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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . March 29th, 2004

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Cardiovascular Disease - Antioxidant therapy helps manage diabetic cardiovascular disease

Endocrinology - Atypical protein kinase C is target of TC10 signaling pathways

Obesity Epidemiology - Obesity, diet, and physical activity in college students assessed

Ophthalmology - Biochemical inhibitors may be able to prevent diabetic retinopathy

Adipose Tissue - Beta-adrenergic receptor agonists increase apoptosis of adipose tissue

Adipose Tissue - Preadipose cell changes into smooth muscle-like cells investigated

Alcoholism - Alcoholism and obesity may involve overlapping neuropeptide pathways

Body Composition - A large-sample QTL study in mice examined body composition

Cardiovascular Disease - AT1 receptors linked to insulin resistance-induced vascular dysfunction

Childbirth - Temperature at birth linked to health later in life

Collaborations - QMed, Inc. to provide diabetes and coronary disease management to WHA

Diabetes - Company to advance LY519818 into phase III studies for type 2 diabetes

Diabetes - Pharmaceutical companies seek approval to market Exubera in Europe

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Apoptosis of insulin-secreting cells investigated

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Biotin enhances ATP synthesis in rat pancreatic islets

Diabetes Risk - Coffee drinking associated with reduced risk of diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Hypoglycemic substance in Capsicum frutescens isolated

Diabetes Therapy - Sucanon production set to start

Diabetes Therapy - Vasopeptidase inhibition normalizes diabetic endothelial dysfunction

Diagnostics - Generex developing kit for early detection of type 1 diabetes in young children

Diet & Fitness - Oklahoma Senate says no to restricting unhealthy vending snacks in schools

Diet & Nutrition - University of Tennessee gets $500,000 to help promote healthy eating habits

Diet &Nutrition - Former Atkins associate opens new health center

Diet &Nutrition - High-fiber Mexican-style diet improves dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes

Finance - Insulin-delivery company attracts $35.5 million in financing

Heart Disease Risk - Microalbuminuria is marker of heart and kidney disease risk in diabetes

Hypertension - Obesity leads to high blood pressure in the young

Insulin -  Momordica charantia fruit suppresses blood glucose

Insulin - Pfizer and Aventis seek approval to market Exubera in Europe

Insulin - Phase II trial of insulin sensitizer MBX-102 begins

Insulin Resistance - Research: Lower chromium levels linked to increased risk of disease

Legal Issues - Colorado committee backs second bill to stop fast-food lawsuits

Leptin Studies - Cocaine transcript stimulates lipid metabolism to control body fat accrual

Leptin Studies - Leptin resistance in obesity related to defects in leptin signaling pathways

Lipid Studies - Lipoproteina levels respond to life-style changes in obese adults

Lipid Studies - Negative energy balance and exercise improves lipid profiles

Obesity - Iowa Senator vows to make obesity-related issues a top legislative priority

Obesity - Obesity could top smoking as No. 1 cause of preventable death in the U.S.

Obesity - Women with weight problems earn 30% less

Obesity Epidemiology - Prevalence of obesity in southeast Spain increasing

Obesity Therapy - 5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan suppresses food intake in stressed rats

Obesity Therapy - Exercise augments CB1-receptor inverse agonist effects on weight loss in mice

Obesity Therapy - Web-based assessment tool targets bariatric surgery program analysis

Osteomyelitis - Acceptable treatment failure rates of osteomyelitis in diabetes listed

Pediatric Obesity - America's teens are growing up and out

Pediatric Obesity - Dairy, moderate fat, carbohydrate intakes reduce obesity in young teens

Peripheral Neuropathy - Sensory impairments from peripheral neuropathy improve in Anodyne study

Type 2 Diabetes Pathogenesis - Reducing oxidative stress improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor acts as antihyperglycemic agent

Weight Reduction - Group calls for comprehensive solutions to help reduce obesity

Wound Care - Skin substitutes and wound healing reviewed

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