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Pancreas Defined

A long gland located behind the stomach that produces enzymes that help to break down food and hormones (insulin and glucagon) that help to regulate glucose levels in the blood

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Family of UCF football player Ereck Plancher frustrated by autopsy results

Published July 20, 2008, 2:46 am, Orlando Sentinel

They shrug their shoulders and sigh, settling on the words "confused" and "frustrated" to describe their emotions.

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Nearly Nine Out Of Ten Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Achieve QoF HbA1c Targets With Repaglinide And Metformin

Published July 20, 2008, 1:13 am, Medical News Today

Nearly nine out of ten patients with type 2 diabetes achieved the Quality Outcomes Framework (QoF) HbA1c target of less than 7.5% with a repaglinide [PRANDIN®] and metformin treatment strategy says a new study review published in Clinical Therapeutics(1).

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Red Tide Leads To Warning Against Eating Lobster Tomalley

Published July 19, 2008, 6:11 pm, WCVB Boston

New Hampshire is advising consumers not to eat a certain part of lobsters because of concerns about red tide.

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Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?

Published July 19, 2008, 4:19 pm, About.com

Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those...

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THE HOUSE THAT INDYMAC BUILT

Published July 19, 2008, 3:03 am, The Globe and Mail

LOS ANGELES, TORONTO, NEW YORK -- Patricia Ramirez's home, which sits on a ragged dead-end street at the edge of East Los Angeles in the shadow of an elevated freeway, cost $445,000 (U.S.) when she and her husband bought it in February, 2007.

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Start Of Phase II Clinical Trial With TRIOLEXâ„¢ (HE3286) In Type-2 Diabetes Patients; Sites Expanded To Accelerate ...

Published July 19, 2008, 2:11 am, Medical News Today

Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:HEPH), the world leader in the development of a new class of small molecule compounds based on endogenous adrenal steroid hormones, announced that it has commenced a Phase II clinical trial with its oral drug candidate TRIOLEXâ„¢ (HE3286) in type 2 diabetes patients, and that it is expanding the number of clinical sites to accelerate enrollment.

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Plancher family member says he never mentioned sickle-cell trait diagnosis

Published July 19, 2008, 1:17 am, Orlando Sentinel

Sickle-cell trait diagnosis shocks cousin UCF officials say they notified football player Ereck Plancher that he tested positive for sickle-cell trait as part of a team physical exam. They also say they monitored his activities in workouts.

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Comprehensive Clinic For Gastrointestinal Cancers Opens At Rush University Medical Center, USA

Published July 19, 2008, 1:11 am, Medical News Today

Patients benefit from a team approach at the new Coleman Foundation Comprehensive Clinic for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Rush University Medical Center. Experts in gastroenterology, medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, pathology and psychosocial oncology as well as nutrition and genetics come together to meet with new patients and develop a defined treatment plan.

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Low-cost, hassle-free drug for Indian diabetic patients: Merck

Published July 18, 2008, 9:38 pm, New Kerala

If you are a diabetic, there is some good news for you. A multinational pharmaceutical company has introduced a new low-cost, hassle-free patent protected drug to check the disease.

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Biotech Companies, Investors Look to Adult Stem Cells

Published July 18, 2008, 4:17 pm, The Online NewsHour

In June, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that it was investing $3 million in the biotech startup EyeCyte, which is developing adult stem cell-based treatments for eye diseases. It's the latest in a string of recent startups aiming to commercialize such research.

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