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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . December 8th, 2003

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

Diabetic Nephropathy - Beta defensin-1 mRNA elevated in diabetic kidneys of GK rats

Obesity and Diabetes - Resistin levels not associated with obesity or insulin resistance

Diabetes Therapy - Metformin vital for vascular protection in diabetic patients

Obesity Epidemiology - Weight loss programs needed for obese adolescents in Latin America

Obesity Therapy - Repeated prolactin-releasing peptide therapy leads to tolerance

Pediatric Obesity - Leading scientists call for urgent action to prevent epidemic

Atherothrombosis - Worldwide health survey to increase knowledge of deadly heart condition

Bacillus Subtilis - System constructed to secrete proinsulin in Bacillus subtilis

Breast Cancer - Incidence of unusually large tumors increased in 1990s

Cardiology - Murine models predict the gene profiles and phenotype of heart disease

Cardiovascular Disease - DHA omega-3 fatty acid supplementation improves lipid profiles in study

Coronary Heart Disease - Diabetic women recovering from heart disease get substandard lipid care

Diabetes Therapy - Intravascular insulin gene delivery might control diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - L-carnitine ameliorates vascular morbidity in diabetic rats

Drug Delivery - Dosing completed in phase III trials of Metformin, Ciprofloxacin

Drug Delivery - Trial demonstrates successful delivery of obesity drug nasal spray

Eating Disorders - Female beauticians at high risk for developing eating disorders

Exercise - Fatty acid mobilization from adipose tissue during exercise reviewed

Finance - Diabetes management company reports third quarter 2003 results

Gastroenterology - Glucose screening is advised for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients

Glucose Control - Exenatide continues to generate positive results in second phase III study

Immunology - Animals that don't express interleukin-6 become more obese

Insulin Delivery - Company launches study in teenagers with diabetes

Insulin Research - Company to reacquire rights and data from alliance on modified insulin products

Insulin Resistance - Doxazosin improves insulin resistance in hypertensive obese patients

Leptin Studies - Food hoarding decreased by leptin treatment in Syrian hamsters

Leptin Studies - Rat leptin better than mouse leptin at fat cell apoptosis in rats

Obesity Epidemiology - Tracking in epidemiologic studies exemplified by obesity study

Obesity Pathogenesis - Key genes related to obesity identified

Obesity Prevention - E.U. to release EUR 11.7 million for diabetes research

Obesity Prevention - Experts say obesity battle should start with youngest Americans

Obesity Survival and Mortality - Adiposity affects left ventricular structure and diastolic function

Obesity Therapy - Oxyntomodulin suppresses appetite and reduces food intake in humans

Type 1 Diabetes - Research on spleen cells could yield potential cure

Type 1 Diabetes - Research uncovers potential diabetes cure through islet regeneration

Type 2 Diabetes - Oral Insulin prototype successfully dosed very close to mealtime

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Metformin is best drug for preventing type 2 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Repaglinide does not improve lipemia in patients with type 2 diabetes

Weight Loss - 12-Month study: No weight loss advantage with extreme diets

Wound Healing - Chronic wounds have higher ferritin, oxidative stress than healing wounds

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