Diabetes news 2006-10

2006-10-03 VeraLight Receives USPTO Notice of Allowance Covering Dermal Fluorescence Technology to Detect Diabetes: Financial News - Yahoo. Finance

Results from recently announced scientific studies have shown VeraLights diabetes screening system -- code-named "Scout" -- was able to significantly outperform the FPG test and the A1C test for identifying diabetes and pre- diabetes in individuals with one or more known risk factors for the disease. Against the results of a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test used for validation, a prototype of the device was able to identify 29 pct. more patients than the FPG test and 17 pct. more patients than the A1C test. Both the FPG and A1C are blood tests used to screen patients at risk for diabetes.

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VeraLight Receives USPTO Notice of Allowance Covering Dermal Fluorescence Technology to Detect Diabetes. - ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. , Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- VeraLight, Inc. , a privately held medical device company, today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U. S.

2006-10-18 News Articles: North Georgias Sporting News Weather and News

DAS, in partnership with the University of Georgia (UGA), the Georgia Aging Network, the Division of Public Health and other public/private sector agencies developed, implemented and evaluated the statewide community intervention program called Live Healthy Georgia--Seniors Taking Charge, which consisted of health promotion activities to help improve the quality of life of older adults living in the community. As a result, the program participants who reported engaging in physical activities for at least 30 minutes, five or more days a week, increased from 53 pct. to 64 pct. Participants who consumed at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day increased from 29 pct. to 52 pct. Those with very poorly controlled blood sugar had a 1 pct. decrease in their A1c test, which is the gold standard test for diabetes management.

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2006-10-10 MacroGenics Receives Orphan Drug Designation From FDA for Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Type 1 Diabetes: Financial News - Yahoo. Finance

In a Diabetes publication, Dr. Kevan Herold, now at Yale University and a consultant to MacroGenics, reported two-year follow-up data regarding 21 patients who received a single course of hOKT3-gamma-1 (Ala-Ala) within six weeks of their diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. The patients who received hOKT3-gamma-1 (Ala-Ala) had improved C-peptide responses following a mixed meal tolerance test, reduced hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, and lower insulin requirements for at least 2 years following the initial treatment compared to the control population. C-peptide responses measure a patients residual beta cell function and ability to produce insulin. HbA1c is a measure of metabolic control that reflects the amount of glucose in a patients blood over a 3-month timeframe.

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MacroGenics Receives Orphan Drug Designation From FDA for Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Type 1 Diabetes. - ROCKVILLE, Md /PRNewswire/ -- MacroGenics, Inc. announced today that its lead product candidate, MGA031, a humanized, Fc-engineered anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, has received orphan drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of recent-onset type 1

2006-10-19 National Diabetes Initiative Presents Tools for Successful Diabetes Self Management

The Diabetes Initiative, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a national initiative comprised of two national diabetes self management programs: Advancing Diabetes Self Management and Building Community Supports for Diabetes Care. These two programs support 14 demonstration projects throughout the country that test and introduce quality improvements in the resources and supports for diabetes self management in primary care and community settings, respectively. Together, they aim to demonstrate that diabetes self management programs can be successfully implemented in real-world clinic and community settings.

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TUCSON, Ariz /PRNewswire/ -- The Diabetes Initiative, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation(R), is presenting important findings about diabetes self management at its Cap. - Diabetes health self management community care initiative center supports support johnson programs their national wood patients providers inc healthy need texas help projects

2006-10-26 Bob Harper of NBCs The Biggest Loser Visits Chicago to Help Residents Step Up Their Diabetes Management

The Diabetes and You: Step It Up to Get It Down campaign was developed in response to a first-of-its-kind report issued last year by AACE showing that two out of three Americans with type 2 diabetes analyzed in a study were not in control of their blood sugar -- failing to meet the AACE-recommended A1C goal of 6. 5 pct. or less for most people. According to the report, in Chicago alone, approximately 68 pct. of people with type 2 diabetes who were analyzed in the study were not in control of their blood sugar. The A1C test measures a persons average blood sugar levels over the previous two to three months. The A1C test complements blood sugar monitoring that patients do on their own, which shows a blood sugar level at the time the test is taken.

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CHICAGO /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the major nationwide educational campaign Diabetes and You: Step It Up to Get It Down, life and fitness coach Bob Harper will visit Chicago to encourage loca. - Diabetes blood sugar better type their people your aace control steps step american a1c life endocrinologists association clinical patients healthcare toward one get you: down

2006-11-01 Bob Harper of NBCs The Biggest Loser and Local Diabetes Expert Visit Los Angeles to Help Residents Step Up Their Diabetes Management

The Diabetes and You: Step It Up to Get It Down campaign was developed in response to a first-of-its-kind report issued last year by AACE showing that two out of three Americans with type 2 diabetes analyzed in a study were not in control of their blood sugar -- failing to meet the AACE-recommended A1C goal of 6. 5 pct. or less for most patients. According to the report, in California alone, more than one-third of people with type 2 diabetes who were analyzed in the study were not in control of their blood sugar. The A1C test measures a persons average blood sugar levels over the previous two to three months. The A1C test complements blood sugar monitoring that patients do on their own, which shows a blood sugar level at the time the test is taken.

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LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the major nationwide educational campaign Diabetes and You: Step It Up to Get It Down, life and fitness coach Bob Harper will visit Los Angeles to encour. - Diabetes blood sugar better type control their your step patients aace people steps american clinical a1c life endocrinology toward down you: campaign one past healthcare

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2006-10-14 THISDAY ONLINE

Replies to above questions were answered in a medical report from one Dr. A. Senbanjo, Medical Director of Radmed, who claimed Electro-cardio-gram (ECG) tests revealed that Bamaiyi has hyper-tension, diabetes, and high cholesterol, which reduces blood supply to the heart, making the patient have chest pain and sweating on slight exertion and stress, which may eventually result in heart attack and death. The report also claimed accused is unfit to stand trial until further tests are done on his heart condition.

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2006-10-19 CNW Group

TORONTO /CNW/ - For people with type 2 diabetes, frequent testing of glucose levels is often recommended as part of daily diabetes management. But just how necessary is this routine habit One researcher says not, another says very necessary. Hear the lively and educational debate on at the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 9th Annual Professional Conference. Arguing against the need for frequent glucose testing is Dr. Sumit Majumdar, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta Medical School. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Alberta, a Research Fellow with the Institute of Health Economics, and a Visiting Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.

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2006-10-07 Pioneers on genetic frontier

Pioneers on genetic frontier

Wolford believes that in five years, there will be blood tests available to tell people if they are at risk for certain forms of diabetes. From there, researchers and doctors will be able to tell them whether they should avoid diets that are high in fat or sugar. The next step will be to determine which medicines will work the best for a patient. Those treatments will be selected because of the patients genetic makeup rather than trial and error.

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Pioneers on genetic frontier, For scientist Johanna Wolford, inspiration may strike when she is swimming or knitting. As shes lapping waves or clacking knitting needles, she lets her mind wander, and it just happens. - Pioneers on genetic frontier