jeudi 24 septembre 2009

xFruits - diabetes nutrition obesity - 13 nouveaux articles

Everolimus-Eluting Stent Proves Signifcantly Safer, More Effective...  

2009-09-24 12:00

Cardiovascular / Cardiology

Late-breaking data from SPIRIT IV, a large-scale multi-center study of nearly 4,000 patients in the U.S., shows that an everolimus-eluting stent demonstrated enhanced safety and efficacy in the treatment of de novo native coronary artery lesions when compared to a paclitaxel-eluting stent, and showed that "low late loss" may be achieved with drug-eluting stents without sacrificing safety.
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Is Inhaled Insulin Delivery Still A Possibility? Why Has It Been A...  

2009-09-24 12:00

Diabetes

The commercial failure of Exubera® (Pfizer, New York, NY), the first inhaled insulin product to come to market, led other companies such as Eli Lilly-Alkermes to halt studies of similar drug delivery in development intended to compete for a share of the lucrative diabetes market.
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The Millennium Development Goals May Be Challenged By Malnutrition...  

2009-09-24 12:00

Seniors / Aging

Ninety per cent of older persons in rural Bangladesh displayed either overt or risk for malnutrition in a collaborative study presented in a dissertation by Tamanna Ferdous from Uppsala University Sept 22, 2009. The results, which are part of a larger international study, challenge the Millenium Development Goals. "To reach the goals outlined by United Nations in the Millenium Development Goals, e.g.
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New Brain Pathway For Regulating Weight And Bone Mass Identified By...  

2009-09-24 12:00

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

Contrary to the prevailing view, the hormone leptin, which is critical for normal food intake and metabolism, appears to regulate bone mass and suppress appetite by acting mainly through serotonin pathways in the brain, according to a recent study published in Cell by Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at Columbia University. This new finding contradicts the view that leptin acts primarily in the hypothalamus.
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Agriculture Summit Addresses Doubling Global Food Output By 2050  

2009-09-24 11:00

Nutrition / Diet

On Tuesday in Washington, D.C., U.S. agriculture companies Deere & Co., Archer Daniels Midland Co., DuPont Co. and Monsanto Co. met with lawmakers, hunger experts and other officials at a Global Harvest Initiative symposium to address "sustainable" food production, Reuters reports.
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New - Young Adult Support Weekend, Diabetes UK  

2009-09-24 10:00

Diabetes

Diabetes UK Care Events team is expanding its programme with a new event for young adults with Type 1 diabetes. The first Young Adult Support Weekend (13 to 15 November 2009) offers a chance for young people aged 18 to 25 to meet others, join in discussion groups, talk to healthcare professionals and find out more about issues such as going away to university, discrimination at work, travelling, alcohol, driving, sex and relationships.
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Versartis Presents Preclinical Data For Novel Type 2 Diabetes Drug  

2009-09-24 10:00

Diabetes

Versartis, Inc. today presented preclinical data demonstrating the potential for monthly dosing of its lead product, VRS-859 (exenatide-XTEN), for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The data were presented by Jeffrey Cleland, Ph.D., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Versartis, at the IBC Protein Engineering & Design Conference in San Diego. In his talk, "Half-life Extension and In Vivo Biological Activity of Peptide and Protein Therapeutics," Dr.
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Australia's Experience With Iodine Nutrition: Lessons Learned  

2009-09-24 10:00

Nutrition / Diet

According to Australian researchers, iodine deficiency, which can result in thyroid conditions in adults and may cause mental handicap and contribute disproportionately to perinatal thyroid disease and death, is on the rise in Europe and Australia.
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Keeping School Lunches Nutritious And Delicious All Year Long, Canada  

2009-09-24 09:00

Nutrition / Diet

"Already out of lunch ideas after the first weeks of school? Dietitians have some practical tips to help your kids increase their vegetable and fruit and milk product intake which are two problems areas for many school-age boys and girls," says Mary Sue Waisman, registered dietitian. Try one or more of these tips to keep lunches nutritious, delicious and fun: - Keep supplies handy to make packing lunches easier.
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Interleukin Genetics, Inc. Announces Positive Results From Clinical...  

2009-09-24 09:00

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ILI) announced top-line positive results from a retrospective clinical study on weight management using patients who participated in a diet study previously reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Exercise Counseling And Fitness Center Training Effective For Type 2...  

2009-09-24 07:00

Diabetes

Physical therapist-directed exercise counseling combined with fitness center-based exercise training can improve muscular strength and exercise capacity in people with type 2 diabetes, with outcomes similar to those of supervised exercise, according to a randomized clinical trial published in the September issue of Physical Therapy, the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
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Discovery Of New Links Among Alcohol Abuse, Depression And Obesity In...  

2009-09-24 07:00

Women's Health / Gynecology

There is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men. Using data collected when young adults were 24, 27 and 30 years of age, a team of University of Washington researchers found that nearly half the sample of 776 young adults tracked during the study met the criteria for one of these conditions at each of these time points.
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Exercise Counseling And Fitness Center Training Effective For Type 2...  

2009-09-24 07:00

Diabetes

Physical therapist-directed exercise counseling combined with fitness center-based exercise training can improve muscular strength and exercise capacity in people with type 2 diabetes, with outcomes similar to those of supervised exercise, according to a randomized clinical trial published in the September issue of Physical Therapy, the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
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