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Stories and Headline News from the Diabetes Business Community
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October 2006
- Generex
Biotechnology Clinical Data to Be Presented at 6th Annual Diabetes Technology
Meeting - Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - October 31, 2006 - Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in drug
delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, announced
today that it will make two poster presentations of clinical data at the 6th
Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, November 2 - 4, 2006.
The data relates to the Company's proprietary oral insulin
spray product designed to ...
- Two National
Diabetes-Related Initiatives Coordinated By MCG Bioinformatics Expert - Medical News Today - October 31, 2006
- News Analysis:
Diabetes Epidemic May Fuel Drug Boom - BrandWeek - October 30, 2006
- Nanogen announces
new patents for inventions related to diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
biomarkers - News-Medical-Net - October 30, 2006 - Nanogen has announced that it has been issued four patents
by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for inventions related to diabetes and
Alzheimer's disease biomarkers.
- Diabetes Epidemic
May Fuel Drug Boom - BrandWeek - October 30, 2006
- Nanogen Awarded
Additional Patents for Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers - RedNova - October 30, 2006
- Hathaway
Corporation's (HWYI) Diabetes Detection, Inc. Furthers Its Corporate Development
Efforts - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - October 30, 2006
- Are You at Risk
for Diabetes? Gold's Gym Launches National Effort to Fight Diabetes With
Fitness - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 30, 2006
- Nanogen Awarded
Additional Patents for Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 30, 2006
- November is
National Diabetes Month - PR Web via Yahoo! News - October 30, 2006 - (PRWEB) N
ovember is National Diabetes Month, designed to draw attention to this
metabolism disorder which will progress over time to more serious problems
unless it is managed properly. An estimated 16 million people in the United
States of America are known to have diabetes, with 40% not even knowing they
have diabetes and about 1 million of
- Diabetes group to
get $29,283 from Beck Middle School - Courier-Post - October 30, 2006
- Alantos signs $75M
diabetes development deal with French pharma - BizJournals - October 27, 2006 - Alantos Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed a deal with Servier,
a French pharmaceutical firm, worth more than $75 million to develop the
Cambridge-based company's drug candidate for Type 2 diabetes, according to
officials.
- Joslin Launches
Free Online Educational Videos for People With Diabetes - Six Tests for Staying
Healthy With Diabetes - RedNova - October 26, 2006 - Joslin Diabetes Center,
global leader in diabetes research, care and education, announced today a new
free educational tool on its Web site -- the Staying Healthy with Diabetes video
series.
- Free Online
Educational Videos for People with Diabetes - Newswise - October 26, 2006
- Scam Alert:
Diabetes Cure Scams On The Internet - CBS 2 New York - October 26, 2006
- Sangamo
BioSciences and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation announce partnership
- bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - October 26, 2006 -
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has entered into
an agreement with Richmond-based Sangamo BioSciences Inc. to provide the company
with up to $3 million toward a Phase 2 human clinical study for a diabetic
neuropathy therapy program.
- Sangamo inks
finance deal with diabetes nonprofit - bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - October 26, 2006
- News: Diabetes
tracking software goes Universal - MacCentral Online - October 26, 2006 - ToThePoint Software has renamed their diabetes tracking
software Type2Tracker to 1-2Tracker, and made it a Universal binary.
- Alantos, Servier
tie up for diabetes drug - PharmaBiz - October 26, 2006
- Two national
diabetes-related initiatives coordinated by MCG bioinformatics expert - Medical College of Georgia - October 26, 2006
- The Next Drug
Bonanza: Diabetes - Forbes - October 26, 2006 - Americans' poor diets and inactivity are making diabetes the
drug industry's next sales bonanza.
- Alantos, Servier
tie up for diabetes drug - PharmaBiz - October 26, 2006 - Alantos Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biopharmaceutical
company based on the discovery and development of small molecule drugs with a
focus on type II diabetes and osteoarthritis/inflammation, has formed a
collaboration with Servier, the leading French independent pharmaceutical
company, surrounding its lead compound ALS 2-0426, an orally active, small
molecule inhibitor of Dipeptidyl
- CVAC Systems
Expands Scientific Advisory Board, and Initiates Investigations into Diabetes,
Insulin Resistance, and metabolic syndrome - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - October 25, 2006
- Build-A-Bear
Workshop(R) Promotes Diabetes Awareness with Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation - In support of National Diabetes Awareness
Month, Build-A-Bear Workshop is raising funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation. Throughout the month of November, all proceeds from sales of purple
satin hearts will be donated to the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation and
designated for JDRF.
- Bayer Diabetes
Care Partners With International Diabetes Federation to Support 'Unite for
Diabetes' Campaign - FinanzNachrichten - October 23, 2006
- Treating Diabetes:
Watch Out for Bogus Cures on the Internet - US News & World Report - October 21, 2006 - Fed up with supplement makers hawking questionable diabetes
cures on the Internet, the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade
Commission announced yesterday that they've decided to strike back. In a joint
initiative, the two agencies sent letters to 180 firms in the United States,
Canada, and Mexico, warning that unless the companies correct the fraudulent
claims about diabetes.
- Officials Warn of
False Diabetes Treatments Online - GigaLaw.com - October 20, 2006 - The Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug
Administration are teaming with Mexico and Canada to stop deceptive advertising
and product sales of purported diabetes cures and treatments.
- Health Department
Gets Grant to Fight Diabetes in Weld - RedNova - October 20, 2006- By Greeley Tribune, Colo. Oct. 20--The Department of Public
Health and Environment was awarded funding from the state office of disparities
to address health problems with low-income and Latino people in the county with
diabetes.
- Sector Wrap:
Diabetes Treatments - Sharewatch - October 20, 2006 - Januvia is a DPP4 inhibitor, which treats Type 2 diabetes by
raising the level of a hormone that stimulates the pancreas to release insulin
while holding back the production of sugar.
- Sector Wrap:
Diabetes Treatments - AP via Yahoo! Finance - October 20, 2006 - Merck & Co. gained a foothold in the rapidly expanding
market for diabetes treatments this week when the Food and Drug Administration
approved the company's Januvia, part of a promising new class of
treatments.
- U.S. agencies
target Internet sale of diabetes 'cures' - IT World - October 20, 2006 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) have launched a campaign to stop deceptive Internet
advertisements and sales of products falsely promising cures or treatment for
diabetes, the agencies announced.
- Health department
gets grant to fight diabetes in Weld - Greeley Tribune - October 20, 2006
- Joslin Diabetes
Center in Boston Establishes First Affiliate in Canada - Newswise - October 20, 2006, 02:18 GMT
- Warning about fake
diabetes cures - TVNZ - October 20, 2006
- Metabolex CEO to
Be Featured on BIO Investor Diabetes Panel Today - RedNova - October 19, 2006 - HAYWARD, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolex, Inc., a
biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel
therapeutics for diabetes and related metabolic disorders, announced today the
President and Chief Executive Officer Harold Van Wart, Ph.D.
- Generex
Biotechnology Has Strong Presence at Annual Canadian Diabetes Association
Conference - Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - October 19, 2006 - Generex Biotechnology Corporation, the leader in drug
delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth, will make
a podium presentation today at the 2006 Canadian Diabetes Association
Professional Conference and Annual Meetings in Toronto, Canada. The
presentation, to be made by Dr.
- Metabolex CEO to
Be Featured on BIO Investor Diabetes Panel Today - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 19, 2006
- MicroIslet
Comments On NIH Plan To Combat Type 1 Diabetes - Medical News Today - October 19, 2006 - MicroIslet, Inc. (Amex: MII), a biotechnology company
engaged in the research, development and commercialization of patented
technologies in transplantation therapy for people with insulin-dependent
diabetes, today commented on the recently announced National Institutes of
Health (NIH) long-term plan to combat type 1 diabetes.
- Merck Wins U.S.
Approval for a New Diabetes Drug - New York Times - October 19, 2006
- Amylin 3Q earnings
show diabetes drug growth - San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! Ne - October 19,
2006
- FDA approves
diabetes pill that promises no weight gain - San Antonio Express News - October 18, 2006
- Funding kicks off
new treatments for diabetes and multiple sclerosis - EurekAlert! - October 16, 2006
- MacroGenics
Receives Orphan Drug Designation From FDA for Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Type
1 Diabetes - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 10, 2006, 11:00
GMT. MacroGenics, Inc. announced today that its lead product
candidate, MGA031, a humanized, Fc-engineered anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, has
received orphan drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration for
treatment of recent-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus .
- Software to
diagnose diabetes - CIOL - October 6, 2006, 14:44 GMT. CHENNAI: US-based healthcare firm Medtronic Inc. plans to
launch in India a software for doctors to monitor, track and diagnose
diabetes.
- American Diabetes
Association of Western New York Seeks Corporate Sponsors for the Buffalo 2007
Tour de Cure Cycling - PR Web via Yahoo! News - October 5, 2006, 12:00 GMT. (PRWEB) October 5, 2006 -- The American Diabetes Association
(ADA) of Western New York seeks corporate sponsors for the 2007 Tour de Cure
cycling event.
- Abbott, others
offer freebies in bid for diabetes market share - Chicago Tribune - October 5, 2006, 11:24 GMT. Abbott Laboratories' offer of free blood glucose meters and
starter test strips to patients using Becton, Dickinson & Co.'s products is
part of a scramble to capture part of the growing diabetes market.
- ACHP Issue Brief
Examines Diabetes Care In MA Plans - Medical News Today - October 5, 2006, 08:05 GMT. "Quality of Diabetes Care in Medicare Advantage," Alliance
of Community Health Plans: The ACHP issue brief examines performance trends in
diabetes care for patients in Medicare Advantage plans from 2002 through 2005.
[click link for full article]
- Flu Jab Shortage
Fears, Warns Diabetes UK - Medical News Today - October 5, 2006, 07:09 GMT. The UK government has confirmed that some people may have to
wait for their flu jab this year. People with diabetes are usually one of the
first groups to be given the flu jab, but many deliveries will be delayed to GP
surgeries. The delivery of doses will be staggered but the Department of Health
say all doses should be delivered by the end of December.
- Statement Of The
American Diabetes Association On The NY City Health Department's Proposal To
Phase Out Artificial - Medical News Today - October 5, 2006, 07:06 GMT. The American Diabetes Association applauds the New York City
Health Department's proposal to eliminate artificial trans fats in all New York
City restaurants and make calorie content for foods served in restaurants
publicly available on menus and menu boards.
- Monitoring
diabetes wirelessly - The Arizona Republic - October 5, 2006, 06:42 GMT. A Scottsdale startup company has developed a software system
that analyzes diabetes patient data sent wirelessly from a cell phone to a
central server.
- Monitoring
diabetes from a distance - The Arizona Republic - October 5, 2006, 03:39 GMT. A Scottsdale startup company has developed a software system
that analyzes diabetes patient data sent wirelessly from a cell phone to a
central server.
- Specialist centre
set to help diabetes sufferers - Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advert - October 4,
2006, 12:58 GMT. A NEW state-of-the-art diabetes centre has been officially
opened at Ormskirk Hospital. The ceremony was one of the last duties of West
Lancashire PCT before it officially became the larger Central Lancashire PCT on
October 1.
- Putting the
patient at the center of diabetes management --- HealthandAge - HealthandAge - October 4, 2006, 09:09 GMT. The patient must have a bigger say in diabetes care. The
role of the patient is being seen as increasingly important in the management of
chronic health conditions, including diabetes.
- enGene, Inc. Adds
Leading Diabetes and Gene Therapy Experts as Scientific Advisors - SYS-CON Media - October 4, 2006, 02:38 GMT. enGene, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company
developing an innovative approach for the treatment of diabetes called
GEMS(TM)-Insulin, announced today that Dr. Christopher J. Rhodes and Dr. Imre
Kovesdi have joined the company as Scientific Advisors. The addition of Drs.
Rhodes and Kovesdi further bolsters the Company's expertise in the areas of
diabetes and gene therapy.
- American Diabetes
Association Invites All to Join America's Walk for Diabetes - RedNova - October 4, 2006, 00:25 GMT. SOMERSET, N.J., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The northern New
Jersey office of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) invites the public to
join the annual America's Walk for Diabetes by participating in one of four New
Jersey walks this October.
- enGene, Inc. Adds
Leading Diabetes and Gene Therapy Experts as Scientific Advisors - Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - October 3, 2006
- VeraLight Receives
USPTO Notice of Allowance Covering Dermal Fluorescence Technology to Detect
Diabetes - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 3, 2006, 12:30
GMT. VeraLight, Inc., a privately held medical device company,
today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office for the company's patent application , covering proprietary
dermal fluorescence technology for its non-invasive screening system to detect
diabetes and pre- diabetes.
- Diabetes Shoppe(R)
and Ironman Team Up to Inspire Diabetes Management and Living Without Limits
- PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - October 3, 2006, 12:00
GMT. Diabetes Shoppe has teamed up with Andy "Iron Andy" Holder
to motivate people to properly manage their disease so they can live without
limits.
- Rite Aid Steps Up
Program to Help Patients Recognize and Manage Diabetes During October, November
and December - FinanzNachrichten - October 2, 2006
- Rite Aid Steps Up
Program to Help Patients Recognize and Manage Diabetes During October, November
and December - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - October 2, 2006, 12:41
GMT. CAMP HILL, Pa.----During October, November and December,
Rite Aid is enhancing its chain wide, year long Diabetes awareness initiative by
offering a free Diabetes Guide, Diabetes Smart Cards with healthy recipes, and
the chance to get a free Reader's Digest Diabetes Management Planner.
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