Diabetes News and Research

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Over quarter million women who gave birth in hospitals had pre-existing diabetes or developed gestational diabetes

More than a quarter million women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2008 had pre-existing diabetes or developed it during their pregnancy - a condition called gestational diabetes, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This equals 6.4 percent of the 4.2 million women who gave birth in that year.

17 Dec 2010

Genome is one more factor to blame for unwanted pounds

In addition to fast food, desk jobs, and inertia, there is one more thing to blame for unwanted pounds-our genome, which has apparently not caught up with the fact that we no longer live in the Stone Age.

16 Dec 2010

Determinants of health have stronger impact on Canadians' health than healthy lifestyle

A report released today by the Health Council of Canada declares that unless governments change their approach to addressing the needs of poorer and socially disadvantaged Canadians, we are destined to continue to spend large amount of dollars on our health care system. Governments must expand their approach to health promotion in order to tackle the major societal factors that lead to poor health and to take pressure off health care budgets.

16 Dec 2010

Adeona expands and enhances zinc-based product candidate portfolio

Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of innovative medicines for serious central nervous system diseases, announced today that it has acquired access to clinical data supporting a zinc-based therapy for the prevention of infections in the elderly. This acquisition expands and enhances Adeona's zinc-based product candidate portfolio that already includes its proprietary zinc-based tablets for use in the dietary management of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment patients, and age-related macular degeneration.

16 Dec 2010

Oxygen Biotherapeutics and SMP sign Binding Letter of Intent for joint chronic ischemic wound research

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. and privately held Sarasota Medical Products, Inc. (SMP) of Sarasota, FL, today announced they signed a Binding Letter of Intent to determine the feasibility of pursuing a joint research and development venture for treating chronic ischemic wounds. The venture will be based on combining Oxygen's Wundecyte™ PFC formulation with SMP's topical medical devices.

16 Dec 2010

Envoy's successfull application of bacTRAP technology triggers milestone payment from Merck

Envoy Therapeutics, a drug discovery company, today announced that it has reached a milestone in its strategic alliance with Merck.

16 Dec 2010

UT Southwestern and Rabin Medical Center enter innovative 5-year affiliation agreement

UT Southwestern Medical Center and Rabin Medical Center, Israel, two of the world's top academic medical centers, announced today that they have entered into an innovative affiliation agreement for the next five years.

16 Dec 2010

Three million Western Europeans suffer from critical limb ischemia

A recent analysis published by THE SAGE GROUP concluded that 3 million people in Western Europe have critical limb ischemia (CLI). Reflecting the aging population, this number is projected to grow to 4 million by 2030.

16 Dec 2010

DeCODE Genetics identify SNPs to derive PSA threshold for diagnosing prostrate cancer

Scientists from deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, the UK, US, Netherlands, Spain and Romania today report the discovery of a set of single-letter variations in the sequence of the human genome that impact individual baseline levels of prostate specific antigen, or PSA.

16 Dec 2010

Generex's buccal drug delivery platform technologies receive new patent

Generex Biotechnology Corporation (www.generex.com) (OTC Bulletin Board: GNBT) announced today that it has received a new patent for its buccal drug delivery platform technologies. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has granted to Generex Canadian Patent No. 2,354,148, a patent titled Aerosol Formulations for Buccal and Pulmonary Application.

16 Dec 2010

Nation's leading health care systems collaborate to improve quality while reducing costs

Six of the nation's leading health care systems today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration to improve health care quality while reducing costs.

16 Dec 2010

Synthetic derivative of curry spice can be effective neuroprotective for stroke and TBI

A synthetic derivative of the curry spice turmeric, made by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, dramatically improves the behavioral and molecular deficits seen in animal models of ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury.

16 Dec 2010

Almonds can help treat, prevent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

With nearly 16 million Americans living today with pre-diabetes, a condition that is the precursor to type 2 diabetes, and half of all Americans expected to have some form of diabetes by the year 2020, healthy eating is more important than ever. But here is some good news: a recent scientific study shows that incorporating almonds into your diet can help treat and possibly prevent type 2 diabetes, as well as cardiovascular disease.

15 Dec 2010

Develogen enters license, collaboration agreement with MedImmune on insulin beta cell regeneration

Evotec AG today announced that via its subsidiary Develogen AG it has entered into a license and collaboration agreement with MedImmune (the global biologics unit of AstraZeneca), in the diabetes therapeutic area, with a particular focus on the regeneration of insulin producing beta cells. The license gives MedImmune exclusive access to a portfolio of research programs and represents the first deal executed by Evotec on beta cell regeneration assets and capabilities.

15 Dec 2010

Research reveals pattern of declining health among Mexican-American immigrants

Mexican-Americans who are most integrated into the culture including those born in the United States, and not recent immigrants appear less healthy and more likely to require resources to manage their health conditions than more recent, less-integrated migrants, according to a new study from Rice University, Duke University and the University of Colorado Denver.

15 Dec 2010

Researchers introduce new class of drugs for HCV patients

To improve the care for individuals infected with the hepatitis C virus, a major health problem and a leading cause of chronic liver disease around the world, nearly 200 international hepatitis experts have taken an important step in escalating the introduction of a new class of targeted therapies for HCV – direct-acting antivirals.

15 Dec 2010

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Over quarter million women who gave birth in hospitals had pre-existing diabetes or developed gestational diabetes

Genome is one more factor to blame for unwanted pounds

Determinants of health have stronger impact on Canadians' health than healthy lifestyle

Adeona expands and enhances zinc-based product candidate portfolio

Oxygen Biotherapeutics and SMP sign Binding Letter of Intent for joint chronic ischemic wound research

Envoy's successfull application of bacTRAP technology triggers milestone payment from Merck

UT Southwestern and Rabin Medical Center enter innovative 5-year affiliation agreement

Three million Western Europeans suffer from critical limb ischemia

DeCODE Genetics identify SNPs to derive PSA threshold for diagnosing prostrate cancer

Generex's buccal drug delivery platform technologies receive new patent

Nation's leading health care systems collaborate to improve quality while reducing costs

Synthetic derivative of curry spice can be effective neuroprotective for stroke and TBI

Almonds can help treat, prevent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Develogen enters license, collaboration agreement with MedImmune on insulin beta cell regeneration

Research reveals pattern of declining health among Mexican-American immigrants

Researchers introduce new class of drugs for HCV patients

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