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 Diabetes Technology
Headline News & Stories in Technological Advances for Diabetes Treatment & Product Care Development
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November 2006
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October 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.
- Light Test May
Illuminate Diabetes Woes - CBS News - October 25, 2006
- Diabetes
management app goes Universal - MacNN - October 25, 2006 - ToThePoint Software today released 1-2Tracker 1.0, a
re-design of its original Type2Tracker application designed specifically for
people with Diabetes. The software allows users to track and graph blood glucose
tests as well as weight on a daily basis. 1-2Tracker helps people with diabetes
keep food and exercise logs via a journal, storing links to...
- Light Test
Illuminates Diabetes Woes - WebMD - October 25, 2006 - Doctors may soon be able to identify people at risk of
diabetes complications by simply shining bright light on a patch of skin below
the elbow.
- New Tool Can Help
Predict Diabetes Complications - RedNova - October 25, 2006 - A noninvasive tool
that measures the skin's autofluorescence could help doctors determine whether
people with diabetes are beginning to develop serious complications, according
to a study published in the November issue of Diabetes Care.
- Scientists predict
diabetes, HIV vaccine development - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - October 9, 2006,
02:24 GMT. Scientists say Australians could be vaccinated against
diseases like diabetes within a few decades. The vaccines are one of several
medical advances predicted in a new paper produced by 10 of the country's top
scientists.
- Scientists predict
diabetes, HIV vaccine development - ABC via Yahoo!7 News - October 9, 2006
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- enGene, Inc. Adds
Leading Diabetes and Gene Therapy Experts as Scientific Advisors - Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - October 3, 2006, 22:34
GMT.
- 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.
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September 2006
MicroIslet to Webcast Presentation at
Oppenheimer Diabetes Conference - MicroIslet, Inc., a biotechnology
company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of patented
technologies in transplantation therapy for people with insulin-dependent
diabetes, today announced that will present an update on the Company's islet
transplantation development strategy and progress at the Oppenheimer & Co... 09/06/2006
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August 2006
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July 2006
- Diabetes
treatment breakthrough - Inhaled insulin, a breakthrough in diabetes
treatment, will be hitting the pharmacy shelves soon. Inhaled insulin, or
Exubera (manufactured by Pfizer, Inc.), is a powder form of insulin, which is
delivered by an inhaler device that is made specifically for this type of
insulin. 07/31/2006
- Affordable,
Innovative and Effective Product Solutions to Spur European Diabetes Market
– Heightened awareness and knowledge about
diabetes are boosting the acceptance of insulin therapy among people with type
2 diabetes. 07/26/2006
- MEMS and
Nanotechnology Providing Real Solutions for the Management of Diabetes, Reports
Bourne Research - The management of Diabetes is being made easier through the
use of next-generation technologies such as MEMS and Nanotechnology. 07/13/2006
- MEMS and
Nanotechnology Providing Real Solutions for the Management of Diabetes, Reports
Bourne Research - During the first half of
2006 there was a noticeable upswing in activity focused on the development of
MEMS and Nanotechnology-based solutions for the care and management of Diabetes,
according to Bourne Research. 07/11/2006
- Hathaway
Corporation's Diabetes Detection, Inc. Completes Prototype of Vibrameter
- Hathaway Corporation announced that their wholly owned
subsidiary, Diabetes Detections, Inc (DDI), has recently completed a working
prototype of the Vibrameter, an early detection device for diabetes. 07/05/2006
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June 2006
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May 2006
Baylor researchers
develop 'bubble' technique for diabetes - Researchers at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
and the Baylor Research Institute have developed a novel technique to deliver
insulin genes to the pancreas, an approach that could represent a major step in
the potential treatment of type 1 diabetes. 05/23/2006 Diabetes self-test
available in supermarkets -
A self-test for diabetes can now be purchased from local
supermarkets. Dr Anthony Bransgrove developed the test because of concerns about
the growing number of undiagnosed sufferers of type II diabetes. 05/09/2006 An Artificial Pancreas
Will Revolutionize Diabetes Care - The development of continuous glucose monitoring and an artificial pancreas
could be the next major scientific advance in diabetes treatment and,
eventually, a cure. Join representatives from the JDRF, leading academic
researchers and people with type 1 -- or juvenile -- diabetes, to learn about
this rapidly expanding field of medical technology... 05/05/2006
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April 2006
New Devices May Free Diabetics From Constant Monitoring - When Casey Burkhalter, 12, was diagnosed with diabetes 2 1/2 years ago, her
parents started waking up repeatedly at night to test her blood sugar, typical
of the exhausting tasks many of the nation's 21 million diabetics go through to
extend their lives. 04/23/2006 - Medtronic gets OK
for diabetes device - Medtronic Inc. has won government approval of a new system
that helps diabetics continuously check their blood sugar levels, alerting them
when levels edge too high or plunge too low. The company's Paradigm Real-Time
system includes a glucose monitor that relays blood sugar information to the
patient every five minutes from a sensor inserted under the skin and attached to
a pager-size insulin. 04/14/06
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November 2005 - November is National Diabetes Month
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