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DiabetesDiabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life. It is estimated that diabetes affects more than 150 million people worldwide and is estimated to reach a staggering 300 million by the year 2025. Visit DiabetesHeadlines.com often to stay up to date on the latest diabetes news! Latest Diabetes News Headlines
Reuters via Yahoo! News - March 11, 2010, 21:13 GMT
Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.
redOrbit - March 11, 2010, 20:25 GMT
A genetic variation in mitochondria, the energy-producing machinery of cells, prevents young obese subjects with diabetes type 2 to respond to physical exercise.Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young.
EurekAlert! - March 11, 2010, 19:27 GMT
Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice.
EurekAlert! - March 11, 2010, 19:27 GMT
( Duke University Medical Center ) Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified the specific mechanism in human specimens and in mice.
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - March 11, 2010, 19:02 GMT
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers report.
AP via Yahoo! Finance - March 11, 2010, 17:46 GMT
Shares of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. fell nearly 4 percent Thursday ahead of a potential Food and Drug Administration decision on the company's long-acting version of a diabetes drug.
PhysOrg - March 11, 2010, 16:55 GMT
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young.
Science Daily - March 11, 2010, 16:22 GMT
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A new study demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating insulin resistance and a reduced response to ...
EurekAlert! - March 11, 2010, 15:22 GMT
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A study at the IRB Barcelona and Trinity College in Dublin demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating ...
EurekAlert! - March 11, 2010, 15:22 GMT
( Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) ) Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A study at the IRB Barcelona and Trinity College in Dublin demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work ...
Medical News Today - March 11, 2010, 13:28 GMT
The American Diabetes Association announced today their efforts to further engage community organizations across the country in raising awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and its complications through the Association's Stop Diabetes movement. The American Diabetes Association is rolling out a Stop Diabetes Community Outreach Toolkit to help community and faith-based organizations ...
Medical News Today - March 11, 2010, 13:28 GMT
Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 - about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers. Metabolic drugs, which are used to lower cholesterol levels, keep diabetes under control and for weight and thyroid problems, topped ...
The Bryan-College Station Eagle - March 11, 2010, 12:59 GMT
Dallas-based restaurant chain Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar has partnered with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to raise almost $2,000. The foundation is the largest advocate for diabetes sciences worldwide, officials said. The collabor ...
Yorkshire Post Today - March 11, 2010, 10:38 GMT
Thousands of people in Bradford and Airedale are unaware that they have diabetes - say health chiefs. (11/03/2010 10:33:16)
Zawya - March 11, 2010, 10:30 GMT
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A 'no weight gain' diabetes drug could help thousands of diabetes patients in the UAE who suffer from obesity-related disease, heard hundreds of healthcare professionals attending a symposium at the 1st International Abu Dhabi Diabetes Congress this weekend.
PRWeb - March 11, 2010, 08:27 GMT
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) announced today that it is joining the Stop Diabetes movement by promoting the 22nd Annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day, which will take place on March 23, 2010. BHI also is urging anyone with diabetes to get their hearing checked. To help in the effort, BHI has made available a free, quick, and confidential online hearing test at www ...
New York Post - March 11, 2010, 07:51 GMT
Just 10 days ago, Georgetown guard Austin Freeman's concerns were typical for a college athlete. There were the regular-season games against West Virginia and Cincinnati and the always pressurized Big East Tournament. Then real life slammed the 6-foot-3 " shooting guard. He was diagnosed with diabetes. "I've been getting...
PharmaBiz - March 11, 2010, 07:36 GMT
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca announced the commencement of the "Saxagliptin Assessment of Vascular Outcomes Recorded in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus" trial (SAVOR-TIMI 53), a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase-4 study, to evaluate treatment with Onglyza (saxagliptin), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor, in adult type-2 diabetes patients with ...
The Press-Enterprise - March 11, 2010, 05:46 GMT
When Kevin and Lynn Breen took their 3-year-old daughter Sarah to the doctor they figured she had a kidney infection. They were shocked when the diagnosis was type 1 diabetes. They knew nothing about the disease, other than there was no family history of it.
Dayton Daily News - March 11, 2010, 05:06 GMT
The American Diabetes Association urged Ohio lawmakers Wednesday, March 10, to pass House Bill 81, the Diabetes Cost Reduction Act, and not wait for the outcome of federal health reform."Ohioans have been waiting for more than 14 years for comprehensive diabetes coverage, while 46 other states have passed legislation,"" said Gina Gavlak, vice chair of the ADA's advocacy committee and a diabetes ...
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