Health News: [diabetes ]: Nurses can play key role in reducing deaths from common diseases

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Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Nurses can play key role in reducing deaths from common diseases Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 05:06 PM PDT Nurses and midwives can play a critical role in lessening people's risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, according to a groundbreaking new report issued by the World Health Organization and co-authored by a UCLA nursing professor. Continue reading Eat well, be well with diabetes in Dallas County Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 04:09 PM PDT "Eat Well, Be Well with Diabetes," a four-class series designed for adults with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, April 4-25, at the Dallas County Health Continue reading Harvard ties sodas to 180,000 deaths Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 04:01 PM PDT Some 180,000 people will die this year from diabetes, heart disease or cancer caused by drinking too many sugary drinks, Harvard researchers say. Continue reading Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 03:43 PM PDT Study estimated beverages' role in worldwide obesity and heart disease, diabetes, some cancers Continue reading Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Holds VIP Dinner Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 03:37 PM PDT JDRF is getting ready for the "Big Dreams 2013 Promise Benefit", which will be held in April. Continue reading Paula Deen adds lighter, healthier recipes to repertoire Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 03:24 PM PDT Food Network star and Southern cookbook author Paula Deen, who a year ago announced that she has type 2 diabetes, is sharing her tips on cooking to live a healthier, longer life. Continue reading Barbara Ina Rowton Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 03:23 PM PDT Barbara Ina Rowton passed on to Heaven on March 16, 2013 from complications from diabetes and kidney failure. Continue reading Sugary drinks tied to 180,000 deaths worldwide Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 02:53 PM PDT Consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages may contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world, mainly due to type 2 diabetes, a new study says. Continue reading Watch out, your fat is trying to kill you Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 02:28 PM PDT Being fat has been linked to such dangerous health conditions as diabetes, cancer and cognitive decline. But fat tissue was long considered to be passive, hanging out lazily and doing damage without much effort. Continue reading Rome Hospital safely disposes used sharps Tue, 19 Mar, 2013 02:17 PM PDT ROME -- Rome Memorial Hospital is a drop site for safe and efficient disposal of used sharps that may have been used to treat diabetes, allergies or other medical conditions. Continue reading

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