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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 8th, 2004

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Diabetes Risk Factor - Diet composition and risk of type 2 diabetes reviewed

Diet and Nutrition - High-protein, low-carbohydrate diet reduces blood glucose in diabetes

Leptin Studies - Increased serum leptin protects against adiposity

Obesity Pathogenesis - Lack of protein kinase-alpha 2 subunit promotes lipid storage

Obesity and Diabetes - Adiponectin receptor expression related to glucose and lipid metabolism

Accreditation - South Dakota-based hospital receives Chest Pain Center accreditation

Acute Coronary Syndrome - Myocardial angiogenesis is lower during cardiac ischemia in type 2 diabetics

Atherosclerosis - Collagen cross-linking linked to aortic wall stiffness in diabetes

Atherosclerosis - Glycation end products and vascular inflammation in diabetes reviewed

Atherosclerosis - Lipid inflammatory mediators in diabetic vascular disease reviewed

Autoimmunity - Retrogenic mice expand opportunities for exploring autoantigens

Blood Glucose - ExtendBar introduces sugar-free snack bars made for managing diabetes

Breast Cancer - Study finds no link between tamoxifen and stroke

Business Update - NETPHARMX, West-ward Pharmaceutical sign sales, marketing agreement for Glynanse

Business Update - Pharma company announces expansion of SennaPrompt business

Business Update - Specialized laboratory service provider announces $1.7 million research contract

Childhood Obesity - More adolescent Kuwaiti boys than girls are obese

Diabetes - Assessment of noninvasive glucose monitoring products offered in new report

Diabetes - Discovery companies file IND for DPP IV inhibitor to treat type II diabetes

Diabetes - Report calls for nurse-led interventions in insulin-resistant patients

Diabetes - Supplement based on stabilized rice bran derivatives featured in magazine

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - UCP2 gene promoter polymorphism modulates lipids in diabetic patients

Diabetes Management - Study to examine integrated solution for management of rural diabetic patients

Diabetes Pathogenesis - High adiponectin level linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Lipid accumulation and insulin responsiveness investigated

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Peptides from common pathogens can activate diabetogenic T cells

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Syntaxin 4 transgenic mice have enhanced insulin-related glucose uptake

Diabetes Risk Factor - Schizophrenia and diabetes reviewed

Diabetes Therapy - Chard protects the liver of diabetic rats

Diabetic Nephropathy - Early diabetes is model for testing regulation of juxtaglomerular NOS I

Diabetic Nephropathy - Human GFPT1 gene associated with diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic Nephropathy - PAI-1, uPA, and uPAR expression linked to mesangial expansion

Diabetic Nephropathy - Urinary pyrraline more directly affected than pentosidine by glycemia

Diabetic Neuropathy - QT indices regulated by autonomic nervous function in diabetic patients

Diabetic Retinopathy - The polyol pathway may play a role in human diabetic retinal disease

Diet and Nutrition - Dietary intake of saturated fats reviewed

Diet and Nutrition - Gamma-tocopherol is potential marker for nutrition-related risk

Diet and Nutrition - Progress and prospects in nutritional research reviewed

Diet and Nutrition - Relations among eating behavior, diet, and regulation studied

Drug Delivery - U.S. FDA approves prefilled, multidose, disposable growth hormone delivery system

Drug Development - Clinical trial for peptide-based diabetes drug with GLP-1 analogue initiated

Eating Disorders - Eating disorders clinic using Mandometer Treatment opens in California

Environmental Health - Heart disease targets more Alaska Natives

Erectile Dysfunction - Pharmacokinetics of erectogenic determined in diabetic rats

Fitness & Wellness - Diet product company teams with health club group to promote low-sugar bars

Fitness & Wellness - Soy industry forms initiative to produce healthier soybeans

Forensic Science - Accidental insulin overdose reviewed

Heart Disease - Study: Docs often don't provide diet, exercise counseling to at-risk patients

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Fatty acid oxidation increased in insulin-resistant ob/ob mouse hearts

Influenza - Insurance group covers FluMist vaccine for influenza as injection alternative

Insulin - Insulin allergy induced by short-acting and intermediate-acting insulin

Insulin Delivery - Tetradecylmaltoside allows insulin to enter nasal epithelial cells

Leptin Studies - Diurnal rhythms of leptin and ghrelin related to food intake

Low Carb Diet - Method developed for net carb labeling claims on food products

Market Analysis - BioStratum, Otsuka to enter diabetic nephropathy drug market

Mergers & Acquisitions - Texas-based Iasis hospitals join with Tennessee group to reduce healthcare costs

Metabolic Syndrome - Genetic variation in BEACON influences metabolic syndrome phenotypes

Metabolic Syndrome - Metabolic syndrome associated with retinal microvascular signs

Metabolic Syndrome - Weight-loss surgery can help reduce metabolic syndrome in obese patients

Nutrition - Calories count says new consumer resource

Nutrition - Hain group creates soy-based McVeggie Burger for fast food Manhattan stores

Nutrition - Researchers uncover process for sugar-induced fat formation

Obesity - AMA cites Chicago group as model for fighting obesity

Obesity - New study shows weight loss surgery improves obesity-related conditions

Obesity - Obese teenagers in Denver take new route to weight loss

Obesity - Overweight and obese people overcome challenges

Obesity - Physical activity more important than weight in keeping function, study shows

Obesity - White women remaining morbidly obese after surgery have increased risk of dying

Obesity Pathogenesis - Integrated roles of environment and genetics in obesity reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Mutations in serotonin receptor not linked to early-onset human obesity

Obesity Pathogenesis - Serotonin receptor mRNA expressed differently in mice

Obesity Prevention - Diabetes group leads effort to encourage healthier work environments

Obesity Survival and Mortality - Deaths attributable to obesity in the United States estimated

Obesity and Diabetes - PPARs in obesity and insulin resistance development reviewed

Personalized Coaching - Cigna Behavioral Health launches lifestyle management programs

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Insulin-sensitizing drugs help thin and overweight patients with PCOS

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Lower birth weight, earlier menarche linked to GI in PCOS women

Reimbursement - Blue Cross, Blue Shield of North Carolina expands coverage to treat obesity

Type 1 Diabetes - Clearance given to initiate clinical trial for treatment for type 1 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - First sale of nonfood natural bulk sweetener to pharmaceutical company announced

Virology - Virally-driven small interfering RNAs silence genes in pancreatic cells

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