Galapagos enters strategic alliance in diabetes and obesity with Merck ... - WebWire

Mechelen, Belgium; Galapagos NV (Euronext: GLPG) announced today that it has entered into a multi-year global strategic alliance with Merck & Co., Inc. to develop potential new therapies in obesity and diabetes. Galapagos will be responsible for the ...

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Kids and Health: Understanding diabetes is important - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Diabetes IS the name of a disorder in which the body has trouble regulating its carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Untreated, it leads to elevated sugar levels. Diabetes is a disease that can strike children of all ages and across all backgrounds. It ...

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Alkermes Announces Initiation of First Clinical Study for a Four-Week ... - PR Inside

Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced that its partner, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD), has initiated a phase 1 study of a four-week long-acting injectable formulation of risperidone for the treatment ...

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Jobs may have Type 1-like diabetes, says endocrinologist - IT World

Steve Jobs may have symptoms that resemble Type 1 diabetes, a noted endocrinologist said Monday, and he could be treated with insulin. Earlier today, Jobs blamed a "hormone imbalance" for the weight loss that had sparked speculation about his health ...

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1-2 Health news in brief - Edmond Sun

An educational program for Huntington’s Disease featuring nationally known speaker Dr. LaVonne Goodman will be 2-4 p.m. Jan. 10 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 222 N.W. 15th St. in Oklahoma City. Although there is currently no effective ...

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New Initiative Urges Women to Address Men's Health this New Year - StreetInsider.com

MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nine out of 10 women in the United States are unaware that if their husband or male partner experiences symptoms like fatigue, depressed mood and increased waistline it could be related to a condition ...

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Women Urged To Address Men's Health This New Year - eMaxHealth.com

Nine out of 10 women in the United States are unaware that if their husband or male partner experiences symptoms like fatigue, depressed mood and increased waistline it could be related to a condition known as low testosterone, or Low T, according to ...

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