Latest Insulin therapy Stories
SAN DIEGO, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced data from a new analysis characterizing the effects of SYMLIN® (pramlintide acetate) injection in patients with type 1 diabetes who used insulin pumps during two previously completed clinical studies. The data, which will be presented during a poster presentation at the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in San Diego, demonstrated that SYMLIN helped reduce...
SAN DIEGO, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced three upcoming data presentations for it Ultrafast Insulin programs at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 71st Scientific Sessions taking place June 24-28, 2011 at the San Diego Convention Center. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100302/LA63139LOGO) The presentations...
Guidance outlines recommendations for clinical trials and pathway to market approval SILVER SPRING, Md., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance that will help advance the development and approval of an artificial pancreas system to treat type 1 diabetes in the United States. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no...
WORCESTER, Mass. and TORONTO, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Generex Biotechnology Corporation (OTCBB: GNBT) (www.generex.com) today issued a synopsis of the update on the clinical and regulatory program for Generex Oral-lyn(TM), the Company's proprietary buccal insulin spray product, provided at the annual meeting of the Company's stockholders held in New York City on June 8, 2011. At that meeting, the current status, clinical study plans, and major market registration pathway for Generex...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researchers Play Key Role in Development of "Closed Loop" Artificial PancreasEngineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are combining automation techniques from oil refining and other diverse areas to help create a closed-loop artificial pancreas. The device will automatically monitor blood sugar levels and administer insulin to patients with Type 1 diabetes, and aims to remove much of the guesswork for those living with the chronic...
SAN DIEGO, June 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced results from a study that showed treatment with metreleptin, an investigational treatment that is an analog of the human hormone leptin, improved diabetes and lipid control in patients with partial lipodystrophy. Data from this study, the first findings from patients receiving metreleptin through Amylin's lipodystrophy expanded access program, were presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting and...
CALGARY, Alberta, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fero Industries, Inc. (OTCBB: FROI) (OTCQB: FROI) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that independent human clinical trials of Sucanon® have been successfully completed in the Middle East. The results of the clinical trials conducted at the University of Tehran in Iran have confirmed previous studies from Canada, China, and Peru, which show Sucanon® to be a safe and effective treatment for Type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes....
CHENGDU, China, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (NYSE Amex: TPI), a pharmaceutical company that specializes in patented biopharmaceutical medicine, modernized traditional Chinese medicine, branded generics and other pharmaceuticals today announced TPI has received the production license for its anti-diabetic drug Gliclazide Tablets (80 mg formulation) from China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). The national pharmaceutical certificate...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Asante Solutions, Inc. (Asante), a medical device company focused on diabetes care, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the company's Pearl Insulin Pump. Last month, the Pearl also received the CE Mark, a European proof of conformity that certifies the product meets EU safety, health and environmental requirements. "We are pleased to accomplish these important regulatory milestones, and we are...
CHENGDU, China, May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. (NYSE Amex: TPI), a pharmaceutical company that specializes in patented biopharmaceutical medicine, modernized traditional Chinese medicine, branded generics and other pharmaceuticals today announced that TPI has received the China's SFDA's approval for its anti-diabetic drug Gliclazide Tablets (80 mg formulation). Gliclazide is an oral anti-diabetic drug that is used for the control of...
Latest Insulin therapy Reference Libraries
Insulin, a hormone, is used to regulate carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells to take up glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen in the liver and muscle. This hormone stops the body from using fat as an energy source by inhibiting the release of glucagons. Without insulin the body fails to take glucose into the bodies cells and in turns uses fat as an energy source. It also has several other anabolic effects throughout the body. Diabetes mellitus results...
