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Blood sugar concentration, or glucose level, refers to the amount of glucose present in the blood of a human or animal. Normally, in mammals the blood glucose level is maintained at a reference range between about 3.6 and 5.8 mM (mmol/l). It is tightly regulated as a part of metabolic homeostasis.

UCSD: Medication education can help patients with diabetes better stick to drug treatment plans

Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatments plans.

10 Feb 2011

Targacept initiates TC-6987 Phase 2 study in patients with asthma, Type 2 diabetes

Targacept, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics™, today announced the initiation of separate Phase 2 clinical studies of its product candidate TC-6987 in disorders characterized by inflammation, one in asthma and one in Type 2 diabetes.

9 Feb 2011

Chief medical officer offers tips to women for better heart health

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, most people's thoughts turn to matters of the heart. Although it's great fun to play Cupid this time of year, February is also American Heart Month — an important time for women in particular to understand their health risks.

9 Feb 2011

AvMed Health Plans joins community leaders to raise awareness about heart disease among women

AvMed Health Plans united with more than 100 community leaders this morning at the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women annual breakfast. As the main sponsor of the event, AvMed joined NBC 6 Anchor Jackie Nespral, South Miami Cardiologist Dr. Abbe Rosenbaum, National Go Red For Women Spokeswoman Gloria Boisvert, PRIMP Salon & Hair Extension Boutique's Jonathan Babicka and Palmetto General Hospital's Ana Mederos to raise awareness about heart disease among women.

5 Feb 2011

JDRF, Eli Lilly sign agreement to fund type 1 diabetes research for re-generative medicine

Eli Lilly and Company and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation today announced that they have signed an agreement to fund early-stage research that could enable patients with type 1 diabetes to regenerate insulin-producing cells destroyed by the disease.

4 Feb 2011

Older people with metabolic syndrome may face high risk of developing memory loss

Older people with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss, according to a study published in the February 2, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Feb 2011

Gestational diabetes raises risk of diabetes and weight problems in babies: Study

The latest Australian research suggests that women who have diabetes during pregnancy – also known as gestational diabetes, are more likely to have children who will battle diabetes and weight problems through their lives. The research is published in the journal Diabetologia, now online.

27 Jan 2011

Researchers invent paper microfluidic device for rapid medical diagnostics, chemical analysis

Researchers have invented a technique that uses inexpensive paper to make "microfluidic" devices for rapid medical diagnostics and chemical analysis.

27 Jan 2011

Elimination of glucagon action may help convert Type 1 diabetes into non-insulin-dependent disorder

Type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone, new findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest.

27 Jan 2011

Researchers identify key player that lead to increased bleeding in diabetes patients with stroke injury

Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and adult disability. Those that involve intracerebral hemorrhage are especially deadly, and there are no effective treatments to control such bleeding. Moreover, diabetes and hyperglycemia are associated with increases in bleeding during hemorrhagic stroke and worse clinical outcomes.

24 Jan 2011

MedImmune announces MEDI-573 preclinical results against many solid tumors

MedImmune's Oncology group announced today preclinical results showing that MEDI-573, a targeted monoclonal antibody, broadly suppresses pathways that have been shown to play a critical role in the development and progression of many solid tumors.

21 Jan 2011

Scientists decipher genetic code for a pancreatic cancer type

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have deciphered the genetic code for a type of pancreatic cancer, called neuroendocrine or islet cell tumors. The work, described online in the Jan. 20 issue of Science Express, shows that patients whose tumors have certain coding "mistakes" live twice as long as those without them.

21 Jan 2011

Endothelial cells may play a role in controlling cancer behavior: New study

MIT scientists have discovered that cells lining the blood vessels secrete molecules that suppress tumor growth and keep cancer cells from invading other tissues, a finding that could lead to a new way to treat cancer.

20 Jan 2011

Prevention launches free content area on diabetes

Today, Prevention—the #1 healthy lifestyle brand in the world—launches Outsmart Diabetes: a personalized, feature-rich, free content area consisting of all Prevention's superior diabetes coverage at http://www.diabetes.prevention.com. Outsmart Diabetes joins Prevention's overall diabetes platform, which includes books, DVD's, special interest publications and bookazines.

20 Jan 2011

Health Canada approves Eli Lilly's BYETTA for treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes

Eli Lilly Canada is pleased to announce the Health Canada approval of BYETTATM for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes.

18 Jan 2011

Best diet aid: Water

If you're like most people, losing those last few holiday pounds is high on your list of to-dos this month. Fortunately, one of the best diet aids is free, abundant and right at your fingertips: water.

12 Jan 2011

Physicians who completed internal medicine training lack primary care knowledge: Study

Doctors who have completed training in internal medicine are in general poorly prepared for jobs as primary care physicians, most notably lacking the knowledge to best care for patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

12 Jan 2011

Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim enter global agreement to develop and commercialize diabetes compounds

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced a global agreement to jointly develop and commercialize a portfolio of diabetes compounds currently in mid- and late-stage development.

12 Jan 2011

FDA accepts Merck's JANUMET extended-release formulation NDA for type 2 diabetes

Merck today announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for the Company's investigational extended-release formulation of JANUMET for type 2 diabetes has been accepted for standard review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Company is also moving forward as planned with regulatory filings in countries outside the United States.

12 Jan 2011

Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim enter global agreement to develop and commercialize diabetes compounds

Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced a global agreement to jointly develop and commercialize a portfolio of diabetes compounds currently in mid- and late-stage development.

11 Jan 2011

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UCSD: Medication education can help patients with diabetes better stick to drug treatment plans

Targacept initiates TC-6987 Phase 2 study in patients with asthma, Type 2 diabetes

Chief medical officer offers tips to women for better heart health

AvMed Health Plans joins community leaders to raise awareness about heart disease among women

JDRF, Eli Lilly sign agreement to fund type 1 diabetes research for re-generative medicine

Older people with metabolic syndrome may face high risk of developing memory loss

Gestational diabetes raises risk of diabetes and weight problems in babies: Study

Researchers invent paper microfluidic device for rapid medical diagnostics, chemical analysis

Elimination of glucagon action may help convert Type 1 diabetes into non-insulin-dependent disorder

Researchers identify key player that lead to increased bleeding in diabetes patients with stroke injury

MedImmune announces MEDI-573 preclinical results against many solid tumors

Scientists decipher genetic code for a pancreatic cancer type

Endothelial cells may play a role in controlling cancer behavior: New study

Prevention launches free content area on diabetes

Health Canada approves Eli Lilly's BYETTA for treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes

Best diet aid: Water

Physicians who completed internal medicine training lack primary care knowledge: Study

Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim enter global agreement to develop and commercialize diabetes compounds

FDA accepts Merck's JANUMET extended-release formulation NDA for type 2 diabetes

Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim enter global agreement to develop and commercialize diabetes compounds

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