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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 24th, 2003

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Obesity and Diabetes Week | Other Publications

Diabetes Therapy - Oral DDAVP good alternative therapy for central diabetes insipidus

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Mitochondrial DNA 15497G/A polymorphism linked to obesity in Japanese

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Syntaxin 4 regulates insulin secretion in pancreatic beta HC-9 cells

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Association of IL-6 gene polymorphism with obesity phenotypes reported

Obesity Risk Factor - Relations among sugars, energy metabolism, and body weight control reviewed

Alzheimer Disease - Copper and a high cholesterol diet induce b-amyloid plaque in Alzheimer model

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Cardiovascular Disease - Arterial wall stiffness determines peripheral circulation in type 2 diabetics

Childhood Obesity - Magazine releases key findings from its 2003 Childhood Health Survey

Cholesterol Transporter - Caveolin-1 may move through lipid bilayer instead of endocytic membrane budding

Diabetes Management - Company launches Paradigm 712 insulin pump with larger reservoir

Diabetes Medicine - Blood cells that are CD34+ help diabetic mouse skin wounds to heal faster

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Free fatty acids contribute to impairment of insulin secretion

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Mechanisms altered in insulin resistance reviewed

Diabetes Survival and Mortality - Heart failure is frequent and often fatal complication of diabetes

Diabetic Neuropathy - Aldose reductase gene polymorphisms linked to diabetic neuropathy

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy - New drug application submitted for neuropathic pain treatment

Diet and Nutrition - High-fat diets heighten leptin, insulin, and hypothalamic mu opioid receptor activity

Diet and Nutrition - In vivo alpha-tocopherol effects offset by reduced gamma- and delta-tocopherol levels

Diet and Nutrition - Phytosterols in low-fat beverages do not reduce cholesterol levels

Diet and Nutrition - Vitamin C inhibits lipid oxidation in human high-density lipoproteins

Endocrinology - Role of alpha-2-macroglobulin in obesity explored

Endocrinology - Testolactone reverses hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in obese men

Exercise - Company launches walking program for chronic health conditions

Exercise - Levels of routine physical activity difficult to determine

Generic Diabetes Therapy - IVAX "first to file" for Metformin ER Tablet; FDA grants approval

Glucose Monitoring - Scientists identify "body's thermostat"

Glycemic Control - Tentative FDA approval granted for generic Glucophage

Insulin Resistance - Lipid factors do not explain insulin resistance in men

Insulin Resistance - PPAR agonist improves insulin resistance of adipose tissue in mice

Neuropathic Pain - Plans underway for phase I trial to determine the safety of T-62

Obesity - Emotionally rewarding changes help people reach healthy weight

Obesity Pathogenesis - High glutamate intake may cause obesity

Physical Activity - Impacts of vigorous and non-vigorous activity on energy expenditure reviewed

Transplant Medicine - Daclizumab, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate mofetil are safe for second transplant

Type 1 Diabetes - Role in diabetes provides clue for researchers who discovered "obesity gene"

Type 1 Diabetes - Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates angiogenesis in islet transplants

Type 2 Diabetes - Study: LANTUS allows more patients to achieve treatment success compared to NPH

Type 2 Diabetes Pathogenesis - Transmitted beta-cell dysfunction can cause type 2-diabetes

Weight Control - Capsaicin increases substrate oxidation after weight loss

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