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Study: Male mice fed with high-fat diet are more likely to father offspring with higher levels of body fat

Male mice who were fed a high-fat diet and became obese were more likely to father offspring who also had higher levels of body fat, a new Ohio University study finds.

17 Jun 2013

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce syphilis, HIV

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce rates of syphilis, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a University of Toronto study has found.

17 Jun 2013

Transition, Lilly amend agreement to address future development of TT-401

Transition Therapeutics Inc. announced that Eli Lilly and Company has exercised its option to assume all development and commercialization rights to type 2 diabetes drug candidate TT-401.

17 Jun 2013

NGM, MedImmune partner to develop novel therapeutics for treatment of diabetes and obesity

NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive agreement to discover, develop and commercialize novel therapeutics from NGM's enteroendocrine cell program for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

17 Jun 2013

Mount Sinai researchers present several new studies at ENDO 2013

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will present several new studies at ENDO 2013, The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting & Expo from June 15-18 in San Francisco.

17 Jun 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin - yet has type 2 diabetes - and suffered hearing loss as a child. Now, thanks to advances in genome sequencing, an international research team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has identified Tom's condition and pinpointed the single genetic mutation that causes it.

17 Jun 2013

Eli Lilly, BIPI support ADA's call for independent review of incretin-based therapies

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company support the American Diabetes Association call for an independent review of the safety data of incretin-based therapies.

17 Jun 2013

Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca release statement on ADA's efforts toward incretin-based therapies

Earlier this week, the American Diabetes Association called for manufacturers of incretin-based therapies to make patient-level data available from clinical trials for an independent analysis of pancreatic safety.

17 Jun 2013

$Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures$

Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures

Older patients who know they are at risk of fractures will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid them, such as exercising, wearing proper footwear and taking supplements, a new study has found.

16 Jun 2013

Dr. Todd Darmody honored with 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification

Patients' Choice has announced that Dr. Todd Darmody, MD was one of a select few physicians honored with the prestigious 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification.

15 Jun 2013

Amedra Pharmaceuticals re-launches single-dose epinephrine auto-injector, Adrenaclick

Amedra Pharmaceuticals LLC has announced re-launch of Adrenaclick®, a single-dose epinephrine auto-injector, for the emergency treatment of life threatening allergic reactions in people who are at risk for or have a history of anaphylaxis. Adrenaclick® will be available as a two-pack carton in both 0.15 mg and 0.30 mg strengths.

15 Jun 2013

Anthem revises medical and pharmacy guidelines to help members recover from Colorado wildfires

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado announced this morning that it has revised medical and pharmacy guidelines and extended support services to help members in El Paso, Fremont and Huerfano counties who are directly impacted by the Black Forest, Royal Gorge, Klikus or La Veta wildfires.

15 Jun 2013

Immigrants' health care costs are hot topic on Capitol Hill

Other media reports detail Sen. Ron Wyden's proposal to allow accountable care organizations to focus on the sickest, most costly patients; questions from Rep. Darrell Issa, R.-Calif., about the navigator program's funding; and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's, D-Calif., angry response to a reporter's question about late-term abortions.

15 Jun 2013

ESH and ESC issue new joint Guidelines for hypertension treatment

Lifestyle factors, lack of awareness by both patients and physicians, hesitancy in initiating and intensifying drug treatment, and healthcare structural deficiencies are amongst the reasons for the increasing problem of high blood pressure in Europe, according to new joint Guidelines issued today by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

15 Jun 2013

Too much sugar can lead to heart failure, shows study

Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

15 Jun 2013

pSivida reports that NICE issues draft guidance for use of ILUVIEN for pseudophakic patients with DME

pSivida Corp., a leader in developing sustained release, drug delivery products for treatment of back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced that the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued draft guidance recommending ILUVIEN for the treatment of pseudophakic patients (those who have undergone prior cataract surgery) with chronic diabetic macular edema considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies.

15 Jun 2013

Anthem and SVHP to collaborate on new model of provider reimbursement

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and St. Vincent's Health Partners, Inc., announced today the collaboration on a new model of provider reimbursement. Under this new arrangement, SVHP will focus on the management of chronic disease and preventive health of their patients.

15 Jun 2013

Elcelyx Therapeutics' posters related to NewMet to be presented at ADA's 73rd Scientific Sessions

Elcelyx Therapeutics today announced that the company and principal investigator Ralph A. DeFronzo, M.D. will present posters related to NewMet, a delayed-release formulation of generic metformin, at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago, IL.

15 Jun 2013

Lineage Therapeutics announces US launch of generic epinephrine auto-injector

Lineage Therapeutics Inc. has announced the US launch of its generic epinephrine injection, USP auto-injector, the authorized generic of Adrenaclick by Amedra Pharmaceuticals LLC, for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions in people who are at risk for or have a history of anaphylaxis.

15 Jun 2013

UTHealth collaborates with Rice University to save lives of CVD patients in Fiji

A device born out of a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Rice University could save lives in Fiji where cardiovascular disease has been called a pandemic.

14 Jun 2013

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Study: Male mice fed with high-fat diet are more likely to father offspring with higher levels of body fat

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce syphilis, HIV

Transition, Lilly amend agreement to address future development of TT-401

NGM, MedImmune partner to develop novel therapeutics for treatment of diabetes and obesity

Mount Sinai researchers present several new studies at ENDO 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

Eli Lilly, BIPI support ADA's call for independent review of incretin-based therapies

Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca release statement on ADA's efforts toward incretin-based therapies

Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures

Dr. Todd Darmody honored with 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification

Amedra Pharmaceuticals re-launches single-dose epinephrine auto-injector, Adrenaclick

Anthem revises medical and pharmacy guidelines to help members recover from Colorado wildfires

Immigrants' health care costs are hot topic on Capitol Hill

ESH and ESC issue new joint Guidelines for hypertension treatment

Too much sugar can lead to heart failure, shows study

pSivida reports that NICE issues draft guidance for use of ILUVIEN for pseudophakic patients with DME

Anthem and SVHP to collaborate on new model of provider reimbursement

Elcelyx Therapeutics' posters related to NewMet to be presented at ADA's 73rd Scientific Sessions

Lineage Therapeutics announces US launch of generic epinephrine auto-injector

UTHealth collaborates with Rice University to save lives of CVD patients in Fiji

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