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Hormone Replacement Therapy: An Analysis Focusing On Drug Claims By Female Seniors, 2000 To 2007
- MedicalNewsToday, 20 June
A 52-year-old man with advanced metastatic melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, had a complete remission after being infused with billions of clones of his own CD4+ T tumor killer cells that had been cultured outside his body and "programmed" to attack a specific type of melanoma cancer cell. Experts are cautiously optimistic that breakthroughs like this are bringing us closer to the day when we regard cancer like diabetes, not curable, but controllable.
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Athletic Benefit Of Growth Hormone Doping: Is It All In The Athlete's Mind?
- MedicalNewsToday, 20 June
If athletes believe they are using a performance-enhancing drug, they may think their athletic performance improves, and in some men it can, even if they are actually taking a dummy drug, a new study has found. Results of the study were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Original report |
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As Summer Heats Up, New Survey Reveals Need For Effective Sweat Treatments
- MedicalNewsToday, 19 June
As the thermometer rises, so does the humidity. For many, the humidity can be annoying, but for the nearly 8 million Americans who suffer from a treatable condition called hyperhidrosis(1), or excessive sweating, the humidity can be unbearable. Hyperhidrosis affects underarms, palms, feet and head, among other areas, and though not caused by heat, is aggravated by heat or anxiety.
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Exercise Reduces Hunger In Lean Women But Not Obese Women
- MedicalNewsToday, 18 June
Exercise does not suppress appetite in obese women, as it does in lean women, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
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Japanese diabetes drug reduces heart disease: Study
- The Economic Times, 1 April
A Japanese diabetes drug is the first to help reduce the hardening of the arteries, according to study released Monday, potentially opening up a new way to treat the debilitating disease. Original report
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India, China lead 'galloping' global diabetes epidemic: researcher
- France 24, 1 April
India and China are leading a global explosion in the diabetes epidemic, with the numbers of sufferers worldwide expected to grow more than 50 percent by 2025, a leading researcher said Tuesday.
Paul Zimmet, a pioneering diabetes researcher and foundation director of the International Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, says the number of people with type two diabetes is expected to increase from 250 million last year to 380 million by 2025.
"But it already appears those estimates may be an under-estimate," Zimmet said on the sidelines of the International Diabetes Federation's western Pacific region congress in the New Zealand capital Wellington. Original report |
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Grandmother Hypothesis Of Menopause
- MedicalNewsToday, 1 April
Insight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change. However, new research by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter suggests that menopause is an adaptation to minimize reproductive competition between generations of females in the same family unit. Original report |
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Opportunities And Safeguards - Sir Leszek Backs The Human Fertilisation And Embryology Bill
- MedicalNewsToday, 1 April
There's been a heated response to plans to update the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act which governs all aspects of the artificial creation of embryos for fertility treatment and their use in research. Original report |
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Local diabetes breakthrough hailed
- Herald Sun, 20 March
MELBOURNE researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of type-1 diabetes, successfully transplanting insulin-producing cells into a patient. Original report
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Breakthrough for diabetes
- Herald Sun, 19 March
A MELBOURNE woman is one of the first Australians to successfully undergo a cell transplant in a breakthrough doctors say could lead to a cure for diabetes. Original report |
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Coming soon: Cell therapies for diabetes, cancer?
- Eureka Alert, 19 March
Therapies using stem cell transplants are advancing promising treatments for such conditions as Alzheimer’s Disease, neurological diseases and spinal cord injury, and heart disease. Now, scientists think that stem cell transplants may ultimately benefit those who suffer from diabetes or cancer. However, important questions need answers: Given the shortage of human pancreatic islet tissue, can stem cells be used to provide insulin cells that can be stored and secreted from a bioartifical pancreas? Can islet cells be frozen for long periods of time, retain their integrity and be transplanted? If tumors contain cancer stem cells, how can the stem cells be targeted and destroyed to provide improved therapies?Original report
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Wanted: US childhood diabetes specialists
- ABS-CBN, 19 March
Despite a recommendation from the American Diabetes Association that all children with diabetes see a specialist for care, there are not enough specialists to treat even a fraction of the diabetic and obese children in the United States, a study showed. Original report |
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Do We Need To Reassess Diabetes Diagnostics?
- Medical News Today, 3 March
A recent Article published in The Lancet suggests that the criteria for diagnosing diabetes mellitus could need reassessment. This conclusion comes from a study that looks at the connection between diabetes mellitus and a frequent diabetic complication called retinopathy. Original report |
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Ulster scientists using frogs to treat diabetes
- Belfast Telegraph, 3 March
Pioneering Ulster scientists could be on the brink of a major health breakthrough after discovering that a substance from a frog's skin could be used to treat diabetes sufferers.Original report
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Restricting Insulin to Lose Weight Deadly
- Medical Breakthroughs, 3 March
Female diabetes patients who restrict their insulin levels increase their risk of death by three times. Doctors say this deadly practice is common in diabetic women suffering from an unusual eating disorder -- sometimes referred to as “diabulimia.” Original report |
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Breastfed babies have lower risk of type 2 diabetes
- Food Consumer, 2 March
Breastfeeding may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in the babies during their teen years and young adulthood, according to a study published only Dec. 10, 2007 in Diabetes Care. Original report |
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Transplant hope for diabetes patients
- PR-USA, 20 February
A revolutionary new treatment will offer new hope for a group of people with Type 1 diabetes, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today.
From 1 April 2008, a specialised service at six centres across the UK will allow selected people with Type 1 diabetes to live free from the risk of blackouts and hospital admissions associated with hypoglycaemia. Original report |
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Hypoglycemia Alert Dogs Offer Assistance To People With Diabetes
- Medical News Today, 20 February
Glucose monitors, test strips, and lancets: people with diabetes are all too familiar with the equipment used to test their blood glucose (sugar) levels. Now some people are adding a different kind of aid to their diabetes management regimen. The March 2008 issue of Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), features an article about assistance dogs that are trained to sense episodes of human hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose, and sound a life-saving alert. Original report
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Calling For Better Health Care For Menopausal Women And Community Support In Rural Areas
- Medical News Today, 20 February
Good social support and reliable information are essential for women who find menopause an intense and life-altering experience, especially if they live in rural areas where health services are patchy or inaccessible. That's the key finding from research published in the latest issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. Original report |
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Lack of Medical Care Increases Risk of Diabetes
- Injuryboard.com, 19 February
Diabetes is a leading cause of disability in the United States. Unfortunately, the poor who do not have access to good medical care are more prone to disability from this horrible disease that those who have access to good medical care. Original report |
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Diabetes diagnosis rates soaring
- McKnights, 12 February
The number of seniors with diabetes jumped roughly 23% between the years 1993-1994 and 2003-2004, according to a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Original report |
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Pioneering 45-minute treatment for diabetes holds prospect of cure
- The Guardian, 12 February
A pioneering transplant treatment for people suffering the worst effects of type 1 diabetes was approved for use on NHS patients yesterday, encouraging doctors who are developing the technique to talk of an eventual cure. Health ministers said they would fund six centres to inject pancreas cells into diabetes patients' livers, stimulating the production of insulin. Original report
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Human Growth Hormone Can Pose Serious Health Risks, Endocrine Society Warns Congress
- SAWF News, 12 February
Human growth hormone (HGH), when medically necessary, is a safe and effective clinical treatment for children and adults. When abused, however, HGH can pose serious health risks. Original report |
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Acupuncture Shows Promise In Improving Rates Of Pregnancy Following IVF
- Science Daily, 11 February
A review of seven clinical trials of acupuncture given with embryo transfer in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) suggests that acupuncture may improve rates of pregnancy. An estimated 10 to 15 percent of couples experience reproductive difficulty and seek specialist fertility treatments, such as IVF. Original report |
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New Study Suggests Link Between Environmental Toxins And Early Onset Puberty In Girls
- Medical News Today, 7 February
Although scientists have speculated over the negative effects of environmental toxins for years, new data suggest that certain environmental toxins may disrupt the normal growth and hormonal development of girls. Some of these toxins, such as the mycoestrogen zearalenone (ZEA) produced by the Fusarium fungus species, can be found naturally in the environment, have properties similar to the female reproductive hormone estrogen, and are also structurally similar to anabolic growth agents used in animal breeding. A new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics suggests that certain mycoestrogens may be directly linked to the early onset of sexual development in young girls. Original report |
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Pumping iron 'may prevent diabetes'
- The Press Association, 5 February
Researchers have made the surprise discovery that body builders type II muscle can help to alter the body’s metabolism, suggesting that resistance training may be an answer to keeping trim. Original report
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NHS Choices Launches Diabetes Symptom Checker
- Fox Business, 5 February
NHS Choices today launched a new diabetes symptom checker that enables users to find out in minutes whether they are at risk of having diabetes. It also provides them with clinically approved guidance on what their results mean and what next steps, if any, may be required. Original report |
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Mobile Diabetic Launches Mobile Diabetes Logbook Software
- TMCnet, 5 February
Mobile Diabetic has announced the release of a new diabetes health diary called the “LogbookFX diabetes logbook”, enabling diabetics to track their glucose levels, use mobile logbooks, look upcarb tables, and access diabetes educational resources. Original report |
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Bush Budget Would Cut Endocrine Disruptor and Other EPA Research
- Reg Watch, 5 February
On Monday President Bush unveiled his FY 2009 budget proposal. In particular, Bush is proposing $3.6 million cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s endocrine disrupter research and prevention programs. Original report |
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EU approves Novartis diabetes drug Galvus
- Reuters, 1 February
European Commission have approved Novartis's drug Galvus for use in the combination with some of the frequently prescribed oral anti-diabetes medicines.
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Bra size "increases diabetes risk"
- Nursing in Practice, 1 February
Research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that monitoring a woman's breast size at the age of 20 may be indicative of whether the woman goes on to develop type 2 diabetes, with women with a large bra size more likely to develop the condition than those with an A cup.
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Glitazones stay as second line option for diabetes
- Pulse, 1 February
Glitazones have kept their place as a second-line therapy in joint US and European guidance on type 2 diabetes but with new warnings on their use.
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Obesity surgery 'cures' diabetes
- Pulse, 1 February
Obesity surgery can lead to long-term remission of type 2 diabetes in almost four out of five cases suggests US research
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