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The
KICK-OFF course - a Pilot study of a novel education programme
for 11-16 year olds |
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In this small pilot study glycaemic control
did not change but findings provide justification for a future
randomised controlled trial (RCT) involving a revised curriculum,
larger study population including a control group and longer follow-up
(Archives of Diseases in Childhood ) |
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Better
treatment of type 2 diabetes may be improving mortality |
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An observational study suggests that implementation
of prescribing guidelines for patients with type 2 diabetes may
be contributing to recent declines in mortality in this group (National
Electronic Library for Medicines, UK) |
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Association
of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and
Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults |
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Higher BPA concentrations were also associated
with diabetes (JAMA) |
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FDA
Defends Plastic Linked To Health Risks |
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At this time, the FDA finds the current level
of exposure to BPA through food containers safe (NPR) |
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Packaging
chemical and heart risk |
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The European Food Safety Authority stated that, “after
exposure to BPA the human body rapidly metabolises and eliminates
the substance”. It also concluded that exposure to BPA is well below the limit, which “provides a sufficient margin of safety for the protection of the consumer, including
foetuses and newborns (Behind the Headlines - NHS Choices, UK) |
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Pfizer
and Mannkind collaborate on inhaled insulin |
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Pfizer has made a partnership-of-sorts with
fellow inhaled insulin maker Mannkind in a bid to free itself from
the last vestiges of its failed Exubera (PharmaTimes) |
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"Obesity" and "Clinical
Obesity". Men's understandings of obesity and its relation to the risk of diabetes: a
qualitative study |
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Men in this study had a complex understanding
of the interlinked importance of weight and fitness in relation
to health. Obesity is understood as a description of people with
centrally distributed fat, in association with low fitness levels.
There is a need to increase understanding of the causes and consequences
of diabetes (BMC Public Health) |
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Psychiatric
and Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Starting Antiobesity Drugs |
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The baseline risk for psychiatric disorders
and cardiovascular disease was found to be higher in patients with
diabetes mellitus starting to use antiobesity drugs compared to
patients with diabetes mellitus not starting such treatment (Obesity
Research Journal) |
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New
Noninvasive Device Could Control Diabetes |
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Early trials of a new implantable, and removable,
intestinal liner have shown promise as a noninvasive means to promote
blood sugar control and weight loss (Washington Post, USA) |
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Gastric
stimulator induces weight loss in diabetics |
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Gastric electrical stimulation using the Tantalus
system (MetaCure Ltd) can potentially improve glucose control and
induce weight loss in obese type 2 diabetic patients who are poorly
controlled with oral antidiabetic medication, according to preliminary
study results reported at the European Association for the Study
of Diabetes in Rome (Yahoo) |
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Inhibition
of Stearoyl-Coenzyme A Desaturase 1 Dissociates Insulin Resistance
and Obesity From Atherosclerosis |
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This study demonstrates that atherosclerosis
can occur independently of obesity and insulin resistance and argues
against SCD1 inhibition as a safe therapeutic target for the metabolic
syndrome (Circulation - American Heart Association) |
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