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Euro
Consumer Diabetes Index 2008 |
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The Euro Consumer Diabetes Index provides the
first ranking of European diabetes healthcare services across five
key areas: Information, Consumer Rights and Choice; Generosity,
Prevention; Access to Procedures and Outcomes. 55-page PDF (Health
Consumer Powerhouse) |
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If
you have diabetes, go to Denmark! |
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Denmark is the overall winner in the Euro Consumer
Diabetes Index 2008, launched today in Brussels during a press
conference hosted by the (Health Consumer Powerhouse) |
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First
patients to test diabetes vaccine |
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The Swedish company Diamyd Medical declares
that the first ten per cent in a phase III study of Diamyd diabetes
vaccine are screened (Biotech Scandinavia) |
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More
exercise needed to tackle child obesity |
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To maintain good health and stave off obesity
and other serious illness in later life, it is recommended that
children engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity every day (BMA, UK) |
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Backpacker
with diabetes launches Diabetes UK into world of blogs |
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Josh, in his early twenties with Type 1 diabetes,
is travelling the Trans Siberian Express, via St Petersburg (Pictured),
on to Thailand and beyond. He will be giving us regular accounts of his travels and how he has managed his diabetes whilst travelling (Diabetes
UK) |
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Pfizer
alters focus in rush for new drugs |
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Pfizer Inc. will abandon early stage research
on heart drugs as part of a strategy to sharpen its focus on ailments
such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes where the chances
of a bigger profit are greatest (Boston Globe, USA) |
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Focus
on the World Diabetes Diagnostics Market |
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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for
Diabetes Diagnostics in Millions of US$ (Market Watch) |
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Vessel
Shrinkage as a Sign of Atherosclerosis Progression in Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus: A Serial Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis |
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This serial IVUS study suggests that progression
of coronary artery disease in patients with type II diabetes mellitus
may be mainly attributed to vessel shrinkage (Diabetes) |
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Interim
results for a novel DNA plasmid BHT-3021 from a phase I/II type
1 diabetes study |
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Bayhill Therapeutics is currently conducting
a phase I/II study to evaluate safety and efficacy of its novel
antigen-specific plasmid encoding human insulin BHT-3021 in type
1 diabetes (American Diabetes Association) |
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GI
News |
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October 2008 edition (GI News, Australia) |
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High
Protein Diets- Do They Work?? |
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Study reveals that one significant contributing
factor to keeping weight off is regular contact with health professionals
(Diabetes In Control) |
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