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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . January 5th, 2004

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Diet and Nutrition - Gender drives lipoprotein response to saturated fat and cholesterol restriction

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Glucokinase mutations can cause hyper- and hypoglycemia

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Islet amyloid levels elevated in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Risk Factor - Chronic exposure to interleukin-6 causes hepatic insulin resistance

Diabetes Therapy - Positive phase III results reported with Metformin GR

Diabetic Retinopathy - American Indian males are more apt to require therapy for diabetic eye disease

Diet and Nutrition - Children accept ready-to-eat sweet potato breakfast cereal

Diet and Nutrition - Results of dietary survey in primary school children reported

Endocrinology - Large dimeric ligands possess PPAR agonist activity in vivo

Enzymology - When the Src family of kinases are shut down, angiogenesis ceases

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Computerized exercise program for type 2 diabetic patients developed

Exercise - Strength training induces different early and late changes in muscles

Finance - Company reports 33% increase in sales and 50% increase in net income in Q2

Fitness - Can the mode of training affect the hormone response to different modes of exercise?

Fitness - HealtheTech announces supply and services agreement

Fitness - New findings can help parents looking to combat number of kids' sick days

Glucose Intolerance - Perinatal alcohol exposure may cause insulin resistance later in life

Heart Disease - Study shows heart disease risk factors reduced by 90% with drug-free program

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Fat distribution differences affect cardiovascular disease risk

Immunology - Non-organ-specific autoantibodies prevail in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Insulin Regulation - New understanding of insulin's complexities needed to conquer diabetes

Diabetes Complications - Changes in diabetes comorbidity from 1980s to 1990s reported

Insulin Therapy - Positive data presented on inhaled insulin

Morbid Obesity - Bioimpedance analysis predicts basal metabolic rate in obese patients

Obesity Pathogenesis - Serum resistin (FIZZ3) protein is increased in obese humans

Obesity Risk Factor - Maternal attitude and attachment style affects obesity risk in children

Obesity Therapy - ERR protein ligand expression promotes energy use and weight loss

Ocular Diseases - SBIR grants awarded for PEDF protein research in macular degeneration

Patents - Patent granted for method of tissue oxygenation

Pediatric Obesity - Polls show parents and teachers agree on solutions to childhood obesity

Pediatric Obesity - Race, income, insurance all influence obesity rates among children

Preventive Medicine - Arkansas officials launch health initiative

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Bone marrow-derived cells help prevent islet cell loss

Prosthetics - Titanium prosthetic components available for obese patients

Rhinosinusitis - New chronic rhinosinusitis guidelines released from SAHP

Sleep Apnea - C-Flex sleep apnea home treatment now available

Type 1 Diabetes - Functional insulin-producing cells derived from bone marrow stem cells

Weight Loss - Key appetite regulator may be identified

Women's Health - Female ob-gyns name leading health problems for women; obesity heads list

Insulin - SPE-CE method for determining insulin derivatives developed

Weight Control - Self-regulation of food intake not enough to prevent obesity

Behavioral Medicine - Health behavioral change models helpful in preventing weight gain

Body Composition - Body composition of Aboriginal Australian and Caucasian women compared

Cell Biology - Inflammation of fat cells linked to obesity-related insulin resistance

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