Health News: [diabetes ]: Do digital tools help with diabetes? New report casts doubt

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Do digital tools help with diabetes? New report casts doubt Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 04:52 PM PDT A number of health tech companies are using online and mobile platforms to help fight and prevent diabetes. But a review of several trials says that computer-based interventions have mixed outcomes. Continue reading East meets West in diabetes fight Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 04:07 PM PDT SCIENTISTS say they have proved Chinese medicine and conventional drugs work well together in treating type 2 diabetes. Continue reading Half a million Texans unknowingly have diabetes Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 04:01 PM PDT According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, half a million Texans are living with diabetes and don't even know it. Continue reading Johnson & Johnson Waits for FDA Ruling on new Diabetes Drug Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 03:43 PM PDT Stay tuned investors: The FDA's decision on Johnson & Johnson's type 2 diabetes drug Invokana should arrive soon. Continue reading Del Mar Dental Assisting Program Offers Cheap Cleanings, X-Rays Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 03:35 PM PDT With the high number of diabetes cases being reported here in Nueces County, periodic dental checkups could give you an early alert to future problems. Continue reading Researchers induce insulin-secreting cells Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 03:32 PM PDT Stem cell derived therapies hold great promise for researchers working to find a cure for type 1 diabetes and according to a University of WA research team's work, we are one step closer. Type 1 diabetes is characterised by abnormally high levels of sugar glucose in the bloodstream and it develo... Continue reading A lesson in healthy eating on a budget Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 03:25 PM PDT BECKLEY (WVVA) -- A Wyoming County group traveled to Raleigh County Thursday to demonstrate how to eat healthy on a budget.The Diabetes Support and Healthy Lifestyle Coalition teamed up with Food Lion Continue reading News Flash: Most Kids Meals at Restaurants Are Incredibly Unhealthy Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 02:08 PM PDT The enter for Science in the Public Interest released some not-so-happy news about happy meals today. Their research found that fried chicken fingers, burgers, French fries, and sugar drinks continue to dominate the kids' meal landscape, regardless of all of the noise being made about our childrens' obesity a... Continue reading Mixed results on computer-based support for diabetes Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 02:06 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Computer and mobile phone programs that provide tailored advice and support to people with diabetes may not do much to improve their health and quality of life, a new report suggests. The findings are based on a review of 1... Continue reading Vandy hospital part of pioneering diabetes study Thu, 28 Mar, 2013 02:03 PM PDT More than 25 million Americans are affected by diabetes, and now Vanderbilt University Medical Center is part of a cutting-edge study that could help halt the progression of Type 1 diabetes. Continue reading

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