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Thai spice helps cut blood sugar swings

In this obesity-obsessed world, the dream ingredient must be something that tastes good enough to be a condiment or flavoring and yet somehow helps us keep our weight down. Consider hydroxycitric acid (HCA), known variously as Brindle berry or Malabar tamarind, which is used in Indian and Thai food as a condiment and flavoring agent. In Indian folk medicine as a dried powder or tea it's in...

Sugar beet virus mutation requires Texas touch

The only sugar beets growing in Texas are in the laboratory. But those few plants are getting to the root of problems throughout the sugar beet industry. Just the...

Cats' indifference towards sugar explained

Unlike most mammals, cats--both domestic and wild--are indifferent to sweets. A new study in PLoS Genetics explains the molecular mechanism behind their strictly carnivorous behavior. "We took a behavioral question and answered it molecularly," says Joseph Brand, senior author of the study and Associate Director of the Monell Chemical Senses Center. Scattered on mammalian tongues are speci...

Sleeping Sickness Epidemic Spreading in Uganda

A drug first used to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers in people taking certain types of painkillers offers an alternative to surgery after miscarriage, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health and other research institutions. The study appears in the August 18, 2005, New England Journal of Med...

Pregnant women at higher risk for HIV, Uganda study finds

The risk of acquiring HIV rises during pregnancy, according to a study of women in Uganda's Rakai District led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The increased risk for acquiring HIV remained even after researchers controlled for behavior and other factors that contribute to HIV risk. The findings, which are published in the September 30, 2005, edition of The L...

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Mouse Anti-Amodiaquine Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 6D10 from AntibodyShop A/S

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Mouse Anti-Protein S Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone HYB 232-02 from Abcam

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Mouse Anti-Mouse Glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Lifespan Biosciences

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Goat Anti-TGase3 (S-20) Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.

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Rabbit Anti-Aph-1aL, S Loop (92-115) Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Covance Research Products, Inc

Description:Polyclonal Antibody against Aph-1a (Aph-1aL,S Loop 92-115), O2F1 The gamma secretase is a multiprotein complex consisting of presenilin, nicastrin, Aph-1 and Pen-2; all four proteins are necessary for full proteolytic activity. The gamma secretase complex catalyzes cleavage of a number of integral membrane proteins including Amyloid precursor protein, Notch, Erb4 an...
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UW prof turns sugar into diesel fuel, chemicals

But the oil price hike has also fueled a race to find new sources for chemical intermediates - compounds that are the raw material for many...

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Ebola Virus - 'Outbreak' Claims More Lives In Uganda.

The curse of Uganda – the deadly Ebola virus in its latest outbreak has claimed around 156 lives by December 5th according to Health Ministry officials in Kampala. More shocking is the fact that the dead include many health workers including doctors & nurses. But what shocked the nation was the death of Dr. Mathew Zukeviya, who was a prominent doctor spearheading the fight against Ebola...

Increase in sugar...decrease in brain function!!!

Long term effects of increase in blood sugar namely blindness, malfunction of the kidneys are known. But what about their immediate effects??. The researchers of Virginia have now come out with astonishing details that a raise in the blood sugar decreases the brain function. More than 100 adults with type 1 diabetes hwo had four symptoms which included, being sleepy; having dry eyes, nos...

Link Between High Blood Sugar And Behavioral Changes

Low blood sugar levels are known to cause cognitive and behavioral changes in diabetics, but results of a recent study show that high blood sugar // has a similar effect. The study showed that type 2 diabetics have impaired cognitive functioning and experience deterioration in mood when their blood sugar is high. Diabetics' bodies have difficulty controlling blood sugar levels due to in...

Teething Problems – Fight Sugar For Children’s Dental Healh

Timing and frequency has never been so important when it comes to dental care in children. It appears that these factors are extremely crucial in offsetting cavities and tooth decay, according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). // In the words of Dr. Phil Hunke, representing AAPD "Most parents know that they need to watch what their kids eat and make them brush re...

Testing for blood sugar levels made easier

The foundation of diabetics care is the regular monitoring of blood sugar levels. But doctors say that many patients do not adhere to this routine because of inconvenience or discomfort, as this requires multiple blood samples to be taken by puncturing// their fingers or forearm. However, researchers from University of Texas have discovered a new non-invasive test, using optical coherence...

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Arruga Curved Capsule Forceps

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Cougar

Description:Cougar is an Anterior Spinal Implant system. Material that has a modulus of elasticity approximating that of cortical bone. The result is an implant that meets the structural requirements of anterior column support, while optimizing the fusion environment through an open, load sharing design. Incorporates an anatomic design with 5 and 10 degrees of lordosis. Minimal instruments are necessary to i...
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Cougar Small Footprint

Description:Cougar is an Anterior Spinal Implant system. Material that has a modulus of elasticity approximating that of cortical bone. The result is an implant that meets the structural requirements of anterior column support, while optimizing the fusion environment through an open, load sharing design. Incorporates an anatomic design with 5 and 10 degrees of lordosis. Minimal instruments are necessary to i...
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Cougar Large Footprint

Description:Cougar is an Anterior Spinal Implant system. Material that has a modulus of elasticity approximating that of cortical bone. The result is an implant that meets the structural requirements of anterior column support, while optimizing the fusion environment through an open, load sharing design. Incorporates an anatomic design with 5 and 10 degrees of lordosis. Minimal instruments are necessary to i...
Company:DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

Cougar Medium Footprint

Description:Cougar is an Anterior Spinal Implant system. Material that has a modulus of elasticity approximating that of cortical bone. The result is an implant that meets the structural requirements of anterior column support, while optimizing the fusion environment through an open, load sharing design. Incorporates an anatomic design with 5 and 10 degrees of lordosis. Minimal instruments are necessary to i...
Company:DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

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Cougar Biotechnology Announces Presentation of Positive CB7630 Clinical Data at ESMO Conference

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2007 - Cougar Biotechnology,Inc. (OTCBB:CGRB) today announced that positive Phase I and PhaseII data on the Company's prostate cancer drug candidate CB7630(abiraterone acetate) were presented at the European Society forMedical Oncology (ESMO) Conference, which is currently taking placein Lugano, Switzerland. The data were presented in two oral andposter...

New Data from Multiple Studies Show Galvus Delivers Consistent and Robust Blood Sugar Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

* Significant blood sugar reductions seen across range ofpatient populations, including varied ethnic groups, the elderly,and those at high risk of developing diabetes * Galvus lowers blood sugar when added to a sulfonylurea,reinforcing efficacy in combination with commonly used diabetesmedicines * Data confirm good tolerability in humans with studies showingincidence of sid...

ConjuChem Biotechnologies Reports PC-DAC:Exendin-4 Albumin Conjugate Data Presented at American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting

MONTREAL, June 19 /CNW/ - ConjuChem Biotechnologies (TSX:CJB)today announced that data relating to its proprietaryPC-DAC(TM):Exendin-4 Albumin Conjugate for the treatment ofType 2 diabetes will be presented at the 67th ScientificSessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to beheld June 22-26, 2007 in Chicago, IL. The ADA's annualScientific Sessions meeting is one of the larges...

Organon's Sugammadex Demonstrated a 9-12 Times Faster Recovery in Phase III Pivotal Trial as Compared to Neostigmine

OSS, The Netherlands, June 11, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Sugammadex -the novel selective relaxant binding agent (SRBA) being developedby Organon, the human healthcare business unit of Akzo Nobel -demonstrated in a Phase III pivotal trial a 9-12 times fasterreversal of neuromuscular blockade as compared to neostigmine,without evidence of post operative residual curarization (PORC) orre-occurre...

Organon's Sugammadex Demonstrated a 9-12 Times Faster Recovery in Phase III Pivotal Trial Compared to Neostigmine

OSS, the Netherlands, June 11, 2007-Sugammadex - the novelselective relaxant binding agent (SRBA) being developed by Organon,the human healthcare business unit of Akzo Nobel - demonstrated ina Phase III pivotal trial a 9-12 times faster reversal ofneuromuscular blockade as compared to neostigmine, without evidenceof post operative residual curarization (PORC) or re-occurrence ofmuscle relax...

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