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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . July 5th, 2004

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Diabetic Encephalopathy - Enzyme inhibition improves cognitive function in type 2 diabetes

Diabetic Nephropathy - Irbesartan benefits diabetic patients at any stage of renal disease

Insulin Resistance - Treatment of insulin resistance in diabetes reviewed

Obesity Therapy - Hydroxycitric acid extract promotes weight loss

Obesity and Diabetes - Adiponectin plays role in obesity-induced insulin resistance

Adiposity - An in vivo model reveals elements underlying angiogenesis in obesity

Adiposity - Inhibition of histone deacetylase activity blocks adipogenesis

Angiology - Angiostatin reduces retinal vascular leakage in rodent models

Business Update - Gold's Gym, fitness chain made famous by Schwarzenegger, has new owner

Business Update - Islet Sheet Medical changes name; Kurt E. Amundson becomes CFO

Complementary and Alternative Medicine -  Enicostemma littorale benefits type 2 diabetic patients

Cosmetic Surgery - Study finds no health dividend from liposuction

Diabetes - Dopexamine modulates cellular immune functions during systemic inflammation

Diabetes - Exenatide studies show significant improvements in glucose control, weight loss

Diabetes - Report: First of new class of drugs for diabetes shown successful

Diabetes - Studying microvascular complications may lead to better screenings, treatment

Diabetes Pathogenesis - NO and oxygen delivery by glycated hemoglobin reduced in diabetes

Diabetes Prevention - ADA initiates research program to prevent type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Research - In silico animal model built for type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Risk Factor - Diabetes associated with lichen planus cases in Turkey

Diabetes Therapy - Actos shows sustained efficacy over 2-year period

Diabetes Therapy - First Sucanon production order completed

Diabetes and Heart Disease - Lipitor reduces heart attacks and strokes in study patients with diabetes

Diabetes in Children - Studies show many children at high risk for diabetes and heart disease

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy - Diabetic cardiomyopathy reviewed

Diabetic Cardiomyopathy - Translocation of annexin modulates plasmin activity in diabetic aorta

Diabetic Encephalopathy - Cerebral glucose metabolism in diabetes examined

Diabetic Retinopathy - Pigment epithelium-derived factor heals disorders linked to vessel permeability

Diabetic Retinopathy - Simvastatin curtails retinal injury in diabetes models

Diet Trends - Organic foods go mainstream

Diet and Nutrition - Fat replacement in sausage reduces fat intake in men

Disease Risk - Diabetes and heart disease risk unchanged after liposuction

Dyslipidemia - Studies show that ACTOS has positive effects on dyslipidemia, insulin resistance

Endocrinology - Asian Indians at greater risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Endocrinology - Leptin signaling targets thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene promoter

Endocrinology - Role of melanocortin receptors in appetite and metabolism studied

Endocrinology - apoA-II regulates HDL stability and affects hepatic lipase association

Erectile Dysfunction - Diabetic men are at greater risk for developing erectile dysfunction

Exercise - Physical activity levels low in girls in United Arab Emirates

Fitness & Wellness - Doctors say antiobesity efforts have to start at home - their own

Fitness & Wellness - McDonald's in Australia bites back at hit documentary "Super Size Me"

Fitness & Wellness - Running for fitness sake

Fitness & Wellness - Study details reasons youth are overweight

Fitness & Wellness - Survey shows youth taking fewer risks, still not eating well

Genomics and Obesity - Genome-wide association study to focus on obesity in Kosrae adult population

Glucose Monitor - Diabetes management system launched

Glucose Monitoring - Glucose sensors incorporating closed loop insulin delivery reviewed

Glucose Monitoring - Role of continuous glucose sensors in diabetes care outlined

Glycemic Control - Insulin dosage adjustment during peritoneal dialysis discussed

Healthcare Coverage - Researchers confront lesbian community's health problems

Hypertension - Pioglitazone HCl lowers blood pressure in type 2 diabetes study patients

Immunology - Report: Islet cell transplant program for type 1 diabetes successful

Information Technology - Highmark's SMART Registry helps care for patients with chronic conditions

Insulin Resistance - Chromium supplementation may improve glucose and insulin metabolism

Insulin Resistance - Company announces a new compound for treating insulin resistance

Legal Issues - Charity at center of fitness gear furor loses solicitation license in Utah

Leptin Studies - High leptin accompanied by decreased long leptin receptor transcript

Lipid Studies - Major factors of lipid storage and utilization in adipocytes examined

Macular Degeneration - Australian company addresses two common and debilitating eye diseases

Morbid Obesity - Atelectasis prevented during anesthesia in morbidly obese patients

Nutrition - Contradictory consumer eating habits challenge food industry

Obesity - Genomics company adds two potential therapeutic proteins to its pipeline

Obesity - TNF-alpha gene associated with BMI and hip and waist circumference in women

Obesity Pathogenesis - Adipose tissue arachidonic acid linked to overweight status in children

Obesity Pathogenesis - Hypothalamic obesity linked to faulty adrenal chromaffin cell function

Obesity Risk Factor - Antioxidants decrease in girls who gain weight during valproate therapy

Obesity Therapy - Fatty acid synthase inhibitor reduces food intake

Obstetrics - Insulin resistance and angiogenesis interactions lead to preeclampsia

Obstetrics - Low plasma adiponectin concentrations associated with gestational diabetes

Ophthalmology - Transcription factor Ets-1 inhibition might treat ischemic ocular diseases

Pediatric Diabetes - Study suggests insulin detemir as an insulin alternative for children and teens

Personnel - Former PricewaterhouseCoopers exec joins Health Fitness Corp. board

Physical Activity - Thirty minutes of exercise daily may not be enough

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Low doses of metformin can prevent PCOS in girls with insulin resistance

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Oligomenorrhea and hirsutism may identify women with risk factors for CVD

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Sleep apnea may increase risk for diabetes in women with PCOS

Public Health - Study: One in four children at risk to develop type 2 diabetes

Pulmonary Medicine - Diminished lung compliance found in nutritionally obese young rats

Risk Factors - Health risks from excess hormone exposure are passed to future generations

Stem-Cell Research - Louisiana's House debates ban on cloned stem cell research

Type 1 Diabetes - Research: Intensive diabetes control yields less nerve damage years later

Type 2 Diabetes - Data: Chromium picolinate and biotin combo lowers blood sugar

Type 2 Diabetes - Study: Improving blood sugar level may improve memory in adult diabetics

Type 2 Diabetes - Study: Key markers for CVD risk improve in diabetics taking combination therapy

Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - LAF237 oral tablet improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes study

Weight Loss - Intra-abdominal fat during controlled weight reduction quantified

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