Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 22nd, 2004
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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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