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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . December 26th, 2005

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Diabetes Therapy - Ileal transposition improved glucose tolerance in nonobese type 2 diabetes rat model

Diet & Nutrition - Australian school children need less junk food in lunchboxes

Fitness & Wellness - Exercise is followed by decrease in interstitial glucose levels in skeletal muscle

Obesity Complications - Teaching preteens to avoid obesity could reduce risk of developing metabolic syndrome

Surgical Technology - Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is effective and safe obesity treatment

Angiology - Age, left ventricular function and diabetes predict mortality in coronary artery disease

Bacteriology - KP infection decreased blood TNF-alpha and increased blood IL-1 beta levels in DM mice

Behavioral Medicine - In-home BFST for youth with poorly controlled diabetes shows poor results at follow-up

Breast Cancer Survival - Elevated total cholesterol may increase risk of breast cancer recurrence

Cancer Research - PTP1B is linked to latency and tumor type in p53-deficient mouse model

Cancer Risk Factors - Glycemic load associates with breast cancer risk in Mexican women

Diabetes Therapy - New findings in diabetes therapy described

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors - Study finds novel carbonic anhydrase inhibitors that have potential as antiobesity agents

Cardiology - Diabetes affects signaling molecule activation and cardiomyocyte contractile function

Cardiology - Hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress is more pronounced in diabetes-associated CD

Cardiology - Study suggests microvascular dysfunction might have contributed to adverse outcome

Celiac Disease - Celiac disease is prevalent in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients in a North America

Diabetes Therapy - New findings in the area of diabetes therapy detailed

Clinical Trials - Enrollment complete in phase I clinical trial of SB-509 for diabetic neuropathy

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - A pilot study shows traditional Chinese exercises may help combat diabetes

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Alcohol extracts of Opuntia dillenii show analgesic properties

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Curcumin prevents MG-induced oxidative stress in embryonic stem cells and blastocysts

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Garlic extract ajoene shows antidiabetic properties in diabetic KK-Ay mice

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Green tea polyphenols did not affect glucose levels or insulin resistance

Diabetes Therapy - Research add new data to diabetes therapy body of knowledge

Diabetes Complications - Complement activation may encourage diabetic angiopathy

Diabetes Complications - High glucose conditions increased synthesis of TSP-1 and NPY in myocardium of rat model

Diabetes Complications - Transmetatarsal amputation healing cannot be predicted by angiographic findings

Diabetes Complications - Transtarsal amputations salvaged nonhealing TMAs with excellent functional results

Diabetes Complications - V.A.C. Therapy shown effective and safe for healing diabetic foot amputation wounds

Diabetes Control - Clinicians influence parents' perceived ability to control diabetes in their child

Diabetes Therapy - Studies add new findings to diabetes therapy body of knowledge

Diabetes Control - Discursive approach to managing diabetes diet may improve understanding and maintenance

Diabetes Control - Glycemic control after IAT is related to patient characteristics and islet cell mass

Diabetes Control - MST can decrease inpatient admissions among youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Diagnosis - Study finds 2-NBDG a sucessful fluorescent indicator for direct glucose uptake measurement

Diabetes Epidemiology - CLPS Arg109Cys polymorphism variant may contribute to increased diabetes susceptibility

Diabetic Nephropathy - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetic nephropathy

Diabetes Epidemiology - In older community population, undiagnosed diabetes cases are lower than anticipated

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Coculture with DRG neurons reduced glucose-induced insulin release from beta cells

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Gene variant near SRD5A1 may affect 5-alpha-reductase type 1 activity and androgen levels

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Rab GTPase-activating protein AS160 is involved in insulin regulated trafficking of GLUT4

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Reduced physical activity or body temperature may control low HR in STZ-induced diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes pathogenesis

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Ser318 phosphorylation of IRS is needed to prompt attenuation of insulin-stimulated signal

Diabetes Pathogenesis - p85 alpha negatively regulates muscle insulin signaling and induces GH insulin resistance

Diabetes Therapy - ACE inhibitors and ARBs are discussed as treatment options for diabetic nephropathy

Diabetes Therapy - Findings describe new data in diabetes therapy research

Diabetes Therapy - Glucose handling in diabetic rats improves with tyramine but not with semicarbazide

Diabetes Therapy - Insulin infusion protocol for critical care units is developed

Diabetes Therapy - Liver-specific Gs alpha deficiency increases glucose tolerance and reduces adiposity

Diabetes Therapy - Methotrexate prevents renal injury in diabetic rat model via anti-inflammatory actions

Diabetic Nephropathy - Findings in diabetic nephropathy provide new insights

Diabetic Retinopathy - Endothelial maneuvers overshadow pericyte coverage during retinal capillary maturation

Diagnostics - Semmes-Weinstein monofilament indicates peripheral neuropathy in diabetes mellitus

Diagnostics - Study data on body water test to measure insulin resistance presented at congress

Diet & Exercise - A new study indicates that digestive problems may keep overweight people from exercising

Diet & Nutrition - Diet with oat beta-glucans improved lipid and glucose metabolism, barley beta-glucans did not

Diet & Nutrition - Evaluation of store-based obesity intervention on American Indian Reservations was documented

Diet & Nutrition - Fructose may trick you into thinking you are hungrier than you should be

Diet & Nutrition - Rice diet is linked to less fat synthesis and/or accumulation than bread diet before exercise

Disease Control - Obesity is a growing health concern in Europe

Drug Delivery - Availability of inhaled insulin may increase willingness to adhere to appropriate therapy

Drug Delivery - Inhaled insulin, Exubera, is an effective treatment for type 1 or type 2 diabetes

Drug Delivery - Insulin administration via the lung appears to be safe in type 1 or 2 diabetics

Drug Delivery - Insulin particles formed in supersaturated solutions of poly(Ethylene glycol) are proposed

Drug Development - FR177391 is promising treatment option for management of hypertriglyceridemia

Fitness & Wellness - Obese experience poor muscle performance, high metabolic use, and constant physical fatigue

Fitness & Wellness - Over half of Americans say community environment influences level of physical activity

Gastric Electrical Stimulation - Gastric electrical stimulation treats lower esophageal sphincter pressure in dog model

Genetics & Genomics - Human gene for FK506-binding protein 12.6 characterized and mapped

Genetics & Genomics - Leptin plays a role in the early immune response to pulmonary tuberculosis

Genetics & Genomics - New method integrates genotypic and expression data to identify obesity and bone trait gene

Health Promotion - Survey shows Michiganites' health poor overall, suggests focus on disease prevention

Leptin Studies - Researchers describe findings in leptin studies studies

Medical Devices - Frequently changed total contact cast is safe therapy for immobilizing neuropathic foot

Medical Devices - SES implants favorably affect outcome in diabetics with multivessel coronary artery disease

Metabolic Syndrome - Recent findings in metabolic syndrome described

Natural Products - Biotechnology company reports positive preclinical results of plant-produced insulin

Obesity Complications - Abdominal visceral fat of morbidly obese has higher TFA levels compared with nonobese

Obesity Complications - Bariatric surgery does not add risk of postoperative wound infection in morbidly obese

Obesity Complications - Intra-abdominal pressure is raised in morbidly obese

Obesity Complications - Obesity and physical activity are associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk

Obesity Complications - Preoperative weight loss in LRYGBP patients improves operating time and postweight loss

Obesity Complications - Research shows obesity prevents injections from reaching muscle

Obesity Complications - TLR after coronary stenting is more prevalent in obese than normal-weight patients

Obesity Epidemiology - Genetics behind human obesity and DNA progress is addressed

Obesity Prevention - School-based obesity-prevention changed BMI and fat distribution, and delayed menarche

Obesity Therapy - Conservative management is advised for anastomotic leaks after open gastric bypass

Obesity Therapy - Continuous intravenous heparin infusion prevents peri-operative thromboembolic events

Obesity Therapy - Subclinical hypothyroidism improved after weight loss induced by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Ophthalmology - Thrombophilic gene polymorphisms do not notably raise branch retinal vein occlusion risk

Pediatric Obesity - Food practices, food incentives in middle schools are associated with overweight students

Personnel - Biotech company appoints three new members to scientific advisory board

Personnel - Jeanine Jiganit named chief compliance officer of pharmaceutical company

Personnel - William J. Nydam named to board of directors of obesity management company

Proteins - Potential of angiopoietin-like proteins as targets for the metabolic syndrome is discussed

Statins - New research in the area of statins detailed

Stroke - Diabetes, stroke history, and older age are risk factors for stroke after coronary bypass

Surgical Technology - BITA grafting does not increase sternal complication risk in insulin-dependent diabetics

Surgical Technology - Rising demand for bariatric surgery will increase patient need for critical care services

Surgical Technology - Six-year study finds excellent results with the minigastric bypass surgery

Transplant Medicine - Studies evaluating DM liver transplant risks and methods to reduce complications are needed

Type 1 Diabetes - Glu23Lys polymorphism in KCNJ11 is not a risk factor for impaired hypoglycemia awareness

Type 1 Diabetes - New cell transplantation technique restores insulin production in diabetics

Type 2 Diabetes - Glumetza launched to Canadian physicians

Type 2 Diabetes - Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase activity is lower in circulating MNCs from diabetics

Type 2 Diabetes - Study shows diabetes hurts local economies due to lost wages, lower spending

Type 2 Diabetes - U.S. FDA approves generic drug for diabetes

Weight Control - Teen weight control behavior may reflect their mothers' attitudes on weight

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