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Sebelius says Healthcare.gov fixes coming, rejects calls for delay

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sought to reassure lawmakers in a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday that fixes -- hundreds of them -- are being made to Healthcare.gov, but rejected calls to delay the law or shut the website down.

8 Nov 2013

Longer looks: Bad behavior treatment; end of life decisions

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

8 Nov 2013

EKF Diagnostics to introduce upgraded POC analyzer and new sTNFr1 test kit at Medica 2013

EKF, announces it will be premiering two novel diagnostic tests at Medica 2013, 20th to 23rd November, Düsseldorf, Germany.

From EKF Diagnostics 8 Nov 2013

Aerobic exercise may be superior to resistance exercise for obese teen girls

Obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the United States in the past 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The growing rate of childhood obesity is a major health concern since overweight and obese youth are at increased risk of developing several diseases once considered reserved for adults. These new pediatric diseases include type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition in which fat builds up in the liver, potentially impairing its function over time.

8 Nov 2013

Consumption of tree nuts inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer in women

In a large prospective study published online in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer among 75,680 women in the Nurses' Health Study, with no previous history of cancer.

8 Nov 2013

Diets and the famine reaction: an interview with Associate Professor Amanda Salis, University of Sydney

The statistic that you often hear is that 95% of diets fail, but in actual fact, emerging research is now showing that it’s around 70% of diets that fail. That means that around 30% of people who are losing weight are actually keeping it off. So we’re doing better now than we were doing in the past, but there’s still work to be done.

7 Nov 2013

Study finds few beneficial effects of metformin drug for cardiovascular disease in people without diabetes

Despite high expectations for the commonly used diabetes drug metformin to improve risk factors for heart disease in people without diabetes, few beneficial effects have been found in a randomised trial of patients with established cardiovascular disease, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

7 Nov 2013

NIDDK director to receive Outstanding Achievement Award from NKF

The National Kidney Foundation will honor Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health, for his commitment to bettering the lives of patients and raising awareness of chronic kidney disease.

7 Nov 2013

Linagliptin shows efficacy, tolerability in adults with T2D and liver disease

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company announce new data that reinforce the efficacy and tolerability of linagliptin in people with Type 2 Diabetes and liver disease, as well as Asian people with T2D aged 65 years or older.

7 Nov 2013

Simple urine test can help identify disease risks in young type 1 diabetes patients

Using a simple urine test, researchers can now identify young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart and kidney disease. The new research, funded by JDRF, Diabetes UK, and the British Heart Foundation, was published today, 06 November, in the journal Diabetes Care.

7 Nov 2013

New study could help lead to prevention and treatment of heart failure in diabetics

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered one of the pathogenic components of diabetes in the heart, as published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

7 Nov 2013

Tea helps promote weight loss and improve bone health

Decades worth of research shows that tea-the second most consumed beverage in the world-may help prevent chronic illnesses, including heart disease, certain types of cancer and type 2 diabetes. New research shows tea has been found to help promote weight loss and maintain a healthy weight, improve bone health and activate areas of the brain that bolster attention, problem solving and mood.

7 Nov 2013

Normal blood sugar regulation depends on partnership between pancreas and brain

A growing body of evidence suggests that the brain plays a key role in glucose regulation and the development of type 2 diabetes, researchers write in the Nov. 7 issue of the journal Nature.

6 Nov 2013

Sleep Science's new OSA treatment to be presented in WHO Compendium of Innovative Technologies

Sleep Science Partners' mandibular repositioning treatment for obstructive sleep apnea has been accepted for inclusion in the 2013 World Health Organization Compendium of Innovative Technologies to be published this November.

6 Nov 2013

Wild blueberries: 2 cups a day may keep the doctor away

Wild blueberries are a rich source of phytochemicals called polyphenols, which have been reported by a growing number of studies to exert a wide array of protective health benefits. A new study by researchers at the University of Maine adds to this growing body of evidence.

6 Nov 2013

New Asian poll highlights major considerations when managing Type 2 Diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced results from a poll conducted with almost 800 physicians treating people with Type 2 Diabetes, in Japan, China, India and South Korea.

6 Nov 2013

Use of testosterone therapy after angiography associated with increased risk of death

Among a group of men who underwent coronary angiography and had a low serum testosterone level, the use of testosterone therapy was associated with increased risk of death, heart attack, or ischemic stroke, according to a study in the November 6 issue of JAMA.

6 Nov 2013

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Sebelius says Healthcare.gov fixes coming, rejects calls for delay

Longer looks: Bad behavior treatment; end of life decisions

EKF Diagnostics to introduce upgraded POC analyzer and new sTNFr1 test kit at Medica 2013

Aerobic exercise may be superior to resistance exercise for obese teen girls

Consumption of tree nuts inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer in women

Diets and the famine reaction: an interview with Associate Professor Amanda Salis, University of Sydney

Study finds few beneficial effects of metformin drug for cardiovascular disease in people without diabetes

NIDDK director to receive Outstanding Achievement Award from NKF

Linagliptin shows efficacy, tolerability in adults with T2D and liver disease

Simple urine test can help identify disease risks in young type 1 diabetes patients

New study could help lead to prevention and treatment of heart failure in diabetics

Tea helps promote weight loss and improve bone health

Normal blood sugar regulation depends on partnership between pancreas and brain

Sleep Science's new OSA treatment to be presented in WHO Compendium of Innovative Technologies

Wild blueberries: 2 cups a day may keep the doctor away

New Asian poll highlights major considerations when managing Type 2 Diabetes

Use of testosterone therapy after angiography associated with increased risk of death

Endocrine Society publishes Clinical Practice Guideline on diabetes and pregnancy

AMGA honors Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group with Acclaim Award

Web-based, at-home interventions help mothers address behaviors to protect against childhood obesity

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