I N D U S T RY N E W S A N D I N N O VAT I O N S JDRF Names Islet Cell Transplant Center
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has
Islet Transplant Fellowship program for training endocri-
named The City of Hope National Medical Center in Los
Angeles as a JDRF Islet Cell Transplant Center.
“As a JDRF center, we are confident that the City of
The islet transplantation program at The City of Hope
Hope can continue its rapid development of research
has performed the second most islet transplants in
and treatment programs in islet cell supply and trans-
North America during 2004 and 2005. The University of
plantation, which will certainly be a significant addition
Edmonton, which developed the protocol for human
to our efforts to accelerate the pace of research leading
islet cell transplantation in 2000, has performed the
to the development of cures and treatments for type 1
most. The institution has been designated as one of only
diabetes and its complications,” said Richard A. Insel, MD,
a handful of Islet Cell Resource Centers by the National
executive vice president of research in a news release. For
Institutes of Health/JDRF. It developed the first Clinical
more information, please visit www.jdrf.org. Avocado Oil Marketed Insulet, Aetna For Healthy Eating Announce Agreement
Olivado Gourmet Foods (Kerikeri, New Zealand) has
Insulet (Bedford, Mass), developer and manufacturer
created an avocado-based cooking oil. Made from avoca-
of OmniPod Insulin Management System, has signed an
agreement with Aetna US Healthcare (Hartford, Conn)
adding the OmniPod System to Aetna’s network of cov-
“This agreement with Aetna is a major milestone in
Insulet’s ongoing mission to improve the lives of people
with diabetes,” said Duane DeSisto, president and CEO of
Insulet, in a news release. “It makes the OmniPod System
— and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion thera-
py, considered one of the best therapies for insulin-
dependent diabetes — more accessible to Aetna mem-
bers living with diabetes in the United States.”
intake of antioxidants and other beneficial nutrients.
For more information, please visit www.myomnipod.
Avocados also contain high amounts of lutein alpha and
beta-carotene. For more informaton, please visit www.oli-vado.com. Generex Launches FDA Approves Duetact New Form of Glucose
Generex Biotechnology (Toronto), an innovator of
approved Duetact (Takeda Pharmaceuticals,
drug delivery systems, launched a new over-the-counter
Lincolnshire, Ill), a combination therapy for the treat-
Glucose Rapid Spray product at the American Associ-
ation of Diabetes Educators 33rd Annual Meeting &
Duetact combines pioglitazone and glimepiride, in a
single tablet. Combining these medications may provide
Glucose Rapid Spray is an alternative for people who
patients with an easier way to take the two drugs.
require or want additional glucose in their diet; the prod-
Duetact will be available in two commonly used
uct delivers fat-free low-calorie glucose formulation
dosages taken once daily and is expected to be available
directly into the mouth where it is rapidly absorbed. For
to patients later this year. For more information, please
more information, please visit www.generex.com/prod-
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