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FDA Approves New Indication for ertapenem for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Complicated Foot Infection in Diabetics
FDA has approved INVANZ® (ertapenem), a once-daily injectable antibiotic, for the treatment of moderate to severe complicated foot infection due to indicated pathogens in diabetic patients without osteomyelitis.
Posted on November 15, 2005 - 2:05am.
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Researchers Find Nine Risk Indicators For Tooth Loss, Including Diabetes
Severe periodontal disease causes tooth loss and affects a certain group of people that appear to exhibit increased susceptibility to periodontal destruction, according to a study that appeared in the November Journal of Periodontology.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 11:04pm.
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Potential New Treatment For Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
Scientists in Japan have found a way to improve on a promising diabetes treatment; report that transplanted insulin-producing cells survive better when the activation of a specific type of immune cell is blocked.
Posted on October 7, 2005 - 7:09pm.
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Defective Lymphatic Vessels Identified As A Novel Cause Of Adult-Onset Obesity
Laboratory model missing one copy of Prox1 gene exhibits abnormal increase in fat accumulation around sites of lymph leakage from defective lymphatic vessels.
Posted on October 7, 2005 - 6:12pm.
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New Study Shows High-Carb, Vegan Diet Causes Major Weight Loss
A low-fat, plant-based diet is more effective at helping women lose weight and improve insulin sensitivity than an omnivorous diet, shows a new study appearing in the September issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
Posted on September 23, 2005 - 4:07pm.
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Scientists Use Transcription Factors To Increase Insulin Production In Diabetic Mice
A group of Japanese scientists has used gene therapy to deliver three insulin transcription factors, MafA, PDX-1, and NeuroD, to the livers of diabetic mice. As a result, the mice experienced an increase in insulin gene expression and insulin production, raising the possibility that this could eventually be used to treat diabetes.
Posted on April 22, 2005 - 2:02pm.
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'Motherwell's Babies' Study May Yield Up Clues For Adult Diseases
Researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton have begun a new study into the effects of a mother's diet in pregnancy upon unborn babies and their future health.
Posted on April 21, 2005 - 9:19pm.
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