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...Makes the body burn more calories, even while at rest. Bones become denser and less prone to osteoporosis and injury. Joints are better protected from wear and tear. Strength training reduces arthritic pain, delays muscle loss, builds muscle mass, reduces body fat, increases metabolism and improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, thus reducing the risk of diabetes...
...REVERSED. TYPE 1 DIABETES in an unnamed 27-year-old woman; by transplanting insulin-making cells from her mother's pancreas; in Kyoto, Japan. Although the use of pancreatic cells from organs of dead donors has been successful since 2000, this is the first time doctors have operated using living cells. The breakthrough could prove crucial in countries such as Japan, in which organ donation is uncommon...
...work the same magic in the marketplace, turning those wonder drugs into profitmakers. Last week Genentech, an industry leader based in south San Francisco, began selling its first drug product for humans: Protropin, a growth hormone used to treat dwarfism in children. Genentech had previously developed Humulin, a synthetic insulin, but licensed it to an established pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly, which put the drug on the market. Protropin, which is expected to generate annual sales of $40 million, is the first human drug that a new biotech company has tried to sell on its own. Says Robert Swanson, Genentech...
There's no easy way to predict insulin resistance, a metabolic condition that can lead to heart disease and diabetes. But a study published online by the British Medical Journal suggests that waist circumference provides a good test. If your waist measures 39 in. or less, you're in the clear; above 39 in., you may be at risk...
Patti pointed to obesity as the driving factor in insulin resistance...