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Results from first five Phase III studies confirm Roche’s weekly taspoglutide has positive effect on reducing blood glucose compared with other diabetes treatment options

The National Changing Diabetes® Program (NCDP) announced today results of a study that found extraordinary variety in the measurement of clinical processes critical to optimal diabetes management such as blood pressure and glucose levels.

Working alongside Diabetes UK, BT has released a report today following a 6-week Work Fit programme to raise awareness of Type 2 diabetes amongst its 110,000 employees. The company’s aim was to get people to think about changing their behaviour and to encourage people to think about whether they are putting themselves at risk.

A free resource designed to educate patients about ways to successfully manage their diabetes was revealed today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress.

Immigrant populations in Europe face an increased risk of diet-related diseases as they adjust to a ‘Western’ lifestyle, according to scientists at the University of Leeds.

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced its behind the scenes support of NBC’s The Biggest Loser: Couples, a top-ranked primetime show. The reality television show challenges and encourages overweight contestants to shed pounds and become healthier.

Environmental and public health experts call for Americans to go "Meatless" on Mondays

When concerns were raised about the safety of the diabetes medication, rosiglitazone, in May 2007, many patients and their doctors made the decision to discontinue use of the drug.

In a study of 50 people newly-diagnosed with schizophrenia or a related psychotic disorder with no other known risk factors, 16 percent had either diabetes or an abnormal rate of glucose metabolism, says Dr. Brian Kirkpatrick, vice chair of the MCG Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior. In a similar size control group of people without schizophrenia, none had signs of or had developed the disease.

Health knowledge is an essential as the basis for personal health maintenance with an eye toward longevity.

Age, sex and traditional risk factors-such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and body mass-are more important predictors of heart attack in patients with rheumatoid arthritis than the use of certain medications.

The World Health Organization estimates that 180 million people in the world have diabetes, and that number is expected to double by 2030.

Genetics researchers have identified two novel gene locations that raise the risk of type 1 diabetes.

More people suffer from pain than from heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined, but many of the drugs used to relieve suffering are not completely effective or have harmful side effects.

Australian scientists have identified a way to 'switch off' a molecule, a key player in the molecular processes that trigger breast cancer and certain forms of leukaemia.

The study, conducted at the University of Arizona, Tucson, indicates Pycnogenol(R) may serve as a potent adjunct to prescription medications for the 20 million people in the Unites States living with diabetes.

Obesity is taking a hefty toll on the health of children and young adults, leaving more Americans facing the burden of a lifetime of diabetes care and management.

A diagnosis of type I diabetes means a life sentence of medical follow-up. While treatments have become simpler and less restrictive in recent years, they are still a burden, especially for young patients.

Compounds found in pumpkin could potentially replace or at least drastically reduce the daily insulin injections that so many diabetics currently have to endure. Recent research reveals that pumpkin extract promotes regeneration of damaged pancreatic cells in diabetic rats, boosting levels of insulin-producing beta cells and insulin in the blood, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.

The scientists say the discovery, published online in Nature Medicine on July 1, could revolutionize human cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery and treatment of diseases associated with human obesity.