Issue 335

Study: Food or its Expectation Sparks Brain's Hunger Centers

October 2006 - The concept of whetting the appetite by serving hors d'oeuvres before a meal may have a solid scientific basis, according to a new report in the October issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press. In a study of rats...

Study: Leptin Has Powerful Effect on Reward Center in the Brain

October 2006 - Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron.

Study: Genes and Diet Linked to Risk Factors for Heart Disease

October 2006 - Researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and colleagues have found another link among genes, heart disease and diet. The study, published in Circulation, examined...

FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch

FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test StripsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the...

Walnuts protect arteries from effects of fatty foods

Dr Emilio Ros, Hospital Clínico, Barcelona, Spain, explains "When we eat a fatty meal, inflammatory molecules are increased that prevent the endothelium from producing nitric oxide, which thus leads to endothelial dysfunction. In our study, eating a...

Test Your Knowledge Issue 335

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Unlimited Supply of Beta Cells Found

Diabetes in Control interviewed Novocells’ Chief Scientific Officer, Emmanual Baetge and he told us that they have determined the necessary conditions for turning human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells, a finding that moves the p...

New Magic Weight-Loss Pill rimonabant (Acomplia) Offers Modest Results, Blocks ‘

A new drug billed as a magic bullet for obesity — rimonabant (Acomplia) — does help people lose weight, although not that much weight, and also helps lower cardiac risk factors, according to a review of studies.

Preoperative Hyperglycemia Imperils Orthopedic Surgery Outcome

Study finds a sixfold higher threat of pulmonary embolism after hip or knee replacements.

Breast-Feeding Protects Against Obesity in Children of Diabetic, Overweight Moth

Breast-feeding is inversely associated with the risk of childhood obesity regardless of maternal diabetes status or weight status.

Metformin Exposure During First Trimester Seen Safe for Fetus

Metformin taken by women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) during the first trimester of pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of major fetal malformations, and may have a significant protective effect.

Importance of Fasting Hyperglycemia Varies, Depending on HbA1c

Treating fasting blood sugars when the A1c is elevated, has a greater impact on the resulting A1c.

Acarbose Does Not Delay Progression of Early Type 2 Diabetes

Treatment of postprandial hyperglycemia with acarbose did not prevent or delay disease progression in patients with early type 2 diabetes.

Being Obese Lowers Your Intelligence!

If French scientists are to be believed being obese is linked to a decline in a person's cognitive function.

Newer Schizophrenia Drugs Increase Diabetes Risk

Results of a study provide more evidence for an association between use of second-generation antipsychotic drugs -- in this case olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone -- and the onset of diabetes.

Obesity Linked to Lack of Childhood Sleep

Too little sleep may explain soaring levels of obesity in children, according to a scientist from Bristol University.

One Billion People Overweight, 300 Million Obese Worldwide

For every four adults in the world who are malnourished five more are overweight, 30 percent of them clinically obese, according to the World Health Organization.

Actos® Falls Short of Promise

At a time when another TZD, rosiglitizone is showing promise in preventing diabetes, this new review calls into the question the health benefits versus risks of Actos, an oral medicine widely prescribed for diabetes throughout the United States,...

Pomegranate Juice Can Protect Diabetics from Heart Disease

Drinking 6 ounces of pomegranate juice daily may protect diabetics from developing heart disease, according to a new study.

FDA Approves Januvia for Diabetes

The FDA announced today the approval of Januvia (sitagliptin phosphate) Tablets, the first diabetes treatment approved in a new class of drugs known as DDP-4 inhibitors that enhances the body's own ability to lower elevated blood sugar.

Popular Antiaging Supplement Has No Beneficial Effects

According to the results of a new study, DHEA, a widely used antiaging supplement has no effect on aging markers such as muscle strength, peak endurance, muscle mass, fat mass and glucose tolerance in elderly men and women.