THE DIABETIC NEWS -- January 16, 2004 -- http://TheDiabeticNews.com ========================= From The Diabetic Gourmet Magazine -- http://DiabeticGourmet.com ---- Sponsorship / Visit The Sponsors That Make This Possible ---- NEW LOWER PRICE ON THE DIABETIC GOURMET COOKBOOK Our new cookbook is now being offered at 32% off the regular price at Amazon.com, making it a mere $11.53. For more info and to learn how to order for yourself or as a great gift for someone you love, please visit: http://tgcmagazine.com/bin/track/click.cgi?id=169 ---- end of sponsor message -------------------------------------- CURRENT NEWS ITEMS: ------------------------------------ STUDY FINDS NEW ANTIBIOTIC EFFECTIVE FOR DIABETIC FOOT INFECTIONS A clinical trial involving 371 patients in eight countries shows that linezolid, a new antibiotic, is at least as effective as two older therapies for treating diabetic foot infections. Read full news article at: http://thediabeticnews.com/news/587.shtml ------------------------------------ SECOND STUDY SHOWS LINK BETWEEN CUSHING'S SYNDROME AND OBESITY Specific genetic markers may influence whether a person develops metabolic syndrome, a collection of health risks that increase the chance of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes, according to new research published in December's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). Read full news article at: http://thediabeticnews.com/news/582.shtml ------------------------------------ A VIRAL CURE FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES Viruses can both cause and prevent autoimmune disease. In order to understand this dualism, Matthias von Herrath and colleagues from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology in California exposed prediabetic mice to viral infections. Read full news article at: http://thediabeticnews.com/news/583.shtml ------------------------------------ EFFECT OF DIABETES CASE MANAGEMENT AMONG LOW-INCOME MINORITY POPULATIONS In an article published in the Janaury edition of Diabetes Care, researchers in the California Medi-Cal Type 2 Diabetes Study Group have concluded that diabetes case management, added to primary care, substantially improved glycemic control compared with the control group. Read full news article at: http://thediabeticnews.com/news/584.shtml ------------------------------------ RESEARCHERS DEFINE ROLE OF ABNORMAL MUSCLE, FAT & LIVER IN COMMON METABOLIC DISORDER Metabolic Syndrome, a cluster of health symptoms including obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance, puts one in four Americans at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Read full news article at: http://thediabeticnews.com/news/585.shtml ------------------------------------ OVERWEIGHT HISPANIC YOUTH FACE INCREASED RISK OF DIABETES, METABOLIC SYNDROME New research shows that large numbers of overweight Hispanic youth already have complications of obesity, including impaired glucose tolerance, which can lead to diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Read full news article at: http://thediabeticnews.com/news/586.shtml ------------------------------------ ALCOHOL EXPOSURE IN PRE- AND EARLY POST-NATAL STAGES MAY CAUSE INSULIN RESISTANCE Perinatal factors (those occurring about five months before birth and one month after) have been implicated in the development of Type 2 diabetes and other disorders. 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