Monday, March 11, 2013

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Monday, Mar 11, 2013 12:11 PM EDT
St. Rose to offer 'Reversing Diabetes' class for first time
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 09:07 AM PDT
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The soaring costs of diabetes in America
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 08:37 AM PDT
Diabetes cost the United States an estimated $245 billion last year. The American Diabetes Association says $169 billion was spent on hospital and emergency care, doctors’ visits, and medications for diabetes. There were also $69 billion in indirect costs, including …
Diabetes and heart disease: The ABCs of prevention
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 08:31 AM PDT
When you have diabetes, keeping track of your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels can help cut your risk of heart disease.
Recipes offer tasty options to battle diabetes
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 08:12 AM PDT
Diabetes-friendly foods don't have to be bland. The American Heart Association offers a few ideas on fixing flavorful meals low in saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, sodium and added sugars.
Press Release
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 07:39 AM PDT
BEERSE, March 7, 2013 – Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen) today announced it has submitted a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking approval for a fixed-dose therapy combining canagliflozin and immediate release metformin to treat adult patients with type 2 diabetes.
DiabetesCare.net and Diabetes Training Camp Launch a Contest for a Week-long Scholarship to Diabetes Training Camp
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 06:50 AM PDT
The contest winner will learn how to combine exercise with diabetes management to achieve their goals, and network with others with similar experiences. (PRWeb March 11, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10513416.htm
Diabetes Hits Especially Hard In Poor Black Communities
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 05:39 AM PDT
Dr. Monica Peek, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Chicago, said, “From the recent findings, the top 11 communities for diabetes death rates, 10 of those are African-American.”
MiR-198 controls migration of skin cells necessary for wounds to close and heal
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 05:20 AM PDT
Patients with diseases such as diabetes suffer from painful wounds that take a long time to heal making them more susceptible to infections that could even lead to amputations. A*STAR's discovery paves the way for therapeutics to improve healing of such chronic wounds, which are a significant burden to patients.
NATION: How the sequester affects health care
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 05:14 AM PDT
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.
To Reduce Global Poverty, We Must Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases
Mon, 11 Mar, 2013 05:12 AM PDT
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) â€" including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes â€" are the leading causes of death in the world, by far. In its most recent report, the WHO estimates that of the 57 million deaths in 2008, 36 million, or 63 percent, were due to non-communicable disease. A quarter of those were people younger than 60; millions more live with the ...

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