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Derma Sciences, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI) announced the first study patient has been entered into the company's Phase II study of its drug candidate, DSC127. Enrollment of the 75-patient study, looking into the drug's ability to accelerate healing in diabetic foot ulcers, is expected to be completed within 12 months.

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced it has started a Phase 2 study of proprietary recombinant human hyaluronidase enzyme (rHuPH20) co-formulations with Humulin(R) R (regular insulin human injection) and with Humalog(R) (insulin lispro) in Type 1 diabetic patients.

The International diabetes Federation (IDF) announced today that Ms Ann Keeling has joined the organization as Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director. The International Diabetes Federation, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, is an umbrella organization of over 200 diabetes associations worldwide. It is the global advocate for the more than 250 million people with diabetes, their families, and healthcare providers.

The American diabetes Association (ADA) is teaming up with celebrity health role-model Laila Ali as the spokesperson for a new promotion -- Kiss Diabetes Goodbye. Developed to reinforce the Association's outreach efforts to raise awareness about the seriousness of diabetes throughout American Diabetes Month, Kiss Diabetes Goodbye, http://www.diabetes.

The American diabetes Association has received top honors in the 2008 FREDDIE Award for Public Service. This honor is given to individuals and organizations that create a greater public awareness of health-related concerns. The American Diabetes Association was selected for its more than 65 year history and mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone produced by fat tissues holds promise for people with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes, a new report suggests.

The following summarizes news coverage of diabetes rates among minorities in Hawaii and Michigan.Hawaii: About 8.6% of Hawaii's population, or 110,000 people, are thought to have diabetes and 39,000 of those individuals have not yet been diagnosed, according to a report by the state health Department, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports.

This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports on the conclusions from a population-based study of risk factors related to progression or regression of diabetic retinopathy over a 25 year period in people with Type 1 diabetes, and on the associati

Reuters - A drug in development that mimics a health-boosting compound found in red wine may be a powerful weapon in the fight against obesity and diabetes, researchers said on Tuesday.

Title: Fish Twice a Week Cuts Diabetics' Kidney RisksCategory: health newscreated: 11/4/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 11/4/2008