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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 22nd, 2004

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Obesity and Diabetes Week | Other Publications

Diabetes Quality of Life - Diabetes compromises quality of life among Americans

Diabetes Therapy - Pioglitazone improves insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic patients

Diabetes Therapy - Reduction in free fatty acid level improves insulin action in type 2 diabetes

Glycemic Control - Hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes reviewed

Addiction Medicine - Program decreases stimulant use and enhances body image among female athletes

Adiposity - High abdominal-to-peripheral fat alters autonomic-circulatory control

Adrenergic Receptors - Beta2 -AR signaling modulates function of IKs channels

Business & Finance - Pharma company announces 9 month financial results

Business & Finance - Pharma company announces financial results

Business & Finance - Vitamin maker commences Dutch auction tender offer

Business Update - GlaxoSmithKline acquires exclusive worldwide rights to Albugon

Business Update - Hand-held disease-monitoring product provider receives ISO-certification

Cardiovascular Disease - Study: Diabetes drug reduces artery reclogging

Cardiovascular Disease - Trial shows metoprolol CR/XL does not impair glucose and insulin levels

Cholesterol - Data demonstrates the efficacy of CRESTOR in treating elevated cholesterol

Clinical Trials - Phase 3b trial in IGF-1 deficiency short stature initiated

Congestive Heart Failure - Fat buildup found in hearts of obese or diabetic heart failure patients

Diabetes - Partnership forged to uncover genetic basis for type 2 diabetes

Diabetes - Pharma company terminates further development of Balaglitazone -DRF 2593

Diabetes Complications - Intracorporal hSlo cDNA injections revive erectile capacity in diabetic rats

Diabetes Education - Patti LaBelle encourages Americans to manage diabetes 365 days a year

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes reviewed

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate prevents insulin resistance

Diabetes Prevention - Case analysis of legitimizing diabetes as a community health issue presented

Diabetes Risk Factor - Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam veterans promotes insulin resistance

Diabetes Survival and Mortality - Blood pressure not linked to mortality of diabetic renal transplant patients

Diabetes Therapy - FDA grants approval for generic Glucophage XR

Diabetes Therapy - Hybrid pancreatic tissue substitute developed

Diabetes Therapy - Insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes reviewed

Diabetic Nephropathy - Nephropathy in diabetic fat rat linked to oxidative and nitrosative stress

Diabetic Retinopathy - Nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase-2 interact to generate diabetic eye disease

Diet and Nutrition - Association between energy intake and mortality in men reported

Diet and Nutrition - Intragastric gelation can increase feeling of satiety in humans

Diet and Nutrition - Modified starch lowers glycemic response due to reduced absorption

Drug Delivery - Insulin supplier to invest $100 million in North Carolina facility expansion

Endocrinology - Human islets contain tissue-restricted transcripts

Endometrial Cancer - Height, obesity, and activity level associated with cancer risk

Enzymology - MEK inhibitors impair insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Finance - Genomics-based pharma reports on Q3, including advances in pipeline

Finance - Hand-held diagnostics company closes $29.2 million series D financing

Gestational Diabetes - Maternal serum C-reactive protein levels associated with GDM risk

Glycemic Control - Short-term chemical ablation of GIP receptor causes glucose intolerance

HIV/AIDS-Related Insulin Resistance - Indinavir increases glucose production in healthy HIV-uninfected men

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes reviewed

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Fibrinogen and fibrin clot structure in diabetes reviewed

Heart Disease Risk Factor - MKP-1 expression and cGK I alpha prevent diabetes-associated abnormalities

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Non-HDL cholesterol level predicts vascular inflammation in type 2 diabetes

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Postprandial hyperglycemia increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Hepatitis - Hepatitis study information presented at conference

Hyperglycemia - Management of acute hyperglycemic crisis in elderly outlined

Hypertension Risk Factor - Blood pressure response not predicted by glycemic effects of sugar drinks

Hypertension Risk Factor - Renin-angiotensin system activated in rats with obesity and hypertension

Information Technology - Daou to build integrated case management system for Indian Health Service

Insulin - Insulin regulates expression of protein gene enhancer via different pathways

Insulin - Insulin stimulates fatty acid transport by regulating expression of FAT/CD36

Insulin Resistance - Alpha-lipoic acid mitigates insulin resistance in Goto-Kakizaki rats

Insulin Resistance - Fad diets high in saturated fats can induce insulin resistance

Insulin Resistance - Minimal model estimation of insulin sensitivity from oral test validated

Insulin Resistance - SomatoKine receives European orphan drug designation

Insulin Secretion - Random insulin granule diffusion required for recruiting granules for release

Leptin Studies - Leptin and insulin downregulate angiopoietin-like protein 3

Leukemia - Obesity increases older women's risk of acute myelogenous leukemia

Lipolysis - Carboxylesterase 3 is major adipocyte lipase

Neurology - Awareness campaign launched after several drug prescribing errors

Obesity - Health club group to provide metabolic assessment program for weight control

Obesity - U.S. CDC says obesity weighing down planes

Obesity Epidemiology - Global epidemic putting brakes on economic development

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Genetic aspects of obesity reviewed

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Interactions among genes, environment, and control of food intake explored

Obesity Pathogenesis - Development and function of adipose tissue reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Ghrelin and Agouti-related protein increases food intake

Obesity Pathogenesis - Population increases in obesity appear to be partly due to genetics

Obesity Pathogenesis - Resistance to obesity in A/J mice not linked to hypothalamic neuropeptides

Obesity Surgery - Laparoscopic gastric bypass effectively improves obesity-related health problems

Obesity Surgery - Surgical weight loss significantly improves diabetic status

Obesity Survival and Mortality - Pitfalls of nutritional screening in injured obese patients outlined

Obesity Therapy - Belief that dieting makes a person fat questioned

Obesity Therapy - Desirability of dieting depends on likely consequences

Ophthalmology - Ruboxistaurin may have a beneficial effect on diabetes-induced eye disease

Pain Medicine - Report: Ruboxistaurin poised to transform the diabetic neuropathy drug market

Pediatric Obesity - Eating right a weighty subject for many New Jersey students

Podiatry - Podiatric medical group launches 'Knock Your Socks Off' to urge foot screenings

Telemedicine - Remote medicine puts healthcare within patients' reach

Type 2 Diabetes - Adjustment to type 2 diabetes in a Mexican community investigated

Type 2 Diabetes - CuraGen, partner advance investigational compound for diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - Data demonstrate the potential of arimoclomol for the treatment of diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - HT impairs endothelial function in postmenopausal women receiving rosiglitazone

Weight Gain - Receptor polymorphisms associated with midlife weight gain

Weight Loss - Weight loss program introduced by Michigan provider

Wound Care - Electroporation augments TGF-mediated healing in the wounds of diabetic mice

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