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Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered a key cellular switch that controls glucose production in liver cells.

Mexican researchers say humans who consume high amounts of soy protein may fight the effects of diabetes.

Diabetes doesn't stop young teen Her world was turned upside down, but now Amanda Beaupre is determined to find a cure for diabetes.2.9

Episodes of dangerously low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia, were greatly reduced in people who received an islet transplant for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes, according to an analysis of outcomes in 138 ...2.7

Human growth hormone is a natural hormone produced in the pituitary gland which promotes normal growth and development in the body.2.7

About 2,000 walkers are expected to join the three-mile walk later this month to raise money for diabetes research, according to spokeswoman Stephanie Bucksner.2.7

Published: Tuesday, Sep. 6, 2005 Last month, not long after Southern New Hampshire Medical Center opened a franchise of the Joslin Diabetes Center, Bonnie Becker-Jones called for an appointment.2.7

Vol. 11, No. 2,716 - The American Reporter - September 5, 2005 Breaking News JURY ACQUITS MICHAEL JACKSON OF MOLESTATION CHARGES, BUT HE STANDS CONVICTED BY THE PRESS by Joe Shea American Reporter Correspondent ...2.7

AN unknown environmental trigger is thought to be behind an Australia-wide increase in Type 1 diabetes in children, with new cases rising almost 3 per cent a year from 1990 to 2002.2.7

UNDATED With each passing day, health concerns continue to grow for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.3.1

FMCSA Grants Diabetes Exemptions. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted exemptions from the federal diabetes standard on interstate driving to four ...2

The government said emergency medical shelters are being established at Fort Polk, La., the Mississippi Air National Guard Station in Jackson, Eglin Air Force Base near Pensacola, Fla., and the Naval Air ...2.9

PIT STOP: James Hughes of Port Huron fills up Tuesday at the Rich Gas Station at 24th and Oak streets.2.7

Locals can buy tickets for a chance to win $5,000 at the Rotary's first Moose Nugget Drop.2.9

Many people who left before Hurricane Katrina arrived ended up in middle Tennessee.1.3

The Honourable R. John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources and Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, today issued the following statement regarding his health: "Although I have been an ...2.7

Shelters housing Hurricane Katrina refugees will need medicines ranging from antibiotics to insulin to tetanus shots.5.6

It is impossible to comprehend the magnitude of Allison Scheel's accomplishments as a triathlete without first understanding the life-threatening disease she battles and the enormity of the event that she ...

The number of British people with diabetes has broken through the two-million barrier due to rising problem of obesity.4.2

Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes in the country today. Doctors blame the high rate of obesity, and it's affecting minorities in the highest numbers.3.2

Published in the March/April 1998 issue. The cells located within the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that secrete insulin.2

Type II diabetes, generally speaking, is a lifestyle disease. It comes from how we eat, and what we do.2.7

Holly Weber, a 21-year-old college student who is majoring in history, has been giving herself insulin shots since the age of 7. She switches from arm to arm to avoid getting too sore.2.7

The Gazette reports that a pharmacy technician who worked with Frank Chiavetta saw him check his blood sugar levels several times while they worked together at St.2.7

The FDA has approved a new drug called Actoplus Met for type 2 diabetes, states a news release from the drug's maker, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America.3.1

MILPITAS, Calif. Aug. 30, 2005 Solectron Corporation , a leading provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain services, today announced a partnership with Insulet Corporation to manufacture ...2.7

A Rensselaer researcher has developed a new tool to help unravel the function of an elusive DNA structure.2.7

Colton Davis, with the brutal honesty of a 9-year-old, admits all the planning and obligation of being the state's Diabetes Walk Ambassador, isn't all that much fun.3.1

Shares of Immunicon were among the worst-performing health-related stocks Monday, falling 7% after the company laid out plans to slash 25% of its workforce.2.7

Audra Matthews checks her blood sugar Friday while working in the office at Chaffin Junior High.2.7

Data from a diabetes prevention trial show that low-dose insulin treatment has no apparent effect on body weight or physical development in adolescents and children who are at increased risk of developing ...4.2

Taking supplements of L-Carnipure tartrate during pregnancy can significantly reduce the increased level of plasma free fatty acids that is considered the main cause of insulin resistance in pregnant women, ...4

By Staff Reporter A DIABETIC care worker who died after letting her blood-sugar levels spiral out of control had taken cocaine and ecstasy in the days before her death, an inquest heard on Friday.

NEW DELHI, Aug 29 Asia Pulse - The Indian biotech industry, which has developed competence in areas like pharmaceuticals and drug development, could reap a windfall from 11 drugs that are set to lose patent ...2.7

Insulin manufacturing upgrade plan kicks into gear. Humulin and Humalog are Eli Lilly and Co.'s insulin products produced in a pharmaceutical plant in Indianapolis.2