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Health Net provides public with information on how to help prevent diabetes

With November being American Diabetes Month, Health Net, Inc. is providing the public with information on how to help prevent diabetes and how to help live an active lifestyle after being diagnosed with the condition.

3 Nov 2012

Malaysia hopes to solve nutrition transition problem

With health problems like obesity and diabetes on the rise due to changing diets in emerging economies, Malaysia is forging new linkages between domestic and international scientists and institutions in hopes of mitigating the problem.

3 Nov 2012

Improving health can be as easy as opening freezer door, says Loyola physician

Improving health can be as easy as opening the freezer door. "Save time, save money, boost nutrition and control portions by eating low-calorie, frozen foods," advises Jessica Bartfield, MD, internal medicine who specializes in nutrition and weight management at Loyola University Health System.

3 Nov 2012

Bypass surgery offers people with diabetes better long-term survival than stents

People with diabetes mellitus who undergo heart bypass surgery for multiple blocked arteries have a significantly better 5-year-survival rate than diabetic patients who undergo angioplasty with drug-eluting stents (DES), according to a study published in the November 2012 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

3 Nov 2012

New article asserts concerns about revisions to gestational diabetes diagnostic criteria

A number of important questions and issues should be addressed before changes are made to the guidelines for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, according to a new article by University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Oct. 31. The article publishes in advance of a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to reconsider diagnostic guidelines for the condition.

3 Nov 2012

University of Cambridge forms new spin-out company to supply hIPSC-derived cells

The potential therapeutic applications of stem cells - such as regenerating damaged tissues or organs - have generated a great deal of interest over the past decade. While these types of applications are exciting, it is a long journey from lab to clinic. The most immediate impact of stem cells on human health will most likely come from their use in the development of new drugs.

3 Nov 2012

Driving up CVD event risk in diabetes

Professional drivers who have diabetes are at a significantly increased risk for a cardiovascular disease event compared with individuals with other occupations, report researchers.

2 Nov 2012

Lecture to examine how eating habits are influenced by physiology and psychology

The coming crisis for society caused by millions of people who are seriously overweight will be discussed at a University of Greenwich public lecture on 28 November.

2 Nov 2012

Australia's Generation X on the path to become more obese than baby boomers

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Australia's Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby boomer predecessors.

2 Nov 2012

Antipsychotic drugs associated with increased mortality among people with schizophrenia

Results of a Johns Hopkins study suggest that individuals with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to live longer if they take their antipsychotic drugs on schedule, avoid extremely high doses and also regularly see a mental health professional.

2 Nov 2012

TransTech Pharma to complete TTP054 Phase 2 trial on type 2 diabetes

TransTech Pharma, Inc., announced today that recruitment of patients for its recently initiated, multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial of TTP054 in type 2 diabetics, is exceeding expectations with initial top line results available in early 2013. The 90-day proof of concept study is being conducted in type 2 diabetics not well controlled with approved oral anti-diabetic agents.

2 Nov 2012

High blood cholesterol far more common than previously recognized

High blood cholesterol, a serious hereditary disease, is far more common than previously recognised and not treated sufficiently.

2 Nov 2012

Primary care improvement program shows benefits of collaboration

A collaborative primary care program aimed at enhancing provision for chronic diseases, patient self-management, access, and Aboriginal healthcare has shown improvement across the vast majority of measures, Australian study findings indicate.

1 Nov 2012

Multiple sclerosis disease activity reduced by leukaemia drug, even when first-line treatment has failed

A drug which was originally developed to treat leukaemia and other cancers of the immune system offers substantial improvements over existing treatments in reducing relapse rates for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), even when they have not responded well to first-line treatment, according to the results of two phase 3 trials published Online First in The Lancet.

1 Nov 2012

Study finds link between severe sepsis and chronic diseases

It's a major cause of death, yet few of us have ever heard of it. Sepsis occurs when a patient's immune system overreacts to an infection, triggering a potentially fatal, system-wide inflammation. Severe sepsis strikes about 750,000 Americans each year, most of them older and often ill, with as many as half of these patients dying as septic shock shuts down their organs. Furthermore, patients in many Southern states are about twice as likely to develop sepsis for reasons unknown.

1 Nov 2012

Mobile technology can help people in less-developed countries manage hypertension

Hypertension is one of the greatest epidemics threatening the health of people in low and middle-income countries. For patients struggling with high blood pressure in countries with limited access to health care, the key to improving health may be as simple as a phone call.

1 Nov 2012

Ischemic stroke: an interview with Dr Gregory Ford

A stroke is a sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain which deprives the brain of oxygen and nutrients. Approximately two millions brain cells die each minute during a stroke. This can lead to brain damage, physical and mental disability and death.

1 Nov 2012

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Health Net provides public with information on how to help prevent diabetes

Malaysia hopes to solve nutrition transition problem

Improving health can be as easy as opening freezer door, says Loyola physician

Bypass surgery offers people with diabetes better long-term survival than stents

New article asserts concerns about revisions to gestational diabetes diagnostic criteria

University of Cambridge forms new spin-out company to supply hIPSC-derived cells

Driving up CVD event risk in diabetes

Lecture to examine how eating habits are influenced by physiology and psychology

Australia's Generation X on the path to become more obese than baby boomers

Antipsychotic drugs associated with increased mortality among people with schizophrenia

TransTech Pharma to complete TTP054 Phase 2 trial on type 2 diabetes

High blood cholesterol far more common than previously recognized

Primary care improvement program shows benefits of collaboration

Multiple sclerosis disease activity reduced by leukaemia drug, even when first-line treatment has failed

Study finds link between severe sepsis and chronic diseases

Mobile technology can help people in less-developed countries manage hypertension

Ischemic stroke: an interview with Dr Gregory Ford

Study finds how effective healthcare can reduce toll from major diseases like stroke, cancer

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Smoke-free laws lead to fewer heart attacks

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