Archive for the 'IDDM' Category

Living Cell Technologies Clinical Trial Proves Positive For All The Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Living Cell Technologies Limited has today released the results of their DiabeCell(R) trials on Six patients with insulin dependent (type 1) diabetes. The company has released the results describing clinical benefit of the Company’s encapsulated porcine islet cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.

Washington Nationals And MLB.com To Use SMS Service To Fight Pediatric Diabetes

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

In a first ever attempt of its kind, the Washington Nationals have teamed up with MLB.com to raise funds to further the Children’s National Medical Center’s fight to eradicate childhood diabetes. On July 13, the Washington Nationals will encourage fans to send a  SMS text message with the word NATS to 90999 in order to [...]

Kenya To Go For Free Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Under 18

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

After the HIV/AIDS, It is the time for the diabetes patients of Kenya to have a good news. The Kanyan group Saturday called for free treatment for diabetes patients aged under 18. The Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre programmes chief Eva Muchemi, said that intensive insulin therapy of daily injections costs up to 500 [...]

Kronos Optimal Health Programme Could Stop Diabetes Before It Starts

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The new course created by the Kronos Optimal Health Company may help the prediabetic patients to avoid Diabetes.

Raynour Country Day School, Long Island, New York Has Agreed to Admit Student With Diabetes

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

According to the announcement done by the Department of Justice on 10 the of July, 2008 the Raynour Country Day School in Long Island, New York has agreed to enter into the settlement agreement with the United States to resolve two complaints filed by parents of children with diabetes who were turned down for the [...]

Consumption Of Green Leafy Fruit And Vegetables Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes (NIDDM)

Friday, July 11th, 2008

According to the study reported in the July issue of Diabetes Care, women who take green leafy vegetables and fruit have lower risk of type 2 Diabetes than those who take higher ratio of fruit juices.

Sunshine Exposure Can Reduce Type 1 Diabetes Among Children

Friday, July 11th, 2008

San Diego Researchers at the University of California have thrown a new light on the treatment of type 1 diabetes (IDDM) especially among children. It speaks the relation between the diabetes and the vitamin D. The study has related the increasing rates of the disease in children to the amount of sunshine they are [...]

Protein Fetuin A Produced By Liver May Be Directly Associated With Type 2 Diabetes (NIDDM)

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Researchers led by Joachim H. Ix, M.D., H. Ix, M.D., M.A.S., assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Division of Preventive medicine at UC San Diego and at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, found that the higher is the level of protein Fetuin-A, higher is the risk of type [...]

Ryan Cameron Foundation Has Been Awarded by $40,000

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Aetna (NYSE:AET) has announced an award of $40,000 to Ryan Cameron Foundation for its continuing efforts to reduce the effects of diabetes and childhood obesity in the Altanta area.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Can Be Responsible For Diabetes

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

In a major breakthrough in the study of diabetes, the researchers at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, have found that the chemical called polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs can be responsible for developing diabetes. The places that produce polychlorinated biphenyls run the risk of developing the disease [...]