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Video interview with Amanda Fretts, MPH, from the Saturated Fat and Processed Meat Consumption and Incident Impaired Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study. EPI/NPAM 2011 Scientific Sessions.

Study: Diabetes is linked with risk of cancer and mortality
Results of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study revealed that diabetes is associated with lower risk of prostate cancer in men but with higher risk of other cancers in both men and women.

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BYETTA® And BYDUREON™ To Be Featured In More Than A Dozen Study Presentations At EASD 2010
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN), Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Alkermes, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKS) announced that the latest research findings on BYETTA® (exenatide) injection and the investigational product BYDUREON™ (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension) will be presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The …

Study finds antibiotic safe for treatment of stroke and good companion therapy for tPA
An antibiotic appears to be a safe treatment for stroke and a good companion therapy for tPA, the clot buster that is currently the only FDA-approved drug therapy, researchers report.

NIH Study Shows How Insulin Stimulates Fat Cells To Take In Glucose
Findings could aid in understanding diabetes, related conditionsUsing high-resolution microscopy, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have shown how insulin prompts fat cells to take in glucose in a rat model. The findings were reported in the Sept. 8 issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.By studying the surface of healthy, live fat cells in rats, researchers were able to understand …

Progerin may contribute to risk of atherosclerosis: Study
Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), is a rare, fatal genetic disease characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. All children with Progeria die of the same heart disease that affects millions of normal aging adults (atherosclerosis), but instead of occurring at 60 or 70 years of age, these children may suffer heart attacks and strokes even …

Pilot study supports adolescent diabetes patients through personalized text messages
Jennifer Dyer, MD, MPH, an endocrinologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has developed and completed a pilot study that uses weekly, customized text messages to remind adolescent diabetes patients about their personal treatment activities. At the conclusion of the study, Dr. Dyer found an increase in overall treatment adherence and improved blood glucose levels.

FDA Issues Hold On Debated Avandia Study
Federal health officials are barring new patients from enrolling in a safety study of GlaxoSmithKline’s controversial diabetes pill Avandia, a week after a panel of experts ruled that the drug increases heart risks.

Study: Longer you sit, the shorter your life
The more Americans engage in one of their favorite pastimes — sitting around — the shorter their average life span, a new study suggests.

Breakdown of bone keeps blood sugar in check, new study finds
Researchers led by Dr. Gerard Karsenty at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and have further illuminated how bone controls this process. The finding, published in Cell, is important because it may lead to more targeted drugs for type 2 diabetes.