Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Survey Data Reveals Shocking 'Insulin Pump Postcode Lottery'
A comprehensive new survey of all 152 PCTs undertaken and published by the Medical Technology Group (MTG), backed by national diabetes support groups INPUT, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), clinicians and leading cross-party MPs, has exposed major inequities in care for patients with diabetes across the country...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:00:00 PDTPublic Health
AHRQ Releases New Spanish Language Guides For Patients
HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a series of free evidence-based guides designed to help Spanish speakers understand and compare the risks, benefits and side effects of treatments for eight health conditions. The guides provide valuable information that patients can use in talking with their clinicians...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDTSleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Short Sleepers At Higher Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes And Heart Disease
People who sleep less than six hours a night may be three times more likely to develop a condition which leads to diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Warwick...

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDTGenetics
Epitwin: Largest Ever Epigenetics Project Launched
One of the most ambitious large-scale projects in Human Genetics has been launched: Epitwin will capture the subtle epigenetic signatures that mark the differences between 5,000 twins on a scale and depth never before attempted, providing key therapeutic targets for the development of drug treatments...

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Concern About Rosiglitazone (Avandia) And How Drugs Are Regulated And Promoted, BMJ
There is serious concern about top-selling diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia), its safety, as well as the whole system by which medications are regulated, evaluated and promoted worldwide, according to a BMJ (British Medical Journal) investigation. Dr. Fiona Godlee, BMJ Editor-in-Chief, thinks Avandia should not have been licensed; she believes it should be withdrawn...

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDTObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Vended Foods And Beverages May Be Linked To Obesity, Diabetes And Coronary Artery Disease
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School...

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDTObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Pediatric Weight Expert Provides Obesity Trinity Answers
In a first person paper published in the August 27, 2010 issue of Childhood Obesity, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Director of Health Promotion and Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides three ways to de-program the 1950s obesity trinity underlying the current obesity epidemic in the United States and protect future generations from its health consequences...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Why Fish Oils Work Swimmingly Against Diabetes
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. The discovery could lead to development of a simple dietary remedy for many of the more than 23 million Americans suffering from diabetes and other conditions...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Halozyme Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trials With Insulin Analogs Lispro And Aspart With RHuPH20 In Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO) announced the initiation of two Phase 2 Ultrafast Insulin treatment studies that utilize its rHuPH20 hyaluronidase enzyme (PH20) in combination with the two leading commercially available mealtime analogs: insulin aspart, the active ingredient in NovoLog®, and insulin lispro, the active ingredient in Humalog®...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDTTropical Diseases
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Sept. 1, 2010
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Modified adenovirus malaria vaccine works a treat in mice Malaria kills more than 1 million individuals each year. Despite intensive research, there is still no malaria vaccine approved for use. A team of researchers, led by Moriya Tsuji, at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York, has now designed a new vaccine that provides protection from malaria in mice...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDTLung Cancer
Diabetes 2 Drug Metformin May Protect Against Lung Cancer In Smokers
Two studies reveal that smokers may have a significantly lower risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer with the drug metformin, which is commonly prescribed for diabetes type 2 treatment, the medical journal Cancer Prevention Research informs...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDTPrimary Care / General Practice
More Patients Research Their Own Diseases, Seek To Manage Chronic Conditions
News outlets report on how the delivery of health care is being changed by empowered patients. USA Today: "In the past, most patients placed their entire trust in the hands of their physician. Your doc said you needed a certain medical test, you got it. Not so much anymore. Though some doctors find the newer 'empowered' patients taxing, others ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDTEye Health / Blindness
pSivida Announces Iluvien(R) Receives FDA Priority Review For Treatment Of Diabetic Macular Edema
pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV) (ASX:PVA), a leader in the development of sustained release back of the eye drug delivery systems for difficult-to-treat conditions, announced that its licensee, Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) has been notified that the U.S...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDTDiabetes
New Study Singles Out Factors Linked To Cognitive Deficits In Type 2 Diabetes
Older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they're in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more rigid cognitive processing than those without these problems, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 PDTObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Experts Wonder Why Slimming Drug Meridia (sibutramine) Is Still On The Market In USA
Sibutramine, brand name Meridia is an appetite suppressant, a weight loss pill. Editors at the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) write it is difficult for them to discern a "credible rationale for keeping this medication on the market", even though it is restricted for people without heart disease...

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 PDTObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Growing Obesity, Diabetes Epidemics In California
A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Diabetic Macular Edema Drug Iluvien Gets FDA Priority Review
Iluvien(R) (fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal insert), an investigational sustained drug delivery system that releases sub-microgram levels of fluocinolone acetonide for DME (diabetic macular edema) treatment, has been accepted for filing and granted Priority Review States by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA), Alimera Sciences, Inc. announced today...

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Many Older Adults With Diabetes Are Sexually Active But Have Problems
New research from the University of Chicago found that many middle-aged and older Americans with diabetes are sexually active but more likely to experience sexual problems compared with counterparts without diabetes...

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDTUrology / Nephrology
Genetic Variations Associated With Development Of End-Stage Kidney Disease In Chinese Patients With Diabetes
Examination of a gene involved in cell signaling finds that four common variants of this gene are associated with the development of end-stage renal disease in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the August 25 issue of JAMA. Renal (kidney) failure is an important cause of death among patients with type 2 diabetes...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Wound Management Technologies Expands Distribution Foot Print In Florida With The Addition Of Central Medical Systems
Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) announced that its subsidiary Wound Care Innovations, LLC has further expanded its rapidly growing coverage of the Florida wound care market with the addition of Central Medical Systems to its already extensive list of distributors and suppliers...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDTObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Gender Difference In Energy Compensation Effect Discovered By Researchers
The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Breastfeeding May Protect Mother From Developing Diabetes Type 2
A mother who breastfed her children has a considerably lower risk of developing Diabetes Type 2 when she is older, compared to a woman who had children but never breastfed, according to an article published in the American Journal of Medicine...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Co-Workers, Families And Friends 'Step Out' To Stop Diabetes
This year, thousands of people in communities across the country will join the movement to Stop Diabetes® by participating in the American Diabetes Association's Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes event...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:00:00 PDTDiabetes
Diabetes Impairs But Does Not Halt Sex Among Older Adults
Many middle-aged and older adults with diabetes are sexually active according to a study of nearly 2,000 people aged 57 to 85 presented in the September 2010 issue of the journal Diabetes Care...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:00:00 PDTAlzheimer's / Dementia
Insulin Resistance Increases Risk Of Alzheimer's - New Study
Rising numbers of people who are resistant to insulin or who have type 2 diabetes may also have an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease according to a new study published in Neurology. The study of 135 people from Hisayma in Fukuoka found that protein that clumps in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease was present in higher amounts in people who were insulin resistant...