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Attempting To Fight Obesity By Targeting Taste Receptors In The Gut
Despite more than 25 years of research on antiobesity drugs, few medications have shown long-term success. Now researchers reporting online in the Cell Press journal Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism say that targeting taste sensors in the gut may be a promising new strategy. The gut "tastes" what we eat - bitter, sweet, fat, and savory - in much the same way as the tongue and through the use of similar signaling mechanisms. The result is the release of hormones to control satiety and blood sugar levels when food reaches the gut...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Sight-saving drug for diabetics approved for NHS use
Thousands of patients stand to benefit from a u-turn on guidance to approve a treatment that could save their sight.
Source: Telegraph Health - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: SIGHT LUCENTIS BLIND NICE DMO Source Type: news

Diabetes UK league table: UK has world's 5th highest rate of type 1 diabetes in children
Source: Diabetes UK Area: News The UK has the world's fifth highest rate of Type 1 diagnosis in children aged up to 14, according to a new international league table compiled by Diabetes UK. The table, based on estimates from the International Diabetes Federation, shows that 24.5 per 100,000 children aged 0 to 14 in the UK are diagnosed with the condition every year. The rate in the UK is over double that in France (12.2) and Italy (12.1). The charity highlights that the high UK high incidence in children makes it especially important that people are aware of the symptoms.
Source: NeLM - News - January 3, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Agenda set for upcoming CRF-sponsored conference on stem cell therapy for heart disease
(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) The 8th International Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will be held Jan. 23-25, 2013. The conference is a comprehensive program dedicated to the evolving field of cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of cardiac and vascular disease, as well as related diseases such as diabetes and stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Overweight linked to lower risk of death
Meta analysis of almost 100 international studies fuels “obesity paradox”Related items from OnMedicaSharp fall in heart attack deaths in EnglandChocolate could prevent some CVD eventsWaist size predicts type 2 diabetes riskHeart risks higher at low vitamin D levelsDrinkers underestimate harm from alcohol
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 3, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Psychological and pharmacological interventions for depression in patients with diabetes mellitus and depression
We examined reference lists of included RCTs and contacted authors. Selection criteria We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating psychological and pharmacological interventions for depression in adults with diabetes and depression. Primary outcomes were depression and glycaemic control. Secondary outcomes were adherence to ...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - January 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Smoking Affects Heart Surgery Outcome Even a Year After Quitting
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Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - January 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: news

CABG Highly Cost Effective In Diabetics With Multivessel Disease
In November the main results of the FREEDOM trial showed that diabetics with multivessel disease do better with CABG than PCI. Now the findings of the trial's cost-effectiveness study, published online in Circulation, demonstrate that CABG is also highly cost-effective when compared with PCI.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 2, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Larry Husten Source Type: news

Communication Is Key to Medication Adherence
January 2, 2012 (Newswise) — Even the best medicines in the world can be rendered ineffective if they are not taken as prescribed. The problem known as medication “non-adherence” is a major health issue in the United States, contributing to worse outcomes for people who have diabetes and other chronic diseases. read more
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - January 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: news

Low Testosterone Levels Eliminated By New Hormone
Males with low testosterone levels are at a higher risk for heart disease, but new evidence suggests that levels could be improved by a hormone named after chocolate. After being given a hormone known as kisspeptin, a group of scientists from the University of Edinburgh discovered that men's testosterone levels can increase. The hormone was found in the city of Hershey, Pennsylvania, famous for chocolate, therefore, it was named after the infamous Hershey's chocolate kiss. The study was published in the journal Clinical Endocrinology and funded by the Medical Research Council...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Men's Health Source Type: news

Drug Adherence Linked to Communication (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Diabetic patients treated by healthcare professionals with poor communication skills were less likely to refill their medications than those whose doctors were good communicators, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - January 2, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Different Sugars Have Different Effects on Brain (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Glucose appears to tamper brain activity in regions that regulate appetite and reward -- but fructose does not, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 2, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Motor Skills Tied to Performance in School (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Poor motor function in childhood may lead to lower academic achievement in adolescence, researchers reported.
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - January 2, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Leaving the Kingdom of Sweets
As we leave the holidays behind, most of us also exit the Kingdom of Sweets....here are three pathways for cutting sugar successfully in the New Year.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - January 2, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Terese Weinstein Katz, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Diet Eating Disorders Health american heart association binge blood sugar brownie diabetes and heart disease diet change diets health guidelines health problems health weight indulgences insulin levels peace of mi Source Type: news

UK 'has high child diabetes rate'
The UK has the world’s fifth highest rate of a Type1 diabetes in children, according to a health charity.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - January 2, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Targeting taste receptors in the gut may help fight obesity (EurekAlert, 21 December 2012)
A paper in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism by researchers from Belgium explores current research and potential roles for taste receptors within the gut. Full article
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 2, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

New findings in the search for genetic clues to insulin production (EurekAlert, 23 December 2012)
A study published in Nature Genetics uses data from a sample of 8,229 Finnish males to identify three new gene variants that may play a role in insulin processing and secretion. Full article
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 2, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

A new type of nerve cell found in the brain (EurekAlert, 21 December 2012)
A collaborative study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation reports the discovery of a new type of thyroid-sensitive neuron which may regulate cardiovascular function. Full article
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 2, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Early menopause tied to greater type 2 diabetes risk (Medical Xpress, 27 December 2012)
A study from The Netherlands published in Diabetes Care examines diabetes risk in relation to age at menopause using data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Full article
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 2, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Overweight people 'live longer' study claims
Conclusion This systematic review provides high-quality evidence that obesity grades 2 and 3 are associated with higher death rates from any cause compared to normal weight individuals (around 30% increased risk). However, it also shows that lower grades of obesity (grade 1) do not increase the risk of death relative to normal-weight individuals and, in fact, overweight people had a small but significant reduction in their risk of death in the region of 6%. The strengths of this review include the large number of studies it included and its standardised approach to searching and extracting data from the literature. Hence, ...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Food/diet Source Type: news

Study Shows Heart Calcium Scan Predictive Of Diabetes-Related Death From Cardiovascular Disease
People with Type 2 diabetes have two to four times the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people without the disease. The best way for doctors to predict which diabetes patients are at the greatest risk for heart disease is to use a coronary artery calcium (CAC) test in addition to the most commonly used assessment tool, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news

Communication is key to medication adherence
(University of California - San Francisco) Even the best medicines in the world can be rendered ineffective if they are not taken as prescribed. The problem known as medication "non-adherence" is a major health issue in the United States, contributing to worse outcomes for people who have diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

UK fifth highest in world for childhood diabetes
24.5 per 100,000 UK children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a yearRelated items from OnMedicaDuration of obesity raises teens’ diabetes riskChildhood diabetes cases rising‘Artificial pancreas’ cuts children's nocturnal hyposMost severely obese children have cardiovascular risksFat children have high cardiovascular risks as teens
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 2, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

UK ranks fifth for child diabetes
The UK has the world’s fifth highest rate of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, figures reveal.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Being moderately overweight might not pose health risk
A study finds that people who are significantly obese are at higher risk of premature death, but not those who are merely overweight. And there may even be benefits to a few extra pounds.It's a common medical refrain: Carrying extra pounds raises the risk of ills such as heart disease and diabetes and therefore the risk of a premature death.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - January 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

People with diabetes are 50% more likely to have a heart attack even if they have had disease since childhood
The National Diabetes Audit analysed the care of two million diabetes sufferers in the UK and found that both Type 1 and 2 sufferers are at greater risk of heart attack.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NTU Study Finds Ways To Prevent Muscle Loss, Obesity And Diabetes
A research study from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has yielded important breakthroughs on how the body loses muscle, paving the way for new treatments for aging, obesity and diabetes. The study found that by inhibiting a particular molecule produced naturally in the body, muscle loss due to aging or illnesses can be prevented. Blocking the same molecule will also trigger the body to go into a 'fat-burning mode' which will fight obesity and also treat the common form of diabetes...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Medicine: the appliance of science
A cure for HIV? A new approach to obesity? Tailor-made therapies for cancer? Medical science surges aheadMore than once last year, researchers described leaps in medical science that were so breathtaking, and held so much potential for patients, that they immediately joined the list of fields to watch in the year ahead. In most cases, the work was, and is, at an early stage and its future success far from certain. Such is the nature of science. Most of today's breakthroughs will be tomorrow's failures. But some may go down in history for transforming how medicine is done.Often, medical science surges ahead when different a...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 1, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: The Guardian Genetics Biology Medical research Microbiology Society Features Cancer Aids and HIV Chemistry Biochemistry and molecular biology Science Source Type: news

RAGE Splicing Variants in Mammals
The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is a multiligand receptor of environmental stressors which plays key roles in pathophysiological processes, including immune/inflammatory disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetic arteriosclerosis, tumorigenesis, and metastasis. Besides the full-length RAGE protein in humans nearly 20 natural occurring RAGE splicing variants were described on mRNA and protein level. These naturally occurring isoforms are characterized by either N-terminally or C-terminally truncations and are discussed as possible regulators of the full-length RAGE receptor either by competitive ...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Protein Science - January 1, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: news

Diabetics have fewer cardiovascular events with metformin than with glipizide
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared with glipizide, long-term therapy with metformin leads to a reduction in major cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to Chinese and US researchers.
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Vitamin combo may help curb neuropathy in diabetics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A combination of the biologically active and immediately bioavailable forms of folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6 (Metanx, Pamlab) seems to alleviate symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new trial.
Source: Modern Medicine - January 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Well: Managing Diabetes, Then Told of Cancer
Cancer and diabetes are two leading killers in America, and while each can be a devastating diagnosis, researchers are finding that the two often occur together.
Source: NYT Health - December 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Body Cancer Breast Cancer Medicine and Health Diabetes Featured Source Type: news

Black Race, Diabetes With Complications CRVO Risk Factors Black Race, Diabetes With Complications CRVO Risk Factors
Blacks and people with complicated diabetes may have a heightened risk of developing central retinal vein occlusion, a vision-threatening condition, according to a large, population-based study. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news

COPD and Glucose Metabolism: A Bitter Sweet SymphonyCOPD and Glucose Metabolism: A Bitter Sweet Symphony
Is COPD a risk factor for type 2 diabetes? Cardiovascular Diabetology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

The Role Of The Innate Immune Cells In The Development Of Type 1 Diabetes
Julien Diana and Yannick Simoni of the "Immune Mechanisms in Type 1 Diabetes" (Inserm/Universite Paris Descartes), directed by Agnes Lehuen, have just published the results of their work on type 1 diabetes in the Nature Medicine journal. This is a disease characterised by the self-destruction of the p pancreatic cells that produce insulin. The researchers reveal the role of the innate immune cells, especially the dendritic cells, that cause the activation of the killer T-lymphocytes whose action is directed against the p pancreatic cells...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 31, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news

Make a Healthy New Year's Resolution: Resolve to Sleep Better in 2013
As 2012 is put to bed, it is time to focus our attention on the hope and promise of a new year. This is the perfect time to make a healthy new year's resolution: make 2013 the year that you finally sleep better. In the hustle and bustle of life, sleep often gets short changed. It is the first thing tossed aside if we are too busy and, quite literally, the last thing we get to at night. We may not meet our sleep needs and suffer the ill effects of sleep deprivation. This is an insidious process that often undermines our abilities with little notice until it is corrected. It may contribute to feelings of anxiety, depression...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - December 31, 2012 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news

Measurement of A1c: A New Twist on the Path to HarmonyMeasurement of A1c: A New Twist on the Path to Harmony
Learn how to convert A1c results from 1 set of units to another. Diabetes Care
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - December 30, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

Incidence and Predictors of Hypoglycaemia in Type 2 DiabetesIncidence and Predictors of Hypoglycaemia in Type 2 Diabetes
What factors put patients with diabetes at increased or decreased risk for hypoglycemia? BMC Endocrine Disorders
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - December 30, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

Type 2 Diabetes Among Younger People on the Rise
More than 20,000 adolescents and teens in the United States now have Type 2 diabetes, compared with almost none 20 years ago. And the worst might be ahead.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - December 30, 2012 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

U.S. visual impairment increasing
BALTIMORE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Vision loss among working age adults has increased significantly in recent years, partly due to the increase of type 2 diabetes, U.S. researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 29, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Genes Linked to Effectiveness of Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
A certain genetic trait limits how well the drug will work, research suggests
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - December 28, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Endocrinology, Gynecology, Oncology, Pharmacy, Research, News, Source Type: news

Ischemic Conditioning Prevents Retinopathy
What is Ischemic Conditioning?I must confess that I had little knowledge of Ischemic Conditioning and its therapeutic potential before accessing this publication by my friend +Laura A. Pasquini and her team at University of Buenos Aires (users of Neuromics' Neuronal-Glial Markers and Neurotrophins Antibodies.In the conditioning or pre-conditioning process, blood supply to an organ or a tissue is impaired for a short time (usually less than five minutes) then restored so that blood flow is resumed, and the process repeated two or more times, the cells downstream of the tissue or organ are robus...
Source: Neuromics - December 28, 2012 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Antibodies axons PDGFR Alpha Antibody Neuroprotection Diabetic retinopathy ischemic conditioning Neurotrophin Antibodies Source Type: news

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include no benefit seen with managing micronutrients in dialysis patients, follow-up relative to ablation in atrial fibrillation, atherosclerosis in servicemen, and the dangers of transfusion in people who've had a heart attack.
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 28, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Patients With Diabetes May Not Receive Best Treatment To Lower Heart Disease Risk; One Size Doesn't Fit All
For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care. Traditional treatment to reduce risks of heart disease among patients with diabetes has focused on lowering all patients' blood cholesterol to a specific, standard level. But this practice may prompt the over-use of high-dose medications for patients who don't need them, according to new research from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) and the University of Michigan Health System...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news

Stem Cells for Cell-Based Therapies
The world of stem cells We know the human body comprises many cell types (e.g., blood cells, skin cells, cervical cells), but we often forget to appreciate that all of these different cell types arose from a single cell—the fertilized egg. A host of sequential, awe-inspiring events occur between the fertilization of an egg and the formation of a new individual: Embryonic stem (ES) cells are also called totipotent cells. The first steps involve making more cells by simple cell division: one cell becomes two cells; two cells become four cells, etc. Each cell of early development is undifferentiated; that is, it is no...
Source: ActionBioscience - December 28, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news

Sitagliptin may edge glipizide in diabetics with kidney disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Type 2 diabetics with renal insufficiency had less hypoglycemia with sitagliptin than with glipizide in a recent trial.
Source: Modern Medicine - December 28, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Africa: UN Launches 'mHealth' Initiative to Fight Diseases
[Africa Renewal]Imagine getting a text message telling you when and how to take your diabetes medication. Or a voice mail reminding you of your next mammogram. That's what two UN agencies are hoping to do with mobile technology to save lives, reduce illness and disability and bring down healthcare costs.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 27, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news