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Common Herbicides and Fibrate Drugs Block Nutrient-sensing ‘Taste’ Receptor Found in Gut and PancreasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 9, 2009 (Newswise) - According to new research from the Monell Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor also present in intestine and pancreas. Commonly used in agriculture and medicine, these chemical compounds were not previously known to act on the T1R3 receptor. The T1R3 receptor is a critical component of both the sweet taste receptor and the umami (amino acid) taste receptor. First identified on the tongue, emerging evidence indicates that T1R3 and related taste receptors also a...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Narrow Window of Opportunity to Reverse Obesity with Surgery in TeensEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study, like others, found that after surgery, patients generally show significant improvement or resolution of cardiovascular risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Dr. Inge said that the study indicates that families and communities need to take childhood weight problems seriously and aggressively pursue the best treatment options available for them before the weight problem gets out of hand. “As doctors who take care of kids, we have an obligation to identify those patients who are at highest risk and start explaining treatment options to families earlier before the child or tee...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

VIVUS Announces Positive Results From Two Phase 3 Studies; Obese Patients on Qnexa Achieve Average Weight Loss up to 14.7% and Significant Improvements in Co-MorbiditiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
September 9, 2009 (VIVUS) - VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced positive results from two final, phase 3 pivotal 56-week studies, EQUIP (OB-302) and CONQUER (OB-303), evaluating the safety and efficacy of Qnexa(TM), an investigational drug, in more than 3,750 patients across 93 sites. The EQUIP and CONQUER studies met all primary endpoints by demonstrating statistically significant weight loss with all three doses of Qnexa, as compared to placebo. Patients taking Qnexa also achieved significant improvements in cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors including blood pressure, lipid levels, and type 2 diabetes. ...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Gluten-Free Diet Reduces Bone Problems in Children with Celiac DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 8, 2009 (EurekAlert) - Celiac disease (CD) is an inherited intestinal disorder characterized by life-long intolerance to the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Although CD can be diagnosed at any age, it commonly occurs during early childhood (between 9 and 24 months). Reduced bone mineral density is often found in individuals with CD. A new article in the journal Nutrition Reviews examines the literature on the topic and reveals that a gluten-free diet can affect children's recovery. Metabolic bone disease remains a significant and common complication of CD. Reduced bone mineral de...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

UF Study: Exercise Improves Body Image for Fit and Unfit AlikeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 8, 2009 (EurekAlert) - Attention weekend warriors: the simple act of exercise and not fitness itself can convince you that you look better, a new University of Florida study finds. People who don't achieve workout milestones such as losing fat, gaining strength or boosting cardiovascular fitness feel just as good about their bodies as their more athletic counterparts, said Heather Hausenblas, a UF exercise psychologist. Her study is published in the September issue of the Journal of Health Psychology. "You would think that if you become more fit that you would experience greater improvements in terms of body i...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

CHEO RI Study Uses Sophisticated Genetic Engineering to Improve Insulin-Producing Beta CellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 7, 2009 (EurekAlert) - 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. A study to be published today in the leading international journal Cell Metabolism describes how a research group led by Dr. Robert Screaton, who holds the Canada Resea...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Strong Link Between Obesity and DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 7, 2009 (Newswise) - Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide. In an editorial published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the Adelaide researchers add support to claims of a two-way risk between obesity and common mental disorders. The editorial makes comments on a new research paper on this topic published in the same issue of the BMJ by Professor Mika Kivimäki from University College London. "A better understanding of the mechanisms...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Good Nutritional Control May Prevent Polyneuropathy After Bariatric SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 7, 2009 (Newswise) - With the rising popularity of bariatric surgery (BS), there is an increasing need for patients and their doctors to recognize and prevent the potential complications from this weight loss procedure. Neurological complications are one of the risks, and recent studies show that appropriate preventative measures and a multidisciplinary approach can largely prevent the development of postoperative nerve damage, also known as peripheral neuropathy (PN). In previous studies, researchers showed that PN can occur after bariatric surgery and be of three types: mononeuropathy, sensory predominant pol...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Monash Research Cautions Against Use of AntioxidantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 7, 2009 (Newswise) - 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. The team, led by Professor Tony Tiganis from the Monash Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has found that molecules known as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) may play a protective role in the early stages of Type 2 diabetes by enhancing insulin action. Anti-oxidants prevent the beneficial effects of ROS. The team showed that when ROS levels were elevated in muscles of ...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Immune Cell Entry Into the Pancreatic Islets Key to Understanding Type 1 Diabetes OriginsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 6, 2009 (Newswise) - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes. The finding points to possible new strategies to halt or prevent type I diabetes. Working in mice, researchers demonstrated that to enter key areas of the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans, immune cells known as T cells must recognize a marker on the surface of insulin-producing cells housed there. T cells play a key role in regulating immune response. Once inside the islets, T cells trigger the inflammation that can lea...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Ethnic Background May Be Associated with Diabetes RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, researchers measured insulin levels and compared the amount of total body fat to lean mass in 828 men and women of Aboriginal, Chinese, European and South Asian origin to determine how differences in fat mass and lean mass may be related to insulin levels and insulin resistance in each group. Of the four ethnic groups studied, South Asians were found to have both higher fat mass, lower muscle mass and greater insulin levels, placing them at increased risk for insulin resistance and diabetes. “An individual’s ethnic background may determine the amount of body fat and lean mass they have, and therefore ma...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Future Diabetes Treatment May Use Resveratrol to Target the BrainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 6, 2009 (Newswise) - Resveratrol, a molecule found in red grapes, has been shown to improve diabetes when delivered orally to rodents. Until now, however, little has been known about how these beneficial changes are mediated in the body. A new study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society, shows that the brain plays a key role in mediating resveratrol’s anti-diabetic actions, potentially paving the way for future orally-delivered diabetes medications that target the brain. Resveratrol activates sirtuins, a class of proteins that are thought to underlie many of the benefic...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Los Angeles Fast-Food Restaurant Ban Unlikely to Cut Obesity, Study FindsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 6, 2009 (EurekAlert) - Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve the diet of residents or reduce obesity, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers from RAND Health found that the South Los Angeles region has no more fast-food chain establishments on a per capita basis than other parts of the city, but rather many more small food stores and other food outlets. Those outlets are more likely to be the source of high-calorie snacks and soda consumed substantially more oft...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Bulimia, Binge Eating Respond to Talk TherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 6, 2009 (Newswise) - Although most people with bulimia and binge eating disorders wait many years before seeking help, a new review shows that psychological treatment can make a large difference — and that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective talk therapy for these disorders. People with bulimia experience cycles of disordered eating behavior in which they overeat and then purge, often by self-induced vomiting or taking laxatives. Binge eating disorder includes bouts of overeating, but without purging, and researchers have linked it to obesity. Eating disorders are most common in women, w...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Chinese Herbal Medicines for Preventing Diabetes in High Risk PeopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 6, 2009 (EurekAlert) - More research is required to establish whether Chinese herbal medicines can reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes, according to Cochrane Researchers. Although herbal medicines are widely used in Asian countries to treat pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance or IGT), the precursor of the disease, researchers say there is still not enough hard scientific evidence to confidently recommend their use. "People with impaired glucose tolerance are more likely to develop full blown diabetes and it may be possible to prevent or delay the onset of the disease through lifestyle changes and ...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Hypertension and Diabetes Are Concern in Long-Term Care of Liver Transplant PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (EurekAlert) - A recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado looked at post-transplant care to determine whether primary care physicians (PCPs) or hepatologists are better suited to manage the overall health care of patients who received a liver transplant (LT). Researchers learned that hepatologists believe metabolic complications to be common in LT patients, but not well controlled. The hepatologists surveyed also felt that PCPs should be responsible for managing these conditions, but that this group was not taking an active role. Full details of this study appear in the October issue of L...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Light Shed on the Secret Behind Probiotic Bacteria Promoting HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (EurekAlert) - Functional food is the food industry's fastest-growing product group, its leading products including dairy products which contain probiotics, that is, bacteria promoting health. Valio's Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG®) is the most frequently studied and used probiotic. Under the supervision of researchers at the Institute of Biotechnology, and the Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences at the University of Helsinki, an international research team determined the genome sequences of LGG and a bacterium closely related to it. The results, published in the renowned PNAS journal, shed light on ...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Fruit Juices Contain More Vitamin C Than Their Labels IndicateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (EurekAlert) - A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels by the manufacturers. This finding has been possible owing to a new technique developed by the researchers to determine the content of vitamin C in these kinds of drinks. Ascorbic acid or vitamin C is a natural antioxidant in fruits and vegetables, but the European Commission permits its use as an additive in juices, jams, dairy products and other foods. The involvement of this substa...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Americans Concerned About Heart Health, But Not Proactive Enough to Prevent ItEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (EurekAlert) - To help draw attention to National Child Health Day (today), the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) has released findings from a new national consumer survey and launched a campaign to educate families about heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. he national survey revealed that more than three in five (61%) Americans incorrectly believe that the processes related to heart disease do not begin until adulthood. Alarmingly, fewer than four in ten (38%) correctly surmise that people should be concerned about living a heart-healthy lifestyle to prevent a futur...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

High-Fat Diet Impairs Muscle Health Before Impacting FunctionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (EurekAlert) - Skeletal muscle plays a critical role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body. But few studies have comprehensively examined how obesity caused by a high-fat diet affects the health of muscle in adolescents who are pre-diabetic. In a paper published tomorrow in the scientific journal PLoS One, a team of McMaster University researchers report that the health of young adult muscle declines during the pre-diabetic state, which is when blood sugar levels are higher than normal but lower than during Type 2 diabetes. The researchers found that during this period significant impairments occ...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

SHM's Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation Targets HyperglycemiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (SHM) - The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is announcing the launch of its new Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation (GCMI) project. Now in place in 30 hospitals across the country, the new program will improve early detection and treatment of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the fourth most common co-morbid condition complicating all hospital discharges. Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, in hospitalized patients complicates a variety of illnesses and is an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes. GCMI, supporte...
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Body's Circadian Rhythm Tightly Entwined with Blood Sugar Control, Stanford/Packard Scientist ShowsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (EurekAlert) - Scientists have long struggled to understand the body's biological clock. Its tick-tock wakes us up, reminds us to eat and tells us when to go to bed. But what sets that circadian rhythm? New research now shows that daily fluctuations in powerful hormones called glucocorticoids directly synchronize the biological clock as an integral part of our mechanism for regulating blood sugar. "The most surprising part of our findings is that our internal biologic rhythms are embedded directly into another pathway, one that is essential to regulate metabolism," said senior study author Brian Feldma...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Baylor Health Care System to Transform South Dallas Recreation Center into New Diabetes InstituteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 2, 2009 (Newswise) - South Dallas residents are 30 percent more likely to be admitted to a hospital due to diabetes or a diabetes-related condition than other city residents. In fact by 2010, 13 percent of those living in South Dallas will be diabetic. Baylor Health Care System is reaching out to the traditionally underserved neighborhood, transforming a local recreation center into the area’s first and only diabetes health and wellness institute. Baylor will invest $15 million in the project with the mission of saving lives through improved diabetes care, education and research. The new institute is expected...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Making Sense of Diabetes Video Contest Asks “What Does Diabetes Taste, Smell or Sound Like to You?”Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 2, 2009 (Newswise) - Few people talk openly about having diabetes, so most of us have little understanding of what it feels like to live with diabetes every single day and how it can impact one’s every waking moment. That’s about to change. In recognition of World Diabetes Day on November 14th, the Making Sense of Diabetes video contest is challenging people living with diabetes to visually reveal its impact on their lives through one of the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch or smell. The contest is sponsored by the Diabetes Hands Foundation, a pioneering advocacy organization in social media, and made ...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

Researchers Link 11 Genetic Variations to Type 2 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 2, 2009 (Newswise) - Mathematicians at Michigan Technological University have developed powerful new tools for winnowing out the genes behind some of humanity’s most intractable diseases. With one, they can cast back through generations to pinpoint the genes behind inherited illness. With another, they have isolated 11 variations within genes—called single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs or "snips"—associated with type 2 diabetes. "With chronic, complex diseases like Parkinson's, diabetes and ALS [Lou Gehrig's disease], multiple genes are involved," said Qiuying Sha, an assistant professor of mathematical...
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Childhood Cancer Survivors Exercise Less, Increasing Diabetes RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 2, 2009 (Newswise) - In a study of adults who survived cancer as children, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators found that many survivors lead sedentary lifestyles and are more likely to be less physically active than their siblings. Childhood cancer survivors are at greater risk of diabetes, obesity and heart disease than the rest of the population. Cancer treatments such as cranial radiation can damage the hypothalamus and pituitary; the result is an abnormal metabolism, which increases the risk of obesity and diabetes. Also, chemotherapy with the drug anthracycline increases the risk of hear...
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Know the Warning Signs for Type 1 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 2, 2009 (Newswise) - When Sonia Sotomayor was named Supreme Court nominee, the type 1 diabetes community seized the news as proof that diabetes is no longer a life-limiting condition. Unfortunately, the number of children with type 1 diabetes – Ms. Sotomayor was diagnosed at age 8 – is on the upswing. In type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile-onset diabetes, the pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin are destroyed by an autoimmune process. Type 1 diabetics must regiment their diets and take insulin multiple times a day to control blood sugar levels and prevent diabetic coma. Although there is much ...
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Why WAIT for Diabetes Control?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 2, 2009 (Newswise) - "Weight loss is emerging as one of the best and safest ways to treat type 2 diabetes," asserts Osama Hamdy, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director of the Obesity Clinical Program at Joslin Diabetes Center. In a study concluded last year, 115 people with type 2 diabetes who participated in Joslin's Why WAIT (Weight Achievement and Intensive Treatment) program lost an average of 10.3 percent of their initial weight (or 24 pounds) and an average of 3.7 inches from their waists after 12 weeks. They maintained an average loss of 7.6 percent (or 18.8 pounds) on their own for at least a year and a half aft...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info