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How Protein-Rich Diets Curb Hunger

Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005

Researchers have uncovered new evidence to explain the observation that diets rich in protein stunt the appetite, according to a report in the November Cell Metabolism. The findings suggest a novel link connecting macronutrients in the diet to hunger,

Kidney Disease May Be A More Important Risk Factor For Heart Disease Then Cholesterol

Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005

Lack of Protein Found in Obese People Can Be Risk Factor for Kidney and Heart Disease.

Oral-lyn Insulin: First Non-Injectable Insulin Gets Released this Month

Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005

Generex has escalated manufacturing capabilities to meet expected demand for the first ever commercially available non-injectable insulin product, to be launched in Ecuador at the end of November 2005

Prescribed Walking Can Improve Physical Fitness

Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005

Exercise counseling with a prescription for walking at either hard intensity or high frequency produces improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness

Brain-Specific Leptin Signaling Reverses Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

Expression of neuron-specific leptin receptor (LEPR) transgenes can reverse the obesity, diabetes, and infertility seen in db/db mice, which carry a defective leptin receptor, new research indicates.

Break-Through in Low-calorie Sweetener for Diabetics

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

A low-calorie sweetener that tastes like sugar and could help control diseases like diabetes and obesity may be closer to reality thanks to new research

Childhood Tummy Fat Predicts Diabetes And Heart Trouble for Girls

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

The scientists concluded in an article appearing in the scientific journal Pediatrics that having a larger waistline at the beginning of adolescence meant a 16 percent increase in the likelihood that by the time she was 18 or 19 a girl would be at risk of having diabetes or heart trouble.

An even more striking result was that girls who had larger-than-average waistlines as adolescents but trimmed down by the time they were young women were not at increased risk of the two chronic diseases.

Continuous, Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Device, Shows Positive Results in Clinical Trials

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

The device is worn on the arm and transmits the information to a palm device, watch device or phone

Diabetes in 2025 Report – Diabetes will Triple

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

Diabetes is one of only two major causes of death in the U.S. that continues to increase while other major causes of death are declining.Those With Diabetes Will Triple and Will Claim 622,000 Lives Annually by 2025

Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Amputations Are Preventable

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

For a condition that is largely preventable, the costs of treating diabetic foot disease is over 10 Billion dollars a year. To prevent amputations, all that is required is a 10-gm monofilament that cost less then fifty cents!