Diabetes In The News
The latest news in the diabetes health care world. These links are from external sites and are gathered here for your reading convenience.
A Forecast Insight Report Into The Antidiabetics Market - Switching To New Molecule Antidiabetics Drives Market Growth
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Forecast Insight: Antidiabetics - Switching to New Molecule Antidiabetics Drives Market Growth" report to their offering. The antidiabetics market is expected to reach $29 billion, across the seven major markets, by 2017. [more]Australian Launch Of Medical Data 'Internet'
Medical and life scientists will be able to share information collected from many thousands of cases thanks to a digital network aunched at The Australian National University in Canberra The ANU node of BioGrid was launched at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Garran Road, ANU by Senator Kate Lundy. The ACT node of the BioGrid network is a collaborative venture between ANU and BioGrid Australia. [more]Clara Barton And Camp Joslin Diabetes Camps Complete Inaugural Rollout Of MCT-Diabetes With Groups Of 2008 Campers
MyCareTeam has announced that through a relationship with The Barton Center for Diabetes Education that its popular diabetes management software product, MCT-Diabetes, will be used extensively going forward with the management of its campers at the Barton Camp in Oxford, MA and the Joslin Camp in Charlton, MA. [more]FDA Continues Review Of Takeda's New Drug Application For Alogliptin (SYR-322), A DPP-4 Agent For Type 2 Diabetes
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") today announced that Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc., a wholly owned United States (U.S.) subsidiary, received notification that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will not be able to complete its review of the alogliptin New Drug Application (NDA) by the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of October 27, 2008. [more]Yale Researchers Describe Crossroads In Pathway To Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease
Yale University researchers have described a molecular traffic signal in the middle of a busy biological highway that influences such diverse processes as the production of insulin, activation of the immune system, creation of new brain cells and formation of tumors. The centrality of this traffic signal, known as mTOR, makes it of intense interest to researchers searching for new treatments for a wide variety of diseases, said Michael Simons, M.D. [more]Diabetes Forecast Takes a Look Back and a Step Forward
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct 03, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- For 60 years, Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), has been bringing crucial information to people with diabetes. [more]Diabetes Not Linked with Prostate Cancer Death
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity, rather than diabetes, increases the risk that men being treated for locally advanced prostate cancer will die from the cancer, researchers report. [more]Teens' Faculties Not Harmed by Low Blood Sugar
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers with type 1 diabetes who aim to keep their glucose levels under tight control may have frequent episodes of too-low blood sugar, but this apparently has no lasting effect on their cognitive function. [more]Birth Risks Differ for Asian-Caucasian Couples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that the rates of cesarean deliveries, gestational diabetes, and other pregnancy-related outcomes differ among Asian, Caucasian, and interracial Asian-Caucasian couples. [more]Calif. restaurant chains required to list calories
SACRAMENTO, California - California is now the first U.S. [more]Small Intestine Senses Bitter Toxins in Food (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- If bitter-tasting food makes you feel ill, it may just be your digestive system doing its job, a new report says. [more]New Vaccine May Help Type 1 Diabetics in Future (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Swedish researchers have developed a vaccine that may change the way the immune system responds in people who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. [more]Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Couples made up of one Asian and one white partner may face an increased risk of gestational diabetes and a higher risk of Caesarean delivery, say researchers at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine. [more]Teens' faculties not harmed by low blood sugar (Reuters)
Reuters - Teenagers with type 1 diabetes who aim to keep their glucose levels under tight control may have frequent episodes of too-low blood sugar, but this apparently has no lasting effect on their cognitive function. [more]Analogue or human insulins OK for type 2 diabetes (Reuters)
Reuters - People with type 2 diabetes who need insulin to control their blood glucose levels can choose either human insulin or a structurally similar synthetic version to do the job, a study shows. [more]
