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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . December 15th, 2003

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Diabetes Therapy -  Hibiscus rosa extract lowers blood glucose in diabetic rats

Lipid Studies - Aerobic training improves lipid utilization in overweight men

Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis - Notch3 expression protects against type 1 diabetes

Allergy Medicine - Obesity increases risk of asthma in both men and women

Bariatric Surgery - Michigan residents lose weight through bariatric surgery

Body Mass Index - Revisions of BMI cutoffs for obesity in Asians not warranted

Cancer Therapy - Positive data on rhIGFBP-3 published

Carbohydrates - Research identifies need to raise awareness of bread's health benefits

Childhood Obesity - Obesity increases blood pressure in Bahraini adolescents

Collaborations - Alliance to develop computing platform for RNAi-based diabetes, obesity drugs

Collaborations - Partnership with Mexico packager of Sucanon expanded

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Cinnamon spices up insulin sensitivity

Diabetes Risk Factor - Antipsychotic drugs are a risk factor for diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Antidiabetic agent sodium tungstate activates glycogen synthesis

Diabetes Therapy - Jamaican bitter yam alters intestinal morphology of diabetic rats

Diabetes Therapy - Novel insulin analog with enhanced beta-cell protection described

Diabetes Therapy - Therapeutic value of PPAR modulators in diabetes reviewed

Diet and Nurition - Reciprocating signals control blood vessel and fat formation

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Diabetes program lists ways to reduce heart disease in type 2 diabetes

Immunology - Screening for thyroid dysfunction in diabetic children described

Islet Cell Transplant - UAB plans $13 million initiative against diabetes

Kidney Disease - Data on drug to treat diabetic kidney disease presented at meeting

Market Trends - Market for peripheral neuropathy treatment to surpass 1.5 billion patients

Medicare - Three organizations selected to participate in disease management project

Menopause - Increased body weight during perimenopause correlates with hypertension

Multifunctional Receptors - Melanocortin 1 receptor is induced by alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone

Obesity - Company announces publication of oleoyl estrone's human use

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - DGAT gene C79T polymorphism not linked to obesity in French subjects

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - New cases of obesity due to proopiomelanocortin deficiency reported

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Quebec Family Study yields insights into genetics of obesity

Obesity Risk Factor - Short stature increases obesity risk in Brazilian women in urban areas

Obesity Survival and Mortality - Ultrasound of anterior neck soft tissue predicts difficult laryngoscopy

Obesity Treatment - Drug discovery company reaches collaboration milestone

Peripheral Artery Disease - Consensus panel warns of risks of narrowed blood vessels in legs

Renal Disease - Company gets NIH grant to continue research on kidney function

Transplantation - De novo non-alcoholic fatty liver disease forms in liver transplant recipients

Type 2 Diabetes - Governor urges Pennsylvanians to learn about proper diabetes control

Type 2 Diabetes - Orally delivered DP4 inhibitors to be developed for type 2 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - Preliminary data shows portion control diets effective in type 2 diabetes

Weight Control - Larger portion sizes increase difficulty of regulating food intake

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