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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 28th, 2005

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Diabetes Pathogenesis - Effects of diabetes on hepatic glucose metabolism regulation reviewed

Diabetes Therapy - Findings describe new data in diabetes therapy research

Metabolic Syndrome - Hematological parameters associated with metabolic syndrome components

Metabolic Syndrome - Metabolic syndrome and robustness tradeoffs reviewed

Metabolic Syndrome - Relation between metabolic syndrome and inflammation reviewed

Obesity and Diabetes - High-fat diet mouse model used for studying type 2 diabetes

Obesity and Diabetes - Studies add new findings to obesity and diabetes body of knowledge

Alcohol Use - Too many young Czechs are drinking, and drinking too much, health experts say

Atherosclerosis - Research add new data to atherosclerosis body of knowledge

Breast Cancer - Obesity and weight gain associated with poorer breast cancer survival

Business Update - Disease management company awarded new accounts

Cardiology - Fitness company offers 5 tips to help women fight heart disease

Child Development - Maternal, fetal genetic factors affect long-term obesity, diabetes, CVD risk

Childhood Obesity - Questionnaire to assess TV and computer use by children validated

Childhood Obesity - Relations among puberty, obesity, and ethnicity reviewed

Childhood Obesity - Study provides resource for examining childhood obesity risk factors

Diabetes Control - OmniPod Insulin Management System receives U.S. FDA clearance

Diabetes Education - Alliance of healthcare insurers sponsors diabetes education program

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - New research in the area of diabetes genomics and genetics detailed

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Beta-cell dysfunction progresses through five stages to diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Data advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Foxa2 regulates lipid metabolism and ketogenesis in diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Insulin secretion induced by gastric inhibitory polypeptide examined

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Islet neogenesis is key for pancreas adaptation to high insulin demand

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Liver X receptor activation stimulates insulin secretion

Diabetes Pathogenesis - P2Y potentiates insulin secretion and beta-cell metabolism

Diabetes Pathogenesis - PPAR-gamma activation and inhibition effect on insulin release studied

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Recent findings in diabetes pathogenesis provide new insights

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Roles of peptides in pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes outlined

Diabetes Pathogenesis - SOCS-3 plays role in the desensitization of insulin signaling

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Unknown aspects of hepatitis C infection generate insulin resistance

Diabetes Therapy - Beta-cell stimulus-secretion coupling is target for diabetes therapy

Diabetes Therapy - Hepatic insulin gene therapy may treat type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Islet hormone release modulated by GLP-1 agonism

Diabetes Therapy - Pioglitazone in management of diabetes after transplantation reviewed

Diabetes Therapy - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of diabetes therapy

Diabetes Therapy - Rosiglitazone reduces proinsulin:insulin ratio in type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Suppression of beta-cell secretion does not reverse proinsulinemia

Diabetes Therapy - Vanadium-containing water improves hypo-activity of insulin receptor

Diabetic Nephropathy - Distinctive gene patterns correlate with diabetic kidney disease

Diabetic Nephropathy - Recent studies add new data to diabetic nephropathy research

Diabetic Nephropathy - Reports add new data to diabetic nephropathy research

Diabetic Retinopathy - Antioxidants save cells associated with the onset of diabetic eye disease

Diet & Nutrition - Ban on school junk food limps out of Arizona committee

Diet & Nutrition - Grain Foods Foundation launches public education campaign on benefits of bread

Diet & Nutrition - Health officials wage tough fight against tasty Southern-fried staples

Diet & Nutrition - Melanocortin receptor subtype-4 selective agonist improves metabolic parameters

Diet & Nutrition - Pennsylvania health secretary celebrates heart health month with some advice

Diet & Nutrition - Program to promote healthier food choices sponsored by two departments

Diet & Nutrition - Survey indicates Americans struggle with losing weight, fail to keep it off

Diet & Nutrition - Therapeutic boarding school for overweight teens reports success

Diet & Nutrition - Wellness initiative teaches kids how to fight obesity through knowledge

Diet and Nutrition - Food company joins council to increase consumer knowledge of whole foods

Diet and Nutrition - Mediterranean diet inversely associated with BMI, obesity in Spanish population

Diet and Nutrition - Sweet and sour preferences in young children and adults studied

Drug Development - FDA approves nasal spray for B12 deficiencies

Drug Development - IND filed for clinical trial of obesity drug

Eating Disorders - Bio-feedback-based treatment for eating disorders now available in U.S.

Endocrinology - New field - intracrinology - describes local formation of sex steroids

Enzymology - New data illuminates research in enzymology

Exercise - K+ channel knockout compromises metabolic benefit of exercise training

Exercise - Link between self-reported and performance measures of fitness explored

Fitness & Wellness - Doctors fight fat with prescriptions ordering specific exercise

Fitness & Wellness - Strength training for youth 7 years and older recommended by exercise council

Food Safety - Maker of bacteria-inhibiting technology teams to launch process internationally

Gestational Diabetes - Smoking increases risk of gestational diabetes in nulliparous women

Glycemic Control - AMP-activated protein kinase may be new beta-cell glucose sensor

Glycemic Control - Control in atypical diabetes results from restored insulin secretion

Glycemic Control - Scar tissue induced by insulin injections causes poor diabetic control

Insulin Resistance - Inflammation linked to insulin resistance in U.S. nondiabetic adults

Insulin Resistance - Insulin resistance caused by change in CD36 expression

Legal Issues - Marketers of Splenda sue over attempts to discredit their product

Liposuction - Plastic surgeon explains procedures and purposes of liposuction

Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical distributor acquires Access Diabetic Supply

Metabolic Syndrome - Research add new data to metabolic syndrome body of knowledge

Metabolic Syndrome - Studies add new findings to metabolic syndrome body of knowledge

Metabolism - Sibutramine improves fat distribution, IR in Korean obese nondiabetic women

Obesity - Genetics research unlocks a key regulator of weight in women

Obesity - Hospitals report increases in obese patients, related worker injuries and cost

Obesity Pathogenesis - Activity-induced GLP-1 release in lean and obese subjects examined

Obesity Pathogenesis - Recent findings illuminate research in obesity pathogenesis

Obesity Pathogenesis - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of obesity pathogenesis

Obesity Pathogenesis - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity pathogenesis

Obesity Risk Factors - Eating habits contribute to obesity in shift workers

Obesity Surgery - Recent studies add new data to obesity surgery research

Obesity Surgery - Science of stapling and leaks reviewed

Obesity Surgery - Staple-line reinforcement during laparoscopic gastric bypass reviewed

Obesity Therapy - Larocque Obesity Questionnaire validated

Patents - Drug development company issued two patents

Pediatric Obesity - Medcenter One launching child obesity program

Personnel - Healthcare company appoints three clinicians to its U.S. medical team

Personnel - Medical advisory board member named to U.S. National Advisory Eye Council

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Family history of type 2 diabetes increases risk for women with PCOS

Type 2 Diabetes - LDL particle size and lipid composition are risk factors for microalbuminuria

Type 2 Diabetes Research - Scientists find switch that triggers insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes in mice

Type 2 Diabetes Treatment - U.S. FDA grants final approval for generic drug treatment for type 2 diabetes

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