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1. News - World - MEDICINE

   Insulin breakthrough may end daily jabs for diabetics

   Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Insulin Diabetics Medicine Health Agence France-Presse in Sydney Research mapping how insulin works at a molecular level could open the door to novel new diabetes treatments, ending daily needle jabs for millions, scientists said yesterday. A team in Melbourne, Australia has been able to lay out for the first time how the insulin hormone binds to the surface of cells, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1124873/insulin-breakthrough-may-end-daily-jabs-diabetics
2. Researchers find cancer risk factors for diabetics

   Posted May 05th 2010, 12:00am by Adrian Wan

   ... Diabetes Health Insulin Adrian Wan Chinese University researchers have discovered what could increase and decrease the risk of cancer among diabetes patients. The study found that poorly controlled blood-sugar levels in diabetics raises the risk of cancer - increasingly a major cause of death among diabetics - and insulin treatment could reduce the risk. The discoveries were ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/713428/researchers-find-cancer-risk-factors-diabetics
3. the human body

   Posted Mar 12th 2006, 12:00am by Paul Kay

   ... Biology Zoology Health Anatomy Insulin Compiled by Paul Kay 1 What are the four main blood groups? 2 In degrees Celsius, what is the accepted normal temperature for the human body? 3 In centimetres, what length of head hair does the average person grow in a year? 4 Which is the longest bone in the human body? 5 Which organ produces insulin? 6 A typical adult skeleton has how many ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/540035/human-body
4. Hidden peril

   Posted Jun 05th 2006, 12:00am by Wynnie Chan

   ... enlarged. No one knows the exact cause of PCOS, but it's thought to be related to a problem with insulin. Insulin is a hormone that controls blood-sugar levels, appetite and fat storage in body ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/551504/hidden-peril
5. Diabetes striking young with complications

   Posted Apr 03rd 2006, 12:00am by Suzanne Harrison

   ... Health Diabetes Insulin Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Suzanne Harrison Diabetes is generally classified into Type I and Type II. The former is caused by an auto-immune disorder, with the pancreas failing to secrete insulin to allow the body to use sugar from food as energy. Type II is strongly linked to obesity, with the body using excess fat instead ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/543213/diabetes-striking-young-complications
6. Young are increasingly at risk as obesity levels continue to rise

   Posted Sep 30th 2005, 12:00am by Patsy Moy

   ... where the pancreas fails to secrete insulin to allow the body to use sugar from food as energy. Type II is strongly linked to obesity, where the body uses excess fat instead of sugar ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/518418/young-are-increasingly-risk-obesity-levels-continue-rise
7. News - World - HEALTH

   Study finds air pollution increases insulin resistance and diabetes risk

   Posted May 11th 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... News World Air Pollution Diabetes Bloomberg in London Study of 10-year-old children finds exposure to pollutants increases their resistance to insulin Exposure to air pollution raises the risk of resistance to insulin, a typical warning sign of diabetes, according to a study of almost 400 German 10-year-olds. Insulin resistance climbed by 17 per cent for every 10.6 micrograms ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1235001/study-finds-air-pollution-increases-insulin-resistance-and-diabetes-risk
8. Lifestyle - Family & Education - LEARNING CURVE

   Stress busters put to the test

   Posted Apr 22nd 2013, 12:00am by Anjali Hazari

   ... some individuals to binge. Researchers Tanja Adam and Elissa Epel found that people who identified themselves as stress eaters had higher urinary cortisol and insulin levels when they were ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1218414/stress-busters-put-test
9. News - Hong Kong - HEALTH

   Study finds diabetes DNA in 80pc of Chinese

   Posted Mar 27th 2013, 12:00am by LO WEI

   ... of diabetes. Their insulin-secreting cells do not function as well [as others without the marker]," said Professor Ronald Ma Ching-wan from the Chinese University's endocrinology and diabetes ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1200507/study-finds-diabetes-dna-80pc-chinese
10. Polydec's tiny parts build big industries

    Posted Apr 03rd 2013, 06:56pm by Jacinta Plucinski, Stacey Johnson, Mia Daughenbaugh and Laleh Larijani

    ... use Polydec's parts in insulin pumps, hearing aids, dental tools and endoscopic instruments. The company safeguards its specialised know-how in the hands of its staff, most of whom have ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/1206304/polydecs-tiny-parts-build-big-industries

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