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Monday, Feb 25, 2013 07:11 PM EST

New Orleans Hornets' Honeybees visit Ochsner Medical Center West Bank Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:45 PM PST Hugo and the New Orleans Hornets' Honeybees recently visited Ochsner Medical Center on the West Bank to raise diabetes awareness through the 2013 Dribble to Stop Diabetes Initiative. The Hornets partnered with the American Diabetes Association, Sanofi U.S. and Ochsner... Vermont Soda Tax Proposal Defeated In Tie Vote Due To Lawmaker's Medical Emergency Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:08 PM PST States and towns throughout the country ( even Texas !) propose taxes on soda all the time. Lawmakers hope that these taxes will generate a bit of revenue , while encouraging constituents to choose lower-calorie beverages and reduce their risk of obesity and diabetes. Whole grains focus for Morgan County diabetes group Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 02:52 PM PST The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend half of the daily servings of grains for an individual be from whole grains. Addiction and Insurance | Video Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 02:41 PM PST If you have a heart attack and go to the emergency room you likely won`t have much trouble getting your insurance provider to cover the necessary treatment. The same goes for diabetes or cancer. But more Americans suffer from addiction than are affected by those three diseases combined. Roanoke wine business raises money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 02:18 PM PST Proceeds from a local business’s wine sales are helping kids with diabetes. FHN to host program on diabetes on March 14 Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 01:57 PM PST FREEPORTâ€" FHN will host a program on diabetes at FHN's March Speaker Series event on March 14. VIVUS Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results globenewswire.com Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 01:39 PM PST MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- VIVUS,Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company commercializing and developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, sleep apnea, diabetes and sexual ... Johns Hopkins study: Risk of pancreatitis doubles for those taking new class of diabetes drugs Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 01:27 PM PST People who take the newest class of diabetes drugs to control blood sugar are twice as likely as those on other forms of sugar-control medication to be hospitalized with pancreatitis, Johns Hopkins researchers report. Merck, Bristol Diabetes Drugs Linked to Pancreatitis Risk Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 01:20 PM PST Diabetes drugs sold by Merck & Co. (MRK) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) may double a user’s risk of developing an inflammation of the pancreas linked to cancer and kidney failure, an analysis of insurance records shows. GLP-1 may increase risk of hospitalization for people with acute pancreatitis Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 01:13 PM PST People who take the newest class of diabetes drugs to control blood sugar are twice as likely as those on other forms of sugar-control medication to be hospitalized with pancreatitis, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

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