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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 12th, 2005

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Diabetes Epidemiology - Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in obese Argentinean children reported

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Beta-cell function across spectrum of glucose tolerance examined

Diabetes Pathogenesis - FFA receptor links hyperinsulinemia and impaired glucose homeostasis

Diabetes Therapy - Insulin pump provides better glycemic control than daily injections

Insulin Resistance - FOXC2 overexpression prevents diet-induced insulin resistance

Adipose Tissue - Site-specific changes in adipose tissues in obesity investigated

Body Composition - Link between physical activity and body-composition indices examined

Business & Finance - RNAi-focused company reports Q2 results

Business Update - Communications company selected by NutriSystem for voice and data networking

Business Update - Insulin products Monotard and Ultratard to be removed from market

Business Update - Pharma company reorganizes into two research units

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Recent findings in diabetes pathogenesis provide new insights

Business Update - University of Utah to use stable isotope-based metabolic phenotyping services

Cardiovascular Disease - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular Disease - Therapy for vascular disease in diabetic patients reviewed

Childhood Obesity - Galanin and galanin receptors not involved in early onset obesity

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Body composition predictive of COPD severity

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - FDA extends review period for chromium picolinate diabetes-related health claims

Obesity Surgery - Reports advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Platycodin saponins have anti-obese and hypolipidemic effects

Diabetes Complications - Unilateral macular edema linked to angiographic leakage from congested veins

Diabetes Control - Amigo Insulin Pump launched for diabetes patients

Diabetes Epidemiology - Socio-economic inequalities in diabetes in Basque Country reported

Diabetes Genomics & Genetics - ENPP1 variants linked to obesity and increase type 2 diabetes risk

Diabetes Management - Breakthrough expands reach of intensive insulin therapy

Obesity Surgery - Studies advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

Diabetes Management - Institute launched to address psychological needs of diabetes patients

Diabetes Management - Successful results reported on diabetes makeover initiative

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Akt substrate phosphorylation impaired in type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Basal receptor activation contributes to maintaining beta-cell function

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Elevated glucose attenuates human insulin gene promoter activity

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Leptin receptor signals play role in regulation of glucose homeostasis

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Recent findings in diabetes pathogenesis described

Diabetes Risk Factors - Insulin sensitivity is impaired in patients with migraine

Diabetes Therapy - Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors show promise as antidiabetic agents

Diabetes Therapy - GIP and GLP-1 as incretin hormones reviewed

Diabetes Therapy - Glucagon-related peptide 1 reviewed

Diabetes Therapy - New data illuminates research in diabetes therapy

Diabetes Therapy - Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate reverses insulin resistance

Diabetic Retinopathy - Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy a possible public health burden in India

Diagnostics - Vibration perception meter introduced for detecting diabetes complications early

Drug Development - Company announces phase II trial programs for internally developed compounds

Eating Disorders - Prevalence of eating disorders elevated in type 1 diabetes

Exercise - Aerobic exercise reduces triglycerides in overweight and obese adults

Finance - Dietary supplement company announced net income of $291,000

Finance - Medical technology company recorded $2.690 billion first quarter 2006 revenues

Finance - Nutrition technology company reports second quarter revenues of $2.04 million

Hypertension Therapy - New concepts in blood pressure-lowering in diabetes reviewed

Insulin Resistance - Link between nutrition and insulin sensitivity dependent on PPAR-gamma2

Medicare - Provider of Medicare reimbursed products signs agreements with HOM, PPO plans

Mental Health - Diabetes induces depression and inhibits potentiation in hippocampus

Metabolic Syndrome - Gender-specific leptinemia and metabolic syndrome in Moroccans examined

Obesity & Diabetes - Influence of exercise on fat as endocrine organ reviewed

Obesity & Diabetes - Sibutramine improves insulin sensitivity without altering adiponectin

Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Fine-mapping gene-by-diet interactions in murine obesity model examined

Obesity Pathogenesis - African-American fathers of toddlers benefit by nutrition education

Obesity Risk Factors - Childhood leukemia survivors at increased risk for abdominal adiposity

Obesity Surgery - Findings advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

Obesity Therapy - Researchers' data advance obesity therapy research

Obstetrics - New findings in obstetrics described

Patents - Company announces plans to contest patent infringement action by Abbott

Patient Counseling - Generally, counseling practice is targeted for wrong people, wrong time

Personnel - Company focused on management of morbid obesity names clinical advisory board

Telemedicine - Multimedia healthcare marketing company secures $6 million in series A financing

Tumorigenesis - Risk of tumorigenesis in overgrowth syndromes analyzed

Type 1 Diabetes - Inflammatory markers similar between diabetic and non-diabetic pregnant women

Vision Impairment - Relationship of eye disease to vision-impaired quality of life investigated

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