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Redpoint Bio announces revenue of $1.9M for full-year 2009

Redpoint Bio Corporation, a company focused on the development of healthier foods and beverages and new approaches to the treatment of diabetes and obesity, today announced financial and operational results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.

29 Mar 2010

Seniors with diabetes and dementia more likely to fall into Medicare Part D prescription drug plan

Among seniors, women and patients with diabetes and dementia are the most likely to fall into the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan "donut hole" - the gap occurring after beneficiaries reach their annual coverage limit and before catastrophic coverage kicks in - according to new research published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

29 Mar 2010

Pacemaker in stomach can help treat severe stomach disorders and chronic vomiting

People with severe stomach disorders can sometimes suffer from chronic vomiting. This symptom can be treated with electrical impulses from a pacemaker in the stomach. A new method enables patients who could benefit from this treatment to be identified, and electrical stimulation leads to reduced nausea and fewer days in hospital, shows a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

29 Mar 2010

Your plate is laden with bad trans fats! Food Manufacturers to admit it now in a mandatory labeling bid

Trans fats are that part of your diet that can cause heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high cholesterol and are related to at least 6,000 Australian deaths each year. These fats are essentially liquid fats converted to solids by hydrogenation and thus also called hydrogenated fats.

29 Mar 2010

Erbitux can now be used in Japan as 1st-line treatment for mCRC: Merck Serono

Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today that Erbitux® (cetuximab) can now be used in Japan in combination with chemotherapy in the 1st-line treatment for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor -expressing, curatively unresectable (inoperable), advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer carrying the KRAS wildtype gene.

29 Mar 2010

Healthcare reforms – How much more is necessary?

A lot of media attention has been focussed on Australian healthcare reforms lately. Although parallels are being drawn between the American health care policy and its counterpart in Australia, the latter fails to satisfy the public as the former even tries to.

29 Mar 2010

JumpStart Ventures invests $250,000 in Thermalin Diabetes

JumpStart Ventures, which invests in and partners with innovative, early-stage companies in Northeast Ohio, announced an investment commitment of $250,000 in Thermalin Diabetes Incorporated. The young biopharmaceutical company is developing new insulin treatments for patients with diabetes.

29 Mar 2010

People with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery have greater risk of death: Study

People with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery are more likely to die in the month following their operations than those who have cancer but not diabetes, an analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.

29 Mar 2010

ER stress response is major driver of insulin resistance, say researchers

Biologists have long known that an enzyme called the PI 3-kinase is a crucial actor in the main molecular pathway for insulin signaling in cells. Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have uncovered startling evidence that one of the proteins in this enzyme also drives a pathway with an opposite result-triggering a stress response that leads to insulin resistance.

29 Mar 2010

New approach may circumvent lost response in insulin due to obesity

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have identified a new strategy for treating type 2 diabetes, identifying a cellular pathway that fails when people become obese. By activating this pathway artificially, they were able to normalize blood glucose levels in severely obese and diabetic mice. Their findings will be published online by Nature Medicine on March 28.

29 Mar 2010

Norovirus outbreak associated with oysters: FDA and Mississippi, Louisiana public health agencies issue warning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with state health officials from Mississippi and Louisiana to notify consumers, food service operators and retailers nationwide about an outbreak of norovirus associated with oysters recently harvested from an area near Port Sulphur, La. known as Area 7. The oysters were sold or distributed nationwide.

27 Mar 2010

Pathway Genomics Genetic Health Report helps make more informed health and lifestyle decisions

You may not suffer from any form of heart disease, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, but you could have a predisposition for these conditions based on more than just your lifestyle or diet. A family history of diabetes, gout, high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol can increase one’s risk regardless of lifestyle.

27 Mar 2010

New scientific discoveries show that Canadian maple syrup can be good for health

The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers is pleased to report on two new scientific discoveries which show that Canadian maple syrup can be good for you. These studies build on recent findings on the nutritional value of maple products, which have revealed both the antioxidant properties of maple syrup as well as the discovery of substantial quantities of abscisic acid.

27 Mar 2010

Infrafrontier project expands to include six new partners

Helmholtz Zentrum M-nchen today announced that the Infrafrontier project, funded by the European Union, has been expanded to include six partners from Canada, the Czech Republic, Austria, France and Italy. The new partners will join the effort of the other 22 members of Infrafrontier in building up an international research infrastructure to improve open access to high-quality mouse models.

27 Mar 2010

Study: Automatic reporting of estimated GFR may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians

With a concern that the automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate (the flow rate of filtered fluid through the kidney, which is used to define the stage and severity of chronic kidney disease) may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians, new research indicates that automated laboratory reporting was associated with a significant increase in first-time visits to a kidney specialist, particularly among those at increased risk of late detection of kidney disease (such as older or female patients), according to a study in the March 24/31 issue of JAMA.

27 Mar 2010

Agent Orange exposure: VA adds three new illnesses to list of health problems

Well over 100,000 Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to qualify for disability pay under a proposed regulation published by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that adds three new illnesses to the list of health problems found to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures.

27 Mar 2010

READ 3 study for DME begins enrolling participants

A Phase II clinical trial for a promising treatment for diabetic eye disease has begun enrolling participants.

27 Mar 2010

Innovative biotechnology leading to better understanding of complex diseases

As recently stated in the Glenville Democrat, innovative biotechnology is leading to a greater understanding of complex diseases and better tools for diagnosing and treating conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

27 Mar 2010

Budget continues to ignore mental illness and sanctions deaths of young Ontarians

Suicide is the leading cause of non-accidental death in Ontario's youths aged 10 to 19, claiming the lives of our young people more than any other health-related cause. Mental illness is the strongest risk factor for suicide yet these youths cannot get treatment because of years of government underfunding.

26 Mar 2010

Lung transplant patients may one day benefit from synthetic peptide, researchers report

Lung transplant patients may one day benefit from a synthetic peptide that mimics the body's natural ability to reduce excess fluid accumulation, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

26 Mar 2010

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Redpoint Bio announces revenue of $1.9M for full-year 2009

Seniors with diabetes and dementia more likely to fall into Medicare Part D prescription drug plan

Pacemaker in stomach can help treat severe stomach disorders and chronic vomiting

Your plate is laden with bad trans fats! Food Manufacturers to admit it now in a mandatory labeling bid

Erbitux can now be used in Japan as 1st-line treatment for mCRC: Merck Serono

Healthcare reforms – How much more is necessary?

JumpStart Ventures invests $250,000 in Thermalin Diabetes

People with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery have greater risk of death: Study

ER stress response is major driver of insulin resistance, say researchers

New approach may circumvent lost response in insulin due to obesity

Norovirus outbreak associated with oysters: FDA and Mississippi, Louisiana public health agencies issue warning

Pathway Genomics Genetic Health Report helps make more informed health and lifestyle decisions

New scientific discoveries show that Canadian maple syrup can be good for health

Infrafrontier project expands to include six new partners

Study: Automatic reporting of estimated GFR may result in unnecessary referrals by physicians

Agent Orange exposure: VA adds three new illnesses to list of health problems

READ 3 study for DME begins enrolling participants

Innovative biotechnology leading to better understanding of complex diseases

Budget continues to ignore mental illness and sanctions deaths of young Ontarians

Lung transplant patients may one day benefit from synthetic peptide, researchers report

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