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Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 03:11 AM EST

Elcelyx Therapeutics Closes $20M Series C Financing Round Thu, 14 Feb, 2013 12:07 AM PST San Diego-based Elcelyx Therapeutics Inc. closed a $20 million Series C financing round to develop two diabetes-related products. The financing was led by San Diego’s GSM Fund LLC, a fund dedicated to this single investment. It is managed by Rick Barry, a San Diego financier who has joined the Elcelyx board of directors. Health Calendar Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 11:26 PM PST Cooking School: Indian Food, 5:30-7 p.m. today, Diabetes Center classroom inside CoxHealth Surgery Center, 960 E. Walnut Lawn. Fee $7 a class, $18 for 3 classes. 417-269-4636; coxhealth.com Long, low intensity exercise more beneficial than short, intense workouts aniin.com Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 10:16 PM PST Washington, February 14 (ANI): When the amount of calories burned is the same, standing and walking for longer stretches could actually be better than high intensity exercise in improving cholesterol and preventing diabetes, researchers suggest. Being the first born is linked to heart disease and diabetes Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 09:43 PM PST A New Zealand study finds that firstborn kids are more sensitive to insulin and have slightly higher blood pressure, which makes them the scapegoat for heart disease and diabetes in later years. read more Queen's study aims to use stem cells to help save sight of diabetes sufferers Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 09:41 PM PST ( Queen's University Belfast ) The REDDSTAR study (Repair of Diabetic Damage by Stromal Cell Administration) involving researchers from Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Vision and Vascular Science, will see them isolating stem cells from donors, expanding them in a laboratory setting and re-delivering them to a patient where they help to repair the blood vessels in the eye. This is ... First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 09:33 PM PST Title: First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension Category: Health News Created: 2/12/2013 2:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/13/2013 12:00:00 AM Diabetes risk greater in first-borns, says study: What explains link? Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 09:17 PM PST Being the oldest child could mean more than added pressure from parents. A new study suggests first-born children may be more likely to face Type 2 diabetes and heart problems. Walking may be best way to fight cholesterol and diabetes Wed, 13 Feb, 2013 08:48 PM PST It appears you don't need intense workouts to fight cholesterol and diabetes.

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