Diabetes news 2006-05-08

According to Richard Hanscott, Vice-President of Business Solutions at Orange UK, "By introducing wireless clinical testing, the pharmaceutical industry can hope to reduce the time it takes to run trials by around six months by minimizing paperwork, ensuring that patients follow correct procedures and allowing drug companies instant access to patient data for analysis. As clinical trials will ultimately take less time to implement, the cost savings are also clear. If the time spent bringing a drug to market is cut by six months, this results in six months less cash investment in the trial process, plus six months extra revenue as the drug is being sold. Put simply, wireless clinical trials will reduce the time taken to bring a new drug to market, enable the collection of more meaningful and reliable data and increase safety

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Through comparing test animals with and without diabetes, the team discovered that there was a0 high activation of the two regulators in the subjects with diabetes, suppressing the production of adiponectin the body, the team said.

The team, led by Chung Myung-ho, a molecular biology doctor at the state-run National Institute of Health, discovered that the NFATc4 and the ATF3 regulators in living organisms block the creation of adiponectin, a hormone that prevents the formation of diabetes.

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EXCLUSIVE: NHS TELL SICK TO STAY AWAY FROM AE

In pilot schemes in the West Midlands patients were given Test the Urgency of your Emergency questionaires to get them to think before going to hospital.

HUNDREDS of nurses, midwives, cleaners and porters will march on Parliament tomorrow in protest at huge NHS job losses.

And Diabetes UK warned: "Diabetes can pose a serious and immediate threat to peoples health that will require emergency treatment. "

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PATIENTS suffering breathing difficulties, heart problems and epileptic fits are to be told NOT to go to accident and emergency units. - Mirror News; covering the UKs daily news up to the minute - News top uk news mirror news top news stories uk news london news latest news news online world uk international foreign british online service World news UK top stories Business

Dr Anthony Bransgrove developed the test because of concerns about the growing number of undiagnosed sufferers of type II diabetes.

He says he hopes the tests availability means it will not take years for people to diagnose the adult onset of diabetes.

A self-test for diabetes can now be purchased from local supermarkets.

The ready availability of a diabetic test system provides a simple first step alternative for many who otherwise would not seek or take advice," he said.

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A self-test for diabetes can now be purchased from local supermarkets Dr Anthony Bransgrove developed the test because of concerns about the growing number of undiagnosed sufferers of type II diabe - Health:Diseases and Disorders:Diabetes

When Sun and Smith investigated further, they found lower levels of uncoupling protein-2 (Ucp2) in cells called pancreatic islets (where insulin is made). Reducing Ucp2 improves the cells ability to make ATP, the cells energy molecule, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the pancreatic beta cell (the cell in the pancreas which produces insulin) to glucose-induced insulin release. Further tests in animals lacking ghrelin, showed that besides increased insulin secretion, their sensitivity to insulin was increased, said Sun. "That means glucose was cleared more efficiently. "

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Ghrelin, a hormone long considered a key player in obesity, may instead take a major role in maintaining the balance between insulin and glucose and the development of diabetes, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report in the current issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.

ONeill rose to prominence with a factory-supported BTCC drive and scored an emotional debut victory at Oulton Park in the series. In more recent times he has had to come to terms with diabetes, but quickly worked back to full fitness. "Im probably fitter now than Ive ever been and I want to show that diabetes is not a hindrance to competing in motorsport. You can't let diabetes take over your life, and I still think I can get back into the BTCC. "

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With money raised from bake sales and diabetes marches across the country, the foundation is launching a series of independent studies designed to test manufacturer claims about the new devices and provide information on their worth. Among the big questions are how much they can cut rates of hospitalization, car accidents caused by drivers with low blood sugar and the many other problems attributable to diabetes.

When Casey Burkhalter, 12, was diagnosed with diabetes 21/2 years ago, her parents started waking up repeatedly at night to test her blood sugar, typical of the exhausting tasks many of the nations 21 million diabetics go through to extend their lives.

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When Casey Burkhalter, 12, was diagnosed with diabetes 21/2 years ago, her parents started waking up repeatedly at night to test her blood sugar, typical of the exhausting tasks many of the nations 21 million diabetics go through to extend their lives. - Pagename health subdesk health health

In this test - you want a low score. Zero to five points says your risk of dying in four years is less than four percent. With 14 points, your risk rises to 64 percent. Just being male gives you two points. So does having diabetes, being a smoker, and getting tired trying to walk several blocks.

Sy took the Mortality Test and found, Im like a five, because I have diabetes, Im a male and my age, theres the points, less than four percent chance (of dying). "

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The Tantalizing Tech Sector

) markets a test for determining breast-cancer patients chance of recurrence, a factor that can help physicians determine if a patient should undergo chemotherapy to beat the disease or if a treatment with fewer side effects will suffice. Genomics first product, Oncotype DX, is a test that measures gene expression in tissue samples from the tumor. From these data, a score is determined assessing the recurrence risk. CEO Randy Scott says the company is working on similar tests for other cancers.

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These companies are looking to commercialize exciting technology. But remember -- the risks of investing in such startups are high.

Damage to the kidneys -- which filter waste from blood and turn it into urine -- occurs insidiously. Over time, the microscopic blood-filtering tubes called nephrons that make up the kidney get knocked off, one by one, in much the way that the bulbs on a street sign burn out. Diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes -- which damage the blood vessels in the kidney -- greatly accelerate the destruction. High blood pressure and diabetes are responsible for two-thirds of all kidney disease in the United States.

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