Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 21st, 2004
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Diabetes Therapy - Diabetes in older adults reviewed
Diabetes Therapy - Language used in relation to diabetes may undermine therapy efforts
Diet and Nutrition - Arabinogalactan offers no long-term benefits on serum lipids or glucose
Endocrinology - Metabolic products measured by NMR analysis of one glucose derivative
Obesity Pathogenesis - Gastrointestinal satiety signals reviewed
Atherosclerosis - PAD patients should be aggressively treated for atherosclerotic risk factors
Business Update - Utah charity files for bankruptcy as probe continues over sale of fitness equipment
Business Update - Weight Loss Forever signs agreement for four new franchises
Cardiovascular Disease - Metabolic syndrome positively associated with cardiovascular disease
Childhood Obesity - After school activities can reduce obesity among inner city youth
Diabetes Pathogenesis - IL-10-resistant PGS2 expression found in type 1 diabetic monocytes
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Prior 5-HT exposure on rat islet insulin responses investigated
Diabetes Therapy - Syzigium cumini seeds are antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic
Diabetes Therapy - K+ stimulates proinsulin biosynthesis in rat pancreatic islets
Diabetic Nephropathy - Rapid change in glucose level aids mesangial cell proliferation
Diet and Nutrition - Dietary proteins in regulation of food intake and body weight reviewed
Endocrinology - Noradrenaline and neuropeptide Y from hypothalamus high in diabetes
Endocrinology - Obese or diabetes single gene mutations induce hyperglycemia-hyperinsulinemia
Etiology - Maternal-fetal interactions, birth order impact risk factors for adult diabetes
Fatty Liver Disease - Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis histologically resembles alcoholic liver disease
Finance - Device company focused on obesity secures $12M
Finance - Vista Medical announces completion of private placement
Fitness & Wellness - Baby boomers pushing sales of comfortable, speedy recumbent bikes
Fitness & Wellness - Chick-fil-A offers healthier alternative with fresh fruit cups
Fitness & Wellness - Driving longer means larger waistlines
Gastric Bypass - Seventeen chosen so far for $1 million gastric bypass experiment
Ginkgo Biloba - Ginkgo biloba protects liver against diabetes and hypoxia damage
HIV/AIDS Treatment - New protease inhibitors offer improved tolerability and safety
Heart Disease - Data demonstrate cardiovascular impact of weight loss with sibutramine
Hypertension - Blood pressure drugs cut death rate in half
Immunology - Yo-yo dieting may have a long-term negative effect on immune function
Legal Issues - Pharmaceutical company to seek rehearing of court ruling in diet drug trials
Leptin Studies - Features of leptin-induced hypertension described
Leptin Studies - Leptin and membrane fluidity of erythrocytes in hypertension studied
Lipid Studies - Lipoprotein profiles under varied androgen blockade conditions reported
Lipid Studies - New class of lipid absorption inhibitor from sage discovered
Liver Disease - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease encompass benign steatosis and steatohepatitis
Neuroscience - The blood-brain barrier thrives without insulin or insulin-like growth factor
Obesity - Company acquires rights to the patent for nasal spray treatment for obesity
Obesity - Economic growth is boosting women's obesity in poorer nations
Obesity - Nastech highlights PYY nasal spray development program
Obesity - Positive safety data presented for obesity treatment
Obesity - Xenical more effective than lifestyle changes alone in overweight adolescents
Obesity Epidemiology - Increasing obesity rates will lead to higher disability rates
Obesity Surgery - Minimally invasive surgery for morbid obesity reviewed
Obesity Therapy - Leptin induces patterns of immediate early gene expression in the brain
Obesity Therapy - Non-imidazole histamine receptor antagonist has anti-obesity effects
Obesity and Diabetes - Weight loss significantly improved metabolic syndrome in obese Koreans
Personnel - Pharmaceutical company appoints new member to scientific advisory board
Physical Fitness - New program and web site by Team ESPN encourages kids to get fit
Schizophrenia Therapy - Nutrition affects outcome of schizophrenia therapy
Stem Cells - Preclinical studies show that stem cells may reverse diabetes in mice
Type 1 Diabetes - Insulin detemir lessens blood glucose variability in study
Type 2 Diabetes - Repaglinide outperforms nateglinide in type 2 diabetes study
Weight Control - New device used to eat less with smaller bites
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