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In Mouse Study Immune Cells Ameliorate Hypertension-Induced Cardiac Damage
Researchers in Berlin, Germany have found that a specific type of immune cell, the regulatory T lymphocyte (Treg) plays an important role in hypertension-induced cardiac damage. The injected Treg that they harvested from donor mice into recipient mice were infused with angiotensin II, a blood pressure-raising peptide. The Tregs had no influence on the blood pressure response to angiotensin II. Nonetheless, cardiac enlargement, fibrosis, and inflammation was sharply reduced by Treg treatment. Furthermore, the tendency to develop abnormal heart rhythms that could lead to sudden cardiac death was also reduced. Dr. Heda Kvakan and Dr. Dominik N. MÃøller at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center at the Max DelbrÃøck Center do not intend Treg as a therapy. However, a better understanding of how the immune system fits into hypertension-induced organ damage could result from these studies (Circulation, Vol. 119, No. 22, June 9, 2009, 2904-2912 ).*

New Post-Hoc Analyses Show Januvia™ (sitagliptin) Provided Significant Blood Sugar Lowering Sustained Over Two Years
New post-hoc analyses, presented at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 69th Annual Scientific Sessions, of data pooled from studies of 104 weeks in duration showed "Januvia" (sitagliptin), when taken alone* (2 studies) or in combination with metformin (2 studies), provided significant blood sugar lowering, which was sustained over two years.[i]
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New Study Reports Weight Change Significantly Impacts Quality Of Life ForType 2 Diabetes Patients
Type-2 diabetes patients who lose at least 5% of their body weight score significantly higher on health-related quality of life measures than those who gain 5%, according to a new Consumer Health Sciences (CHS) study presented today at the 14th Annual ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research) Conference in Orlando, Florida. The benefits of weight loss are particularly dramatic for obese patients, who experience a sharp increase in quality of life scores with just a 5% weight reduction.
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OurParents Launches First Independent, Unbiased Online Service To Match Families Of Aging Parents With Senior Care Providers

Millions of Baby Boomers are struggling to care for their aging parents. Many don"t know where to turn or even what their options are in making important decisions about senior care facilities for their parents. Until now, the only online services in senior care were heavily biased towards providers paying to have business directed to them. Not anymore. Ourparents.com launched this week with unprecedented access to information about more than 65,000 senior care providers in the U.S.. The free service is totally independent and unbiased, providing ratings, price information and powerful online tools including the remarkable Care Options Advisor. The site is unique in that there is no charge to the consumer or the provider. Ourparents.com matches aging parents with senior care solutions unique to their specific needs. "My first-hand experiences with my aging mother showed me how broken the process of finding a senior care solution is," said John McKinley, founder and CEO of OurParents.com. "I saw sites offering limited senior care options in my area, and little information to help me judge which ones might meet my needs. I felt that my mom represented nothing other than a sales lead that was being sold to only a limited set of senior care providers in that website"s network." When it comes to such an important decision as a parent"s long-term care, that bias is fundamentally wrong as a business practice, McKinley said. "With the launch of OurParents.com, we are declaring war on the current business practices of the senior care lead generation industry," he said. Diane Carbo, R.N., a 35-year industry veteran and life care advocate, said that, in her work with families, it has been "frustrating" trying to find a comprehensive independent of senior care providers. "OurParents is the best of senior care options I have seen," said Carbo, owner of Aging Home Health Care in Cliffside Park, NJ. "I was also impressed by the Care Options Advisor tool. The survey was simple to use, and the responses were accurate and easy for a family to understand." OurParents.com


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