Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Halozyme Therapeutics to host a meeting for analysts and investors

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced that it will host a meeting for analysts and investors on October 15 in New York.

8 Oct 2009

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Eurotech Group, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems, announces today the Everyware(TM) Medical Gateway designed to help physicians remotely monitor and adjust the treatment of their diabetes patients.

8 Oct 2009

Centric Health Corporation, PrevCan enter into an agreement to form a strategic alliance

Centric Health Corporation (TSX: CHH), a diversified healthcare company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to form a strategic alliance with PrevCan, Inc. ("INTERxVENT Canada").

8 Oct 2009

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

In research published today by Nature, an international team describes the finest map of changes to the structure of human genomes and a resource they have developed for researchers worldwide to look at the role of these changes in human disease.

8 Oct 2009

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

An important observational registry evaluating processes of care and one-year outcomes of over 4300 heart attack patients is now being completed. Researchers at the Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO have led this observational research study in collaboration with 23 other hospitals throughout the U.S.

8 Oct 2009

Ipsen and Spirogen sign new licensing agreement for development of SJG-136 anticancer agent

Ipsen and Spirogen Ltd. announced today that the parties have entered into a new agreement superseding their 2003 contractual relationship regarding the DNA minor groove binder SJG-136 (now known as SG2000).

8 Oct 2009

Obesity and diabetes-2 increase the risk of serious health problems and reduce quality of life

Over the last 10-20 years, the number of cases of obesity and diabetes-2 has risen dramatically. The WHO considers obesity-related illnesses to be one of the world's biggest health problems. Obesity and diabetes-2 do not just reduce the quality of life but also dramatically increase the risk of serious health problems, such as cardiovascular diseases.

8 Oct 2009

Alaska Dentist honored with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Health Leader Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced its selection of Amanda Gaynor Ashley, D.M.D., Ms.Edu., director of the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital Dental Clinic in Barrow, Alaska, to receive a Community Health Leaders Award. She is one of 10 extraordinary Americans who will receive the RWJF honor for 2009 at a ceremony this evening at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

8 Oct 2009

New mechanism of bone formation may help fight osteoporosis

The natural cycle of building bone to maintain skeletal strength and then breaking it down for the body's calcium needs is delicately balanced, but diseases like osteoporosis break down too much bone without adequate bone replacement, leading to bone fractures.

8 Oct 2009

CHEO researchers identify protein that inhibits insulin production

One of the biggest mysteries about diabetes is why specialized cells in the pancreas stop secreting insulin, which the body needs in order to store glucose from food. A team from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute has identified a protein that inhibits insulin production in mice - work that offers a new way of understanding, and perhaps of one day treating, both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

8 Oct 2009

U.N. appeals for $74m to provide emergency assistance in the Philippines; health-effects of other natural disasters

The U.N. on Tuesday launched an appeal for $74 million "to provide emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of two catastrophic typhoons that have struck the Philippines in less than two weeks," VOA News reports (Schlein, 10/6).

8 Oct 2009

New study to assess the risk of heart disease in diabetics

In a new international partnership, Dr. Randy Nelson, a researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, and Dr. Tai E-Shyong , associate professor at Singapore's National University Hospital, National University Health System (NUHS), have teamed up to assess the risk of heart disease in diabetics with greater accuracy.

8 Oct 2009

Joslin Diabetes Center and Diabetica Research Solutions join to raise diabetes awareness

Joslin Diabetes Center (Joslin), the world-renowned leader in diabetes research and clinical care, and Diabetica Research Solutions, Inc. (DRSI), makers of drsi™ ReStore! Energy, the only energy and hydration formula specifically designed for the needs of people with diabetes, today announced they will work together to support diabetes causes and programs to which they are deeply committed, and help to educate others and raise awareness about diabetes, its causes and solutions, throughout the world.

8 Oct 2009

Epizyme raises $32 million through its Series B financing

Epizyme, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company translating key discoveries in the field of epigenetics into novel pharmaceutical agents, announced today the closing of a $32 million Series B financing led by new investor Bay City Capital (BCC).

8 Oct 2009

Antioxidants can contribute to early onset of Type 2 diabetes

An international team of scientists, led by Monash University researchers, has found that anti-oxidants commonly touted for their health-promoting benefits, could contribute to the early onset of Type 2 diabetes.

8 Oct 2009

MENA's diabetes action plan to improve the prevention, treatment and care of diabetes

International Diabetes Federation Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) today launched a diabetes action plan, marking a major step forward towards optimal disease management in type 2 diabetes. The MENA action plan aims to improve the prevention, treatment and care of diabetes, which has reached epidemic proportions in the region and has overtaken wider communicable diseases as a health risk.

8 Oct 2009

FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo's sNDA for Welchol

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DSI) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Welchol® (colesevelam HCl) to be used as an adjunct to diet and exercise for the reduction of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in boys and postmenarchal girls, 10 to 17 years of age, with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) alone or in combination with a statin after failing an adequate trial of diet therapy.

7 Oct 2009

Diabetech and Cinterion Wireless Modules announce their collaboration on fourth generation GlucoMON platform

Cinterion Wireless Modules, the global leader in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules, and Diabetech, the leader in patient-centric health care programs, today announced their collaboration on the fourth generation GlucoMON® platform, the world’s easiest-to-use wireless diabetes management system designed to help the over 220 million people worldwide struggling to manage the global diabetes and pre-diabetes pandemic.

7 Oct 2009

Government handout of samples of potassium iodide helps to boost sales for Nukepills.com

The recent localized government handout of samples of potassium iodide has sky-rocketed sales for online merchant Nukepills.com. Recent retail orders of Iosat(TM) Potassium Iodide have increased by almost 400% and wholesale orders to vendors and medical facilities have surged as well for the authorized national distributor.

7 Oct 2009

2010 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan to identify lower-cost medication options

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is helping seniors in this tough economy find smart solutions for getting the most value out of their Medicare prescription drug plan.

7 Oct 2009

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Halozyme Therapeutics to host a meeting for analysts and investors

New Everyware Medical Gateway solution to remotely monitor treatment for diabetic patients

Centric Health Corporation, PrevCan enter into an agreement to form a strategic alliance

Variation in human genomes is key to understanding inherited differences between health and disease

Clinical and health status outcomes information repository of heart attack patients completed

Ipsen and Spirogen sign new licensing agreement for development of SJG-136 anticancer agent

Obesity and diabetes-2 increase the risk of serious health problems and reduce quality of life

Alaska Dentist honored with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Health Leader Award

New mechanism of bone formation may help fight osteoporosis

CHEO researchers identify protein that inhibits insulin production

U.N. appeals for $74m to provide emergency assistance in the Philippines; health-effects of other natural disasters

New study to assess the risk of heart disease in diabetics

Joslin Diabetes Center and Diabetica Research Solutions join to raise diabetes awareness

Epizyme raises $32 million through its Series B financing

Antioxidants can contribute to early onset of Type 2 diabetes

MENA's diabetes action plan to improve the prevention, treatment and care of diabetes

FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo's sNDA for Welchol

Diabetech and Cinterion Wireless Modules announce their collaboration on fourth generation GlucoMON platform

Government handout of samples of potassium iodide helps to boost sales for Nukepills.com

2010 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan to identify lower-cost medication options

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Newsletters you may be interested in