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Construction and validation of the APOCHIP, a spotted oligo-microarray
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Stephanie Rimbach Helps High Desert's diabetic children
Victorville Daily Press - Editor's note: Today we continue our 10-part series profiling some of the people who made a difference in 2005. Those profiled were nominated by Daily Press readers, with the finalists selected by the Daily Press staffer. By TRACIE TROHA Staff Writer

Strict Regimen Key to Taming
Washington Post - Diabetics who tightly control their blood sugar levels can cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes in half, a long-awaited federally funded study shows. The findings, from nearly

Deceiving The People
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Community Health News (Diabetes Mellitus)

Community Health News
Morristown Citizen Tribune - Dec 28 6:12 AM
December 29 9 a.m. SENIOR CIRCLE OF LAKEWAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING LEAGUE meets at West End Bowling Lanes. For more information, call Nickie Mabry at (423) 522-6011.Save to My Web

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Anti-Thrombosis Program to Be Advanced Into Preclinical Development
RedNova - Dec 29 8:36 AM
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it is advancing APD791 into preclinical development from its cardiovascular research program, and expects to initiate clinical development in approximately one year.Save to My Web

Number of diabetics in Maine doubles
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Dec 28 3:38 PM
BANGOR, Maine (AP) The number of diabetics in Maine has doubled since 1994, and state officials are worried that inactivity and overeating are pushing rates up even more.Save to My Web

Period delayed in young diabetic women
TVNZ - Dec 26 1:06 PM
Young women with type 1 or insulin-dependent diabetes are apt start menstruating later than young women without diabetes, a study suggests.Save to My Web

Friends of Former Qwest CEO Surprised at Charges
RedNova - Dec 27 10:22 PM
By Greg Griffin, The Denver Post Dec. 27--Brooklyn's gritty neighborhood of Red Hook is less than an hour's drive from woodsy Mendham, N.J., but the two places are worlds apart.Save to My Web

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November newsletter (Diabetes Mellitus)

November newsletter
National Womens Health Information Center - Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude

Depression Device Said to Gain Acceptance
WTOP Radio - WASHINGTON (AP) - SpongeBob SquarePants and characters like him should promote only healthy food for kids, a panel of scientists said Tuesday. HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 11 A.M. DEC. 6: graphic shows the top food types marketed to children and

BioCryst Says FDA OKs Human Test of Influenza Drug and Bristol-Myers
Financial News USA - BioCryst Says FDA OKs Human Test of Influenza Drug and Bristol-Myers Squibb Statement on Muraglitazar City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 12/23/2005 - Biotechnology industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU) BioCryst

The Edelstein Blog
Trentonian - Before we get to this week's picks, know this: The blog won't be updated regularly until about Jan. 21 or so. A lot of new responsibilities on me here at work, and I'm still sorting through what I can and can't get done in a week. So. There's that

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Build your baby healthy (Diabetes Mellitus)

Build your baby healthy
The Times - Dec 29 12:10 AM
Some typical advice Lindsey Gilreath of Shreveport has heard throughout her pregnancy from relatives and friends is to remember she's eating for two. But when she attended a class earlier this month, the phrase took on new meaning for her.Save to My Web

Fatty foods can lead to diabetes, researchers say
RedNova - Dec 28 11:07 AM
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diets high in fat can disrupt blood sugar levels and trigger diabetes, researchers said in a study on Wednesday that helps explain the link between obesity and a disease typically linked to sugar. Fatty foods can suppress an enzyme crucial to the production of insulin, which regulates sugar in the blood, according to scientists at the University of Save to My Web

Hope blossoms in garden of health
Salt Lake Tribune - Dec 25 1:01 AM
MADERA, Calif. - A thick tangle of marigolds reaches chest-high around 19-year-old Caritina Cruz, who plucks one of the deep orange flowers and explains to her little sister how to prepare it in a tea that soothes indigestion. The teenager was born to one of Mexico's native Indian tribes, and grew up steeped in healing traditions that predate the Spanish conquest.Save to My Web

Bariatric benefits
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Dec 28 6:45 AM
After 26 weight-loss surgeries have been completed at St. Joseph Bariatric Center, which opened nearly a year ago, the center will begin the application process to become certified as a Center of Excellence from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.Save to My Web

Obesity raises blindness risk, say scientists
Telegraph.co.uk - Dec 28 4:41 PM
Already known as a risk factor for heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes, obesity may also increase the chance of developing eye diseases.Save to My Web

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Stephanie Rimbach (Diabetes Mellitus) Helps High Desert's diabetic children

Stephanie Rimbach Helps High Desert's diabetic children
Victorville Daily Press - Editor's note: Today we continue our 10-part series profiling some of the people who made a difference in 2005. Those profiled were nominated by Daily Press readers, with the finalists selected by the Daily Press staffer. By TRACIE TROHA Staff Writer

The Body Shop: Resolve to make doable changes
Louisville Courier-Journal - Another year has rushed by. Gee, how time flies, especially at this point in my life. Is it because I'm older, and each year represents a progressively smaller component of my life? When I was 10, for example, one year represented one-tenth, or 10

Innovation In
Medical News Today - Pharmaceutical companies are exploring new and different ways of enabling people who need to take insulin to control their

New Zealand scientist reveals sodium nitrite meat preservatives
NewsTarget - Auckland University scientist Dr. Shiva Reddy conducted a study that he believes links meat preservatives, specifically nitrites and nitrates, to New Zealand's epidemic number of

Studies prove benefits of fiber
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - That's all that stood between women who managed to keep their weight steady for 12 years and those who put on pounds. Drawn from the Nurses' Health Study of nearly 75,000 women, these latest results are the first to show that simply boosting

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New Diabetes Initiatives to Be Announced by U.S. Rep. Murtha (D-Pa.) Thursday (Diabetes Mellitus)

New Diabetes Initiatives to Be Announced by U.S. Rep. Murtha (D-Pa.) Thursday
[Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Dec 28 7:53 AM
> New Diabetes Initiatives to Be Announced by U.S. Rep. Murtha Save to My Web

County clinic care to cost as little as $5
Tennessean - Dec 28 12:13 AM
Hundreds of thousands of Tennesseans will soon be able to make a trip to the doctor for as little as $5, under a plan announced by state officials yesterday.Save to My Web

Four Iraqi Children Leave U.S. Hospital After Heart Surgery
Fox News - Dec 27 2:12 PM
Four Iraqi children with life-threatening heart defects left a New York City hospital Tuesday after successfully undergoing open heart surgery.Save to My Web

Health Business
UPI - Dec 28 1:47 PM
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- There is a molecular link between a high-fat "Western style" diet and insulin disruption, says a new study.Save to My Web

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Diabetes Mellitus - Bristol-Myers Squibb Statement On Muraglitazar, An Investigational

Bristol-Myers Squibb Statement On Muraglitazar, An Investigational
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Dec 27, 2005 to terminate the collaborative agreement for muraglitazar, the company's investigational oral medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Arena Pharmaceuticals Issued Patent for 5-HT2A Receptor Modulators
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 3 hours ago Arena also has an active collaboration with Ortho-McNeil, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Men catch up with women as obesity is increasingly a problem for
ic Wales, United Kingdom - Dec 25, 2005 "Increasing rates of Type 2 diabetes are closely linked to obesity. More children, some as young as seven, are being diagnosed with

Revelations kept coming in 2005
Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 28, 2005 shows that men and women who choose whole grains instead of their refined cousins have a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain

To go healthy, go slow
London Free Press, Canada - Dec 28, 2005 that we are vulnerable to, I am beginning to learn how making good food choices can help prevent health problems like heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and even

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Local dog owners (Diabetes Mellitus) wants answers

Local dog owners wants answers
The Shelby Star - Dec 24 12:22 AM
On Tuesday, Diamond Pet Foods recalled several of its brands of dog and cat food, specifically those with best buy date codes between March 1, 2007, and June 10, 2007, according to its Web site. It is warning pet owners not to feed this food to their pets and telling stores to stop selling them.Save to My Web

Poststroke dementia complications and treatments are reviewed
American Psychological Association - Dec 23 2:36 PM
Poststroke dementia complications and treatments are reviewed in a recent report. "Dementia is one of the major causes of dependency after stroke.Save to My Web

IGNOU's venture to create "cadre" of heart specialists
The Hindu - Dec 24 11:56 AM
NEW DELHI: In an ambitious attempt to create a "cadre" of heart specialists across the country, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here has now launched a full time post-graduate diploma course in community cardiology.Save to My Web

Camparing Costs Of Older Conventional Antipsychotics With Zyprexa , An Atypical Antipsychotic, In The Treatment Of
Medical News Today - Dec 27 4:16 PM
Requiring people with schizophrenia to first fail on an older, inexpensive generic antipsychotic before allowing them to switch to the newer antipsychotic Zyprexa (olanzapine) may not result in cost savings overall, according to a new study published in this month's issue of Value in Health.Save to My Web

Diet, Nutrition, and the Life-Course Approach to Cancer Prevention1,2
RedNova - Dec 27 7:55 AM
By Uauy, Ricardo; Solomons, Noel ABSTRACT Cancer results from the interaction of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures. The diagnosis of cancer is age related; there is a marked increase in cancer incidence after the reproductive years.Save to My Web

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Diabetes Mellitus - 2005 Quality Score Card

2005 Quality Score Card
Snohomish County Herald Business Journal, WA - Dec 27, 2005 Preventive screenings, diabetes monitoring and treatment and use of cost-effective generic drugs were among 19 variables measured, with most participating

Bristol-Myers Squibb Statement On Muraglitazar, An Investigational
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Dec 27, 2005 to terminate the collaborative agreement for muraglitazar, the company's investigational oral medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Aggressive diabetes treatment can halve risks, study finds
Contra Costa Times, CA - Dec 22, 2005 In 1993, Nathan and his colleagues revolutionized the treatment of the disease when they reported the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, in

When guys relive glory days of manhood
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Dec 27, 2005 increases with each passing decade: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, dementia and fourths of prescriptions are for Androgel, a topical treatment first approved

Type 1 diabetes, intensive glucose control cuts heart disease and
Xagena.it, Italy - Dec 26, 2005 in the way doctors manage their patients with type 1 diabetes. As researchers continued to follow participants, they saw that intensive treatment reduced the

Diabetics, Take Notice! Researchers conclude Low-Carb Diet is an
The Common Voice, SC - Dec 27, 2005 stated in their conclusions at that point in time: A low-carbohydrate diet is an effective tool in the treatment of obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

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Diabetes Mellitus - Program to get diabetic kids together

Program to get diabetic kids together
Herald-Dispatch - ASHLAND A new support group designed to help children and teens cope with

New Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Drug, Nexavar Granted U.S
Medical News Today - Bayer HealthCare AG announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), or kidney cancer. Nexavar is co-developed by Bayer

Cholesterol-lowering drugs have variety of potential uses
Baltimore Sun - CHICAGO // Not since aspirin has a class of drugs come along that does so much more than originally intended that it could end up being used as a preventive against many major diseases. Statins, which lower cholesterol, have been proved in clinical

Panel: Kids' characters should foster nutrition
Arizona Daily Star - WASHINGTON SpongeBob SquarePants and characters like him should promote only healthy food for kids, a panel of scientists said Tuesday. Food marketing strongly influences what children eat, the Institute of Medicine said in a comprehensive review

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Meet "The Book Babes" (Diabetes Mellitus)

Meet "The Book Babes"
Good Housekeeping Magazine - Dec 26, 2005 When I had gestational diabetes during my first pregnancy, I followed the diabetic exchange diet, on which the Weight Watchers program is based.

Dieting, exercise information
Contra Costa Times, CA - 6 hours ago Diet; the eDiets.com Alternative to Jenny Craig; and 10 proprietary healthy living programs for those with special needs, including the Living With Diabetes

Study has good news for type 1 diabetics
Chicago Tribune, United States - Dec 22, 2005 In type 2 diabetes, which often emerges in middle age, many patients produce some level of That form of the disease often can be controlled through diet and/or

Can most types of cancers be prevented ?
Xagena.it, Italy - Dec 24, 2005 lifestyle factors on cancer risk such as obesity, physical activity, diet/nutrition and but other health issues such as heart disease and diabetes," she says.

Awareness key objective of heart study
Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Dec 25, 2005 particularly in Mississippi, have higher rates of cardiovascular problems, diabetes and obesity and now, Wiley, 78, has made improvements in his diet and began

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Early diabetes therapy cuts heart risk

Early diabetes therapy cuts heart risk
United Press International - Dec 21, 2005 DALLAS, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Treating type 1 diabetes early lowers heart risk, says a new study done at Dallas-based Southwestern Medical School.

Decade-Long Atkins Dieter Tells 'The Truth' About Low-Carb
The Common Voice, SC - Dec 26, 2005 effects, far from optimal health, risk of cancer and type II diabetes, several risks reasons, from which at least three clearly stand out: 1) motivation, 2

Study in eastern, southern, north-eastern states to be completed
Newindpress, India - Dec 22, 2005 The exercise seeks to enumerate the diabetes Type-1 cases in the identified regions and examine them case by case. The objective

Cross-Country Skiing: Diabetes hasn't knocked Freeman off course
Seattle Times, United States - 13 hours ago him about five minutes to make the diagnosis 'You're a type 1 diabetic,' " says level athletes who had stayed in the game in spite of diabetes, which by

The sweet truth about diabetes
24x7updates, India - Dec 22, 2005 During the study, researchers continued to follow 1,394 subjects, suffering from type 1 diabetes, from 1983 to 2005. They were administered

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Diabetes Mellitus - 22 December 2005

22 December 2005
PharmiWeb - Dec 22 5:09 AM
Resources | Features | Exjade - first oral treatment for i...Save to My Web

Bristol-Myers Wins FDA Approval for Orencia Treatment (Update2)
Bloomberg.com - Dec 23 7:41 PM
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the No. 5 U.S. drugmaker, said it won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Orencia rheumatoid-arthritis drug. The shares rose 9.4 percent in extended trading.Save to My Web

The Comforter
Seattle Times - Dec 23 12:27 AM
SO MANY STORIES about Dr. Helene Gayle from all types of people all over the world and...Save to My Web

The telltale heart: Jogging the mind
The Star Online - Dec 24 5:27 PM
FOOD doesnt have to reach your head to improve your memory. Theres getting to be a general consensus that what is good for your heart is good for your brain, says James Joseph, a neuroscientist at the Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University in Massachusetts.Save to My Web

Specialists plan one-stop cancer clinic
Stuff - Dec 22 1:35 PM
Christchurch could become New Zealand's capital for cancer treatment and research if a proposed world-class speciality unit goes ahead.Save to My Web

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Diabetes Mellitus - Metabolic and endocrinologic complications in beta-thalassemia major

Metabolic and endocrinologic complications in beta-thalassemia major
BioMed Central - The combination of transfusion and chelation therapy has dramatically extended the life expectancy of thalassemic patients. The main objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of prominent thalassemia complications. Methods Two hundred

Liptor OK'd for diabetics
Globe and Mail - KIRKLAND, Que. Health Canada has approved global drug giant Pfizer Inc.'s cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor for use in Canada. The drug is used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in adults with Type 2

GP Registrars receive awards for their audit work
RxPG - This year s top awards are being presented to Dr Tahir Mohammed, for his work on patients with impaired fasting glycaemia; Dr Kiran Raza for her work on discussing immunisation in patients with absent or dysfunctional spleen; and Dr Saw Ye Tun Aung

Collecting a set of psoriasis family material through a patient
BioMed Central - The aim of the present study was to describe the clinical characteristics of a population of psoriatics sampled from a patient organisation and not from hospitals or out-patient clinics. Furthermore, we wanted to compare siblings with and without

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GP Registrars receive awards for their audit work (Diabetes Mellitus)

GP Registrars receive awards for their audit work
RxPG - This year s top awards are being presented to Dr Tahir Mohammed, for his work on patients with impaired fasting glycaemia; Dr Kiran Raza for her work on discussing immunisation in patients with absent or dysfunctional spleen; and Dr Saw Ye Tun Aung


ABC News - Select a Health Topic ADD & ADHD Allergy Alternative Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Body Aches and Pains Breast Cancer Cancer Awareness Cardio Health Children's Health Colon Cancer Contraception COPD/Emphysema Dental Health

Results of the largest clinical trial in type 2
Medical News Today - FIELD confirms fenofibrate produces macrovascular and microvascular benefits in diabetic patients without previous cardiovascular disease although primary endpoint is not met. Results of the largest intervention study ever conducted for the

Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome after
BioMed Central - This study used data from the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), using standard analysis files (SAF's) as of May 2000. The USRDS, indirectly mandated by federal law, incorporates baseline and follow-up demographic and clinical data on all

The Relationship Between C-Reactive Protein and Subclinical
Medscape News - The inflammatory process and factors that contribute to chronic low-grade inflammation have recently become a focus in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and

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Anaclim, LLC and Therapeutics Research Assistance Consortium (Diabetes Mellitus) Announce Contract Signing

Anaclim, LLC and Therapeutics Research Assistance Consortium Announce Contract Signing
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 19 6:34 AM
INDIANAPOLIS----Dec. 19, 2005--Anaclim, LLC, a minority focused contract research organization and Therapeutics Research Assistance Consortium , an organization that provides a culturally diverse network of clinical investigators, today announced the execution of a contract whereby TRAC will supply Anaclim with experienced minority investigators interested in participating in clinical research.Save to My Web

Poststroke dementia complications and treatments are reviewed
American Psychological Association - Dec 23 2:36 PM
Poststroke dementia complications and treatments are reviewed in a recent report. "Dementia is one of the major causes of dependency after stroke.Save to My Web

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc./
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 19 7:10 AM
Associated Wasting Gain More Weight With Concentrated Form of Megestrol Acetate, Study Shows, issued earlier today by Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by a representative of the company that the eleventh paragraph, first sentence, did not include the company ticker symbol and should read "Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets Save to My Web

Patients With HIV-Associated Wasting Gain More Weight With Concentrated Form of Megestrol Acetate, Study Shows
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 19 5:16 AM
Patients with HIV-associated unintended weight loss were shown to gain more weight, more rapidly when taking a daily regimen of megestrol acetate concentrated suspension 575 mg/5mL than those patients receiving megestrol acetate oral suspension 800 mg/20 mL , according to results of a pilot study presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Washington, D.C.Save to My Web

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Benefits of Strict Control (Diabetes Mellitus) for Diabetics

ABC News - Select a Health Topic ADD & ADHD Allergy Alternative Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Body Aches and Pains Breast Cancer Cancer Awareness Cardio Health Children's Health Colon Cancer Contraception COPD/Emphysema Dental Health

Benefits of Strict Control for Diabetics
WLNS - A new study shows diabetics who tightly control their disease can cut their heart risk. Researchers looked at patients with the less common


Medscape News - South Asians have a higher prevalence of

Intensive
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The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center: your gateway to healing and
NewsTarget - Across the United States, and in other countries of the world, there is increasing awareness in the minds of individuals who recognize they need to do something to heal themselves. These individuals may realize they are living an unhealthy lifestyle

Yule lights: Sugar-free sweets can be true treats
Pueblo Chieftain - Happy sugar season. The sweet stuff is everywhere. This month, you can hardly take a step without landing in a tray of cookies or a plate of fudge. That s good news for most of us. But for the nation s 20.8 million diabetics and estimated 60

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Air Pollution, High-fat Diet Cause Atherosclerosis in Laboratory Mice (Diabetes Mellitus)

Air Pollution, High-fat Diet Cause Atherosclerosis in Laboratory Mice
Kansas City InfoZine - Dec 23 4:09 AM
Test results with laboratory mice show a direct cause-and-effect link between exposure to fine particle air pollution and the development of atherosclerosis, commonly known as hardening of the arteries.Save to My Web

Ask The Internist: Medications, lifestyle can help lower cholesterol
Billings Gazette - Dec 21 12:21 AM
My doctor wants me to start a medicine because of my high cholesterol. I'm worried about the side effects and would rather not take it. What should I do?Save to My Web

A sister gives a gift that money cant buy
Fayetteville Observer - Dec 23 9:02 PM
Shirley Draughn-Tillman was in a war zone in 2003 when she learned her brothers kidneys had failed. The sergeant major heard the news in spotty, short phone calls to Iraq. She worried, but she couldnt dwell on it.Save to My Web

Unhealthy habits take bite out of economy
The Charlotte Observer - Dec 20 1:43 AM
The health benefit of a bit of exercise each day and proper eating: priceless.Save to My Web

Paving the way for more home dialysis
NorthJersey.com - Dec 20 9:14 PM
Alanda Koon used to go to a kidney dialysis center for treatments. Now, three times a week she stretches out in a recliner in her home and falls asleep while her blood circulates all night through a filtering machine that does the work of her failed kidneys.Save to My Web

Cl nica Tepeyac helps uninsured
Rocky Mountain News - Dec 18 11:41 PM
Ozzie Lozano can sense the fear and confusion of clients who barely understand English and haven't been in the U.S. very long. His biggest worry is that their discomfort with the health care system might keep them from seeking help when they need it.Save to My Web

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Halitosis can be a smelly signal to health problems (Diabetes Mellitus)

Halitosis can be a smelly signal to health problems
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - Dec 22, 2005 that are either evident or visible around the oral cavity -- diabetes being one. Perhaps the most obvious cause of halitosis is diet -- as anyone who's shared

Study shows that Bariatric Gastric Bypass Surgery is Booming
Best Syndication, CA - Dec 21, 2005 This treatment is successful when all other means of diet, exercise and to improve and cure the following obesity related health problems; diabetes, high blood

Ask The Internist: Medications, lifestyle can help lower
Billings Gazette, USA - Dec 21, 2005 patients who have had a heart attack or stroke or have diabetes should be heart disease or strokes with a physician and work on modifying diet, exercise and

Stroke Prevention and Future Treatments Will Save Lives
Best Syndication, CA - Dec 21, 2005 smoke. Of course diet and regular exercise will reduce the risk of a stroke. Also keep diabetes and blood pressure under control.

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Insulin Levels And Resistance Linked To (Diabetes Mellitus) Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer In

Insulin Levels And Resistance Linked To Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer In
Medical News Today - Higher insulin concentrations and insulin resistance are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in men, according to a study in the December 14 issue of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). Based on the findings from

An Examination of Self-reported Chronic Conditions and Health Status
Medscape News - Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of chronic conditions in managed care-enrolled Medicare seniors (age 65 years plus) and to examine the association between self-reported chronic conditions association between self-reported chronic conditions


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Potential risk factors for diabetic neuropathy: a case control study
BioMed Central -

TOWN & GOWN
Jacksonville News - From left, Barbara Hood, Dianne Williamson, and Peggy Bone. Williamson and Bone coordinated the Healthy Kids Day for the Southside Community. (The Messenger) Two Jacksonville State University graduate students from the Lurleen B. Wallace College of

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Professional diagnosis always a good first step (Diabetes Mellitus)

Professional diagnosis always a good first step
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Q. I am a 45-year-old male recently diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. I had gained some weight in the past 10 years and my blood pressure has been a little high, but how does all that add up to this problem? Blood work showed my cholesterol is high

Aquaporin And Obesity
Medical News Today - Dr Gema Fr hbeck, director of the Metabolic Research Laboratory of the University Hospital of the University of Navarra, has published a commentary in the latest issue of Nature. The article presents aquaporin as a new modulator of the biology of

LIAI Initiatives Battle Influenza Potential Bird Flu
Medical News Today - The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI) is making significant strides in the battle against the avian "bird" flu, with pre-clinical trials under way on a potential

Deaths From Heart Attacks & Strokes Could Be Significantly Reduced
Medical News Today - Deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD), which kills nearly 250,000 people every year in the UK1, will be significantly reduced if the tougher cholesterol and blood pressure targets of 4.0 and 2.0 mmol/L and 140/85 mm Hg, outlined in guidelines

How Acetyl-L-Carnitine prevents Alzheimer's disease and dementia while
NewsTarget - Acetyl-L-carnitine may offer unprecedented hope for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease or the aftereffects of a stroke. The human brain is uniquely powerful and complex, but it is sometimes difficult for it to fully recover from damage. People

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ECRI Investigates Islet Cell Transplantation (Diabetes Mellitus)

ECRI Investigates Islet Cell Transplantation
Yahoo! News (press release) - Dec 19, 2005 ECRI's Windows on Medical Technology(TM) evidence report, "Islet Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes," examined an evidence base of seven

OSI Pharmaceuticals Grants License Under Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV
Genetic Engineering News, NY - 9 hours ago of our DPIV related patent estate and the importance of this target to the development of innovative new medicines for the treatment of diabetes," stated Anker

Sleep Apnea Treatment Reduces Risk of Stroke and Early Death
Southern Pines Pilot, NC - Dec 21, 2005 Sleep apnea is associated with higher rates of diabetes, depression, sexual This treatment is called CPAP, which stands for continuous positive airway pressure

Highlights of rising and falling US stocks
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - 7 hours ago Bristol-Myers said it is considering a range of options on how to best proceed with the diabetes treatment, including conducting additional studies or

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Diabetes Mellitus - Fraud Finding

Fraud Finding
Managed Healthcare Executive - Knowledge Is power. In an effective underwriting process, the more information about an applicant's historical health status the better. Particularly for individual policies, fully identifying costly conditions up front helps organizations better

Cracked up to be healthy
Honolulu Advertiser - SANTA ANA, Calif. The racket made me sit up in bed. Every September, my childhood sleep would be interrupted by ripening walnuts hitting our wood-shingled roof. It sounded like bowling balls, as heavy nuts hit shingles, the startling sound

From Wallet To Waistline
Center for Science in Public Interest - WASHINGTON Americans who take advantage of larger sizes for just a few pennies more when eating out may be getting more calories than they bargain for, according to a new report by a coalition of health organizations. The report found that the food

A Hole-in-One at Custom House: New director enjoys shore and golf
New London Day - It's as if he has erased them. As if they never did exist. In all the tens of thousands of newspaper stories written over the past 20 years, they have never been more than names, ages, hometowns his victims. Nothing about their loves, their hates

Strict Blood Sugar Control Cuts
Heart Info - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A 20-year study of people with

The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center: your gateway to healing and
NewsTarget - Across the United States, and in other countries of the world, there is increasing awareness in the minds of individuals who recognize they need to do something to heal themselves. These individuals may realize they are living an unhealthy lifestyle

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Diabetes Mellitus - Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection

Eye exam a big part of diabetes detection
News Democrat & Leader - Dec 20 10:19 AM
(NAPSA)-As U.S. waistlines expand, so does the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, more than 17 million people have diabetes and one-third do not know they have it.Save to My Web

Stem cell bond clears Senate but faces new hurdles
The Star-Ledger - Dec 16 12:43 PM
With surprisingly little debate, the Senate yesterday approved a measure that would ask New Jersey voters to let the state borrow $350 million for stem cell research.Save to My Web

Diabetes Link to Liver Disease
ABC News - Dec 20 9:28 AM
Most patients with diabetes know that they have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, but few realize that their diabetes is also raising their risk of having both liver disease and liver cancer.Save to My Web

Chugai Pharmaceutical Now Features Disease Information Website in Japanese
Japan Corporate News - Dec 19 8:40 AM
Tokyo (JCN) Dec 19, 2005 - Chugai Pharmaceutical announced on December 19 that it has opened Health Kiosk, a Japanese-language disease information website for the public, on its official homepage.Save to My Web

Kenneth O. Martin
Chicago Tribune - Dec 20 3:42 AM
As senior vice president and regional manager for Harris Bank, Kenneth O. "Ken" Martin was known for his innate ability to organize and handle multiple projects at one time.Save to My Web

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Bernadine Healy, M.D.: Why our kids are fat (Diabetes Mellitus)

Bernadine Healy, M.D.: Why our kids are fat
US News - in addressing an epidemic of obesity in children that has led to a doubling of

New Discovery May Improve Treatment Of Neurodegenerative Diseases And
Medical News Today - Proteins are large molecular chains that move around cells carrying vital information on the activity of the organism. also produces the pancreatic malfunctions that cause

Article: Prevent
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UPDATE 1-Europe studies eye problem link to
Reuters - The European Medicines Agency said rare episodes of macular oedema, or swelling of the back of the eye, had been reported with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's (: , , ) Avandia and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd's (: , , ) Actos. helping people with

Too much sugar raises
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Collectively, the Value of the Cell-Based Markets is Estimated to
Business Wire (press release), CA - Dec 15, 2005 Other applications include cardiac disorders (myocardial infarction and heart failure), diabetes mellitus, diseases of bones and joints, genetic disorders, and

Insulin Levels And Resistance Linked To Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer
Science Daily (press release) - Dec 19, 2005 Based on the findings from several retrospective and prospective observational studies, type 2 diabetes mellitus and glucose intolerance are fairly consistent

Health and Science News Roundup
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Dec 15, 2005 The proportion of seniors diagnosed with pneumonia and a chronic cardiac disease, chronic pulmonary disease, or diabetes mellitus, increased from 66 percent in

Midland ignores public health?
The Saginaw News, MI - 21 hours ago leukemia, multiple myeloma, peripheral neuropathy, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, reproductive problems

Anaclim, LLC and Therapeutics Research Assistance Consortium
Genetic Engineering News, NY - Dec 19, 2005 Paradoxically, many common diseases such as: diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, AIDS, stroke, prostate cancer, and many other illnesses are over

Generex Biotechnology VP for Medical Affairs to Make Presentation
Market Wire (press release) - Dec 15, 2005 Bernstein's presentation, entitled "Buccal Delivery of Insulin for the Prevention of Micro- and Macrovasculat Complications of Diabetes Mellitus," is scheduled

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Diabetes Mellitus - Fast STATS

Fast STATS
RedNova - Dec 20 6:11 AM
By Anonymous 21 million or 7 percent of the U.S. is the Number of Americans affected by diabetes. 6 million of those people do not know they have the disease. 41 million people are estimated to have prediabetes that increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.Save to My Web

Decision Resources Forecasts the Five Drugs That Will Achieve Blockbuster Status During the Next Decade
RedNova - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
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Police: Teen girl sexually assaulted
Evening Sun - Dec 16 9:50 AM
A Gettysburg man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Jason A. Dewees, 20, of 401 Belmont Road, is charged with two counts of statutory sexual assault and one count each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of minors.Save to My Web

Good times or bad, material specifiers keep choosing plastics
Modern Plastics - Dec 19 11:14 AM
The four markets we consider here-building and construction, automotive, medical, and packaging-account for more than 60% of global plastics consumption. Despite tough times in many regions for the automotive and building markets, the use of plastics continues to climb.Save to My Web

Generex Biotechnology VP for Medical Affairs to Make Presentation at International Symposium
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 15 6:00 AM
Generex Biotechnology Corporation, a leader in the area of buccal drug delivery, announced today that Dr. Gerald Bernstein, a Director of the Company and its Vice-President for Medical Affairs, will be making a presentation at The 8th US - Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems taking place in Lahaina, Hawaii from December 18 - 23, 2005.Save to My Web

FDA lifts clinical hold on ViaCell trial
Mass High Tech - Dec 19 7:37 AM
The Food and Drug Administration has lifted its clinical hold on the ViaCell Inc.s Phase 1 study evaluating CB001, an investigational cord blood stem cell product for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients affected by a variety of cancers.Save to My Web

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Diabetes Mellitus - Metabolism products

Metabolism products
Pharmalicensing - Pharmaceuticals Medical Licensing need: Metabolism products We are looking to in-license metabolism products with the following indications: Primary indications: -

Rosiglitazone Therapy of Posttransplant
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Fatty fish from the Baltic may increase risk of type 2
Fishupdate.com - A Swedish study into the correlation between fatty fish from the Baltic and type 2

HEALTH MAGAZINE: Halting a 'silent killer: Edisto Savannah Public Health District nationally certified in diab
The Times and Democrat - But thats not the end of the story.November is National

CMC Vellore joins stem cell research
Express India - in regenerating damaged cardiac muscle and treatment of

New study suggests link between exposure to environmental pollutants and type 2
World Wildlife Foundation - POPs are by-products of industrial and agricultural processes and are widespread in the environment. between exposure to environmental pollutants and type 2

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Diabetes Mellitus - 'Super Flu' Fears Grip World

'Super Flu' Fears Grip World
AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 8:53 AM
What a difference a year makes ... or not. We head into 2006 the same way we began 2005: Worried about flu and not enough vaccine.Save to My Web

Roche And SystemsX Collaborate In Diabetes Research
Medical News Today - Dec 19 4:18 PM
Roche and the Competence Center for Systems Physiology and Metabolic Diseases (CC-SPMD) of SystemsX, the Swiss Initiative in Systems Biology, today announced a three-year research partnership.Save to My Web

Tri-State Neighbor
Tri-State Neighbor - Dec 15 9:47 AM
Americas population is a highly varied mix of different demographic segments - from tweens, kids that are 8 to 12 years of age, and Gen Xers, the generation born between 1965 and 1975, to a growing ethnic population, and the well-known baby boomers, those now 50 to 60 years old who were born during the decade following World War II.Save to My Web

Jolley: Top 10 Food Trends For The New Year
CattleNetwork.com - Dec 17 6:40 AM
1. Gift cards These are a very close and lucrative first cousin to credit and debit cards. McDonalds jumped on gift cards as a Christmas present in lieu of their usual $5 gift coupons.Save to My Web

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Riverside Press Enterprise - The drug muraglitazar, developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Merck & Co. to be sold under the name Pargluva, was endorsed by a Food and Drug Administration panel last month. LINDSEY TANNER / AP Medical Writer CHICAGO A new

Animas shares rise on acquisition by J&J
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer - NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Shares of insulin pump maker Animas Corp. to capitalize on the growing demand for

Clnica Tepeyac helps uninsured
Rocky Mountain News - It provides preventive screenings, immunizations, physicals, and

Cyclacel and Xcyte combine to form international biopharmaceutical company
InPharm.com - The transaction is structured as an acquisition by Xcyte of all of the capital stock of Cyclacel. inhibitor in Phase II trials for the

Bristol-Myers sees 2007 growth despite key setback
Reuters - Lamberto Andreotti, president of worldwide pharmaceuticals, said the company has ruled out a launch in 2006 or 2007 for the

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Depomed, Biovail end (Diabetes Mellitus)

Depomed, Biovail end
San Jose Business Journal - Depomed Inc. ended its legal fight with Biovail Corp. on Tuesday after the companies worked out a joint marketing deal for a

Diabetics gaining a friend
Las Vegas Sun - By Michelle Swafford Las Vegas Sun Know your

UPDATE 1-Biovail launches Glumetza in Canada
Reuters - Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it had launched Glumetza to treat Type 2

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Diabetes Mellitus - Governors to tackle U.S. obesity problem

Governors to tackle U.S. obesity problem
The Arizona Republic - Dec 13 10:01 PM
Arizona, like the rest of America, is fat and unhealthy, mired in an obesity epidemic that often gets swallowed up by other headline-grabbing issues.Save to My Web

Health Business
UPI - Dec 16 2:20 PM
Merck as comeback kid? Wall Street reacts WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A greater emphasis on technology to cut drug development times and a focus on under-treated diseases are key components of Merck's comeback plan unveiled earlier this week, but some Wall Street analysts seem guarded about the company's aggressive optimism for the future.Save to My Web

SIUC student develops diabetes injector device
Southern Illinoisan - Dec 17 10:28 PM
When his older brother found him that morning, Tim Ditch was already shaking, incoherent and on the verge of slipping into a diabetic coma. Andy Ditch knew he needed to raise his brother's blood sugar level, and fast. The quickest way to do that was to inject him with a syringe containing glucagon.Save to My Web

Insulin levels and resistance linked to risk of pancreatic cancer
EurekAlert! - Dec 13 1:28 PM
Higher insulin concentrations and insulin resistance are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in men, according to a study in the December 14 issue of JAMA.Save to My Web

High Insulin Levels Linked to Pancreatic Cancer
HealthCentral.com - Dec 14 1:44 AM
TUESDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Elevated blood levels of insulin do more than increase diabetes risk, they may also increase odds for pancreatic cancer.Save to My Web

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Diabetes Mellitus - Breastfeeding may reduce mothers'

Breastfeeding may reduce mothers'
ABCNEWS.com - breastfeed longer have a lower risk of developing type 2

Fiber in
Reuters - 000 men and women concluded that more fiber in the

NYC will start keeping a list of residents with
STLtoday.com - NEW YORK New York adopted on Wednesday a health code regulation that will make it the first American city to keep track of people with

Pinoy model asks people to go veggie for the holidays and beyond
Sun Star Network -

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Clinical and Genetic Risk (Diabetes Mellitus) Factors for Posttransplant

Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors for Posttransplant
Transplantation - Genetic Risk Factors for Posttransplant

HEALTH MAGAZINE: Halting a 'silent killer: Edisto Savannah Public Health District nationally certified in diab
The Times and Democrat - But thats not the end of the story.November is National

Activity levels low after gestational
ABCNEWS.com - This is strongly related to levels of social support and self-confidence, according to results of an Australian study published in current issue of

Type 2
Medical Breakthroughs - Reported December 1, 2005 Type 2

Oral antidiabetic
Pharmalicensing - All these activities are accompanied with good tolerability and ease of use, and a reduced risk of hyperlactacidemia. is for non insulin dependent

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Diabetes Mellitus - City man dies in Maryville dorm

City man dies in Maryville dorm
News-Leader.com, MO - 13 hours ago "We expect natural causes of some type, but we don Bussey, who took medication to control diabetes and asthma discovered him on Thursday, shortly before 1 pm, in

Eli Lilly ups manufacturing capacity for 2006
In-PharmaTechnologist.com, France - Dec 14, 2005 Inhaled insulin is Lilly's lead project, which also includes an oral DPP-IV inhibitor for type 2 diabetes currently in Phase 1; naveglitazar, an oral PPAR alpha

Grow Your Own
Scientific American - Dec 11, 2005 In type 1 diabetes, the beta cells essentially die off, victims of a ferocious autoimmune reaction. But in the late 1970s autopsies

Diabetes: Just As Deadly As Ever
NewsBlaze (press release), CA - Dec 14, 2005 Type 2 diabetes is almost entirely preventable. As medical care goes, testing for diabetes is not expensive. com, Amazon.com, or by calling toll-free 1-800-431

'Finding The Cure' CD
KXAN-TV, TX - Dec 15, 2005 "This is my glucometer, and I've had diabetes since I was 14-months-old," Type 1 Diabetic Charlotte Hanna said. "It's kind of a

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The Gene That Helps You Burn Fat Away (Diabetes Mellitus)

The Gene That Helps You Burn Fat Away
7Online.com, NY - Dec 14, 2005 detrimental.". Without exercise, the rats on the high fat diet show less activity in the gene, and early signs of diabetes. With

Taking healthy fight to Finnish
BBC News, UK - Dec 13, 2005 diabetes or osteoporosis. These diseases cannot be cured, so the emphasis has to be on prevention. In Finland this was done by changing the national diet.

Woman shares story of losing weight, overcoming diabetes
Rock River Times, IL - Dec 14, 2005 Darlene West shocked her doctors by losing weight, lowering her blood sugar and eventually becoming diabetes-free, without any sort of commercial diet plan.

UACCH TO HOST INTERACTIVE TV DIABETES SUPPPORT GROUP MEETING
UACCH News, AR - Dec 12, 2005 of Arkansas Community College at Hope will host a special Diabetes Support Group present a challenge to a diabetic on many levels including diet, stress, and

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