngredients-usa.com, France -


Coffee-diabetes link may be age, weight related
NutraIngredients-usa.com, France - Aug 16, 2005 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

Protein that regulates aging may provide key to new diabetes
EurekAlert, DC - 13 hours ago Opening the possibility of new therapies for type 2 diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Wranglers at America's Walk for Diabetes
OurSports Central (press release), WI - Aug 16, 2005 Members of the Las Vegas Wranglers Front Office have formed a team to participate in the America's Walk for Diabetes fund-raising event to benefit the American

Hospital offers series of stop-smoking classes
Kentucky.com, KY - 19 hours ago The Diabetes Treatment Center at Saint Joseph HealthCare hosts a Diabetes Lunch Bunch Informational Seminar for anyone who has diabetes or is interested in

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Wranglers at America's Walk for Diabetes OurSports Central


Wranglers at America's Walk for Diabetes
OurSports Central (press release), WI - 1 hour ago Members of the Las Vegas Wranglers Front Office have formed a team to participate in the America's Walk for Diabetes fund-raising event to benefit the American

Insulin resistance detectable 20 years before diabetes 2 onset
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 6 hours ago 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

Coffee-diabetes link may be age, weight related
NutraIngredients-usa.com, France - 18 hours ago 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

Monday, August 15, 2005

Health center holds seminar on diabetes News Journal, TX -


Health center holds seminar on diabetes
News Journal, TX - 22 hours ago TYLER � The Center for Diabetes Care at the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler will hold a free Diabetes Summer Seminar from 8:30 am to 10:30 am

Dr. Izzo, diabetes expert, dies at 90
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 18 hours ago (August 15, 2005) � Dr. Joseph Izzo, whose research into diabetes brought international recognition to the University of Rochester, died Aug.

Tribe's diabetes walk part of Indian Day
Bangor Daily News, ME - 16 hours ago PLEASANT POINT - The 26th annual Pleasant Point Health Center Diabetes 2-mile Health Walk was held under sunny skies Saturday. More

A Necessary Investment
RedNova.com, TX - 58 minutes ago But more women are being diagnosed with diabetes -- with higher percentages among minority women -- and deaths from the disease are on the rise.

Australian seeks bail in Uganda
The Age (subscription), Australia - 7 hours ago Aggrey Kiyingi's lawyer says his client should be granted bail because he is not receiving the treatment he needs for diabetes in prison.

Sunday, August 14, 2005

Diabetes may raise risk of pancreatic cancer MSNBC -


Diabetes may raise risk of pancreatic cancer
MSNBC - Aug 11, 2005 WASHINGTON - Middle-aged and older Americans who are newly diagnosed with diabetes also appear to have a higher risk of deadly pancreatic cancer, according to

Long-Term Study Shows Pfizer's Geodon Has Comparable Efficacy With
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Aug 13, 2005 and metabolic adverse events -- including raised cholesterol and insulin levels -- which can increase patients' risks for obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular

BD Diabetes Care Announces Successful Results of DC Diabetes
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Aug 12, 2005 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD Diabetes Care announced today the results of the DC Diabetes Makeover at the American Association of Diabetes Educators

HealthMark Multimedia and MedStar Diabetes Institute to Present
PR Web (press release), WA - Aug 12, 2005 Program components and initial discussion group feedback on Diabetes: Living My Best Life�, an interactive, self-paced CD-ROM for African-American women with

Saturday, August 13, 2005

Youth, coping with diabetes, will be running in


Youth, coping with diabetes, will be running in the 28th
Muscatine Journal, IA - Aug 12, 2005 MUSCATINE, Iowa n With today's medical advances, there's no reason one can't live a normal life with diabetes, say local students with the disease.

Bus trip scheduled for residents to attend diabetes expo
Washington Observer Reporter, PA - 16 hours ago Greene County residents are invited to take a bus trip to Pittsburgh to learn how to live with and prevent diabetes. A bus will

Make health a priority, pay attention to diabetes' warning signs
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription), SC - Aug 12, 2005 The mayor was hospitalized for several days last week due to complications related to his diabetes but is on the road to recovery by watching his sugar intake.

Apollo Clinic to open special diabetes facility
Peninsula On-line, Qatar - 4 hours ago DOHA: The Apollo Clinic, Doha, will shortly open a specialised Diabetes and Hypertension facility at its premises, a spokesman for the clinic, said here

Friday, August 12, 2005

Can Chocolate Fight Diabetes, Too? Science News - 7


Can Chocolate Fight Diabetes, Too?
Science News - 7 hours ago That, in theory, could guard against diabetes. Is dark chocolate emerging as a health food? Impaired insulin function can lead to diabetes.

DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group Launches Workplace Diabetes
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Aug 11, 2005 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Chrysler Group announced today that it will bring an innovative diabetes care program to its headquarters in Auburn Hills

Strategies to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
RedNova.com, TX - 19 hours ago Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a public health problem of epidemic proportions and its prevalence is on the rise. The typical American

Thursday, August 11, 2005

New booster for Eli Lilly Calcutta Telegraph, India - 6


New booster for Eli Lilly
Calcutta Telegraph, India - 6 hours ago The company has launched its latest innovation in diabetes care called Humalog Mix. Next, it will launch Arxaant for diabetes retinopathy.

HealthEngage Diabetes Multimedia Edition Released at AADE
Business Wire (press release), CA - 14 hours ago today announced the general availability of the Diabetes Multimedia Edition of HealthEngage, an interactive educational tool for patients with diabetes, at the

Move to charge diabetes service rent sparks row
The Age (subscription), Australia - Aug 10, 2005 By Carol Nader. One of the state's biggest hospital networks is hitting a large diabetes service with rent and introducing parking fees to improve its finances.

DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group Launches Workplace Diabetes
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 6 hours ago 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Chrysler Group announced today that it will bring an innovative diabetes care program to its headquarters in Auburn Hills

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Myriad Network Offers Pro-Bono Sponsorship of The Barton


Myriad Network Offers Pro-Bono Sponsorship of The Barton Center
PR Web (press release), WA - 20 hours ago Sterling, VA (PRWEB) August 10, 2005 -- After numerous outages and issues with their previous hosting provider, The Barton Center for Diabetes has found its

Bluesman Emery 'Detroit Junior' Williams, 73, dies
Reuters - 12 hours ago In recent years, Williams continued to perform in Chicago clubs despite losing a leg to diabetes, and he appeared in Martin Scorsese's public television series

Diabetes-Related Erectile Dysfunction Linked to Vascular Damage
Daily News Central, NV - 9 hours ago "We were interested to determine whether high glucose in diabetes mellitus modifies the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) enzyme, which is responsible

Cleveland Area Author, Photographer Sign Books for Diabetes
The Open Press (press release) - 23 hours ago Henkel and LaValle will be signing copies of Cleveland Browns History, Henkel�s new book, and will hold a charity raffle to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Obesity may be fueling double-diabetes threat Kansas.com, KS - 20


Obesity may be fueling double-diabetes threat
Kansas.com, KS - 20 hours ago The obesity epidemic appears to be fueling a hybrid type of diabetes that afflicts adults and children and, some believe, may increase the devastating

Study: Diabetes due in part to genetics
San Jose Mercury News, United States - 17 hours ago By Julie Sevrens Lyons. It isn't just your diet or lack of exercise that might be setting you up for diabetes or a serious battle with the bulge.

New Resource Makes Research Accessible
Diabetes Self Management - 13 hours ago The American Diabetes Association (ADA), American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and several medical publishers collaborated to create the resource

What's the Matter with (Ar)Kansas?
Tech Central Station, DC - 44 minutes ago They're going to get adult onset diabetes too early. Consider Clinton 's allusion to a supposed epidemic of Type II diabetes among children.

Cleveland Area Author, Photographer Sign Browns Books for Diabetes
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - 20 hours ago Henkel and LaValle will be signing copies of Cleveland Browns History, Henkel's new book, and will hold a charity raffle to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research.

Monday, August 08, 2005

Doctors Help Rebuild Diabetic Patient's Foot KTVU.com, CA - 11


Doctors Help Rebuild Diabetic Patient's Foot
KTVU.com, CA - 11 hours ago BOSTON -- More than 18 million Americans have diabetes, and every year, thousands of diabetics face amputations because complications cause foot ulcers that

Watch out diabetes!
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - 20 hours ago But instead of catching bad guys, Captain Glucose and Meter Boy are on a mission to "educate, enlighten and entertain people with diabetes of all ages." The

Get yourself tested for Type 2 diabetes
Charlotte Observer, NC - Aug 7, 2005 More than 16 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive

Conflict over innovative diabetes treatment
Trinidad & Tobago Express, Trinidad and Tobago - Aug 7, 2005 Circulation, she said, was the key to the treatment of diabetes as it stimulates the limbs that have grown numb by nerve damage.

Sunday, August 07, 2005

Iacocca does ads to aid battle against diabetes


Iacocca does ads to aid battle against diabetes
USA Today - Aug 4, 2005 After more than 20 years battling Type 1 diabetes, she was frail. The disease, which disables the body's ability to manage sugar levels, was wearing her down.

Diabetes raises pancreatic cancer risk - study
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - Aug 4, 2005 ISLAMABAD: Middle-aged and older Americans who are newly diagnosed with diabetes also appear to have a higher risk of deadly pancreatic cancer, according to a

TV star trying to expose Natives to more traditional foods
Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News, WA - 16 hours ago What's changed is Miles' diet. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all have or had diabetes. ``Our whole family changed

Older people with new-onset diabetes have high risk of pancreatic
I-Newswire.com (press release) - Aug 5, 2005 In a groundbreaking population-based study, researchers in Mayo Clinic Cancer Center found that new onset of hyperglycemic diabetes in adults age 50 or older

Tea can treat diabetes!
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - 7 hours ago ISLAMABAD: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Scranton suggests that tea might prevent diabetes and its ensuing complications, including

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Simmons' has fresh outlook Connellsville Daily Courier, PA - 23


Simmons' has fresh outlook
Connellsville Daily Courier, PA - 23 hours ago clear the past two offseasons, when she saw her husband feeling sorry for himself after an unfulfilling 2003 season due to a bout with diabetes, and after a

Clinical Instructor, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Inside Higher Ed, DC - 10 hours ago The Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, is seeking several experienced

Governor Lays Foundation of Diabetes Centre
AllAfrica.com, Africa - Aug 5, 2005 The governor disclosed this at Isara, Remo North of state recently, during the foundation laying ceremony of the, Centre for Diabetes Studies, its first in

New Program Aimed at Helping Mexican-Americans with Diabetes, Rush
I-Newswire.com (press release) - 5 hours ago Diabetes is a growing problem in the United States today, and Hispanic Americans are especially hard hit by this illness. Hispanics

Friday, August 05, 2005

Community Health Care hosts Diabetes Fair Quad City


Community Health Care hosts Diabetes Fair
Quad City Times, IA - 22 hours ago By Quad-City Times. Community Health Care will host a Diabetes Awareness Fair from noon to 3 pm Tuesday at 500 W. River Drive, Davenport.

What are the five healthiest habits?
MSNBC - 16 hours ago off healthwise. The other women developed almost five times more heart problems and ten times more diabetes than they did. Another

New-Onset Diabetes Over Age 50 Could Be Sign of Pancreatic Cancer
MedPage Today, NJ - Aug 4, 2005 ROCHESTER, Minn.-New onset type 2 diabetes may be a sign of underlying pancreatic cancer in a small subset of patients 50 or older.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

This week in the medical journals CNN - 4


This week in the medical journals
CNN - 4 hours ago age 12 to 19 who smoked or were exposed to secondhand smoke faced a greater risk for developing metabolic syndrome, a precursor to diabetes and heart disease.

Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT)
Politics.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago People with diabetes should receive an informed choice of treatment including risks and benefits of all available treatment options and that the education

Amylin gets downgrade from Smith Barney
BusinessWeek - 7 hours ago shares slipped Thursday after investment firm Smith Barney downgraded the biopharmaceutical company when research revealed its new Type II diabetes drug was

New-Onset Diabetes Over Age 50 Could Be Sign of Pancreatic Cancer
MedPage Today, NJ - 16 hours ago ROCHESTER, Minn.-New onset type 2 diabetes may be a sign of underlying pancreatic cancer in a small subset of patients 50 or older.

Bally Total Fitness, American Diabetes Association join forces to
SheKnows.com, AZ - 5 hours ago Bally Total Fitness recently joined forces with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to support ADA's mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Diabetes - New research could reduce nerve damage


Diabetes - New research could reduce nerve damage
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 2 hours ago Research into a new treatment for nerve damage could reduce the number of amputations for people with diabetes. Scientists at the

Kids' waistline indicates pre-diabetes risk
Reuters.uk, UK - Aug 2, 2005 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with bigger waists are more likely to have insulin resistance, a condition that often leads to diabetes, according to new

Two-day Ayurvedic conference on Diabetes from Aug 6
NewKerala.com, India - 1 hour ago Bangalore: A two-day state level conference on ''Ayurvedic and Native medicine for Diabetes'' will be held at Hosanagar in Shimoga district of Karnataka from

Successful diabetes treatment through naturopathic treatment
I-Newswire.com (press release) - 7 hours ago Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine has found significant positive results and benefits from a naturopathic treatment regimen for diabetes.

Diabetes threat looms even as life begins
USA Today - Aug 2, 2005 Gestational diabetes � a condition that occurs during pregnancy and usually disappears when the baby is born � is being diagnosed more often and in younger

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

The American Diabetes Association and Kroger Encourage Americans


The American Diabetes Association and Kroger Encourage Americans
Yahoo News (press release) - 6 hours ago 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Kroger Co. Another 41 million Americans are at risk of developing diabetes.

Medicare Testing Program to Help Diabetes, Heart Failure Patients
SeniorJournal.com, TX - 11 hours ago 2, 2005 � A new initiative to help Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes and congestive heart failure reduce their health risks and protect their quality of

Kids' waistline indicates pre-diabetes risk
Reuters.uk, UK - 9 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with bigger waists are more likely to have insulin resistance, a condition that often leads to diabetes, according to new

Monday, August 01, 2005

Bulging Waistlines in Kids Predict Future Diabetes and


Bulging Waistlines in Kids Predict Future Diabetes and Heart
MedPage Today, NJ - 5 hours ago Waist circumference, which is already recognized as a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes in adults, along with systolic blood pressure are "significant

Electronic Prompting Has Little Effect on Diabetes Care
Medscape (subscription) - 7 hours ago EMRs "have tremendous potential to improve care for patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases," Dr. O'Connor told Reuters Health.

Advances in technology ease life for diabetics
The Argus, CA - 17 hours ago Diabetes care has come a long way since the days when patients used whetstones to sharpen inch-long needles to inject insulin over and over again.

Control crucial for Type 2 diabetics
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 3 hours ago People with Adult Onset Diabetes often don�t realise that uncontrolled blood sugar levels can lead to more serious conditions, like stroke or heart attack.

Diabetes group supports patients and families
Goldsboro News Argus, NC - 9 hours ago The number of cases of diabetes diagnosed in children and adults is steadily rising, bringing with it the need for more information and support.