Diabetes news 2006-06

2006-06-17 Data Presented at American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting Suggest Testosterone Levels Correlate with Insulin Resistance and Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

MALVERN, Pa /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUXL) , a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that new findings presented today at the American Diabetes Associations 66th Annual Scientific Sessions suggest that abnormally low testosterone levels may be linked to progression of Type 2 diabetes. The data are obtained from patient screening for a prospective study and include 568 men with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers found a general increase in insulin resistance in patients with Type 2 diabetes who have low total testosterone levels, compared to Type 2 diabetes patients with normal total testosterone levels. Recent studies have highlighted the potential importance of androgen concentrations in relation to insulin sensitivity. This latest cohort analysis provides evidence of the need for

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2006-06-09

Who could win races because they didnt have to do the same intense development as the big teams, but they still turned up at the racetrack with the same compounds available to them as everyone else. I dont think you can under-estimate that. At the moment, the tyre testing we do comes to about 60 percent of all our testing. You have to do that because theres so much lap time in it, but it doesnt mean that youll necessarily have a linear reduction in tyre testing onto the amount of tyre testing you have at the moment, but it means youll have extra things that you test. Instead of testing a new compound, which is three or four tenths quicker, youll test a different set-up with an electronic settings or on the diffs or the traction control, so there are things that are definitely second order behind tyre grip, so I think that it

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2006-06-16 Israel21c

Reported. OrSense has developed a device for blood sugar testing that uses a strong optical signal, yielding a high signal-to-noise ratio that is blood driven. A study of 24 patients at the Sheba Hospital at Tel Hashomer found that the readings obtained using the OrSense device were as accurate as those obtained using regular invasive testing of type I and type II diabetes patients, under home conditions. In his presentation to the Washington conference, director of the endocrinology institute at Sheba Hospital Professor Avraham Karasik, said, "We believe that OrSenses glucose monitoring system is set to become the system for real-time blood sugar monitoring of diabetes patients under home conditions. " Glucon has also developed a device for blood-sugar measurement, which works by reading blood glucose levels directly from a

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2006-06-21 HealthCare

State Sen. Toni Harp (pictured, right) emphasized, are now coming down with Type II diabetes -- a form until recently called "adult onset diabetes," thought to make sufferers as vulnerable to heart attack as people who have already had one. "Well start seeing heart attacks in children next," said Spinner. Panelists identified cultures of physical inactivity and an insiduously-targeted food industry as co-causes of the obesity behind the disease. "If even in school they dont get exercise, where are they going to fit it into their lifestyle?" worried Harp, decrying the just 26 minutes of recess a week given to school kids in todays test-obsessed atmosphere. "The moms are so young they didnt have recess either. They dont know physical activity is important. "

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2006-06-10 Abbotts Investigational FreeStyle Navigator(TM) Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Shows Promise in Two New Studies: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

The need for frequent blood glucose monitoring remains a barrier to achieving excellent diabetes control -- an accurate, real-time continuous glucose system such as FreeStyle Navigator would provide valuable information for improved diabetes management," said Peter Chase, M. D. , professor of pediatrics and clinical director emeritus of the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. "These data are promising and suggest the potential value of FreeStyle Navigator in the management of type 1 diabetes in both children and adults. "

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Abbotts Investigational FreeStyle Navigator(TM) Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Shows Promise in Two New Studies. - WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott announced today the presentation of results from two new studies that met the predefined endpoints designed to assess the accuracy, safety and efficacy of the FreeStyle Navigator(TM) Continuous Glucose Monitoring System for

2006-06-14 News - High Normal Haemoglobin A1c Might Be Better Screening Tool for Diabetes and Prediabetes Than Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: Presented at ADA

News - High Normal Haemoglobin A1c Might Be Better Screening Tool for Diabetes and Prediabetes Than Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: Presented at ADA

Quot;This appears to be an extremely useful screening tool," Dr. Baginsky wrote in the conclusion. "Using portable kits, HbA1c could be used to screen large groups of people without access to a laboratory, and identify individuals with prediabetes, who may be candidates for further screening. Thus, the high normal HbA1c may offer significant advantages for this population over a laboratory-based OGTT. A larger-scale study of this test should be performed, to confirm its validity. "

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2006-06-20 PRESS RELEASE BIOSAFE Thyroid Club to Offer Low Cost, at Home, Thyroid Testing

LAKE FOREST, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) - BIOSAFE Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today the formation of the BIOSAFE Thyroid Club. The BIOSAFE Thyroid Club will provide the patented BIOSAFE Thyroid Tests at reduced cost to patients needing frequent testing. The BIOSAFE Thyroid Test measures a substance called Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). This test will help you and your health care professional identify and/or monitor an underactive or overactive thyroid condition.

People with an overactive or underactive thyroid condition and various other health related issues need TSH testing on a frequent basis. "Membership in the BIOSAFE Thyroid Club will help to eliminate the need for patients to set aside time, travel to a doctors office, pay high doctor visit costs, and then wait hours or days for test results," said s President, Christopher H. Warner. "The test kits will be sent directly to the patients home on a prearranged schedule. "

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PRESS RELEASE BIOSAFE Thyroid Club to Offer Low Cost, at Home, Thyroid Testing BIOSAFE Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today the formation of the BIOSAFE Thyroid Club. The BIOSAFE Thyroid Club will provide the patented BIOSAFE Thyroid Tests at reduced cost to patients needing frequent testing. The BIOSAFE Thyroid Test measures a substance called Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). This test

2006-06-20 Coverage and Access Several Web Sites Offer Access to Diagnostic Tests

Reports. Customers do not need a prescription from their physician to obtain the tests; rather, they can visit one of the Web sites, choose a test, enter their ZIP code and receive driving directions to the nearest laboratory. According to the Web sites, an in-house doctor approves requests for the tests. Patients pay upfront for the tests and can receive a receipt to submit for reimbursement from an insurance company or a health savings account. However, most insurance companies will not reimburse patients for tests that were not ordered by a physician, the

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Several Web sites - , HealthCheckUSA, and - are offering consumers the chance to order the same diagnostic tests they might obtain at walk-in laboratories, hospitals and clinics, the Wall Street Journal reports. Customers do not need a prescription from their physician to obtain the tests; rather, they can visit one of the Web sites, choose a test, enter

2006-06-15 Entelos, ADA Launch In Silico Diabetes Research Center :: Bio-IT World

Entelos, a leading systems biology provider, and the ADA are longtime collaborators. The Type 1 Diabetes PhysioLab was developed over a two-year period, with guidance provided by a scientific advisory board of five key scientists in Type 1 diabetes:??Mark Atkinson (University of Florida), Jeffrey Bluestone (UCSF), George Eisenbarth (University of Colorado), Diane Mathis (Joslin Diabetes Center), and Aldo Rossini (University of Massachusetts). The platform is currently installed in the laboratories of these researchers.

Quite aside from the obvious benefit to diabetes research, Entelos hopes to gain wider buy-in from the academic community for biosimulation. 'I think emphasis is really going to be on getting clear scientific credibility (for biosimulation-based research) established in the academic community, particularly in immunology,' says Jill Fujisaki, an Entelos co-founder and VP of investor relations. 'We have a lot of great success stories in the pharmaceutical industry, but I think (of this) as a final nail in the coffin and really establishing, with no question, that this is a powerful way to do research. '

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2006-06-26 The Post and Courier Charleston. net News Charleston, SC

In type I diabetes, the pancreas loses the ability to manufacture the insulin needed to convert blood sugar into energy. Those who have type I diabetes must take daily insulin to live. While the effects of type II diabetes are not as immediate, early treatment is critical for both children and adults, experts say. Untreated, people with type II diabetes have a much higher risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, vision loss and stroke.

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