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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . July 18th, 2005

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Diabetes Pathology - Aerobic exercise helps find genetic regions linked to prediabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Barriers to diabetes education in urban patients presented

Diabetic Complications - Pioglitazone HCL significantly improves components of diabetic dyslipidemia

Diet and Nutrition - Statistics provide information on dietary factors in type 2 diabetes

Hypoglycemia - Low plasma glucose levels associated with lower gestational diabetes incidence

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Phase II trial for ALS expected to begin after second quarter

Anesthesia - Recovery of vecuronium neuromuscular block delayed in diabetic patients

Antioxidants - Antioxidant activity of plants used in traditional Arab medicine examined

Antioxidants - Bitter gourd seeds exhibit antioxidant effects on diabetic rats

Appetite - Measurement and manipulation misgivings of appetite reviewed

Biotechnology - Companies ink agreement with Rigel Pharmaceuticals for co-crystal complex

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Reports advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research

Breast Cancer - Adiposity as cancer risk factor is one focus of E3N cohort study

Business Update - Diabetic Treatment Centers of America opens clinic in Murray, Utah

Business Update - Weight management company announces agreement to acquire WeightWatchers.com

Cachexia - Melanocortin-4 receptor antagonist attenuates cachexia/preserves lean body mass

Cancer Therapy - Influence of type 2 diabetes on cancer treatment and outcome reported

Cardiology - Cardiovascular disease experts urge practice of comprehensive CV risk management

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers' data advance diabetes pathogenesis research

Cardiovascular Disease - Free anti-elastin antibodies detected among diabetic children

Cardiovascular Disease - Rimonabant accepted for filing by the FDA

Childhood Obesity - Findings advance knowledge in childhood obesity research

Chronic Liver Disease - Research add new data to chronic liver disease body of knowledge

Collaborations - AdipoGenix extends discovery and medicinal chemistry collaboration

Collaborations - Agreement with Rangs Pharma signed to commercialize insulin in Bangladesh

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers' findings advance diabetes pathogenesis research

Diabetes - Factors associated with mental illness may play role in NIDDM pathophysiology

Diabetes Complications - AGEs in skin, serum, saliva and urine linked to diabetes complications

Diabetes Complications - Arterial stiffness parallels diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Complications - Scale measuring fear of complications in type 1 diabetes developed

Diabetes Control - Pager-sized monitor for diabetes control receives FDA clearance

Diabetes Epidemiology - Diabetes management in San Diego's Chamorro community examined

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Studies add new findings to diabetes pathogenesis body of knowledge

Diabetes Pathogenesis - New data illuminates research in diabetes pathogenesis

Diabetes Risk Factors - Common variation in KCNJ11 and PPARG increase risk of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes therapy

Diabetes Therapy -  Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves possess antidiabetic effects

Diabetes Therapy -  Momordica charantia seeds exhibit antidiabetic activity

Diabetes Therapy - Company presents Oral-lyn clinical trial results

Diabetes Therapy - Diabetes educators assess their evolving practice

Diabetes Therapy - New findings in diabetes therapy described

Diabetes Therapy - Positive data presented regarding basal insulin therapy with Lantus

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

Diabetes Therapy - Selenium benefits some enzymes of diabetic heart

Diabetes Therapy - U.S. FDA approves Levemir

Diabetes Treatment - Diabetics with high blood pressure benefit from "water pills"

Diabetic Nephropathy - Research add new data to diabetic nephropathy body of knowledge

Diabetic Nephropathy - Researchers' data advance diabetic nephropathy research

Diabetic Neuropathy - Axonal potassium conductance and glycemic control in diabetes examined

Diabetic Retinopathy - Elevated AGE and diminished antioxidants reinforce diabetic eye pathology

Diet & Nutrition - FDA review period extended for chromium picolinate diabetes-related petition

Diet & Nutrition - Growing evidence suggests milk is linked to healthy weight

Diet and Nutrition - 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 modulates adipocyte glucocorticoid function

Diet and Nutrition - Fiber shake adds new flavor

Diet and Nutrition - Omega-3 and Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids market poised to grow

Diet and Nutrition - Recent studies add new data to diet and nutrition research

Diet and Nutrition - Soft drink clinically proven to increase metabolism and burn calories

Drug Development - Deal signed for preclinical candidates for metabolic syndrome, cancer

Drug Development - Florida Scripps institute provided with discovery technology under new agreement

Drug Development - Phase III trial of Neurodex initiated for diabetic neuropathic pain

Dyslipidemia - Macrocyclic binuclear oxovanadium complex reverses dyslipidemia

Endocrinology - Leptin not linked to higher BMD in insulin-resistant premenopausal obese women

Endocrinology - Plasma levels of hs-CRP and SHBG change during menstrual cycle

Endometrial Cancer - Obesity is a risk factor for endometrial cancer

Erectile Dysfunction - Neurotrophic factor gene therapy improves erectile dysfunction

Fitness & Wellness - Facilities management company celebrates a year of company wellness efforts

Fitness & Wellness - U.S. employers turning to wellness programs to manage health care costs

Gene Research - Biotech company, Rutgers renew, expand research contract in nutrigenomics field

Gene Research - Collaboration established for antibody drug development and commercialization

Genetics and Genomics - Cd101 is a candidate locus for the Idd10 effect in type 1 diabetes models

Glycemic Control - Vector-mediated insulin gene transfer effective in diabetic rats

HIV/AIDS Drug Effect - Endoplasmic reticulum stress linked to protease inhibitor-related dyslipidemia

HIV/AIDS Lipodystrophy - Lipodystrophy severity impacts negatively on body image of HIV-infected patients

HIV/AIDS Lipodystrophy - Risk factors identified for fat atrophy & fat deposition development in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Wasting - NRTI is main determinant of mtDNA depletion in adipose tissue of HIV patients

Health Policy - Women's health suffers under welfare reform, study says

Healthcare Costs - Private insurance spending on obesity-related issues increases tenfold

Hypertension - Diovan and diuretic hydrochlorothiazide combination benefits patients

Insulin Delivery - Antibody response to inhaled insulin in diabetes patients described

Insulin Resistance - Epoxide hydrolase gene polymorphism linked to insulin resistance

Insulin Resistance - Findings describe new data in insulin resistance research

Liver Failure - U.S. NIH SIBR grant awarded for study of stem cell therapeutics in liver disease

Medical Devices - International regulatory approvals granted for 2 resuscitation products

Metabolic Syndrome - HEE Corporation's HPB WL2000 helps metabolic syndrome sufferers lose weight

Metabolic Syndrome - New findings in metabolic syndrome described

Metabolic Syndrome - Prevalence higher among white women with history of hypertension in pregnancy

Metabolic Syndrome - Women in satisfying marriages have lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome

Neuroscience - Leptin replacement changes brain structure in leptin-deficient mice

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Pnlip encoding pancreatic lipase is possible candidate for obesity QTL

Obesity Therapy - Colorado survey of walking and its relation to weight reported

Obesity Therapy - Epigallocatechin gallate supplementation prevents obesity in rodents

Obesity Therapy - Phase IIb trial of anti-obesity compound initiated

Obesity Therapy - Raspberry ketone possesses anti-obesity activity

Obesity and Diabetes - Recent findings in obesity and diabetes described

Pain Medicine - Oral drug treatments for diabetic neuropathic pain reviewed

Pancreatic Islets - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of pancreatic islets

Physical Fitness - Accelerometry and heart rate can provide measure of physical fitness

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Glucose intolerance in women with PCOS worsens over time

Public Health - Weight loss messages of Quebec Association for Public Health examined

RNA Research - Novel human microRNAs study published in journal

Stem Cell Research - Advances reported in adult stem cell regenerated islet program

Type 1 Diabetes - Inhaled insulin as good as injected insulin

Type 1 Diabetes - Preclinical data on GLP-1 analogue, liraglutide, and gastrin presented

Type 1 Diabetes - Tight glucose control lowers cardiovascular risk by about 50% in diabetics

Type 2 Diabetes - Increase of insulin use as first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes reported

Type 2 Diabetes - Study: psychiatric illnesses common in children with newly diagnosed diabetes

Weight Control - Parent, peer, and media pressure on weight in adolescents studied

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