Obesity and Diabetes Week

Fitness & Wellness - School cafeterias resist low-carb pressure while seeking healthier options

Genomics - U.S. National Institutes of Health expands relationship with genetics company

HIV/AIDS-Associated Lipodystrophy - Rosiglitazone induces gene expression in adipose tissue in HAL patients

HIV/AIDS-Related Lipodystrophy - HIV-related lipodystrophy caused by multiple factors

Heart Disease - Oklahoma health plan enhances disease management program

Hepatitis C Virus - HCV associated with diabetes after kidney transplant in patients on tacrolimus

Hypertension - Hypertensive nephrosclerosis linked to obesity/insulin resistance rather than BP

Islet Transplantation - Production of new beta cells from stem cells reviewed

Legal Issues - Schools caught in fitness equipment scam will have to wait

Leptin Studies - Interactions found between agouti-related protein and leptin

Leptin Studies - Production method for human leptin by E. coli culture developed

Lipid Studies - Dehydroepiandrosterone up-regulates resistin gene expression

Lipid Studies - Effect of ingested fat on satiety reviewed

Lipid Studies - Fish protein hydrolyzate improves cholesterol profile

Metabolic Syndrome - Lipodystrophies are rare disorders causing metabolic syndrome

Metabolic Syndrome - Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in U.S. populations reported

Morbid Obesity - Abdominoplasty safe in morbidly obese patients

Nutrition - Researchers discuss revised food guide pyramid and impact on food industry

Obesity - Consumer freedom group says obesity is not a disease

Obesity - New research shows shift in opinion on obesity epidemic

Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Epistasis influencing complex spontaneous obesity characterized

Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Link found between 3A/4A polymorphism and endothelin-1 levels

Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Polymorphisms associated with abdominal fat traits identified

Obesity Pathogenesis - Ghrelin is sensitive to weight changes during diet and exercise program

Obesity Pathogenesis - Hypercaloric diet-induced UCP3 expression impaired by hypothyroidism

Obesity Pathogenesis - Negative relation exists between ghrelin level and food intake

Obesity Risk Factor - Foods contributing to energy intake in the U.S. reported

Obesity Survival & Mortality - Body mass index predicts mortality in kidney transplant recipients

Obesity Therapy - Novel 5-HT2c receptor agonist possesses anti-obesity activity

Patents - Biotech company comments on diabetes therapy patent application

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company names Stephen N. Rosenfield as senior VP

Personnel - RNAi company names Jack R. Barber, PhD, senior VP, drug development

RNAi Research - CytRx, med school, ink collaboration and invention disclosure agreement

Respiratory Medicine - Gender does not affect human pulmonary gas exchange during exercise

Risk Factors - Leptin expression in nipple aspirate fluid not linked to breast cancer

Type II Diabetic Nephropathy - Subject recruitment completed for Micardis trial in type II diabetic nephropathy

Weight Loss - GlaxoSmithKline acquires orlistat over-the-counter rights in the U.S.

Weight Loss - Muscle myostatin expression may regulate muscle size after weight loss

Weight Loss - SlimStyles new weight management program released