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RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announce the availability of a new online program offering customized educational content to help adults with type 2 diabetes make simple lifestyle changes to improve their health. My Well Planner is designed to address the emotional barriers people with type 2 diabetes face every day, going beyond education to help them, working...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of symptoms including high blood sugar, obesity and cardiovascular problems -- has reached epidemic proportions. According to the American Heart Association, 47 million Americans now have metabolic syndrome. The syndrome afflicts 40 percent of people in their sixties and seventies. That number is expected to rise along with our aging population. A recent CDC study published in Pediatrics shows the epidemic...

DANBURY, Conn., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOD) today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial of its proprietary recombinant insulin (RHI)-based ultra-rapid-acting mealtime insulin candidate, BIOD-123. "We are pleased to achieve another milestone in the development of BIOD-123. We continue to meet our timelines and project that we will be able to communicate top-line Phase 2 safety and efficacy data in the third calendar quarter of 2013,"...

MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For many of the millions of Americans living with diabetes the words "eating healthy" are too often associated with bland and boring food choices, and having to say "no" to some of their favorite dishes. But nothing could be further from the truth, according to Celebrity Chef Sam Talbot, who also has diabetes. A "Fan Favorite" on Bravo's "Top Chef" and cookbook author, Talbot is partnering with the makers of OneTouch®, a leading...

Ethnic differences found in how insulin-producing organ responds when it also stores excess fat Latinos are more likely to store fat in the pancreas and are less able to compensate by excreting additional insulin, a Cedars-Sinai study shows. The research examining overweight, prediabetic patients, published online by Diabetes Care, is part of a focus by Cedars-Sinai's Heart Institute, Biomedical Imaging Research Institute and Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, to identify...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study by the Wellcome Trust and British Heart Foundation has found that half of all people of African, African Caribbean and South Asian ethnic backgrounds will have diabetes by the time they reach 80 years of age. Researchers utilized the Southhall and Brent REvisited (SABRE) study to examine the extent of the role played by ethnic background in the development of type 2 diabetes for several minority ethnic groups. They...

Study drives home importance of addressing unique needs in specific patient populations Although some studies have portrayed tight blood sugar control as a potential means of lowering infection rates in critically ill adults, a new study—led by principal investigator Michael Agus, MD, director of the Medicine Critical Care Program at Boston Children's Hospital—found no indication that the approach benefits pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery. The results of the Safe Pediatric...

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Islet Sciences, Inc., (OTCBB: ISLT) a biotechnology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of patented technologies in the field of transplantation therapy for patients with diabetes, today announced that it has exclusively licensed technology from Winthrop University Hospital. This technology is complimentary to the early Beta cell destruction diagnostic that Islet Sciences licensed last month. "In the course of...

Primal Burn is a popular fat loss program with a unique vision toward burning fat, resulting from the compelling life story of its creator. FatLossReviews.net releases its product review. (PRWEB) September 07, 2012 Emphasizes Ken, creator of Primal Burn, "In truth, the key to eliminating fat from your body lies in controlling your hormones by using specific foods at specific times and limiting your exercise. Actually, the most important tip to getting a strong, sexy, healthy body is...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online A new, non-invasive method of measuring a person's blood glucose levels developed by a German research firm could free diabetics from the pain and annoyance of daily finger pricks. The new method, which has been developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Society, uses a tiny chip that is placed on a person's body and can measure his or her blood sugar levels through perspiration, tears, or other bodily fluids, explained Daily...