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Monday, Mar 04, 2013 07:11 PM EST

Could testosterone help fight diabetes in men? Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 03:44 PM PST Researchers suspect that testosterone, the sex hormone known to increase libido and musculature, could also help prevent a form of diabetes that tends to strike later in life and afflicts more than 330 million people worldwide. Type 1 Diabetes on the rise Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 03:23 PM PST Cases of Type 1 Diabetes are skyrocketing among children. The main concern is that doctors can't pinpoint a reason for the spike. Our Katie Gibas tells us why the rise is such an issue and what's being done to address it. Cases Of Type 2 Diabetes Being Misdiagnosed Rising Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 02:45 PM PST About 26 million Americans have diabetes and the vast majority have a kind called Type Two. However, some are misdiagnosed and actually have Type One. VIDEO: Concern over London diabetes numbers Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 01:38 PM PST About one in 20 Londoners now has Type 2 diabetes and the number is rising, charity Diabetes UK has warned. Testosterone may help battle with diabetes Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 01:30 PM PST When Gary Wittert began looking for tubby male baby boomers to take part in a clinical trial last month, he got 800 volunteers in one day. The draw: free testosterone injections. Survey finds public support for legal interventions to fight obesity, noncommunicable diseases Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 01:27 PM PST ( Harvard School of Public Health ) Survey finds the public is very supportive of government action aimed at changing lifestyle choices that can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases. Sanford Health Opens Sanford Limb Preservation Center Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 01:17 PM PST Sanford Limb Preservation Center specializes in treating lower extremity wounds of patients with high risk of amputation and compromised leg and toe function, particularly those with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. (PRWeb March 04, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10493432.htm How the sequester affects health care Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 01:10 PM PST Doctors serving Medicare patients. Scientists looking for a better way to treat diabetes. HIV patients who can't afford to buy their medications. These are but some of the many people who will be affected by the automatic federal spending cuts that officially took effect Friday. Over Three Million Diabetics In The UK Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 12:20 PM PST There are three million diabetics in the UK, accounting for 4.6% of the nation's population, according to recent analysis by Tesco and Diabetes UK. Over the last year 132,000 more people have been diagnosed with diabetes. There are an estimated 850,000 people with type 2 diabetes who haven't been diagnosed living in the UK. There are serious public health implications associated with the country ... Fairview Elementary to host 5K run/walk in Dover Mon, 04 Mar, 2013 12:18 PM PST Fairview Elementary School is scheduled to host a 5K run/walk and community outreach health fair to promote health and raise funds to help support a cure for diabetes this weekend.

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