Obesity & Diabetes Week articles from September 2004

Obesity & Diabetes Week archives from September 2004

Patient reactions to diabetes diagnosis can guide management strategies.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients' emotional reactions to a diabetes diagnosis and their views about information provision should guide physician approaches to the management of type 2 diabetes. According to a study from...

Increases in body weight and abdominal fat raise diabetes risk.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increases in body weight and abdominal fat are risk factors for developing diabetes in U.S. men. According to a study from the United States, "Although previous studies have linked obesity to...

Resistant starch provides health benefits.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Resistant starch provides health benefits. "Although there is strong evidence that the amount and type of fat in the diet can have dramatic effects on metabolism, the case for carbohydrate subtypes...

Role of resistant starch in metabolic syndrome outlined.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers outline the role of resistant starch in metabolic syndrome in a recent issue of the Journal of AOAC International. According to a study from Australia, "Metabolic syndrome is a term...

Weight loss may not be realistic goal of treatment in type 2 diabetes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight loss may not be a realistic goal of treatment in type 2 diabetes. According to published research from England, "Obesity is a two-fold problem affecting both physical health and psychological...

Carbon sources for lipogenesis in brown adipocytes quantified.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have quantified carbon sources for de novo lipogenesis in wild-type and IRS-1 knockout brown adipocytes. "Studies were conducted to evaluate the flux of various carbon sources to...

Subcutaneous obesity is not associated with sympathetic neural activation.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Subcutaneous obesity is not associated with sympathetic neural activation. According to published research from the United States, "We tested the hypothesis that muscle sympathetic nerve activity...

Genetic linkage found between blood pressure and body mass index.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report a genetic linkage between blood pressure and body mass index. According to published research from the United States, "Multivariate linkage analyses of correlated traits provide...

Pharmaceutical company announces third quarter financial results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ:OSIP) announced its financial results for the company's third quarter ended June 30, 2004. The company reported net losses for the third quarter and 9-month...

Parents play important role in development of obesity in their children.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Parents play an important role in the determination of the food preferences of children and the development of obesity. According to published research from Wales, "The role of parental behavior in...

Healthcare company focusing on diabetes care announces financial results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) announced financial statement for first half of 2004. The company stated that full-year operating profit is now expected to grow by slightly more than 5%. Sales...

Study says U.S. VA better than managed care for diabetes treatment.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The long-maligned Department of Veterans Affairs health care system provides diabetic patients with better care than commercial organizations, according to a new study. Researchers compared the...

Lipid-induced insulin secretion impairment reversed with malate analog.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have elucidated the biochemical mechanism of lipid-induced impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. According to a study from the United States, "Hyperlipidemia appears to...

Second-generation antipsychotic agents increase diabetes risk.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exposure to second-generation antipsychotic agents increases the risk of developing diabetes. "This is a review of the evidence for a link between exposure to second-generation antipsychotic agents...

Methods to reduce cardiovascular morbidity in type 2 diabetes outlined.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review methods for the reduction of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes in a recent issue of the Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. According to a study...

Canadian regulatory body accepts NDS for Glumetza.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biovail Corporation (BVF) and Depomed, Inc., (DEPO) announced that the New Drug Submission for Glumetza, a once-daily, extended-release formulation of metformin HCl for the treatment of type II...

Challenges of diabetes education and care for young adults described.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers provide a developmental perspective on the challenges of diabetes education and care during the young adult period in a recent issue of Patient Education and Counseling. According to...

Clinicians need support to implement empowerment education in diabetes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health care professionals need support to implement empowerment group education in diabetes. "The overall aim was to gain insight into and understand how physicians and nurses view the...

Education improves quality of life in diabetic patients.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Education improves quality of life in diabetic patients. According to a study from Bulgaria, "The aim of the present randomized, controlled study was to evaluate the effect of a 5-day teaching...

Glibornuride protects against liver damage in experimental diabetes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glibornuride protects against liver damage in experimental diabetes. According to published research from Turkey, "Glibornuride is a sulfonylurea derivative used as an oral hypoglycemic drug in...

Insulinotropic peptides isolated from frog skin.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have discovered and characterized an unexpected class of insulinotropic peptides in the skin of the frog Agalychnis litodryas. "Skin secretions of the frog Agalychnis litodryas were...

PPAR agonists reduce risk of atherosclerosis in diabetic patients.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists reduce the risk of atherosclerosis in diabetic patients. "Drugs targeting both peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma...

Reflective tutoring for staff improves diabetes-patient encounter.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reflective tutoring for staff improves the diabetes-patient encounter. "There is relative consensus about the advantages of patient-centered consultations. However, they have not been easy to...

Understanding patient cognitive orientation aids diabetes self-care.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Understanding the cognitive orientation of patients benefits type 2 diabetes self-care. According to recent research published in the journal Patient Education and Counseling, "The purpose was to...

Glycogen synthase defect not based on glycogen synthase kinase-3 alpha.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The primary defect in glycogen synthase activity is not based on increased glycogen synthase kinase-3 alpha activity in diabetic myotubes. According to recent research from Denmark, "The mechanism...

Tamm-Horsfall protein decreased in patients with diabetes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tamm-Horsfall protein is decreased in patients with kidney damage and diabetes. "Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP) is a glycoprotein present abundantly in human urine. It is localized in the thick...

Transforming growth factor blockade treats diabetes-related kidney disease.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transforming growth factor blockade treats diabetes-related kidney disease. According to a study from South Korea, "transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta[subscript]1 is an important fibrogenic...

Carbohydrate manufacturer asks for simplification of carbohydrate labeling.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In recent months, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), segments of the food industry have petitioned the agency to define carbohydrate nutrient content claims such as "low...

Black beans play role in etiology of several diseases in Guatemala.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Black beans play a role in the etiology of several diseases in Guatemala. "Guatemala provides an example of epidemiological superposition, in which health problems typical of developed countries...

Red wine prevents vascular oxidative stress induced by high-fat meal.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Red wine consumption prevents vascular oxidative stress induced by a high-fat meal in healthy volunteers. According to a study from Italy, "In order to investigate the effect of red wine on plasma...

FDA approves OptiClik, new insulin pen system.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aventis Marisol.Peron@Aventis.com Aventis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OptiClik, a new reusable pen for injecting 24-hour LANTUS (insulin glargine [rDNA...

Medical devices maker files with FDA for insulin infusion set product.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smiths Medical MD, Inc. has filed a 510(k) Premarket Notification with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new subcutaneous insulin infusion set product, the Cleo 90 infusion set. ...

Adiponectin may treat vascular disorders related to obesity.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adiponectin may treat vascular disorders related to obesity. "Obesity is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases that are associated with impaired angiogenesis. Adiponectin is...

Exercise improves physical function in older adults.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exercise improves physical function in older adults. According to recent research published in the journal Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, "There is increasing evidence that the black box we refer...

Latinos have high prevalence rates of visual impairment, blindness.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Latinos have high prevalence rates of visual impairment and blindness, and those who are older, unemployed, divorced or widowed, or have diabetes are more likely to be visually impaired. This is...

Weight Watchers announces second quarter 2004 financial results.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW) announced results for the second quarter ended July 3, 2004. This quarter's financials include the results of WeightWatchers.com, Inc., an affiliate and...

New USDA nutrient database lists 19 cuts of beef that meet lean guidelines.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With more than two-thirds of Americans classified as overweight or obese, consumers are looking for new ways to lead a healthy lifestyle, while still eating the foods they enjoy. The latest United...

Utah wants to determine whether pupils will buy healthy food.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- You can lead a kid to a school vending machine selling healthy food, but will he plunk down the money he would for sweets and sodas? The Utah Department of Health wants to find out if school...

Exploiting gene mutations may combat osteoporosis and obesity.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exploitation of mutations in Toll-like receptors has the potential to combat obesity and osteoporosis Mayo Clinic researchers suggest. "Toll receptors in Drosophila contribute to host defense and...

New analytical tool evaluates accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings published in the August 2004 issue of Diabetes Care indicate that a new analytical tool - the Continuous Glucose Error-Grid Analysis (CG-EGA) - which was created to evaluate the clinical...

Psychosocial programs for adolescents with diabetes evaluated.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers evaluate psychosocial programs for adolescents with diabetes in a recent issue of Patient Education and Counseling. "Diabetes incurs heavy personal and health system costs....

Fitness program available to insurance company's Medicare members in San Diego.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. (PHS), is offering the SilverSneakers Fitness Program for its Secure Horizons Medicare+Choice members in San Diego County. A fitness program designed to encourage...

Expression of lung uncoupling protein-2 mRNA modulated by caloric intake.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression of lung uncoupling protein-2 mRNA is modulated developmentally and by caloric intake. "Lung expresses a high concentration of uncoupling protein-2 (UCP-2) mRNA, but neither its pulmonary...

New metabolic syndrome research to begin in South Dakota.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study into the health risks of metabolic syndrome is about to begin in South Dakota and could involve more than 140 women from the Yankton, Vermillion and northeast Nebraska. Known as the Yankton...

Association advocates for minimum healthy fat intake in U.S. Dietary Guidelines.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Not all fats are created equal when it comes to health. In fact, certain fats, namely essential unsaturated fats, are known to have cardio-protective effects and should be consumed as part of a healthy...

Higher consumption of sweetened beverages associated with obesity, diabetes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who drink higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and gaining weight, according to a new study. Type 2 diabetes mellitus affects about...

New Zealand chocolate manufacturer reports low glycemic values for its chocolate.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPEX) announced that the world's first tagatose-containing chocolate, Miada ChocoLite, is very low in Glycemic Load (GL) and estimated relative Glycemic Index (GI),...

Biotechnology company announces start of Phase I trial for obesity.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peptimmune, Inc., announced that physicians have treated the first participant in a clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of GT389-255, a lipase inhibitor conjugated...

Gastric bypass surgeries in Pennsylvania increase 10-fold in 5 years.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4)'s latest research brief, gastric bypass surgury is growing. The brief, "Obesity-related Surgery in Pennsylvania," reports...

Outsource manager of obesity surgery program signs first VOW Center agreement.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vista Medical Technologies, Inc., (VMTI), has signed the first full management contract for a VOW Center, which covers the launch and ongoing management of an obesity surgery program. The agreement...

Report addresses school nutrition, physical education.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A task force formed by South Carolina's superintendent of education has released a report to help school districts craft policies on student nutrition and physical activity that can trim growing numbers...

Compensatory growth of adipose tissue occurs after partial lipectomy.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Compensatory growth of adipose tissue occurs after partial lipectomy. "The regulation of body weight/fat was studied by investigating mechanisms for compensatory adipose tissue growth after removal...

Expression of agouti-related protein mRNA down-regulated in obese mice.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression of agouti-related protein (AGRP) mRNA is down-regulated in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of hyperphagic and obese tub/tub mice. According to recent research published in the journal...

Ghrelin expression reduced in stomachs of obese mice.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ghrelin expression is reduced in the stomachs of obese mice. "Ghrelin is a peptide identified as an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Studies have shown that ghrelin...

Ghrelin plays role in obesity development outside of leptin signaling.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ghrelin plays a role in obesity development outside of leptin signaling. "Ghrelin is a new orexigenic peptide primarily produced by the stomach but also present in the hypothalamus. It has...

Historical background of obesity outlined.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists outline the historical background of obesity in the recent issue of the World Journal of Surgery. "Only a few studies have been conducted to determine the historical background of...

Apolo Ohno plays role in promoting exercise.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gold medalist Apolo Ohno took a break from training recently to film two television commercials with doctors from Group Health Cooperative. Their message: regular exercise improves overall health...

Nitrogen dioxide air pollution is atherogenic risk in obese subjects.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nitrogen dioxide air pollution near ambient levels is an atherogenic risk primarily in obese subjects. According to a study from Japan, "Ambient exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a critical air...

Hunger intensity changes after eating meal replacement bar for weight control.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Short-term hunger intensity changes following ingestion of a meal replacement bar for weight control. According to a study from the United States, "Meal replacement products for weight loss are...

The antiangiogenic peptide tumstatin reverses early diabetic nephropathy.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The antiangiogenic peptide tumstatin reverses early diabetic nephropathy. According to recent research from Japan, "in the early stage of diabetic nephropathy, one of the major microvascular...

Abdominal obesity impairs respiratory function in men and women.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abdominal obesity impairs respiratory function in men and women. According to a study from England, "Poor respiratory function and obesity are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular disease...

Pre- and perinatal factors affect risk of islet autoimmunity in early childhood.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pre- and perinatal factors affect risk of developing islet autoimmunity in early childhood, report University of Colorado scientists. L.C. Stene and colleagues investigated "whether maternal age at...

Vascular endothelial growth factor gene delivery promotes islet vessel growth.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vascular endothelial growth factor gene delivery promotes islet vessel growth. According to a study from the United States, "islet transplantation is limited by islet graft failure due to poor...

Symposium addresses role of chromium in insulin resistance.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new scientific symposium on the role of chromium in insulin resistance was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) in Indianapolis, Indiana, as part of...

Biotech firm announces September launch for Sucanon diabetes drug in Mexico.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biotech Holdings (BIOHF.OB, BIO.V) announced that its Sucanon diabetes drug will be available in pharmacies in Mexico starting in September. "I am pleased to announce that our infomercial and...

Group pulls together to fight obesity one step at a time.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Just 1 year ago, America On the Move (AOM) launched a national initiative to help individuals and communities live healthier lives by moving more and eating less. By educating people about the...

Levels of ceruloplasmin and transferrin in diabetic patients determined.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have determined the levels of ceruloplasmin, transferrin, and lipid peroxidation in the serum of patients with type 2 diabetes. According to a study from Turkey, "Diabetes mellitus (DM)...

-866A/A genotype in uncoupling protein gene raises type 2 diabetes risk.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The -866A/A genotype in the promoter of the human uncoupling protein 2 gene is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. "Uncoupling protein (UCP)-2 is a member of...

Protein kinase activation increases glucose uptake in white muscle.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AMP-activated protein kinase activation by AICAR increases both muscle fatty acid and glucose uptake in white muscle of insulin-resistant rats in vivo. According to a study from Australia,...

Resting energy expenditure in uremic and diabetic subjects determined.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers determined the resting energy expenditure in uremic, diabetic, and uremic diabetic subjects. "Harris and Benedict predicted resting energy expenditure (REE) to values measured by...

Physiopathology of insulin resistance reviewed.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the physiopathology of insulin resistance in a recent issue of the journal Presse Medicale. According to a study from France, "Among the biological mediators of insulin...

Implanted transmitters alter noradrenergic response in vas deferens from mice.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implanted telemetry transmitters alter the noradrenergic response in vas deferens from mice. According to recent research published in the journal ATLA - Alternatives to Laboratory Animals,...

Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence program launched in Pennsylvania, Ohio.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have launched a comprehensive program to coordinate care and help assure quality in bariatric surgery services in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The health plans have...

Body size may affect risk of premenopausal breast cancer.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Larger body size appears to have a protective effect against premenopausal breast cancer, study data suggest. "The prevalence of obesity at all ages is increasing epidemically worldwide....

Diagnostics company terminates agreement with Hock's Vandalia Pharmacy.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche Diagnostics Corporation announced that it has terminated its Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Agreement with Hock's Vandalia Pharmacy. The termination of the relationship resulted from the...

Heart rate dynamics determined after training followed by home-based exercise.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have determined heart rate dynamics after controlled training followed by a home-based exercise program. According to recent research published in the European Journal of Applied...

Isolated isoflavonoids have no vascular benefits for postmenopausal women.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Helsinki obstetrician/gynecologists report finding no postmenopausal women gain no vascular benefits from isolated isoflavonoids. "The low cardiovascular risk in Asian women has been...

Proanthocyanidins from cacao inhibit diabetes-induced cataracts.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ingestion of proanthocyanidins derived from cacao inhibits diabetes-induced cataract formation in rats. "Proanthocyanidins derived from cacao (CLP) have various antipathophysiological functions....

Preclinical data on therapy for neurodegenerative disease presented.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neuropharma presented preclinical data of TDZDs at the XVIIIth International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (ISMC) under the auspices of the European Federation of Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC). A...

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes increasing in pediatric population.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing in the pediatric population. "Type 2 diabetes mellitus, once considered a disease only of adults, is now being diagnosed at an increasingly alarming...

AACE offers tips on packing healthy, portion-controlled lunches for children.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As part of their Power of Prevention Through Fitness and Nutrition (POPTFN) program, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is offering parents guidance on packing healthy,...

Childhood obesity impacts growth hormone-IGF binding proteins axis.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Childhood obesity impacts the components of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins axis. "Simple childhood obesity is characterized by normal or even accelerated...

Group supports childhood obesity reduction legislation.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Alliance for Affordable Services applauds the introduction of legislation that looks to schools as the key to preventing lifelong obesity. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tennessee)...

Interview needed to diagnose eating disorders in obese children.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An interview is necessary to diagnose eating disorders in obese children and adolescents. According to recent research published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy, "The present study...