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Adenovirus exposure may cause obesity in children: Study

The emerging idea that obesity may have an infectious origin gets new support in a cross-sectional study by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers who found that children exposed to a particular strain of adenovirus were significantly more likely to be obese.

20 Sep 2010

New law brings changes to health insurance rules this week

A variety of consumer friendly health reform rules will go into effect this week, promising to make life easier for young adults, parents, children with preexisting conditions, people with chronic diseases, and people appealing claims that have been denied. Starting Thursday, insurance companies must allow young adults to remain on their parents' plans until age 26, with some conditions.

20 Sep 2010

Improper biological clocks tend to develop diabetes, obesity: Research

Biologists have found that a key protein that regulates the biological clocks of mammals also regulates glucose production in the liver and that altering the levels of this protein can improve the health of diabetic mice.

20 Sep 2010

PositiveID prepares to commence exchange offer to acquire control of DIGA

PositiveID Corporation commented today on Digital Angel Corporation's response to the Company's proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of DIGA through a merger transaction. Prior to the commencement of trading on September 16th, PositiveID made a firm offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of DIGA's common stock at an exchange ratio of .67 shares of PositiveID for each share of DIGA, representing a 60 percent premium to DIGA's average closing price for the 20 trading days ending on September 14th.

18 Sep 2010

Anthem Blue Cross hosts Hmong Health Awareness Fair with local health and community agencies

Tomorrow, Anthem Blue Cross State Sponsored Business will team with local health and community agencies to host the Hmong Health Awareness Fair. Local health and community organizations will be on hand to provide local families free health screenings, vaccines and health information. The health fair will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3: p.m. at the Asian Village Shopping Center located at 4903 E. Kings Canyon Road.

18 Sep 2010

Generex Biotechnology convenes Special Meeting to approve amendment

Generex Biotechnology Corporation today announced that it convened a special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") on September 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) at the Meeting Rooms, Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, 1 Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 1A6.

18 Sep 2010

Hull House, ARAMARK Building Community introduce Community Health Engagement initiative

Serving communities throughout Chicago, Jane Addams Hull House Association is one of the oldest and largest social service agencies in the area serving over 60,000 individuals and families in 42 locations. As an organization serving people and communities impacted by poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, joblessness and other challenges, their clients are also impacted by the health crisis of obesity.

18 Sep 2010

POWER study: Women with diabetes have C-section, complications during pregnancy

Nearly half of women with diabetes prior to pregnancy have a potentially-avoidable C-section and their babies are twice as likely to die as those born to women without diabetes, according to the POWER study.

18 Sep 2010

Effective strategies to combat obesity epidemic among children and teenagers needed

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, drawing attention to the epidemic of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States. A multidisciplinary approach to assessment and intervention is crucial for effective weight management and should draw from the latest medical evidence, best practices, and innovative educational and policy initiatives, all of which are presented and debated in the new bimonthly, print and online journal Childhood Obesity, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The inaugural issue is available free online.

18 Sep 2010

Researchers awarded funds to assess effects of omega-3 fatty acids on breast cancer development

Two researchers at Marshall University have been awarded federal funds totaling more than $1 million to assess the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on breast cancer development.

18 Sep 2010

Atherotech Diagnostics publishes article on advantages of cholesterol testing

Detailed cholesterol testing for Type 2 diabetes patients is the focus of a newly published article by Atherotech Diagnostics Lab Chief Medical Officer Michael E. Cobble, M.D. The article discusses the clinical advantages of advanced cholesterol testing in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes and details several currently available advanced lipid tests, including the VAP® Cholesterol Test from Atherotech.

18 Sep 2010

Health premiums rise as states consider how they'll implement reforms

Overall health insurance premiums rose 7 percent in 2009, even as the number of people with health coverage fell. "Individual premium revenues rose 15 percent while group premiums, which involve mostly employers, rose nearly 3 percent, according to the report from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, an organization whose prominence has grown following passage of the new U.S. health reform law."

18 Sep 2010

Use of oral medications for diabetes increases among Americans: Report

The proportion of Americans reporting treatment for diabetes who took oral medications to treat their condition increased from 60 percent in 1997 to 77 percent in 2007, a 28 percent increase according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. During the same period, the proportion taking insulin to control their diabetes fell from 38 percent to 24 percent.

18 Sep 2010

Research Roundup: Assessing physician quality; Community health centers' future; Why doctors take gifts; Access to HIV treatment

Archives of Internal Medicine: Associations Between Physician Characteristics And Quality Of Care - Since "most patients do not have access to physician quality measures," they are often encouraged to use public information such as malpractice claims and board certification status to chose a doctor, according to this report that used 2004-2005 insurance claims from about 10,000 Massachusetts physicians for more than 1.13 million adults.

18 Sep 2010

FDA reviews Actos drug for bladder cancer risk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has begun a safety review of the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone), after receiving preliminary results from a long-term observational study designed to evaluate the risk of bladder cancer associated with use of this drug.

18 Sep 2010

Transition stops TT-223 gastrin analogue combination clinical study in type 2 diabetes

Transition Therapeutics Inc. announced today that a clinical study of gastrin analogue TT-223 in combination with a Lilly proprietary GLP-1 analogue in patients with type 2 diabetes did not meet its efficacy endpoints. Given these findings, there will be no further development of TT-223.

17 Sep 2010

Blood vessel growth promoting microRNA predicts diabetes: Study

For the first time, scientists have found that blood levels of some ribonucleic acids (microRNAs) are different among people with type 2 diabetes and those who subsequently develop the disease compared to healthy controls, according to research reported in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.

17 Sep 2010

Society for Vascular Nursing partners with local hospitals to create P.A.D awareness

Approximately 9 million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.), a common and dangerous vascular disease that can lead to heart attack, stroke, amputation and death. Unfortunately, many with the disease do not even know they have it. September is P.A.D. Awareness Month, and the P.A.D. Coalition and the Society for Vascular Nursing are joining forces with local hospitals to inform Americans about the risk factors, warning signs and consequences of P.A.D.

17 Sep 2010

Shrink Nanotechnologies files patent for CellAlign tissue engineering technology

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the alternative energy industry, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that certain patent applications related to its advanced tissue engineering technology platform, CellAlign, have been filed.

17 Sep 2010

HearPO and American Diabetes Association enter National Strategic Partnership

HearPO is proud to announce a National Strategic Partnership with the American Diabetes Association. This National Strategic Partnership will provide additional resources and avenues to educate people with diabetes, medical practitioners and the general public about the connection between diabetes and hearing loss.

17 Sep 2010

Diabetes News and Research

Latest Diabetes News and Research

Adenovirus exposure may cause obesity in children: Study

New law brings changes to health insurance rules this week

Improper biological clocks tend to develop diabetes, obesity: Research

PositiveID prepares to commence exchange offer to acquire control of DIGA

Anthem Blue Cross hosts Hmong Health Awareness Fair with local health and community agencies

Generex Biotechnology convenes Special Meeting to approve amendment

Hull House, ARAMARK Building Community introduce Community Health Engagement initiative

POWER study: Women with diabetes have C-section, complications during pregnancy

Effective strategies to combat obesity epidemic among children and teenagers needed

Researchers awarded funds to assess effects of omega-3 fatty acids on breast cancer development

Atherotech Diagnostics publishes article on advantages of cholesterol testing

Health premiums rise as states consider how they'll implement reforms

Use of oral medications for diabetes increases among Americans: Report

Research Roundup: Assessing physician quality; Community health centers' future; Why doctors take gifts; Access to HIV treatment

FDA reviews Actos drug for bladder cancer risk

Transition stops TT-223 gastrin analogue combination clinical study in type 2 diabetes

Blood vessel growth promoting microRNA predicts diabetes: Study

Society for Vascular Nursing partners with local hospitals to create P.A.D awareness

Shrink Nanotechnologies files patent for CellAlign tissue engineering technology

HearPO and American Diabetes Association enter National Strategic Partnership

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